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  • AFS quary sold — exclusive interview

    AFS quary sold — exclusive interview

    By Don Ireland

    Senior Reporter
    Some residents still don’t believe the iconic Albert Frei & Sons Wal-
    strum quarry has been sold. To many of those residents and business
    people around Clear Creek and Gilpin counties, they are still shaking
    their heads in disbelief.

    For them and others, the news surrounding the unexpected sale was
    the equivalent of an unexpected heavy snowstorm or rainstorm arriving.

    However, as the adage about clouds goes, there is something of a silver
    lining to the story: Neither Albert Frei Jr. nor the people at the Wal-
    strum Quarry along Highway 6 are going anywhere – at least, not for a
    while.

    Frei Jr., whose grandfather, Albert, started the aggregate and rock-
    mining business more than 60 years ago in Commerce City. He said he
    would continue to serve as a consultant to Martin Marietta Materials
    for at least one year to ensure the local business has a smooth transition
    as it becomes part of the vast MMM Inc. empire stretching across the
    U.S., Canada, and the Bahamas. Martin Marietta, listed on the New York
    Stock Exchange, is a U.S.-based supplier of building materials, includ-
    ing aggregates, cement, mixed concrete, and asphalt, that operates in 28
    states.

    Al Frei Jr. said he plans to continue to be involved with burro races and the
    Clear Creek Rotary Club in the future.

    Continued on page 12

    AFS quary sold — exclusive interview
    AFS quary sold — exclusive interview
    AFS quary sold — exclusive interview

  • Does Medicare cover weight-los treatments?

    Does Medicare cover weight-los treatments?

    Well, ahead
    of Super Bowl
    Sunday, Swift’s
    Eras Tour is
    scheduled for
    four concerts
    at the Tokyo
    Dome, Wednes-
    day through Saturday.

    SAVVY SENIOR

    And laparoscopic
    adjustable gastric
    banding, which
    inserts an inflatable
    band that creates a
    gastric pouch encir-
    cling the top of the
    stomach.

    Dear Savvy Senior,
    Does Medicare cover any weight-loss
    treatments for overweight retirees? I
    just turned 65 and need to lose about
    100 pounds and would like to know if
    Medicare can help.

    (Expect bo-
    nus post-game
    cameos—and
    maybe even
    one of the
    lovebirds hugging and
    kissing, depending on the
    outcome. There were two
    of those after KC beat the
    Ravens, plus two cutaways
    to Taylor beaming proudly
    during the trophy presenta-
    tion.)

    Overweight Owen
    Dear Owen,
    Yes, traditional Medicare does indeed
    cover some weight-loss treatments like
    counseling and certain types of surgery
    for overweight beneficiaries, but unfor-
    tunately, it doesn’t cover weight-loss
    programs or medications. Here’s what
    you should know.

    The flight from Narita
    International Airport to the
    runway on Wayne New-
    ton Boulevard is a little
    more than 12 hours. But,
    thanks to the International
    Dateline, Taylor can arrive
    Saturday night, well before
    kickoff—unless there’s a
    glitch.

    What’s not cov-
    ered

    BY JIM MILLER

    Unfortunately, original Medicare does
    not cover weight-loss programs such
    as fitness or gym memberships, meal
    delivery services, or popular weight-loss
    programs such as Jenny Craig, Noom
    and WW (formerly Weight Watchers).

    * * *
    Prop Bet No. 1— Will
    CBS feature an interview
    with Taylor Swift as part
    of its multi-hour pre-game
    programming?

    Who’s eligible
    For beneficiaries to receive available
    Medicare-covered weight-loss treat-
    ments your body mass index (BMI),
    which is an estimate of your body fat
    based on your height and weight, must
    be 30 or higher.

    Here are some possi-
    bilities and my suggested
    plays:

    Medicare also does not cover any
    weight-loss drugs, but it does cover
    FDA-approved diabetes drugs that have
    unintentionally become very popular for
    weight loss.

    Over/Under— Will
    this game break last year’s
    record for largest television
    audience?

    There’s plenty to talk
    about: Her relationship
    with Travis . . . What’s in
    their future. . . the 12-hour
    flight from Japan . . . all the
    attention and public fuss
    over her budding romance .
    . . and . . . and . . .

    Medicare Part D plans cover Ozempic
    and Mounjaro for diabetes only, not for
    weight loss! So, your doctor will need to
    prescribe these medications for diabetes
    to get them covered.

    A BMI of 30 or above is considered
    obese and increases your risk for many
    health conditions, such as some cancers,
    coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes,
    stroke and sleep apnea. To determine
    your BMI, the National Institutes of
    Health has a free calculator that you can
    access online at  nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
    educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm.

    When Kelce & Company
    knocked off Philadelphia,
    115.1 million pairs of eye-
    balls watched (according
    to those who measure such
    things), topping the previ-
    ous record set in 2015 by
    almost 700,000. (There’s
    been no suggestion that
    Taylor’s Baby Blues were
    among them last Febru-
    ary.)

    Medicare also does not cover Wegovy
    or Zepbound because they’re approved
    only for weight loss.

    My choice: If she’ll
    agree to do it, I can’t imag-
    ine the network passing up
    the chance. But will she?
    I’d say she won’t want to
    upstage her beau, so I’d bet
    No.

    The reason behind the weight-loss
    drug omission is the Medicare Mod-
    ernization Act, which specifically
    excluded them back when the law was
    written 20 years ago. They also ex-
    cluded drugs used for cosmetic pur-
    poses, fertility, hair growth and erectile
    dysfunction.

    What’s covered
    If you find that your BMI is 30 or
    higher, Medicare Part B will cover up
    to 12 months of weight-loss counseling
    conducted by a medical professional in
    a primary care setting (like a doctor’s
    office).

    * * *
    Prop Bet No. 2— Will
    Taylor Swift be shown
    on TV during either the
    national anthem or the
    halftime show?

    My choice: With Swift-
    ies tuning-in to once again
    catch glimpses of their idol,
    take the Over.

    Weight-loss medications are expen-
    sive without insurance, often costing
    $1,000 to $1,300 a month. To help
    curb costs, try websites like  GoodRX.
    com  or  SingleCare.com  to find the best
    retail prices in your area. Or, if your
    income is limited, try patient assistance
    programs through Eli Lilly ( LillyCares.
    com ) which makes Mounjaro and Zep-
    bound, or Novo Nordisk ( NovoCare.
    com ) the maker of Ozempic and We-
    govy.

    Most counseling sessions entail an ini-
    tial obesity screening, a dietary assess-
    ment and behavioral therapy designed to
    help you lose weight by focusing on diet
    and exercise.

    * * *
    Another Over/Un-
    der— Will CBS show Tay-
    lor more or fewer than six
    times between kickoff and
    0:00?

    Reba McEntire, called the
    “Queen of Country,” will
    sing The Star-Spangled
    Banner , and Usher, her-
    alded as the “King of R&B,”
    will be the star of intermis-
    sion.

    Medicare also covers certain types
    of bariatric and metabolic surgery for
    morbidly obese beneficiaries who have a
    BMI of 35 or above and have at least one
    underlying obesity-related health condi-
    tion, such as diabetes or heart disease.
    You must also show that you’ve tried to
    lose weight in the past through dieting
    or exercise and have been unsuccessful.

    In the American Football
    Conference Championship
    Game Sunday before last,
    the same network cut away
    to the future Mrs. Kelce

    My choice: Of course, a
    resounding Yes! Who could
    pass up checking on the

    Medicare Advantage
    If you happen to be enrolled in a pri-
    vate Medicare Advantage plan, you may
    have coverage for gym memberships
    and some weight loss and healthy food
    delivery programs. These are consid-
    ered expanded supplemental benefits
    and have gradually been added to some
    plans to provide coverage for nutrition,
    health and wellness. Contact your plan
    to see what it provides.

    These procedures change your diges-
    tive system to help you lose weight and
    improve the health of your metabolism.

    Some common bariatric surgical
    procedures covered include Roux-en-Y
    gastric bypass surgery, which reduces
    the stomach to a small pouch that makes
    you feel full even following small meals.

    Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

    P.O. Box 93, Black Hawk, CO 80422

    Does Medicare cover weight-los treatments?
    Does Medicare cover weight-los treatments?
    Does Medicare cover weight-los treatments?

  • BHPD station upgrades to improve operations

    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations

    By Don Ireland

    structure along Church Street that offers some
    of the city’s best views.

    school, there are state-of-the-art technologies
    and a dedicated staff who works to serve and
    protect people 24/7/365.

    Senior Reporter

    However, what’s inside the stately building
    is vital to the 100 residents and thousands of
    visitors who arrive in town daily. What many
    people don’t realize is that inside the old

    From the valley below, the old school build-
    ing on the hill in Black Hawk has been standing
    for generations. It’s a serene-looking historic

    Recently completed renovations inside the
    Black Hawk Police Department encompassed
    three-fourths of the first floor and the detec-
    tives’ area upstairs, according to City Manager
    Stephen Cole. He estimated the remodeling
    cost $1.081 million plus another $435,136 for
    additional equipment and furniture.

    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations
    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations
    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations

  • CCAE shows of the Tower of Learning

    CCAE shows of the Tower of Learning

    will be home to a regional
    summer professional
    repertory theatre com-
    pany and allow local,
    regional, and national
    artists to share their
    craft.

