Tag: Gaming

  • Eagles’ FB kicks off a win against Soroco

    Eagles’ FB kicks off a win against Soroco

    Volleyball fans dig Lady Eagle wins against Kiowa, Heritage Christian

    by Patty Unruh

    Gridiron Action

    The Gilpin High School varsity football team pushed past the Soroco Rams of Oak Creek 48-40 on October 6 in a conference game on the Rams’ field. The Gilpin Eagles are having a good season, with a 5-1 overall record to date. The Eagles are second in the Northwest 8-man football league behind undefeated West Grand, whom they will visit on October 27. Soroco is now third, with a 4-2 record. (more…)

  • A Change of Seasons

    A Change of Seasons

    Visitors’ Center Showcase Gallery Hosts New Art Exhibit

    It doesn’t take much awareness to note the changing seasons in Gilpin County. Leaf peepers abound to enjoy the fall colors and residents have already needed to use snow removal equipment.

    On the second floor of the Central City Visitors’ Center, “A Change of Seasons” is also noted. This new exhibit features painter John Cieraszynski; photographer Gale Gatto; and silversmith Tom Cowherd. (more…)

  • Electronic messaging centers a no-go in Central City

    Electronic messaging centers a no-go in Central City

    Buffer zones increased for marijuana licenses

    By David Josselyn

    Work Session

    The Central City Council met with Staff on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 for a work session prior to the regular council meeting. The topics of conversation were the future of the Central City Fire Department, a change to the trash and recycling fee, and a review of the sign code. (more…)

  • The Golden Cruise…

    The Golden Cruise…

    Last car show of the summer brings out all the cool cars

    by Aaron Storms

    I always look forward to the first Saturday of the month in the summer so that I can drive down the hill and check out all the cool cars and trucks that attend from all over the Denver metro area. Sadly, this was bittersweet this time as it is the last one for the season, just barely beating the snow storm that rolled through the area Sunday night. (more…)

  • Gilpin County School site improvements progressing

    Gilpin County School site improvements progressing

    Water quality update

    by Patty Unruh

    The Gilpin County Board of Education met on Tuesday, October 3, with all Board members present: Craig Holmes, Brook Ramsey, Charlotte Taylor, Kersten Armstrong, and Steve Boulter. Superintendent David MacKenzie and Secretary to the Board Joni Schmidt were also present. (more…)

  • A “tailing tale” of Jeanne Hostetler and Guy Hill Ranch

    A “tailing tale” of Jeanne Hostetler and Guy Hill Ranch

    Colorado History – Part 3 of 3

    By Maggie Magoffin

    My grandparents were Henry A. and Vina S. Ramstetter. My Grandfather Henry’s parents homesteaded the Guy Hill Ranch, and what follows are some of my most treasured memories. (more…)

  • CDOT to implement Hwy 6/40 bridge repair project at I-70

    CDOT to implement Hwy 6/40 bridge repair project at I-70

    Gilpin Commissioners deal with full agenda

    By Randy Beaudette

    The Gilpin County Board of Commissioners Gail Watson, Linda Isenhart, and Ron Engels faced off with a full and varied agenda for the regular Commissioners meeting that took place on Tuesday September 26, 2017 at the Gilpin County Courthouse. (more…)

  • Searching for a perfect project truck

    Searching for a perfect project truck

    You never know where the journey will take you

    By Randy Beaudette

    Sometimes events don’t always turn out the way that we think they should. Folks plan, but circumstances have a way of diverting us in an entirely different direction. Car maintenance and restoration is no different. You start off rotating the tires and end up installing new brakes which can turn into a $600 job if you want to do it yourself. At the Hot Rod Hill Climb in Central City last weekend, an interesting truck with no paint caught my eye, and here’s the background story as relayed by Carlos and JC Navarro. (more…)

  • Gilpin students get practical lesson on energy conservation

    Gilpin students get practical lesson on energy conservation

    Drama stipend debate

    by Patty Unruh

    The Gilpin County Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 19. Meetings usually begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.; however, no quorum was present on the 19th to transact business until 7:14 p.m. (more…)

  • Nederland Skate Jam

    Nederland Skate Jam

    Kickflips and tailslides

    by Dave Gibson

    About forty boarders paid a twenty dollar entry fee on Sunday, September 17th at the Ned Skatepark for a cool T-shirt and a chance show off their stuff. (more…)

  • Hot Rod Hill Climb

    Hot Rod Hill Climb

    Old time fun on Central City streets

    By Randy Beaudette

    This article is dedicated in memory of Mr. Roy Blake, a good man, a fine angler, a friend, and a fellow gearhead. We’ll miss you bro.

    The sound of roaring engines of the past echoed through the hills above Central City, shattering the late summer silence. It’s time for much anticipated Fifth Annual Hot Rod Hill Climb. (more…)

  • Black Hawk opens door for private social clubs

    Black Hawk opens door for private social clubs

    Council approves historical improvements and paving project

    By Jaclyn Morrow

    On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, the City of Black Hawk City Council rang the bell at 3:00 pm to start their regular meeting agenda at 211 Church Street. (more…)

  • Historical replicas and marijuana issues debated

    Historical replicas and marijuana issues debated

    Central City Council Approves Gregory Street Paving Project

    By David Josselyn

    Work Session

    The Central City Council met with staff for a work session on the pending end of the marijuana licensing moratorium. The temporary suspension ends November 30, 2017 and the Council needs to give direction regarding changes to current code or staying with the current rule. Community Development Director Ray Rears presented a report to the Council from City Staff regarding this issue with four things to consider. (more…)

  • Roy Blake remembered…

    Roy Blake remembered…

    June 26th, 1956 – September 10th, 2017

    Roy Dowell Blake was born at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado to Dowell and Nancy Blake. He was raised in Black Hawk, Colorado and went to school in Idaho Spring where he graduated from high school in 1974.He moved to Alaska after high school where he worked in various trades over the years. It was there that he enlisted in the US Navy to serve his country and give his life direction. (more…)

  • Stroehle House High Tea in Black Hawk

    Stroehle House High Tea in Black Hawk

    Learning about local history and the Stroehle family

    By Jaclyn Morrow

    Saturday, September 9th at 2:00 pm, the Stroehle House was open for the semi-annual High Tea. This historic home at 231 Chase Street in Black Hawk has been recently renovated to Victorian times when the home was occupied by the Stroehle family. The home was donated to the Gilpin Historical Society by a cousin of the home’s occupants as requested as a generous gift to be kept as a historical reminder of ways and days now gone. (more…)

  • Predicting aspen colors

    Predicting aspen colors

    Mountain Living

    By Irene Shonle, Ph.D.

    Every day brings more aspen leaves turning, but predicting peak color and how good the show will be is always an imperfect science. We know why the leaves change: there is a decrease in photosynthetic activity as the days get shorter in the fall. The yellow color that shines in September is always there, it is just masked by the green of chlorophyll all summer. As chlorophyll stops being produced, the yellow pigment from carotenoids is revealed. But the ‘when’ and the coloration are less predictable. (more…)