Board members chosen for new Timberline district
Board members of High Country Fire Protection District (High Country) met on March 16, 2011 for what is likely their final meeting. The full board, Roger Durham, Jim Crawford, Robb Kambic, Judd Motchan, …read the rest of this story »
One of the Gilpin County Commissioners’ 2011 goals was to “Aggressively explore additional cell phone service opportunities, including coordinating with Town of Nederland.” …read the rest of this story »
Expensive snow plow truck on order
Central City Mayor Ron Engels and Council members Bob Giancola, Tom Reilly, Bob Spain and Shirley Voorhies met the evening of March 15, 2011, first conducting a work session for a report from Ennovate …read the rest of this story »
1922 – February 17, 2011
Norman Ford “Norm” 89, of Black Hawk, passed away February 17, 2011. He is survived by three children – Thurston, Roscoe (Chong), …read the rest of this story »
1930 – March 19, 2011
Harlan Arthur Wingfield, 81, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2011 at the VA hospital in Denver, Colorado. Harlan, one of 13 children, was born and raised in Dallas City, Illinois. …read the rest of this story »
Award winning artist at work
Just four years ago Claudia Ariss wandered into Mother Earth Gallery in downtown Nederland. She had never been in a stained glass shop and knew immediately that her life was about to change. By the time she walked out, she had signed up …read the rest of this story »
A mystery about our local Rollinsville Pass
Remember the ski train we’d see come through Rollinsville? That train carried 750 riders on their way from Denver to Winter Park and was often sold out. Those riders passing Rollinsville on the Union Pacific were almost to the famous Moffat …read the rest of this story »
County Management
Governor Hickenlooper is aggressively soliciting County-specific economic development proposals, and while the Gilpin County Commissioners will be looking at such proposals in an upcoming work session, those conversations will take …read the rest of this story »
Station commanders say “Go Timberline!”
Next Tuesday, March 15, 2011 the property owners of Colorado Sierra Fire Protection District (Sierra) will vote on two ballot issues. One is whether or not to have their fire district …read the rest of this story »
And the ghost town phenomenon
It makes sense that one finds ghosts in ghost towns—that’s why writers were telling ghost stories. But how did Central City and Black Hawk get lumped in with truly deserted “ghost …read the rest of this story »