    Clear Creek County and

    By Danny Tomlinson
    Reporter and Photographer

    The  Weekly Register-
    Call  was recently invited
    to join a “behind the
    scenes” tour of the “old
    high school” on Highway
    103 just outside downtown
    Idaho Springs, which is
    being re-purposed as the
    new Carlson Elementary
    School. The building has
    been nationally recognized
    as the “Tower of Learning.”
    It was built in 1968 and
    served as the Clear Creek
    County High School until
    2010 when it was moved to
    Floyd Hill.

    CCCAE was recently
    awarded a $1.538 million
    grant from Colorado Cre-
    ative Industries to sup-
    port Phase 1 of the reno-
    vation. Additional support
    will come from the Clear
    Creek School District for
    mitigation and renovation
    required under the 2021
    bond program approved
    by the County voters.
    Phase 1 will include
    designing and renovating
    three performance spaces,
    three event/performance
    centers, educational
    space, dressing rooms,
    practice studios, costume
    and set design and stor-
    age space. Phase 1 will be
    finished later this year.

    The new Tower Arts
    Complex (as part of the
    Clear Creek Center for Arts
    & Education: CCCAE) will
    reside on the fourth floor of
    the historic building.

    It will feature a 300-seat
    main stage theatre and
    community meeting space,
    a 175-seat cabaret-style
    theatre, and an 80-seat
    children’s black box the-
    atre. Additional areas will
    have multifunctional use.

    Phase 2 will expand
    the industrial or scenic
    and textile (costume)
    learning spaces. Phase 3
    will include the finish of
    a professional recording
    studio space and additional
    storage space.

    The fourth floor of the Tower of Learning. It’s in a beautiful setting, just up Chicago Creek on
    Highway 103.

    CCCAE aims to focus
    on educational programs
    for all Clear Creek’s grade
    school, middle school, and
    high school students in the-
    atre, dance, art, textile and
    construction and design.

    CCAE shows of the Tower of Learning
    CCAE shows of the Tower of Learning
    CCAE shows of the Tower of Learning
    CCAE shows of the Tower of Learning

  • Aiken, Jones enter comisioneraces

    Aiken, Jones enter comisioneraces

    Mayor David Spellman supported the plans
    to improve the police operations. “Unlike the
    woke whack-job government officials and activ-
    ists in parts of Colorado and the country calling
    for defunding the police, in the City of Black
    Hawk, we say fund the police and fund them
    well. We have held this tenet since 1991 with
    the advent of gaming in Black Hawk.”

    By the WR-C Staff
    Two additional candidates are running for the Gilpin Board of County Commissioners this fall.
    They are Jeff Aiken (D), who will seek the BoCC District 1 seat, and Darin Jones (D), who is run-
    ning in District 3.

    “The most recent manifestation of this tenet
    is on full display with the recent upgrades
    and enhancements that have taken place
    over the last year at the Black Hawk Police
    Department. In 1994, after the renovation of
    Black Hawk’s 1869 schoolhouse, the depart-
    ment was relocated to this iconic building on
    Church Street,” continued Spellman. “This is
    where Chief Michelle Moriarty and her de-
    partment members, City Engineer Matt Reed,
    Tarik Muhammad and Ryan Blenker from
    IT, along with PH Architects and MW Golden
    Construction, did an outstanding job in the
    design and execution of this project— captur-
    ing a user-friendly quality and efficiency while
    hosting a safer environment for police de-
    partment team members. Boasting advanced

    Central City Alderman Jeff Aiken announced Tuesday night he will seek the Democratic nomi-
    nation in the primary on June 25. Currently, he is the only Democrat who has filed to run for the
    seat, which includes Black Hawk, Central City and the southern part of Gilpin County.

    Darin Jones of Rollinsville will challenge incumbent Sandy Hollingsworth for the Democratic

    nod this spring. Ac-
    cording to paperwork
    filed with the state on
    Feb. 1, Jones owns
    Melt Coffee LLC on
    Main Street in Rol-
    linsville. No Republi-
    cans have announced
    yet to seek the District
    3 commission seat,
    which includes the
    northern section of
    Gilpin County.

    Continued on page 9

    Continued on page 7

    Aiken, Jones enter comisioneraces
    Aiken, Jones enter comisioneraces
    Aiken, Jones enter comisioneraces

  • Clear Crek County Comunity

    Clear Crek County Comunity

    Event Calendar

    Friday Adventures with CCMRD — No school
    on Fridays? Put your child in our Friday Adventures
    Program. We will be exploring all around Clear Creek
    County and going on several field trips! Drop off at the
    Clear Creek Rec Center between 7:30 and 9 a.m., pick
    up between 4 and 5:30 p.m. For ages 5-15. $45 per
    child. Friday, Feb. 9 – Ice Skating at Evergreen Lake;
    Friday, Feb. 16 – Denver Zoo; Friday, Feb. 23 – Ham-
    monds Candy Tour; Friday, March 1 – Colorado History
    Museum; Friday, March 8 – Denver Museum of Nature
    & Science Planetarium – Black Holes. Contact caitlin@
    ccmrd.com or call 303-567-4822 for more information.

    share ideas, and connect with other local authors!
    Hosted by local author Lisa Manifold. Light refresh-
    ments will be provided. To register, email chris@cccld.
    org by the day before the event.

    Corn Hole at the Idaho Springs Elks Club —
    1600 Colorado Blvd., 6 p.m. monthly on the last Friday
    of each month – Feb. 23, March 29, April 26. For-
    mat Changes Monthly. Bring your own bags or bags
    provided at the Lodge! Entry fee is $10 per person.
    Minimum 8 – maximum 20 players with 20 percent of
    the proceeds will be donated to the Elks Club Building
    Preservation Fund. 10 or less – Payout for 1st place is
    50 percent and 2nd place is 30 percent; 12 or more –
    Payout for 1st place is 40 percent, 2nd 25 percent, 3rd
    15 percent. Mini Pizzas available for purchase – Free
    Popcorn. Text 303-349-2052 for sign-up and more
    info.

    Kids Night Out with CCMRD — Clear Creek
    Recreation Center, 98 12th Avenue, Idaho Springs,
    Fridays – Feb. 9, March 8, April 12 and May 10, 5:30
    – 8:30 p.m. Kids will enjoy a pool party, dinner and a
    movie in their jammies. Bring kids dressed in bathing
    suits, a towel, a wet swimsuit bag, a water bottle, pa-
    jamas, and a blanket/pillow if desired. $27 per child,
    ages 5 to 15 years old. For more info, call 303-567-
    4822 or email caitlin@ccmrd.org.

    CCMRD Adult Pickleball — Clear Creek Rec-
    reation Center. Skills and Drills for Intermediates on
    Tuesdays, 8 – 10 a.m. $10 per class covering a variety
    of topics to improve your game. Pickleball Basics for
    Beginners on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, $10 per
    class is for anyone who wants to learn the basics of the
    game – forehand, backhand, serve, volley and scoring.
    Saturday Open Play, 10 a.m. to noon, for Intermediate
    players. All equipment is provided or bring your own.
    Advance registration is required for classes and open
    play. Check out the Open Play schedule and register
    for classes at clearcreekrecreation.com.

    Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Mardi
    Gras Party — Saturday Feb. 10, 5 – 9:30 p.m. 150
    Dumont Lane, Dumont. The Mill Creek Valley Histori-
    cal Society is celebrating Mardi Gras at the old school.
    Entry fee is $20 per person, cash only at the door. Deli-
    cious, homemade southern food and a cash bar serving
    wine, Louisiana Beer and Hurricanes. Drawings and
    best costume prizes. Benefit for MCVHS, visit www.
    mcvhs.org for more information.

    Clear Creek Library District Book Groups
    — Idaho Springs Library: Monday, Feb. 12, 4 p.m.
    – Where the Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas; John
    Tomay Memorial Library – Georgetown: Thursday,
    Feb. 15, 3 p.m. – River of the Gods by Candace Millard.
    Contact libby@cccld.org for questions or go to cccld.
    org to reserve books.

    STEAM LuvBug Coding — Idaho Springs Public
    Library, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Explore
    beginning coding and a fun coding craft for Valentine’s
    fun! Please bring your Chromebook so you can work
    on your projects at home! Snack included. 12 kids max;
    4th-5th-6th graders. Email chris@cccld.org to register
    and for more information.

    Friends of Georgetown Library Annual Soup
    Lunch — John Tomay Memorial Library, Georgetown.
    Thursday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. oin the Friends
    for a free soup lunch.

    XCEL Energy Dam Warning Siren Testing
    Program — Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m., then on
    the first Wednesday of every month. Xcel Energy has
    installed four early warning sirens to notify people in
    the town of Georgetown of potential flooding due to the
    unlikely event of a dam failure at Xcel Energy’s Cabin
    Creek or Georgetown hydroelectric plants. The warning
    system installation is a federal requirement. In col-
    laboration with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office,
    the Town of Georgetown, and Xcel Energy, Clear Creek
    County will provide notice to the residents of George-
    town ahead of the tests, so they know what to expect
    and when. Learn more at clearcreekcounty.us/1486/
    Georgetown-Monthly-Siren-Testing.

    Devil’s Gate History Club — Friday, Jan. 19,
    7 p.m., Georgetown Community Center, 613 6th St.,
    Mudlarking the Thames River, presented by Anne
    Marie Cannon.

