Brass Bed Racing – one of America’s most unique events!
Some local residents didn’t even bother getting out of bed on Saturday, June 19th. The 36th annual Madame Lou Bunch Day and Brass Bed Race hosted a few bed heads who “hit the sack” and raced, by bed, through the streets …read the rest of this story »
Public hearings planned
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman dealt with the regular business of the County at their meeting of June 22nd, and then moved into a work session to explore how (or if) the …read the rest of this story »
Free tours, rides, food, fun
In the archives of this newspaper the July 1, 1904 issue reports values of an ore shipment from the Hidee Mine in Lake Gulch district as 6 ounces gold, 9 ounces silver and 11% copper for a total valuation of $130 per ton. The …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, June 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Nederland Community Center. …read the rest of this story »
Central City Lodge hosts district event
The Colorado Central Northwest District (CCND) of The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America presented a Flag Day Ceremony on Sunday, June 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the …read the rest of this story »
Plans to improve City water system
Black Hawk City Council met for their regular business meeting on June 9, 2010. Mayor David Spellman and Aldermen Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Tom Kerr, Jim Johnson and Greg Moates were …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin County Management
There were a couple of election-related issues discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Gilpin County Commissioners, which in and of themselves weren’t terribly momentous, but served as a reminder that …read the rest of this story »
Pastor’s Corner
A few weeks ago as we started our study through the Gospel of John, and one of the key verses that we looked at was John 1:14 – “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We …read the rest of this story »
Madame Lou Bunch Day in Central City, Saturday, June 19
Don’t bother getting out of bed on Saturday, June 19. The 36th annual Madame Lou Bunch Day and Brass Bed Race will host a few bed heads who will “hit the sack” and race, by bed, through the …read the rest of this story »
Saturday, June 5th
The Gilpin County High School Class of 2010 celebrated their high school graduation with Commencement Exercises on Saturday, June 5, in the Miller-Headrick school auditorium. Balloons of red and black, the …read the rest of this story »