Yesterday was another day
Author’s note: Much of this information comes from the pen of Louis Carter, who wrote a series of columns in the Central City Register-Call describing Central City’s Golden Years (1895 – 1914). Carter was born in Central …read the rest of this story »
Was it more fun when illegal in the 40s and 50s?
“Gambling was more fun back in the old days and you guys got a bigger cut too.” That’s what one old timer told me as I drove him around in the Central City bus a decade ago. He may have been correct on that point. …read the rest of this story »
County Management
The enforcement action taken by the Gilpin County Commissioners Tuesday – technically they were sitting as the Gilpin County Board of Health – was a reminder of how difficult enforcing even the simplest regulation can be. …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin County vs. Dory Lakes Property Owners Association
A final court ruling came down last Friday, November 20th, in the lawsuit brought by the Dory Lakes Property Owners Association (DLPOA) against the County, so now is probably a good time to review the whole …read the rest of this story »
Dissolution/ inclusion – 50/50 split reconsidered
At their November 30, 2009, meeting, the six-member Timberline Fire Authority (TFA) Board of Directors overcame one obstacle which has been hanging up the merger of High Country Fire Protection District …read the rest of this story »
Public spars with Board of Directors
Public Comment time was lively at High Country Fire Protection District’s (HCFPD) Board of Directors meeting on November 18, 2009, even when it wasn’t Public Comment time. Directors Paul Britton, Roger …read the rest of this story »
Looking back to the ‘50’s from a student’s perspective
Growing up in, Black Hawk, Colorado, a small community was an experience that I only began to appreciate after I was married and lived in a larger community. …read the rest of this story »
A question about Judge James B. Belford
After the Halloween ghost stories were told about the Belford House in Central City, a reader was inspired to write in. He wrote to ask when we’d do a story about Judge James Belford himself. This same reader believes there …read the rest of this story »
County Management
There won’t be a weekly meeting of the Gilpin County Commissioners next week – Tuesday is already December, if you can believe that! – as the Commissioners will be attending the annual winter conference of CCI – Colorado …read the rest of this story »
At Gilpin County Schools
It was a time for patriotic reflection through song, speech–and silence–on the morning of Tuesday, November 11th, in “Honoring All Who Served,” the theme for this year’s Veterans Day Celebration in the …read the rest of this story »