    Quill & Spill with Local Author Lisa Mani-
    fold — Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Idaho
    Springs Public Library; Saturday, Feb. 24, 9:30 – 11
    a.m. Need some help plotting? Stuck in the middle?
    Join us for any or all six Quill & Spill sessions at the
    Idaho Springs Public Library to discuss your project,

    If you have regularly scheduled meetings or upcoming special events that are open to the pub-
    lic, we want to add them to the CCC Community Calendar. Please email the who, what, when,
    where, why and how in 75 words or less, exactly as you would want it printed, to amy@week-
    lyregistercall.com . Please send information at least two weeks in advance of your event.

  • AFS — Gone But Not Forgoten

    AFS — Gone But Not Forgoten

    I was at Dostal Alley last week when
    a well-informed source told me that Al
    Frei had sold AFS to Martin Marietta.
    We rushed to get a short story in last
    week’s  WR-C . This week, we have the
    interview; it is somewhat bittersweet for
    residents of both Clear Creek and Gilpin
    counties. We named AFS “Business of the
    Year” in 2022 because of their community
    generosity for church and school dona-
    tions of aggregate.

    While he is thanking all of us, we need to
    be thanking him.

    EDITORIAL ………………………………………………… 303-906-9902

    For the past 30 years I’ve been driving
    up and down Clear Creek Canyon and
    watching the gravel trucks thunder by
    down the canyon. I always looked at those
    trucks with pride in American industry.

    ADVERTISING …………………… 303-906-9902 or 303-773-8313

    LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES ………………………… 303-906-9902

    SUBSCRIPTIONS ………………. 303-906-9902 or 303-773-8313

    They were hauling badly needed ag-
    gregate for new home and office buildings
    along the front range.

    Colorado has been booming for the past
    50 years but has always been known as a
    “boom and bust” state. The Rocky Moun-
    tains were cold with granite mountains
    that gave up their minerals grudgingly
    with hard rock miners tearing at their
    hillside souls. A few made fortunes, and
    sweat was lost by many. The mountain
    towns came alive with tourism when the
    ski boom began.

    Along with their strong environmen-
    tal efforts of running a clean operation,
    they buy millions of gallons of water
    from Central City. When you drive in
    front of the quarry, they constantly spray
    U.S. Highway 6 for dust and dirt. They
    have reclaimed acres of quarry digs with
    new topsoil, planted grass, and returned
    hillsides to a natural state. The mountain
    sheep love the place.

    Horace Tabor made his money by selling
    shovels and mining supplies in Leadville.
    AFS has turned gravel into gold, but it
    took 60 years of hard labor to produce a
    fortune for the well-deserving family.

    Along with the quarry, the Frei family
    owns additional trails in both counties,
    allowing open trails and public use on pri-
    vate lands. They have been good citizens
    for 60 years. It is a happy ending for them
    from a “rocky start,” so to speak.

    Al Frei is a very humble man; I’ve never
    seen him, but on one occasion, wear-
    ing anything but blue jeans, a vest, and a
    flannel shirt, with soiled work boots, and
    he always drove his white pickup. I saw
    him at the Idaho Springs Elks Lodge in
    December, volunteering with his daughter
    and dog at the non-profit holiday market.
    He always seems to be in a cordial mood
    and very down to earth. I hope he can stay
    friendly, always looking out for others.
    With new wealth, he will have many new
    friends.

    I have become a friend of Al, who has
    sponsored our “Looking Back” history
    column, undoubtedly the most popular
    feature in the 162-year-old newspaper, the
    oldest newspaper left standing in Colo-
    rado. When it became time to renew his
    ad for 2024 last month, Al hung his head
    in his office and said, “I have some disap-
    pointing news for you, Bob; I won’t be
    renewing my ad because I’m selling the
    company,” at the end of the month after I
    quickly asked, When?

    Wherever life leads him, he can be proud
    of his years of toil in the gravel pits of the
    Rocky Mountains for himself and his great
    family. Founder father Albert Frei can be
    very proud of his sons.

    He did buy a “Thank You” ad in the
    newspaper with the exclusive interview
    that begins on the front page and jumps to
    the center pages of this week’s  WR-C .

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  • Black Hawk Police Report

    Black Hawk Police Report

    January 18
    Criminal traffic violation —
    Officers conducted a traffic stop
    in the 100 block of Gregory
    Street in Black Hawk. The ve-
    hicle did not have visible plates.
    Officers contacted the driver
    of the vehicle and learned that
    it was a rental vehicle and did
    have paperwork attached to
    the front and back windows of
    the vehicle. Officers gave the
    driver a verbal warning along
    with a business card.

    Theft — A wallet was stolen
    from Bally’s North Casino. A
    male party was seen picking
    the wallet off the floor and put-
    ting it in his pants. Surveillance
    is reviewing camera footage
    and player card info. Charges
    pending identification of the
    suspect.

    Damaged property — BHPD
    Officers responded to the
    Monarch Casino on the report
    of a guest breaking everything.
    Upon investigations, Officers
    discovered that two parties
    were having a verbal argument,
    and no property was damaged.
    Parties were cooperative and
    were separated for the night,
    and no one was charged.

    Criminal traffic violation
    — A BHPD Officer conducted
    a traffic stop on the 400 block
    of Main Street. The driver was
    released with a warning for
    excessive speed.

    ing a fictitious plate at 488 Main
    Street. The plate was seized,
    and the driver was summoned
    to court.

    Trespassing, flight to avoid
    prosecution — Officers re-
    sponded to the Monarch on the
    report of a trespassed individu-
    al. The party was contacted and
    had warrants for their arrest.
    The party was arrested for the
    warrants and issued a summons
    for trespass.

    Found property — An of-
    ficer responded to the Monarch
    Casino on a report of a blue
    container containing white pills.
    There was no owner informa-
    tion. The pills were booked into
    evidence for destruction.

    Trespassing — Officers were
    dispatched to the Lady Luck
    Casino on a report of a trespass.
    Officers contacted a male party
    well-known to the police de-
    partment. Officers did not cite
    the male as he had not been
    given any formal paperwork.
    The casino gave the male the
    formal paperwork, and he was
    escorted off the property.

    Flight to avoid prosecution,
    disorderly conduct — Officers
    responded to the Ameristar
    Casino on the reports of two
    males about to fight. One male
    separated and left; the other
    male was yelling at staff. The
    male was contacted and was ar-
    rested on an unrelated warrant.

    Flight, avoid prosecution
    — Officers were dispatched to
    the Monarch Casino Parking
    Garage regarding a trespassed
    party. The party was contacted
    and arrested on their warrants.
    There was another female party
    who was in the vehicle related
    to the trespassed party. She was
    contacted and identified, and
    officers learned she also had
    warrants out for her arrest. She
    was placed under arrest for one
    of her warrants. A report was
    taken.

    Trespassing — Officers were
    dispatched to the Monarch
    Casino regarding a trespassed
    party. A summons was issued
    and a report was taken.

    Mental subject — Officers
    were called to check the welfare
    of a subject at the Horseshoe
    Casino. The subject was trans-
    ported to the hospital.

    Criminal traffic violation —
    Officers received a report of an
    intoxicated party entering a ve-
    hicle at 245 Main St. The vehicle
    was stopped for a tinted license
    plate cover, and the driver was
    not the party in question and
    was released with a warning as
    there were no visual signs of
    impairment.

    Disorderly conduct— Of-
    ficer B. Davis responded to the
    area of Highway 119 and Rich-
    man Street on a report of two
    people fighting. The two parties
    had separated and left the area
    before Officer B. Davis’ arrival.

    Welfare check, public order
    crimes — Officers contacted an
    intoxicated party at the Lodge
    Casino. The party was issued
    a verbal warning for urination
    in public and given a courtesy
    ride. A field interview report
    was completed.

    Suspicious activity — Of-
    ficer Lopez was dispatched to
    the Ameristar Casino on a sto-
    len vehicle report. The vehicle
    was eventually located some-
    where else and was not stolen
    from the casino garage.

    Assault — A woman called
    the Black Hawk Police Depart-
    ment to report an assault that
    occurred at the Ameristar
    Casino on Oct. 20, 2023.

    Found property — Officer
    Adler responded to the Lodge
    Casino for found property.

    January 20
    Criminal traffic violation —
    BHPD conducted a traffic stop
    on a vehicle that was speeding.
    The Officer later released the
    driver with a verbal warning.

    Gilpin County Parks & Recreation

    Criminal traffic violation —
    Officers conducted a traffic stop
    on a vehicle that was observed
    not having its headlights on
    at the intersection of Highway
    119 and Miners Road. The driver
    was given a warning.

    Gilpin County Community Center

    Flight to avoid prosecution
    — Officers responded to the
    Monarch Casino on the report
    of two intoxicated parties.
    The parties were located and
    contacted inside the parking
    garage. One of the involved
    parties was later taken into cus-
    tody for an unrelated outstand-
    ing warrant and transported to
    jail without incident.

    250 Norton Drive

    Public peace — BHPD
    responded to the Ameristar
    Casino on a report of a distur-
    bance. It was determined no
    criminal charges occurred.

    Suspicious Vehicle — Of-
    ficers conducted a routine area
    check of Avenue of Allstars
    when a suspicious vehicle was
    found. The vehicle and party in-
    side the vehicle were contacted.
    The party stated they were just
    up there sending a texting mes-
    sage. They were explained that
    the area was private property.
    The vehicle left the area.

