A view of Black Hawk’s progression from a resident
I’ll readily admit to having an ongoing love affair with Black Hawk and Central City. Both have been such a huge part of my life from the very first moment I saw them. I very fondly remember begging Susanne Staruk to hire me for a job at the old Glory Hole …read the rest of this story »
Council addresses parking and search for Planning Director
Central City Council once again had a full house at the Council table at their meeting November 15, 2011. Rita Lee was sworn into office, having been elected last week to fill the seat vacated when Tom Reilly resigned. The Council began with a work session …read the rest of this story »
September 4, 1928 – November 16, 2011
Irene Joyce Storms, 83, Hugoton, Kansas, passed on to her rewards in heaven on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. …read the rest of this story »
Burn permit ordinance underway
Gilpin County Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Connie McLain and Buddy Schmalz met Tuesday morning, November 15, 2011. They moved forward with the Slash Burn Permit System which is to be implemented beginning in 2012 per Colorado statute. …read the rest of this story »
The winds came in – the power went out
In the earliest hours of November 13th, Mother Nature unloosed a tempest in Gilpin County the likes of which hasn’t been seen (and heard) in years. Anemometer monitors in Aspen Springs, one of the hardest hit areas of Gilpin, reported winds of 65 miles per …read the rest of this story »
Mill levy reduced to 0.394 mills
The topic was budget at Black Hawk’s City Council meeting on November 9, 2011. Mayor David Spellman and Aldermen Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Jim Johnson, Tom Kerr and Greg Moates adopted the 2012 Budget …read the rest of this story »
Finally At Rest With A Proper Tombstone
An unusual cemetery observance held the limelight on Saturday, November 12, in Fairmount Cemetery. A Madam’s grave was officially recognized with an elegant stone while a crowd of about two dozen Gilpin County residents, in Victorian dress, honored her. …read the rest of this story »
Contracts, Station 1 update, potential inclusion
Timberline Fire Protection District’s Board of Directors, Rick Wenzel, Jim Crawford, Roger Durham, John Etzkorn, and John Rittenhouse met on October 31, 2011 for their regular business meeting. It was the sixth meeting of the month for a board that …read the rest of this story »
Budget, staff resignation, citizen complaints
Central City Mayor Ron Engels and Council members Bob Giancola, Bob Spain and Shirley Voorhies met the evening of November 1, 2011, first conducting a work session on Council Rules of Procedure at 6 p.m. and then moving into their regularly scheduled …read the rest of this story »
Town of Nederland Business
The Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) met at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at the Nederland Community Center. Members present were: Mayor Joe Gierlach, Mayor pro tem Kevin Mueller, and Trustees Randy Lee, Chris Perret, Peter Fiori, …read the rest of this story »