Let’s have our own Gilpin County Olympics!
Lot’s of folks were watching the Vancouver winter Olympics last week. But, why not have our own Gilpin County Olympics featuring our very own special mountain contests? Here are my suggestions. …read the rest of this story »
Great books, film, friends, internet, coffee and fun
Veteran thriller-writer James Rollins has a newly published book, Altar of Eden, an adventure novel of suspense featuring a female veterinarian named Lorna Polk. (Rollins is a veterinarian himself and he …read the rest of this story »
Life Coaching
I was walking downtown in Denver, when a guy with a grocery cart walked up to me and asked for money. I looked at him with his ragged and torn clothes, and toothless grin. As I reached into my pocket and …read the rest of this story »
Senate President Brendan Shaffer endorses
PRESS RELEASE – Gilpin County Commissioner Jeanne Nicholson is announcing her Candidacy for the Colorado State Senate, District 16. State Senator Dan Gibbs has announced he will …read the rest of this story »
Names investigators, firefighters, pubic officials
Black Hawk resident, Terrence Ballowe, has filed documents with the City of Black Hawk, Black Hawk Fire Department, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Gilpin County District Attorney, Central City Fire Department and the …read the rest of this story »
Homeowner wins construction approval after-the-fact
All members of Black Hawk City Council were present when Mayor David Spellman called to order the regular business meeting of February 10, 2010. …read the rest of this story »
What’s the hold up with Rocky Mountain Rail?
“The only safe way to get from Idaho Springs to Central City is on your hands and knees—and that’s risky.” Walt Whitman said it, not me. In this very column last year I made some predictions about the proposed rail line …read the rest of this story »
30 Years Ago – February 15, 1980
Central City Public Works Director Bob Dietz managed to get the Austin Weston 88H grader balanced on three wheels and a blade on the road to the Belcher house. He hit an ice patch which caused the large grader to slide …read the rest of this story »
For veterans in Gilpin County
The Wounded Warriors Retreat for veterans, their families and friends, took place at the Gilpin County Community Center on Saturday, January 30, from 10:30 until 3:00 p.m. …read the rest of this story »
Upcoming 40 Year Anniversary
Maybe you can’t change history, but it’s taken a turn in Gilpin County with a new president of the Gilpin Historical Society and a new executive director. Martie Fast and Dave Forsyth will build on the considerable work of …read the rest of this story »