    Pool Hours – WINTER

    *please call to confirm prior to coming
    *Now Closed on Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays*
    Mon/Wed: 8 a.m.-12 p.m., closed
    12-4 p.m., 4-7:30 p.m.
    Friday: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
    Saturday: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

    Theft — Dispatch received a
    report of a theft at the Monarch
    Casino. A phone report was
    taken, and the investigation is
    ongoing.

    Criminal traffic violation —
    Officers conducted a traffic stop
    on a vehicle in the 400 block of
    Main Street. Officers contacted
    the female driver and released
    her on a verbal warning for
    failure to display registration.

    Assisted the division of
    gaming — Officers responded
    to the Monarch Casino for an ID
    check. The female suspect was
    contacted and was released
    pending charges.

    Building Hours:
    Mon/Wed: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
    Friday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Tues/Sun/Thurs.: CLOSED

    Criminal traffic violation
    — Officers were dispatched to
    Bally’s Parking garage regarding
    a REDDI report. Upon contact,
    the Officers observed the party
    involved in the back seat of the
    sedan. Officers told them if they
    had been drinking not to drive.
    A business card was given.

    Property crimes — Officers
    responded to the Horseshoe
    Casino on a report of criminal
    tampering. Officers contacted
    the owner of the property at
    took a statement. The case is
    inactive as there is no suspect
    information.

    Criminal traffic violation —
    BHPD conducted a traffic stop
    on a vehicle that failed to use its
    turn signal on multiple occa-
    sions. The Officer later released
    the driver with a verbal warn-
    ing.

    Cardio Dance Class — Mon 2/5-4/1 (no class 2/19) | 5:00-
    5:55 p.m. Ages 14 and up, $65/session or $9/drop-in for ages
    14-59, $50/session or $7/drop-in for ages 60 and up.

    Dad and Daughter Dance — Sat. Feb. 10, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
    Registration coming soon: $30/pair, $10/additional child. Join us
    for a 50s sock hop dance with food and crafts.

    Criminal traffic violation
    — A vehicle was observed on
    Gregory Street that fail to make
    a complete stop at a red light
    and turn right onto High-
    way 119. The officer stopped
    the vehicle heading east on
    Highway 119 at approximately
    mile marker 6.5. The driver was
    released on a warning.

    Theft (from a building),
    trespassing, theft (from a
    vehicle) — A male party with
    a male accomplice stole a
    backpack inside the Ameris-
    tar Casino and subsequently
    entered the victim’s vehicle and
    stole items from there. Security
    was able to identify suspects.
    Warrant arrests to be issued.

    January 22
    Trespassing — Officers were
    dispatched to the Ameristar
    Casino regarding an unwanted
    party. Officers arrived, made
    contact, and the unwanted
    party left the general area and
    headed towards the elevators
    for the parking garage.

    Spring Swim Lessons for Kids — Six week session on
    Saturday mornings Feb. 10 to March 16. Six week session #1 on
    Wednesday afternoons Feb. 7 to March 13. Six week session #2 on
    Wednesday afternoons April 3-May 8. $50/resident, $60/non-
    resident per 6 week session. Multiple skill levels available.

    Parents’ Night Ou t — Friday, March 1, 4:30-8 p.m. Register
    by Feb. 22, Ages 5-12, $25/child or $15/child if enrolled in Friday
    camp. Dinner provided for all children. Drop your kids with us
    and enjoy a Friday evening to relax, have date night, or get chores
    done.

    Lost property — Officers
    took a report for lost property
    that occurred at the Monarch
    Casino. The item of interest had
    not been located.

    Theft— A male party stole a
    coat that was on a slot machine
    at the Gilpin Casino. The male
    party was identified and con-
    tacted to return the coat. Theft
    charges are pending.

    Family disturbance — BHPD
    Officers responded to the
    Ameristar Casino on the report
    of a disturbance. Upon investi-
    gations, Officers did not have
    enough to make an arrest and
    later released the parties.

    Spring Taekwondo — Mon./Wed., 6-7 p.m., with 7-7:30
    p.m. on Monday for advanced training. Monthly memberships
    available for $72/individual, $160/family. Drop-in per class $12.
    Ages 4 to adult.

    Miscellaneous — Officers re-
    sponded to the Bally’s parking
    garage on a license plate theft.
    After a review of the video foot-
    age, it was discovered the ve-
    hicle did not have a plate when
    entering the parking garage.

    January 19
    Criminal traffic violation
    — An officer conducted a traffic
    stop on a vehicle for no head-
    lights occurring at Highway
    119 and Main Street. The driver
    was given a verbal warning,
    and a field interview report was
    completed.

    Damaged property — An of-
    ficer took a report of damaged
    property at Bally’s West Casino.
    A report was completed, and an
    investigation is ongoing.

    Youth Camp (Licensed Childcare) — Mon.-Thu., 4-6 p.m., Fri.
    7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

    Eagles Teen Program — Mon.-Wed., 4:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
    Pilates Mat Class — Sat., 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

    Trespassing — Officers were
    dispatched to the Monarch
    Casino regarding a trespassed
    party. The party left the Mon-
    arch property and went on the
    Horseshoe Casino property
    and then was seen at the Lady
    Casino property. Officers were
    able to contact the trespassed
    party at the Lodge Casino, and
    a summons was issued.

    January 21
    Trespassing — Officers re-
    sponded to the Monarch Casino
    on the report of a male on the
    property who was trespassed.
    The male was issued a munici-
    pal summons and escorted off
    the property.

    Hatha Yoga — Mon. & Fri., 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

    Public intoxication, ob-
    struct of justice — Officer B.
    Davis responded to the Mon-
    arch Casino on a report of an
    intoxicated party. The party
    was contacted and later issued
    a summons for violation of a
    protection order.

    Senior Fit — Mon., Wed. & Fri., 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

    Taekwondo — Mon. & Wed., 6 – 7 p.m.

    Pickleball — (First 30 minutes is for instruction/practice-
    no games at this time), Mon., Wed.: 8:30-11:30 a.m., Fri: 1 -4
    p.m., Sat.: 9:30 -11:30 a.m. (family time, all ages can play).

    Welfare check, flight to
    avoid prosecution — Officers
    responded to Bally’s North
    Casino to check the welfare of
    an individual. The subject was
    determined to have active war-
    rants for their arrest, but they
    were released on a jail refusal. A
    report was completed.

    Criminal traffic violation
    — Officers received a call of a
    possible drunk driver at 5800
    Highway 119 NB. The driver was
    located parked and was not
    displaying any signs of intoxi-
    cation;  — BHPD talked with a
    party describing having mental
    health issues but not a mental
    health crisis at 488 Main Street
    and directed them to the right
    resources.

    Aquafit — Mon./Wed./Fri., 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

    Trespassing — BHPD re-
    sponded to a report of a male
    party trespassing on Z Casino
    Property. The male party was
    contacted in the 400 Block of
    Gregory Street and advised
    not to return to the properties
    owned by the Z Casino.

    Gilpin Stitchers Club — More info coming soon

    Master Swim — Mon. and Wed., 6 -7:30 p.m.

    Lap Swim — Mon., Wed., Fri., 8 -9:30 a.m.

    Friends of the Gilpin County Community Center’s “Heart
    of the Community Fund”

    Detox — Officers responded
    to a welfare check at the
    Monarch Casino for an intoxi-
    cated female. The female was
    intoxicated and unable to care
    for herself. She was transported
    to St. Anthony’s for an alcohol
    evaluation.

    Supports residents in need with Family or individual 10-punch
    cards for access to the pool, gym, and exercise facilities, as
    well as scholarships for youth who need help to cover fees and
    equipment for Taekwondo and youth sports (apply on-line) www.
    gilpincommunitycenter.org

    Detox — Officer B. Davis re-
    sponded to the Monarch Casino
    on a report of an intoxicated
    party. The party was taken to
    detox and then transported to
    the hospital.

    January 23
    Criminal traffic violation —
    Officers stopped a vehicle bear-

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  • Opera & its artists wil be inducted by Music HOF

    Opera & its artists wil be inducted by Music HOF

    By Don Ireland

    nation’s
    most
    notable
    opera
    profes-
    sionals,
    including
    fellow
    inductees
    Cynthia
    Lawrence
    and Keith
    Miller.

    Senior Reporter

    When the Colorado Music Hall of
    Fame conducts its first-ever “Opera
    in the High County” this summer,
    the spotlight won’t solely shine
    on the historic Central City Opera
    (CCO). The HOF will also induct
    several of the opera’s singer-pro-
    fessionals and its late conductor/
    music director during the June 29
    ceremonies.

    The Hall event, at its first “des-
    tination” induction, will celebrate
    the CCO’s history and three indi-
    viduals who have helped contribute
    to the organization’s success over
    the years. They include Cynthia
    Lawrence, Keith Miller and the late
    John Moriarty.

    Moriar-
    ty passed
    on Jan.
    5, 2022,
    at the
    age of 91.
    “While
    much of
    his pro-
    fessional
    career
    was spent
    at Cen-
    tral City
    Opera, his
    impact on
    the opera
    industry is
    far-reach-
    ing,” said General/Artistic Direc-
    tor Pelham “Pat” Pearce. “He was
    an exceptional teacher and helped
    develop the careers of some of the
    most renowned opera performers.”

