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…)
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…)
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…)
Through local Farmers Insurance agent
The Peak to Peak Rotary Club received a $1,000 grant from Farmers Insurance Exchange Co. in their ongoing effort to assist in local communities. The grant was applied for by Rebecca Shirey, a local Farmers Insurance Agent, who has been a resident for nearly 30 years in Mid-Gilpin County (more…)
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…)
Eagles defeat Falcons 50-44 in final home basketball thriller
by Patty Unruh
It was a clash of talons at the Gilpin High School gym Monday night, as the Eagles basketball teams emerged victorious from league battles with the Front Range Christian Falcons of Littleton. Both Gilpin and Front Range deserve kudos for the way they fought to the end. (more…)
Access to fresh, wholesome, and healthy food
By 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…)
Gilpin’s Father Daughter Dance 2018
By David Josselyn
For many years, although no one could tell me when it started, Gilpin County has hosted a father and daughter dance in true Valentine’s Day fashion. (more…)
By Gilpin County Sheriff, Gilpin Ambulance, Timberline, Alpine Rescue, and Rocky Mountain Rescue teams
A 35-year-old man was rescued Sunday, February 4, after being injured while backcountry skiing.
The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office, Gilpin Ambulance Authority, Timberline Fire Protection District, Alpine Rescue, and Rocky Mountain Rescue responded to a 911 call around 11 a.m. Sunday morning. The skier was injured in the area above Tolland Road in Rollinsville. (more…)
April 28, 1960 – February 4, 2018
Central City resident Stuart Jennings Wyatt fell back into the arms of his creator and guided back to heavens this past Sunday the 4th of February. Stu was loved by everyone who met him, a friend to all, and a wonderful father to his two children whom so dearly he loved. Stu, a native of Arvada, was a man of incredible talent, creativity and personality. After High School Stu attended the Colorado Institute of Art and used his incredible artistic talents to eventually run his own a successful graphic design business for well over twenty years. (more…)
Jiselle Osteboe blasts through the competition to win top prize
by 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…)
Historic map of Territory of Colorado to be displayed in Commissioners room
By 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…)
H.S. basketball action roundup
by 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…)
Colorado Pioneer
By 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…)
Varsity basketball teams bow to Union Colony and Highland
by 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…)
Screaming Vikings invade Golden
by 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…)