Weekly Register-Call/ Gilpin County News

Physically and philosophically

High Country Fire Protection District (HCFPD) Board of Directors met the evening of May 21, 2009. The District has been updating vehicles and equipment and is now looking to relocate Station 1.

Time to Move

A recurring landslide behind Station 1, currently located on Highway 92 near Pinecliffe, threatens the structure and causes drainage problems. The station is built so close to the rock cliff behind it, that access to the …read the rest of this story »

Spending may/may not be improper

The Jefferson County District Attorney’s office has confirmed it is assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a review of Gilpin County Clerk and Recorder, Jessica Lovingier’s expenditures. The investigation, started early in 2009, was initiated by a telephone tip, resulting in a broadcast “expose” by a Denver television channel. Allegations in the most recent attack have included misuse of County funds, conflict of interest in awarding …read the rest of this story »

1915 – 2009

William C. Russell, Jr., long-time resident of Central City, died in his home on Eureka Street early Sunday morning. He was 93 years old.

Bill was born in 1915 his Denver; his father was a mining engineer who worked throughout the west. Bill grew up in Colorado, though he was sometimes sent to military schools in other states.

In the 1930’s, with the country hit hard by the depression, Bill moved to the tiny mining town of …read the rest of this story »

“The right choice.”

Gilpin School’s Board of Education conducted a budget workshop prior to their regular meeting on May 18, 2009. Board President Scott Groginsky and members, Rusty Hardy, Craig Holmes, Bob Masslich and Jerry Yocom were present, as were Superintendent Ken Ladouceur and Principals Alexis Donaldson and Lisa Schell. During the regular meeting, the Board announced the name of the new superintendent.

Tina Goar

Tina Goar was one of three final candidates the Board considered to replace Superintendent Ken Ladouceur. Prior to accepting the Gilpin position, Goar was superintendent at …read the rest of this story »

Implementation imminent

Gilpin County Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Jeanne Nicholson and Buddy Schmalz began their May 19, 2009 meeting with a review of the County’s Casualty and Property Pool (CAPP) loss ration and that of the County’s Workers’ Compensation Pool (CWCP). …read the rest of this story »

Central City Council Meeting

The City of Central held its regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 19^th, at City Hall. Mayor Ron Slinger conducted the meeting attended by council members Ron Engels, Bob Spain, and Tom Reilly. Alderman Bob Giancola was not present. …read the rest of this story »

Past and present

Black Hawk City Council began their May 13, 2009 meeting remembering a fallen hero from the City’s early days. Mayor David Spellman read the official proclamation honoring Marshal Robert A. Clark who was killed in the line of duty on July 10, 1869. Black Hawk’s Chief of Police Stephen Cole, and members of the City’s Police Department, had researched the life and death of Marshal Clark and submitted his name for entry on the Colorado and the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial. On the evening of this meeting, in Washington D.C., Marshal Clark’s name was entered during a candlelight vigil. …read the rest of this story »

Community member committees interview RE-1 candidates

On Saturday, May 9^th, there was a flurry of activity at the school building as community members sat in groups and conducted interviews with three potential candidates for the position of superintendent of the Gilpin County RE-1 School District. The district is comprised of two schools, the elementary and undivided high schools, with about 360 currently enrolled students. …read the rest of this story »

To see County through summer

Gilpin County Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Jeanne Nicholson and Buddy Schmalz considered road, boundary line, wildfire and other issues at their May 12^th meeting, then followed it with an afternoon work session regarding ambulance service. …read the rest of this story »

$79,000 from first three months

May 8, 2009, was a historical payday for Gilpin County School District. Black Hawk’s City Council met with members of the Board of Education at 2:00p.m. After comments by elected officials, they handed over a check payable to the school district for $54,916. That amount represents revenue generated during January and February from Black Hawk’s Education Enhancement Tax. …read the rest of this story »