    This winter Central City Opera House in tranquil, but come June 29 it will be the
    place to be, because the Opera will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of

    bachelor’s degree and an honorary
    doctor of music from the New Eng-
    land Conservatory of Music, Mori-
    arty has two named opera scholar-
    ships at the Conservancy: The John
    Moriarty Presidential Scholarship
    and the John Moriarty Encourage-
    ment Award. In his adopted town
    of Central City, the John Moriarty
    Award of the Central City Opera is
    named after him. He was also the
    recipient of the National Opera
    Association Lifetime Achievement
    Award.

    Moriarty’s first professional
    opera position was with Santa Fe
    Opera, where he also founded an
    artist training program. He also
    worked as the training director and
    conductor at Wolf Trap Opera, in
    addition to several other notable
    opera companies. He led the opera
    departments at the Boston Con-
    servatory of Music and the New
    England Conservatory. Among his
    publications is the widely assigned
    education instruction manual  Dic-
    tion . According to the CCO, train-
    ing future opera stars was always
    at the core of his work. Holding a

    John Moriarty

    Inductee photos courtesy CCO

    John Moriarity
    The late conductor/artistic direc-
    tor for the CCO, Moriarty, created
    the CCO’s Bonfils-Stanton Founda-
    tion Artists Training Program in
    1978. The program is considered a
    national model for the professional
    development of young singers. With
    only 30 artists selected from 1,000
    applicants yearly, the competitive
    program has trained many of the

    To honor his 30th anniversary
    with Central City Opera, a street
    next to the opera house in Central
    City was renamed Moriarty Lane.

    Keith Miller

    Keith Miller
    Miller is from one of Colorado’s
    smallest towns, Ovid, with a
    population of less than 300. A star
    football player at the University of
    Colorado Boulder, Miller went on
    to play professional football before
    shifting his career to opera. Once
    an Apprentice Artist at Central City
    Opera, Miller has had an impressive
    musical career across the U.S., from
    Colorado, where he served as the
    Crested Butte Music Festival Opera
    Director for six years to the iconic
    Metropolitan Opera in New York
    City. He performed in New York as
    a principal artist for 18 years.

    Cynthia Lawrence

    Karen Radman, executive direc-
    tor of the Hall, said, “Colorado
    Music Hall of Fame is honored to
    be presenting an opera-themed
    induction class for the first time,
    recognizing the important contribu-
    tions that opera has made in music
    while expanding to a new musical
    genre for our inductees.  Opera in
    the High Country , focused around
    the impressive and historic Central
    City Opera and those whose careers
    were influenced by it, also expands
    The Hall of Fame’s reach into the
    Colorado mountains and out of the
    metro area. This June 29 event in
    Central City will be the first of many
    destination inductions that The Hall
    plans to host statewide. With all
    it has to offer, we really hope that
    folks from across the state and out-
    of-state tourists come out and cel-
    ebrate opera with us in Central City
    for a summer weekend this year.”

    Cynthia Lawrence
    Lawrence serves as the Endowed
    Chair for Voice and Opera at the
    University of Kentucky School of
    Music. An alumna of the University
    of Colorado Boulder, the soprano
    became a principal artist with doz-
    ens of opera companies across the
    globe and in Colorado, including
    Central City Opera, Colorado Opera
    Festival and the Fort Collins Opera.
    Boasting over 70 performances with
    Maestro Luciano Pavarotti, Law-
    rence has taken on some of opera’s
    most iconic parts. As a dedicated
    music educator, Lawrence con-
    ducts Master Classes and serves as
    a judge for the Metropolitan Opera
    National Council Auditions.

    Opera & its artists wil be inducted by Music HOF
    Opera & its artists wil be inducted by Music HOF
    Opera & its artists wil be inducted by Music HOF
    Opera & its artists wil be inducted by Music HOF

  • Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame induction

    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame induction

    By Don Ireland

    tured to Central
    City to find gold.

    Traditionally, the induc-
    tion was held at the Hall’s
    location at the Red Rocks
    Trading Post, part of the
    City of Denver’s Red Rocks
    Amphitheater near Mor-
    rison. However, the Hall
    is expected to move into a
    yet-unannounced location
    in downtown Denver in the
    next several weeks. Rad-
    man said the Hall may hold
    additional inductions that
    aren’t related to the Opera
    induction ceremony later in
    the year.

    Senior Reporter

    Karen Rad-
    man, executive
    director of the
    Colorado Music
    Hall of Fame,
    said, “Colorado
    Music Hall of
    Fame is honored
    to be presenting
    an opera-themed
    induction class
    for the first time,
    recognizing the
    important con-
    tributions that
    Opera has made
    in music while ex-
    panding to a new
    musical genre
    for our induct-
    ees.  Opera in the
    High Country ,
    focused around
    the impressive
    and historic Cen-
    tral City Opera
    and those whose
    careers were influenced by
    it, also expands The Hall
    of Fame’s reach into the
    Colorado mountains and
    out of the metro area. This
    June 29, event in Central
    City will be the first of
    many destination induc-
    tions that The Hall plans to
    host statewide. With all it
    has to offer, we really hope
    that folks from across the
    state and out-of-state tour-
    ists come out and celebrate
    Opera with us in Central
    City for a summer weekend
    this year.”

    Not only will the Central
    City Opera become induct-
    ed into the Colorado Music
    Hall of Fame this summer,
    but the Opera will also host
    the associated festivities
    along Eureka Street on
    Saturday, July 29.

    According to the non-
    profit music organization,
    this is the first time the
    Hall will hold its first “des-
    tination” induction.

    Scott Finlay, Central
    City Opera’s president and
    CEO, said, “We are deeply
    honored to be receiving
    this recognition. Central
    City Opera’s 92 years of
    rich musical heritage is a
    testament to the dedication
    of our supporters, volun-
    teers, artists and staff who
    have made this milestone
    possible. This distinction is
    a tribute to their commit-
    ment.”

    The mayor is the son of
    the late Barry Fey, a 2012
    Hall inductee whose pro-
    motion of Denver brought
    big-name music acts to the
    Mile High City from the
    late 1960s through his re-
    tirement in 2004. For three
    consecutive years, Barry
    Fey was  Billboard Maga-
    zine’s  «Concert Promoter
    of the Year.»

    and dinner at the Teller
    House. The audience will
    head next door to the main
    opera house, where the
    Hall induction will occur
    at 5 p.m., followed by the
    inaugural performance of
    the Opera’s first show of its
    summer music festival,  The
    Pirates of Penzance.  Cen-
    tral City Opera is the
    fifth-oldest opera company
    in the U.S., originating in
    1932. It is listed as a Na-
    tional Historic Landmark,
    built in 1878 by Welsh and
    Cornish miners who ven-

    Commented Central City
    Mayor Jeremy Fey: “It is
    a great honor for Central
    City to host the Colorado
    Music Hall of Fame. We
    are especially proud as
    Central City Opera, a pillar
    of Colorado’s cultural land-
    scape for 92 years, leads
    the 2024 class of inductees.
    June 29 will be a landmark
    day, celebrating both the
    Opera’s venerable history
    and Central City’s ongoing
    revitalization. I have liter-
    ally been working on this
    [induction] for six years.”

    Visitors who plan to at-
    tend the Hall and opening
    night of the Opera are of-
    fered special room rates for
    June 28-29 at the Grand
    Z Casino and Hotel on
    Gregory Street in Central
    City and at the Monarch
    Casino Resort Spa in Black
    Hawk. (The promo code is
    Opera24.)

    The Central City induc-
    tion will be hosted in a
    partnership between the
    Opera and Central City.
    The event will include a
    pre-ceremony reception

    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame ind
    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame ind
    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame ind
    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame ind
    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame ind
    Central City to co-host Opera into Hal of Fame ind

  • Rock blasting, other projects could impact I-70 driving

    Rock blasting, other projects could impact I-70 driving

    Projects between Floyd Hill and Den-
    ver

    Rock-blasting work restarted along I-70
    Floyd Hill yesterday (Wednesday), with the
    next blasting scheduled for Valentine’s Day,
    Wednesday, Feb. 14. In addition, another new
    project announced along the interstate near
    Golden also may impact travel between Gilpin
    and Clear Creek Counties and the metro Den-
    ver area.

    CDOT
    said some
    lane re-
    strictions
    will occur
    at various
    times at
    both project
    locations. The new
    escape ramp project is expected to be com-
    pleted in late May or early June.

    Meanwhile, two other CDOT projects
    between C-470 and Floyd Hill continue
    to impact traffic between Floyd Hill and
    C-470 in Golden.

    This week and next, parts of I-70 and
    U.S. 40 near Genesee will be subject to
    closing so CDOT can continue construc-
    tion of a wildlife underpass along the
    interstate.

    Photo courtesy CDOT.

    CDOT’s blasting next week along Floyd Hill
    will stop traffic on I-70 for 20 minutes. When
    blasting occurs, motorists should e xpect a
    traffic hold and up to 45 minutes of delay.
    A series of airhorn signals will precede each
    detonation to warn people in the area. No al-
    ternative routes are advised during the traffic
    stoppages.

    The early-February closures are
    scheduled between 7 a.m. and 5:30
    p.m. Mondays through Fridays
    through Feb. 17. Drivers access-
    ing U.S. 40 eastbound can detour
    around the closure by using east-
    bound I-70 to the Lookout Moun-
    tain exit. Westbound drivers can-
    not take the exits at Genesee and
    Mount Vernon Road.

