Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off joint agency effort
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gilpin County, and the City of Black Hawk celebrated the beginning of …read the rest of this story »
Progress and plans for water system
Central City Council adopted their 2011 budget and dealt with three Intergovernmental Agreement dissolutions for services formerly partnered with the City of Black Hawk at their meeting of November 16, 2010. Mayor Ron Engels and …read the rest of this story »
Animal shelter serving Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties
Helen Buck owned 11 German shepherds during her years with husband Ray Buck. After Ray’s passing she adopted a five year old German shepherd show dog named Charlie. When Helen heard in 2003 that Clear Creek County was seeking a …read the rest of this story »
Council takes action on each
Mayor David Spellman and Council members Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Jim Johnson, Tom Kerr and Greg Moates met November 10th for their only meeting of the month. The second regular meeting has been …read the rest of this story »
Connectivity of Service
Dateline: Compiegne, France, November 11, 1918, 11 a.m. – Western Allies and Germany meet to sign an armistice ending fighting on the Western Front. The gathering was the beginning of the end of World War I and the beginning …read the rest of this story »
The noble bird in 1537, 1694, 2010, and on (oh my!) Guiding Light
Thanksgiving is a great holiday. Along with July Fourth, it’s a most “national” of our holidays. Everyone seems to participate. Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, humanists, atheists: everyone loves Thanksgiving. Still, the history of …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin Commissioners Business
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman considered several community development issues during their business meeting of November 9, 2010, and then, following an executive …read the rest of this story »
A Gilpin community restaurant review
The Last Shot Restaurant is located in mid-Gilpin County by Rollinsville along the scenic Peak-to-Peak Highway (Highway 119). The family-friendly restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Roy and …read the rest of this story »
Taking care of your furry friends in an emergency
Moving to Colorado in 2006, I had not experienced being evacuated until the Fourmile Canyon Fire on September 6th. That morning while standing on the deck of my client Jan’s house off Alpine Way in Boulder, warm embers …read the rest of this story »
Colorful crown of Mountain City
Black Hawk’s architectural jewel, the historic Lace House is now the crown jewel of the City’s historic village, Mountain City. Sporting a new $18,000 paint job, a blue background trimmed out in darker shades of blue, maroon, deep …read the rest of this story »