To see what’s required within a community 
to support gaming
A dozen Colorado legislators have visited the City of Black Hawk over the past two months. As guests of the City Council, members of the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives have arrived via their own shuttle bus, accompanied by …read the rest of this story »
Eagles sports action
The Gilpin County Lady Eagles were busy soaring high this past week with two wins and one loss in varsity volleyball games.On Tuesday, September 21, the team played the Denver Jewish Day School Tigers (0-2) for an away win of 3-0 out of three match games. On Thursday, September 23, they played the Denver Waldorf School Spartans (4-2) for a home win of 3-1 out of four match games. …read the rest of this story »
Empty storefronts, employee salaries, Prospectors Run connections
Central City residents turned out in force on Wednesday evening September 22, 2010, to hear what Mayoral and City Council candidates had to say about the city’s future. It was standing room only in the large county commissioners’ meeting …read the rest of this story »
Gaming revenue, CDOT land donation
Black Hawk City Council (Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Jim Johnson, Tom Kerr, Greg Moates) and Mayor David Spellman worked through their September 22, 2010 meeting agenda in short order, met in Executive Session with …read the rest of this story »
100% containment due to quick response by firefighters
A fire now known as the Peewink Mountain fire started on Friday, September 17, around 5:30 p.m. just northeast of Nederland. It was possibly sparked by an electrical recharge on a power-line that had been turned off during the previous …read the rest of this story »
How they save homes and what you can do to help
Volunteer firefighters from local departments responded when the call for mutual aid came out for the recent Fourmile Canyon fire that burned approximately 6,200 acres and consumed 166 homes. Nederland and Central City sent …read the rest of this story »
October 19, 1951 – September 15, 2010
On September 15, 2010, Stephanie Rasmussen peacefully joined Our Heavenly Father surrounded by her family at home. Stephanie shared her life with her loving husband of 41 years, Randy Rasmussen. Stephanie and Randy traveled the …read the rest of this story »
Deemed a success by Division of Wildlife
Colorado Division of Wildlife Director Tom Remington announced this week that the state’s lynx reintroduction project had accomplished its goal of establishing a breeding population in the Southern Rockies, and that biologists are now …read the rest of this story »
Worst fire in Colorado history
The Fourmile Canyon wildfire which started around 10:00 a.m. on Labor Day Monday, September 6, 2010, became one of the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history. The blaze was exceptionally difficult to contain because of the steep …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin Historical Society has it all
In Black Hawk, “High Tea at the Stroehle” happens just a few times each year. One of them was last Saturday afternoon, September 11, 2010. The event now draws so many connoisseurs from beyond Gilpin’s borders, that local residents are …read the rest of this story »