    Project overview
    The $700 million I-70 Floyd Hill project will build a
    third westbound I-70 travel lane, which will function
    as an Express Lane, to improve the current two-lane
    bottleneck heading down Floyd Hill westbound. The
    new toll lane will begin near the top of Floyd Hill west-
    bound and will be a fly-over lane that will end near the
    Veterans Memorial Tunnels.

    I-70 travelers should know that narrow-
    er lanes and shoulders continue to be in
    the $700 million project work zone near
    Floyd Hill. The transportation department
    recommends that motorists follow posted
    speed limits and don’t drive distracted.
    Slowing down and allowing extra space
    between the vehicle ahead of you is ad-
    vised.

    • Constructing a missing two-mile section of the
    frontage road between Evergreen and Idaho
    Springs.

    The wildlife underpass area has
    been ongoing for months near the
    top of Genesse Hill and is expected
    to be completed this spring. On
    unannounced days, the left lane,
    heading westbound, is closed to
    accommodate the work. Motorists
    should read the orange construc-
    tion signs heading up I-70 from
    Morrison to learn if the work may
    impact the traffic flow.

    • Building an eastbound I-70 extended on-ramp for
    slow-moving vehicles. Improving traffic flow and
    access at interchanges and intersections within
    the project limits.

    Nearby, construction crews continue
    working along Highway 40 near the Floyd
    Hill/Beaver Brook interchange and at the
    highway’s junction with County Road 65.
    New roundabouts are being built in both
    areas on the north side of I-70. Motorists
    are advised to watch for traffic signs and
    potential temporary detours.

    • Improving sight distance on roadway curves.
    Improving the Clear Creek Greenway trail. Imple-
    menting environmental mitigation to create safer
    wildlife movements and improve air and water
    quality and stream conditions an d recreation.

    The larger project includes re-
    building the eastbound emergency
    truck escape ramp between Mt.
    Vernon Road (Exit 256) and the
    Morrison exit (Exit 259). There will
    be overnight double-lane closures
    on eastbound I-70 in the vicin-
    ity. The emergency ramp has been
    closed for weeks.

    Driver cautions
    CDOT said motorists should expect narrower lanes
    and shoulders, reduced speed limits as low as 45 mph
    and increased truck traffic entering and exiting the work
    zones. All construction activities are weather-dependent
    and subject to change. During construction, the exist-
    ing I-70 travel lanes will remain open in each direction
    during peak daytime travel hours. Lane closure hours
    for the duration of construction will vary based on the
    season, day of the week, number of lanes being closed
    and travel direction.

    Highway 6 restrictions
    Along Clear Creek Canyon (Highway
    6), single-land closures are planned from
    5 a.m. to 7 p.m. between mile points 267
    and 271.5.

    The planned restrictions are part of the
    ongoing Peak to Plains Huntsman Gulch
    trail project that began last year in Jef-
    ferson County, between Highway 119 and
    Golden.

    The escape ramp work will in-
    clude:

    Project sections
    The Floyd Hill project is divided into three sections.
    The East Section is from the west of Evergreen to mid-
    way down Floyd Hill near the Black Hawk interchange
    (Exit 244). The West Section is from near Exit 243
    (Central City Parkway) to the Veterans Memorial Tun-
    nels near Idaho Springs. The Central Section is from
    the middle of Floyd Hill through Exit 243 (Central
    City/Hidden Valley exit). The east section began this
    spring and continues through June 2026. The West
    section is expected to start this fall and will conclude
    in the fall of 2027. The Central section has begun and
    will continue into 2028. The East part of the project
    includes installing two new traffic roundabouts along
    Highway 40, at County Road 65 and Homestead Road.
    Flagmen control traffic during some of the daytime
    work.

    • New signage.

    New I-70 Golden closure
    Westbound I-70 near Golden will experi-
    ence random lane closures until later this
    month during weekday hours between 7
    a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Drivers accessing west-
    bound I-70 can avoid the closure by trav-
    eling east on U.S. 40 or I-70 to Lookout
    Mountain and taking the on-ramp to the
    interstate.

    • Larger barriers between the ramp
    and the steep embankment.

    • Additional cameras.

    • New ramp lighting.

    • A new design intended to allow late
    entry for truckers who miss the
    escape ramp entrance.

    For information on the Highway 6/Clear Creek
    Canyon project being conducted by Jeffco, visit  www.
    jeffco.us/P2P . Phone information is available at 720-
    893-0403. The email address is peak2plains@gmail.
    com. For real-time travel information, visit  www.
    COtrip.org.

    Drilling soil nails into hillside along Floyd Hill with traffic moving on Interstate 70.

    Rock blasting, other projects could impact I-70 dr
    Rock blasting, other projects could impact I-70 dr
    Rock blasting, other projects could impact I-70 dr

  • 2 more jump into comisioneraces

    2 more jump into comisioneraces

    After Zane Laubhan (D)
    decided to withdraw from
    the District 1 BoCC race,
    Aiken decided to file to
    run. Laubhan said he will
    continue to serve as Gilpin
    County’s elected coroner, a
    position he’s held for over a
    decade. Political observers
    said Laubhan was consid-
    ered the front-runner in
    the District 1 race before
    his withdrawal due to per-
    sonal reasons.

    by the death of Web Sill.
    Kays served eight years as
    the Gilpin County Clerk
    and Recorder from 1999 to
    2011.

    will be available. So
    will the seat currently
    held by Alderman
    and Mayor Pro-Tem
    Kara Tinucci.

    Continued from page 1

    Aiken has been on the
    Central City Council for
    nine years and cannot run
    again due to term lim-
    its. The 45-year county
    resident has been on the
    Black Hawk Central City
    Sanitation District board
    of directors for 10 years.
    “I believe in serving and
    giving back to the commu-
    nity and hope to continue
    as a Gilpin County com-
    missioner,” said Aiken, a
    stone mason who works as
    a bartender at the Famous
    Bonanza and Easy Street
    casinos in Central City. He
    filed an affidavit to run with
    the Colorado Secretary of
    State’s office on Monday,
    Feb. 5.

    Gilpin County’s District
    2 commissioner term, held
    by Susan Berumen (D), is
    not up for election until
    2026. She was elected in
    2022 and replaced Linda
    Isenhart (D), who was
    term-limited after serving
    for eight years.

    On Tuesday
    night, Tinucci said
    she hasn’t decided
    whether to seek a
    second four-year
    term.

    In addition to be-
    ing on the council,
    Tinucci serves on
    the new Central City
    Urban Development
    Authority and the
    Central City Down-
    town Development
    Authority. She and her
    husband Joe own JKQ BBQ
    at Crook’s Palace, a Black
    Hawk restaurant on lower
    Gregory Street.

    The District 1 BoCC pri-
    mary on the GOP side will
    include Marie Mornis and
    Jessica Kays, who serve as
    chair and treasurer, respec-
    tively, for the Gilpin Coun-
    ty Republican Committee.
    Mornis is the incumbent
    after being appointed to
    the BoCC in December
    2022 to fill the vacancy left

    The Colorado Secretary
    of State’s office listed no
    additional candidates as of
    Tuesday, Feb. 6. The final
    date for candidates to file
    to run for the primary is
    Tuesday, March 19.

    There will be no races in
    the City of Black Hawk this
    year. Mayor David Spell-
    man and Aldermen Paul
    Bennet, Benito Torres and
    Gregory Moates are run-
    ning unopposed for four-
    year terms.

    Central Council seats
    Two vacant seats will be
    up for election in Central
    City this year. Aiken’s seat

    City of Black Hawk

    Valentine’s Dance
    The Save the Belvidere Foundation
    will hold a Valentine’s Dance start-
    ing at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, at
    Elks Lodge 557 in Central City. Music
    will be provided by deejay Eric Chinn,
    with food and beverages available.

    sibility and flag etiquette. The VFW holds an
    annual Teacher of the Year award. Three teach-
    ers will be nominated by the post (K-5, 6-8 and
    9-12) to compete for teacher of the year at the
    VFW National Competition. The award is also
    known as the Smart/Maher Award.

    Nomination forms will be available soon and
    must be submitted prior to Oct. 31. For infor-
    mation, email VFWCMD7563@YAHOO.COM.

    BRIEFS
    BRIEFS

    Opera housing needed
    Central City Opera Association needs sum-
    mer rental housing for the 2024 summer festi-
    val cast and staff. Dates needed for housing are
    June 1 – August 9. Please contact Wanda Lar-
    son for more details by calling (303) 292-6500,
    ext. 100, or email admin@centralcityopera.org.

    Vinyl and Gumbo
    The Coal Creek Canyon Improve-
    ment Association and United Power
    will be sponsoring a Mardi Gras
    gumbo and vinyl night from 4 to
    6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the
    CCCIA center along Highway 72.
    The group will be spinning some
    New Orleans Soul & Jazz records to
    celebrate all things Mardi Gras. Au-
    thentic Louisiana food will be served
    a la carte while supplies last.
    The price per item is $5 for
    members and $8 for non-
    members. It is a BYOB event.

    U.S. Forest Service
    continues pile burns

    Seeing smoke in Gilpin
    County? The USFS is ask-
    ing residents not to report
    it to authorities because
    most of the smoke is com-
    ing from piles being burned
    north of Central City and
    in the vicinity of the Gross
    Reservoir near Pinecliffe.

