21st Annual Cemetery Crawl
Spirits visited Gilpin County Saturday afternoon, and not just any old spirits, but those of some of the area’s most famous early residents. They were seen by more than a hundred people in the City of …read the rest of this story »
Commissioners object
It was audit time for Gilpin County. Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Jeanne Nicholson and Buddy Schmalz were visited by auditor Wendy Swanhorst (Swanhorst and Company) who apprised them …read the rest of this story »
$320 million in cuts and changes
Just two days after Governor Bill Ritter announced his fiscal year 2009-10 budget plans, Representative Claire Levy was at Gilpin’s Peak to Peak Rotary Club meeting summarizing changes, …read the rest of this story »
Timberline Fire Authority Board determined to succeed
It could cost as much as $110,000 for Timberline Fire Authority (TFA) to merge High Country (HCFPD) and Colorado Sierra Fire (CSFPD) Protection Districts through an election process. That was …read the rest of this story »
In the Forrest Whitman lawsuit against former editor
“The dragon is slain. The witch is dead. The sunshine of balanced reporting has returned to Gilpin County,” announced local attorney, John Pineau, as he handed over a $60,000 check to Gilpin County Commissioner Forrest …read the rest of this story »
Creekside Bed and Breakfast
Terrence Ballowe, 410 Chase Street, Black Hawk, turned himself in to Longmont law enforcement officials Wednesday, August 12, 2009. He was wanted on charges of Third Degree Arson, a Class Four Felony. Ballowe’s business, …read the rest of this story »
Nederland Board of Trustees Meeting
The Town of Nederland held its regular Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting on Tuesday, August 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nederland Community Center. Attending the meeting were members Mayor Martin Cheshes, …read the rest of this story »
Art Show Results
YOUTH DIVISION
1st Place: Jacob Matlock (11 yrs) “Sparky Dog” (Clay Sculpture)
2nd Place: Megan Paulman (15 yrs) “Spoon Portrait” (Pencil Drawing)
3rd Place: Jack Masterson Newman “Dark Heart” (Pencil Drawing) …read the rest of this story »
No one aboard
The bus was empty when it tumbled over the 30 foot drop into Gregory Gulch. That was the best news about Friday’s 5 p.m. runaway Coach USA, but there was plenty of other good news, “miraculous” news according to …read the rest of this story »
May 3, 1945 – July 29, 2009
Karen Julia (Dahlstrom) Anderson, was born May 03, 1945 in Denver, Colorado, and passed from this life to the next on July 29, 2009 at 64 years of age. Her home in Black Hawk was owned by her family from 1950 until she …read the rest of this story »