Weekly Register-Call/ Gilpin County News

Talent Contest Results

Little Kids

1st Place – Hayley Turner sang “Love Story”2nd Place – Arianna Heath danced

3rd Place – Tie-Christy Schmitz sang “Jump Then Fall;” Jessica Graham did some modeling; and Hope Lyle sang “You Belong with Me”

Big Kids

1st Place – Hannah Thomas sang “Naturally”

2nd Plac – Tie-Alicia Ruiz played the violin; and Faeryn Sepanik-Kopke sang “Breathe”

3rd Place – Tie-Jaden Cogar sang “I Wonder;” Mary Dean sang “Love Like Crazy;” Ripley Duke sang “Our Song;” Cammy Cullar sang “Love Story;” Lindsay James sang “Can’t Fight the Moonlight;” Rosario Laguera sang “Fearless;” Chloe Berglund sang “Round and Round;” and Bailey Flowers sang “You Are Not Alone”

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County to coordinate election with Black Hawk and BVSD

Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman resumed their weekly meetings on August 24^th, after a two week break. There were several public hearings for special use applications, …read the rest of this story »

Our mountains were and are urban based

“Welcome to Gilpin County, A Rural Mountain Community” That’s what the sign at the Gilpin County line says. A look at our history though shows that we may not be so “rural” after all. …read the rest of this story »

30 Years Ago – August 29, 1980

The flavors of old Mexico have returned to Central City at Poco’s Mexican Restaurant located in the historic Granite Building on Lawrence, former site of the Taos Trading Post, under the ownership of Larry Pallotto, Buzz …read the rest of this story »

Local event with galactic following

Never have there been so many self-proclaimed “Dick-heads” gathered in Gilpin at one time as there were last weekend. There were approximately 30 of these fans of the science fiction author Philip K. Dick attending a …read the rest of this story »

Good food and music on August 28^th in Lincoln Hills

Besides all the activity and interest generated by the fishing clubs at the north end of Gilpin County, there’s another focus of attention in the same Pactolus area. …read the rest of this story »

Introducing our hottest citizens

The sound of a siren travels far in the thin air of our mountain communities. That’s usually what folks notice first, and then flashing lights followed by the big red or yellow fire trucks, headed somewhere in a hurry. The truck …read the rest of this story »

Colorado Springs cadets speak about their experiences

Class of 2014 Statistics

Last year 11,627 students, a majority of them graduating high school seniors, wanted to go back to school in the fall and they demonstrated this by applying for acceptance into the United States Air Force Academy’s …read the rest of this story »

Classic cars just like you remember them

When two dozen “rods” rumbled into Central City Friday afternoon, there was no missing it. Spotted along the high road of the Central City Parkway, the fleet of Buick’s, Chevy’s and Fords looked like a string of glitzy …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 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Nederland Community Center. …read the rest of this story »