Located mid-Gilpin County behind the car wash
by Jaclyn Schrock
Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 9 am Gilpin County Commissioners opened their bi-monthly meeting. (more…)
Tag: Mining
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Central City steams ahead with acquisition
Annie’s wants store-front parkingBy David Josselyn
Work Session – Annie’s
The Central City Council met with Staff on March 6, 2018, for a work session prior to the regular council meeting. The topics of conversation were parking spaces at Annie’s Emporium and a steam shovel presentation. (more…)
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Black Hawk Amends Manufactured Homes Municipal Code
Public Works to upgrade equipment
By Randy Beaudette
The bell was rung by Brett Hahnenkamp from Peak Value LLC to announce the regular meeting of the Black Hawk City Council. The meeting was called to order on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 3 pm by Mayor David Spellman. (more…)
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Marijuana cultivators request to relocate in mid-Gilpin
County Commissioners support State investment in rural communities
By Randy Beaudette
After a brief technical delay, Gilpin County Board Commissioners Ron Engels Gail Watson, and Linda Isenhart, and were greeted with a full and varied agenda for the regular Commissioners meeting that took place on Tuesday February 20, 2018 at Central City Hall. (more…)
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Emergency services a hot topic at Central City
Council meets for regular meeting
By David Josselyn
Work Session
The Central City Council met with Staff on February 20, 2018, for a work session prior to the regular council meeting. The topic of conversation was a Gaps Analysis of Emergency Services presented by Dan Qualman of ESCI (Emergency Services Consulting International). The City has long known their firefighting resources are being stretched thin with age and hired an independent third party to conduct an analysis based on 2016 figures. (more…)
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Black Hawk Council cancels election
Municipal Court Judges reappointed
By Randy Beaudette
Mark Huff from JIJE Consulting rang the bell promptly at 3:00 pm to signal the start of the Black Hawk City Council meeting for February 14, 2018. Mayor Spellman called the Black Hawk City Council to order followed by Roll Call, then led in the Pledge of Allegiance. (more…)
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A “tailing tale” of Alfred Gambell
A Colorado Pioneer
By Maggie Magoffin
Born January 27, 1822, to Seth and Retsey (Thayer) Gambell, in Richard County, Ohio, Alfred D. Gambell grew to manhood on his parent’s farm and attended the local school.
In 1844, when he was twenty-two years old, he made his way to the shores of Lake Erie and secured a job on a steamer, later temporarily locating in Buffalo, New York. He traveled extensively in the Midwest and New England before securing a position in 1847 on a whaler bound for the Arctic regions. One year later, he returned to the United States, soon after securing passage aboard a ship bound for California by way of the Horn. (more…)
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Community supported agriculture in Gilpin County
Access to fresh, wholesome, and healthy foodBy Arwen Ek
Last Saturday morning, over 300 pounds of produce was delivered to the High Country Professional Building where volunteers brought the produce inside, and quickly started sorting, cleaning, and counting. By noon, members of the Holistic Homestead CSA started arriving, bags in hand ready to pick up their share of tomatoes, onions, carrots, oranges, apples, lettuce, broccoli, potatoes and more. (more…)
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Gilpin County School abuzz at 2018 spelling bee
Jiselle Osteboe blasts through the competition to win top prizeby Patty Unruh
Fifth grader Jiselle Osteboe was the queen bee at Gilpin County School’s annual spell-down on Thursday, February 1, in the school auditorium. Jiselle bored through five rounds of sticky words to win with “jackhammer,” meaning “a rock drill of the hammer type usually held in the hands of the operator.” Jiselle defeated a field of 110 students in fourth through eighth grade to capture the championship and the $100 first prize. She is eligible to compete in the state spelling bee on March 10 if she chooses to do so. (more…)
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Gilpin license and permit fee revenues double in 2017
Historic map of Territory of Colorado to be displayed in Commissioners roomBy Randy Beaudette
A crack of the gavel promptly at 9:00 am by Chairman Ron Engels signified the start of another Gilpin County Board of Commissioners meeting February 6th 2018 edition. Joining Commissioner Engels were Commissioners Isenhart and Watson. (more…)
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Eagles win on the road
H.S. basketball action roundupby Patty Unruh
Boys’ and girls’ varsity teams from Gilpin County High School enjoyed several wins last week as they traveled to Denver, Nederland, and Fairplay. Gilpin’s boys now have a 7-8 overall record, including a winning 5-3 record for conference games. The girls are 7-8 also, and 2-5 in conference play. (more…)
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A “tailing tale” of William Gilpin
Colorado PioneerBy Maggie Magoffin
Early explorer, Nathanial Hill, described William Gilpin as, “…he knows almost everything, but he is the most impractical man I ever knew. When driving, he talks incessantly. Part of the time he is talking to me, part of the time to his ponies, Toby and Franny. The rest is soliloquy.” (more…)
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Eagles have tough sledding against the Huskies and Timberwolves
Varsity basketball teams bow to Union Colony and Highlandby Patty Unruh
Both the Gilpin H.S. varsity boys’ and girls’ hoops squads faced defeat this past week at home and away as they battled the Highland Huskies of Ault and the Union Colony Prep Timberwolves (UCP) of Greeley. The matches called for the young athletes to keep striving, even as it became obvious that they would go down to their opponents. The fact that they continued to try their hardest during adversity proved them victors in the true sense. (more…)
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UllrGrass Music and Beer Festival
Screaming Vikings invade Goldenby Dave Gibson
In Norse mythology, Ullr was the son of grain goddess Sif and stepson of the thunder god Thor. Part of pre-Christian Germanic religion that was passed down orally through sagas, many details had been lost by the time it was recorded in the 13th century. What is known about Ullr is that he was a deity of prime importance. Handsome and warlike, his archery and hunting skills were legendary. A purveyor of justice and often invoked before a duel, he was a skater, a skier, and may have used his (more…)
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Canyon Casino to build parking garage in Black Hawk
Verizon to install new cell tower at
I-70 Hidden Valley waterplantBy Jaclyn Schrock
Black Hawk City Council met at 3 pm on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 in their chambers upstairs at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, CO. The traditional bell rang to signal that the City Council session had begun. The honored bell ringer was Ethan Watel of Baseline in Denver who contracts with the City of Black Hawk to facilitate appropriate designs for construction projects. (more…)
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Gilpin wrestlers grapple with a busy home week
Eagles’ team hosts triangular and invitationalby Patty Unruh
Gilpin Invitational
Gilpin High School’s gym was a hive of activity on Saturday, January 27, as the Eagles hosted several teams at a wrestling invitational. Turnout was good, and grapplers persevered through five rounds, starting at 9:00 a.m. and lasting through mid-afternoon. (more…)