Basketball awards, baseball and track seasons off the starting block
by Patty Unruh
Basketball Awards
The Gilpin High School varsity boys’ basketball team held its sports awards banquet on Tuesday, March 13, at the Elks Lodge in Central City. (more…)
Gilpin Finance Class Competes at Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge
By Trystin Swan
“Trader, trader I’d like to buy and sell,” is all that was heard in the room full of finance students from different school teams as they battled it out to be on top of the Stock Market. (more…)
A Colorado Pioneer
By Maggie Magoffin
Born in Licking County, Ohio on November 23, 1838, David S. Green was the son of Congressman Isaac Green and his wife Elizabeth (Brown) Green. In 1848 the family moved to Crawford County, Illinois; then in 1850 they moved on to California where David’s father died four weeks after their arrival. (more…)
St. Baldrick’s event raises money for children’s cancer research
by Patty Unruh
What does it take for a person to get their head shaved in front of an audience?
It takes self-effacing courage and a sense of humor – especially when the audience is a gym full of noisy school students. And when the local media shows up with a camera and asks, “Why are you getting your head shaved?” these special folks give gracious responses and allow their photos to be taken. (more…)
Gilpin students participate in Enough! National School Walkout Day
by Patty Unruh
Students from Gilpin County School, along with thousands of other young people across America, walked out of their classrooms last Wednesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. The walkout was scheduled for 17 minutes, to remember the 17 students and teachers who were killed and 17 more injured in a mass shooting on February 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. (more…)
“Grandpopsicle” Morstoel haunts the Rockies
By Aaron Storms
Driving into Nederland, CO on Saturday, lines of cars were parked along the highway for a mile leading into town. If you didn’t know already, the 17th annual Frozen Dead Guy Days festival was taking place, and there were throngs of people for as far as you could see from Hwy 119 all the way down to Guercio Park by Barker Reservoir, and on every other highway leading into town from Boulder and Estes Park. Finally locating a parking spot, I parked the Jeep and strolled down East 1st Street, taking in all the sights and sounds. Even with the falling snow and chilly temps, there were poets espousing prose from makeshift stages, frozen turkey bowling in the street, beer tents and live music along both sides, and interesting people of all ages and walks of life to talk to. (more…)
Who said fish can’t fly!
by Dave Gibson
After hosting the Frozen Dead Guy Days Salmon Toss in Nederland, CO for sixteen years in a row, Hillary Stevenson needed a new venue for the event when the Sundance Café closed its doors. Turning to her friend Heather Hatwan, owner of the Stage Stop in nearby Rollinsville, Hillary found a perfect new home for the Salmon Toss, continuing the tradition. (more…)
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…)
Teams come home with four wins
by Patty Unruh
Gilpin County Middle and High Schools took three teams to the 28th Colorado Science Bowl recently, coming home with four victories. The high school event took place on March 3 at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, with 41 teams competing. The middle school competition was held on February 3 at Mountain View High School, with 24 teams participating. It was only the second time that Gilpin had sent teams to the Bowl; last year was the inaugural effort. (more…)
Eight candidates for upcoming Board elections
By Randy Beaudette
The Timberline Board of Directors called to order their regularly scheduled meeting March 13, 2018 at 7:05 pm at Timberline Station 5, 14908 Colorado Highway 119. (more…)
Randy Black of CASB addresses Gilpin Board of Education
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education substituted a work session on board development for its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 6. (more…)
Fire auxiliary raises funds for Timberline Fire and GCART
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Community Center gym was jam packed last Saturday night, March 3, as more than 300 hungry guests lined up for bowls of mouth-watering chili and all the trimmings. It was time once again for the High Country Auxiliary’s (HCA) huge chili dinner and silent auction to raise money to help fund the Timberline Fire Protection District (TFPD) and Gilpin County Animal Response Team (GCART) volunteers. (more…)
Awards banquet an evening to remember
by Patty Unruh
Formal wear … tablecloths and centerpieces … chocolate-dipped strawberries and sparkling cider in plastic champagne flutes … a gentleman to escort the ladies. Such elegance is more like a night at the Oscars than a rural middle school sports award program. (more…)
Gilpin Middle and High School band and choir winter performance
by Patty Unruh
Fans of good music enjoyed a winter concert performed by Gilpin Middle and High School band and choir last Thursday evening, March 1. Director Randi Ebers led the young people in a cultural potpourri of tunes presented by large and small ensembles. (more…)
Lady Eagles get a playoff win over Union Colony
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin Eagles varsity boys blasted the Lyons Lions 64-53 on Tuesday evening, February 20, in a 2A District 7 league playoff game on Gilpin’s court. The match had been scheduled for Monday night but was canceled due to the snowstorm.
The varsity girls also brought home a victory as they triumphed 31-27 over Union Colony Prep of Greeley. (more…)
Gilpin’s top wrestler best in past 15 years at school
by Patty Unruh
Senior Josh Trujillo represented Gilpin High School at the 2018 Colorado state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center last weekend. The event, which ran from Thursday, February 15 through Saturday, February 17, crowned champions in each of 14 weights from Class 2A through 5A. (more…)