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  • Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in December

    Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in December

    By Don Ireland

    During Armbright’s
    childhood, the first floor of
    the former church served
    as the neighboring school’s
    gymnasium, including a
    basketball court. Recalled
    the councilwoman, “We
    were a little naughty. We
    weren’t supposed to climb
    up the rickety old set of
    steps inside, but we did.
    We’d go up and play in the
    attic – where the church
    bell was.”

    experienced
    a 1.30 per-
    cent decline
    during the
    six months, a
    loss of $1.113
    million. Com-
    bined, the state realized a
    .25 percent decline over the
    six months from one year
    earlier, earning $1.36 mil-
    lion less.

    Senior Reporter

    According to newly-
    released reports, gaming
    revenues bounced back for
    Black Hawk during Decem-
    ber.

    gered $71,430 million
    during the month, a 17.74
    percent jump over Novem-
    ber, establishing a record
    for $608.488 million in
    wagers. In December 2022,
    those who spent money
    on sports betting wagered
    $518.089 million.

    Black Hawk’s 15 casinos
    reported an 8.76 percent –
    or $5.875 million rise – in
    Adjusted Gross Proceeds
    during the final month of
    2023 compared to Decem-
    ber 2022. AGP, or Adjusted
    Gross Proceeds, is the
    amount wagered by players
    less the winnings paid to
    players.

    While Black Hawk’s AGP
    has shown losses and gains
    during the first six months
    of Colorado’s fiscal gam-
    ing year, the city’s casinos
    entered 2024 slightly
    ahead of the same period
    in 2023. During the month,
    Black Hawk provided
    85.05 percent of the state’s
    casino AGP revenues, while
    Cripple Creek contributed
    9.73 percent and Central
    City 5.22 percent.

    Today, the school building
    retains its vintage appear-
    ance on the exterior, but
    changes are evident to those
    who step inside. “I think it’s
    wonderful. It’s just wonder-
    ful. For some reason, there
    seems like there’s more
    room in it today compared
    to the past,” commented Al-
    derman Armbright. “When
    I was growing up, my mom
    and dad had the Gilpin Ho-
    tel. I used to think that was
    so big, too.”

    Colorado collected
    $3.682 million in taxes
    from sports bets in Decem-
    ber, representing a 147.27
    percent increase from a
    month earlier. It also was
    a 42.52 percent increase
    from December 2022
    ($2.584 million).

    While Black Hawk fin-
    ished the first six months
    of the Colorado gaming
    revenue with improved re-
    sults from the period from
    July 1 to Dec. 30 in 2022,
    the gaming towns of Cen-
    tral City and Cripple Creek
    (Teller County) weren’t
    quite as fortunate.

    During December, NFL
    football and NBA hoops
    accounted for the most-
    bet-upon sports, with 26.9
    percent and 23.9 percent,
    respectively, waged on
    games. However, parlay/
    combination bets repre-
    sented the largest single
    category – 28.5 percent
    – of where the month was
    played. Behind them, the
    other most popular bets
    were NCAA football (6.4
    percent) and NCAA basket-
    ball (4.2 percent).

    Black Hawk saw AGP
    increase in September,
    November and December,
    while declines occurred in
    July, August and October.
    Before July, Black Hawk
    experienced an unprec-
    edented winning streak, as
    AGP set records for 26 of
    27 months.

    Central City’s AGP de-
    clined by 0.34 percent, a
    loss of $21,296, compared
    to Dec. 2022, while Crip-
    ple Creek showed a 5.89
    percent rise, or $755,598.
    For the final six months of
    2023, Black Hawk expe-
    rienced a .041 percent
    increase (representing a
    $1.759 million gain). At
    the same time, Central’s
    revenues stumbled by 4.77
    percent, a loss of $2.009
    million. Cripple Creek

    Mayor David Spellman
    grew up in Black Hawk
    and – as an avid historian
    of his city – recounted
    the history of the build-
    ing. “Construction on the
    Black Hawk Schoolhouse
    commenced on July 20,
    1869, and was completed
    by Dec. 24, 1869. The first
    classes began on Feb. 28,
    1870. The total cost of the
    schoolhouse, including
    furniture, was $14,538. It

    “The Black Hawk School-
    house missed its centennial
    anniversary of operating
    as an educational building
    by 10 years as the school-
    house closed its doors and
    the last students left the
    classrooms in the spring of
    1960,” said Spellman.

    Sports betting
    Colorado saw record-set-
    ting sports betting income
    for the second consecutive
    month in December.

    (See related story on
    how the old school is used
    by the Black Hawk Police
    Department today.)

    According to state fig-
    ures, sports bettors wa-

    Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in De
    Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in De

  • Continued from page 1 Remodeling of the BHPD station

    Continued from page 1 Remodeling of the BHPD station

    system was built out across the state, police
    and fire transitioned to the state’s radio sys-
    tem. The department’s radio system tran-
    sitioned from a stand-alone single antenna
    attached to a shed to an integrated 800 MHZ
    radio system with multiple talk groups. Our

    technology in records management, video re-
    tention, and dispatch, that is the envy of much
    larger police departments. My off-the-cuff
    conclusion is the overall project has arresting
    features and is
    now a source of
    immense pride
    for the dedicated
    and steadfast
    members of the
    Black Hawk Po-
    lice Department.”

    radios were
    upgraded to
    be interop-
    erable with
    other agencies
    during emer-
    gencies.”

    “Unlike the woke whack-job government officials and
    activists in parts of Colorado and the country calling for
    defunding the police, in the City of Black Hawk we say
    fund the police and fund them well.

    — Mayor David Spellman

    In addition,
    Cole noted,
    “We were the first in the county to issue body
    cameras to our officers. We updated our

    Chief Moriarty
    said the renovations and upgrades will help her
    department. “A newly remodeled station means
    a more efficient and up-to-date police depart-
    ment. We remodeled records,
    dispatch, booking and inves-
    tigations. We removed walls,
    utilized space better and im-
    proved the workflow. It took
    months.”

    records manage-
    ment system
    and began using
    tablets instead
    of tradition-
    ally higher-priced
    Panasonic Tough-
    books. Now, most
    of the records
    held by the de-
    partment are in
    electronic files. The
    dispatch center used
    the latest equipment
    to provide public ser-
    vice. Over the years,
    the Black Hawk Po-
    lice Department has
    upgraded dispatching
    equipment, comput-
    ers, radio equipment,
    recording equipment,
    and 911 equipment in
    the dispatch center.
    The evidence col-
    lection system was
    upgraded to include
    modern storage
    equipment and
    procedures. Video
    collected from of-
    ficers’ body cameras
    can now uploaded to
    the district attorney’s
    office in criminal cases. The city also has added
    cameras at several locations in the city that
    dispatchers can now monitor. In general, old-
    fashioned paper has been replaced by electronic

    Black Hawk Police Chief Michelle Moriarty stands near
    the booking area, which has a bulletproof glass window
    and (behind her) a prisoner cell, where suspects are
    held until they are transported to the Gilpin County Jail
    or other locations. Previously, there was just a single
    restroom on the first floor that prisoners and employees
    shared. Another staff-only restroom was added as part
    of the recent renovation project.

    The new dispatch area
    includes several workstations,
    each of which has multiple
    TV-style monitors that can
    help several dispatchers pull
    up reports, view videos, go
    online, and communicate with
    others.

    Photos courtesy of Black Hawk Police Department

    clearances for officers, hospital-status informa-
    tion and rapid SOS response.”

    The Black Hawk Police Department includes
    41 full-time members, 29 sworn-in officers and
    12 non-sworn staffers. That includes Moriarty,
    two commanders, five sergeants, 18 patrol
    officers and three detectives. The non-sworn
    department members include eight dispatchers,
    two records officers, one property and evidence
    worker and one chief administrative assistant/
    court clerk.

    Moriarty noted that technol-
    ogy in law enforcement has
    significantly changed since
    she first began working with
    the Arvada Police Department
    in 1995 before moving to the
    Black Hawk Police Depart-
    ment a little more than three
    years ago.

    Spellman said the city has a history of law
    enforcement. “When the City of Black Hawk was
    incorporated in 1864, the City Charter stated the
    fledgling city would have a Marshal who would be
    the ex-officio Chief of Police. In August of 1991,
    the city retired the designation of City Marshal
    and organized the Black Hawk Police Department,
    with the Chief of Police as the top law enforce-
    ment officer. The office for the new department
    was located on the first floor of City Hall on Selak
    Street. In 1994, after the renovation of Black
    Hawk’s 1869 schoolhouse on Church Street, the
    department was relocated to this iconic building.
    The recently completed project marks the third
    renovation for the schoolhouse turned police
    department and is the most extensive and expen-
    sive. The schoolhouse may be an imposing edifice
    on Church Street, but for a police department, the
    square footage makes for tight quarters.”

    “When I started in 1995, we
    wrote everything down and
    had to memorize maps. When
    we were sent to a call, we had
    a notepad rubber-banded to
    a clipboard. Now, there are
    computers in the cars with
    mapping, dispatched calls,
    pending calls, etc. We had no
    cell phones; now we have cell
    phones or iPads with all the call information.

    Chief Moriarty shows off the department’s
    high-tech Mavic 3T drone with zoom and
    infrared cameras that can assist police
    and fire department members. Several
    city employees are expected to participate
    in a drone pilot training program later this
    spring.

    Photo courtesy of Black Hawk Police

    “Cameras and photos were different. Now,
    we can download by a click of a button versus
    sending a roll of film or a memory card off.
    Dispatched calls
    used to be writ-
    ten on dispatch
    cards; now, they
    type everything
    into a Computer
    Aided Dispatch
    (CAD) system.
    All the CAD systems get better and better with
    every passing year. The officers wear body cam-
    eras and can now download in minutes versus
    hours. Records Management is electronic, and
    all officers now do data entry,” the chief said.

    files, too.”

    Moriarty said
    one of the depart-
    ment’s
    ongo-
    ing
    goals
    is to
    work closely with the Gilpin County
    Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Division
    of Gaming, Colorado State Patrol,
    Gilpin Dispatch, Black Hawk Fire
    Department and the Gilpin Ambu-
    lance Authority.

    “One of the things Black Hawk has done has been
    to continue to update technologies in the police depart-
    ment,”

    — City Manager Stephen Cole

    Cole, who was Black Hawk’s police chief
    from October 2005 until he became city man-
    ager in March 2019, said the department has
    grown from 34 positions in 2014 to 41. “When
    I arrived in October of 2005, the police depart-
    ment had good equipment, but we looked for
    opportunities to improve our operation every
    year. We leveraged grant funding to purchase
    new radios and other equipment. Technology is
    changing so fast it’s easy to fall behind. I would
    say that every piece of technology has been re-
    placed and upgraded over the years, making the
    police department more efficient and effective,”
    he commented.

    “We dispatch for BHPD, BHFD,
    and Gilpin Ambulance (for city calls,
    not county),” said Moriarty. “Gilpin
    County Dispatch Center is our back-
    up dispatch center, and they are our
    backup center (we work closely with
    them). Dispatchers handle many
    things during a shift, including 911
    calls, non-emergency calls, police/
    fire/ambulance radio traffic, Emer-
    gency radio traffic, several criminal
    justice systems to aid the officers
    on calls, Computer Aided Dispatch
    (CAD), towing calls and calls for
    medical helicopters, assisting other
    agencies with 911 rollover calls,
    administration duties, searches and

    “One of the things Black Hawk has done has
    been to continue to update technologies in the
    police department,” according to Cole. “The
    Black Hawk Police Department played a cru-
    cial role in building new radio towers in Black
    Hawk and Gilpin County. Once the 800 MHz

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  • Central hauls Of-Highway Vehicle plan of to junkyard

    Central hauls Of-Highway Vehicle plan of to junkyard

    By Don Ireland

    City is what we need. We need to
    put our positives on something
    everyone can agree on – not
    quarreling on a project that we’re
    not sure of.”

    whole thing would’ve been costly.
    I think that if there had been a
    vote, it would’ve gone down. It
    would’ve been a waste of our time
    and money for a pilot program. I
    think it’s a good decision to save
    the money and stuff.”

    ken voted against it. However,
    the council hit the brakes on the
    program recently, saying they
    were busy dealing with the city’s
    2024 budget and other matters.
    At the time, they predicted that
    discussion of the program would
    resume in the early months of the
    new year.

    Senior Reporter
    A controversial plan allowing
    Off-Highway Vehicles to travel
    along Central City streets won’t
    happen anytime soon. At least,
    not in 2024.

    Fey said, “My hesitation in
    backing down – so to speak, for
    lack of a better term – was that
    some people would see it as a
    sign. It would be seen that if the
    council made a decision they
    disagreed with, they would only
    have to come to the council or
    have conversations on the street,
    and we would reverse that [deci-
    sion]. I didn’t want to set that
    precedent. I hope the people –
    especially
    the Pros-
    pector’s
    Run folks –
    won’t look
    at this as a
    conciliato-
    ry measure.
    It’s not that
    we’re back-
    ing down
    from what
    our opin-
    ions have
    been – we’ve just got bigger fish
    to fry than whether we should
    have side-by-side [vehicles] in
    town.”

    Alderman Todd Williams said,
    “I would like to add that I ap-
    preciate the conversations I’ve
    had – both positive and not-so-
    affirmative conversations – about
    the whole program. Mr. Mayor, I
    appreciate the time we’ve spent
    talking about it, and I think we’re
    in agreement on where we are
    right now with it.”

    Mayor Jeremy Fey said a pro-
    posed pilot OHV program, which
    had been eyed to begin this
    spring, is no longer on the table
    before the council. He announced
    during the council meeting on
    Tuesday night, Feb. 6, that sev-
    eral other economic-related mat-
    ters are a higher priority.

    Since the discussion of the OHV
    program surfaced last summer,
    several residents turned out
    to protest the idea. Aiken and
    Enloe suggested at the time that
    the proposal should be put to a
    vote by residents. Residents who
    opposed the plan said they were
    concerned that trucks hauling
    OHVs by trailer to the national
    forest north of the city would
    lead to speeding, noise and safety
    issues for those who live along
    Eureka and Lawrence streets.

    While the short agenda indicat-
    ed the council meeting wouldn’t
    last long, a question about the
    OHV program by resident Zane
    Plzek led the council to slow
    down the meeting and explain its
    previously unannounced explana-
    tion about stopping the effort.

    Fey offered
    the final word
    on the sub-
    ject, “I often
    tell my four
    girls that
    wisdom is not
    the ability
    to get out of
    trouble but
    to avoid it
    altogether.
    The last thing
    I ever wanted
    to do was to put the residents –
    or anyone – or the tourists on
    these vehicles in harm’s way. I
    didn’t want to bring conflict. That
    really was the end of decision-
    making for me. I wouldn’t want
    to put any resident who would
    be up in arms about it in a place
    where they think they’d have to
    confront a wrongdoer on a vehi-
    cle. It wouldn’t be a healthy thing
    to do. That’s one thing I wanted
    to avoid – conflict.”

    “It’s not that we’re
    backing down from what our
    opinions have been – we’ve
    just got bigger fish to fry than
    whether we should have side-
    by-side [vehicles] in town.”

    Several residents who de-
    nounced the proposal told the
    council they were nearly struck
    by speeding vehicles traveling
    up Eureka Street toward the U.S.
    Forest Service lands. Among
    those who voiced opposition were
    Plzek and other Prospector’s Run
    residents, whose HOA is near the
    upper end of Eureka.

    Fey gave a detailed explanation
    of why the council is abandoning
    the OHV plan for the foreseeable
    future. He said he had discussed
    the pilot program with aldermen
    Kara Tinucci and Todd Williams,
    who voted last August to move
    ahead.

    ­— Mayor Jeremy Fey

    “It wasn’t an easy decision to
    make,” said Fey about postpon-
    ing the plan for the foreseeable
    future. “We have decided to table
    the issue for now and not move
    ahead with the pilot program.”

    Some opponents cited a similar
    situation in the southern Colo-
    rado town of Silverton. Residents
    there voted to ban OHVs from
    community streets in 2021. How-
    ever, several businesses said the
    ban caused them to lose revenues
    from visitors and asked for an-
    other vote. In October, residents
    again rejected the concept of per-
    mitting OHVs in the community.

    “To anyone who’s in favor of the
    program, please call on me. There
    were some people and busi-
    nesses who were excited to see
    what those results could be. Let’s
    talk about it. At a future date, if
    there’s a strong sentiment from
    the residents or businesses, we’ll
    reconsider it. For now, the coun-
    cil has made the decision – and I
    think [aldermen] Marsha [Enloe]
    and Jeff [Aiken] would concur
    – that it’s not worthy of further
    consideration at
    this time.”

    “I want to be clear that our
    decision was not based on a clear
    understanding that it’s not the
    right thing to do, one way or the
    other,” continued the mayor. “We
    just formed a Downtown Devel-
    opment Authority and an Urban
    Redevelopment Authority. We’re
    looking at economic development
    around this town. Not everyone
    may be on the same page, but
    nobody knows if the program
    would’ve had a net positive or net
    negative. The three of us believed
    that it would be positive, and
    that’s why we voted that way. We
    don’t know. We do know that
    further development in Central

    Last fall, Fey, Tinucci and
    Williams voted to move ahead
    to study an OHV pilot program
    for 2024, while Enloe and Ai-

    Even neighboring Black Hawk
    weighed in against the plan
    last fall. Mayor David Spellman
    warned that his city’s police

    would immediately issue
    tickets to any OHV that
    ventured off Central City
    streets into Black Hawk.

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    Responded
    Aiken, “It was
    my contention
    all along that we
    were going to have
    a vote [by resi-
    dents]. I think the

    At the time, Fey sug-
    gested that the city could
    generate new revenues by
    selling permits for OHVs,
    which currently are prohib-
    ited from driving on Cen-
    tral’s streets. City leaders
    said they wanted to hire a
    consultant to recommend
    a pilot program, which
    could be discontinued if the
    council thought it didn’t
    work out.

    This week
    Friday, Feb. 9 — High
    school basketball hosts Lyons.
    Junior varsity games at 4:30
    p.m., followed by varsity games
    at 6 p.m. High school wrestling
    team at the regional tourna-
    ment in Sterling on Friday and
    Saturday for qualifiers.

    Thursday, Feb. 15 — High
    school basketball hosts Peyton.
    Girls jayvee plays at 5 p.m.,
    followed by varsity at 6:30 p.m.
    The Snowcoming Dance and
    activities will follow the game.

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