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 »
Hard rock mining skill competitions
The theme of Nederland’s 40th Miners’ Days this past weekend on July 24-25 at the Guerico field was “Reclaiming Our Heritage,” and participants labored hard at demonstrating their tough hard rock mining skills. The …read the rest of this story »
Peak to Peak Rotary Club guest speaker
The Peak-to-Peak Rotary Club held its weekly Thursday meeting on July 8 at Farradays’ Restaurant at The Isle Casino Hotel in Black Hawk. Rotary President Michelle Northrup introduced guest speaker Dale Porter of the …read the rest of this story »
Levelers of privilege and avenues of reinvention
The United States is beginning an interesting experiment in democracy: We’re cutting public library funds, shrinking our public and school libraries, and in some places, shutting them altogether. …read the rest of this story »
Saturday, June 5th
The Gilpin County High School Class of 2010 celebrated their high school graduation with Commencement Exercises on Saturday, June 5, in the Miller-Headrick school auditorium. Balloons of red and black, the …read the rest of this story »
Nine make serious commitment to training, safety, service and community
Seven men and two women recently completed the Firefighter One Academy, and were awarded their Firefighter badges at an hour-long graduation ceremony on June 5th. Clay Bosworth, Ralph Gould, Emmit …read the rest of this story »
Ways to cut your summer energy bills
As warm weather finally arrives, the high heating bills of winter give way to other energy challenges such as keeping homes cool and cutting down on fuel use. …read the rest of this story »
Sunday, May 23rd
The Nederland Class of 2010 celebrated their high school graduation with Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 23, 2010, in the school gym. …read the rest of this story »
Library’s popular summer program continues
Watching Andre Mallinger’s fingers working the keys of her “mbira” is like watching a career secretary work a computer keyboard. The action seems to require no thought, to be so natural, it’s automatic. Effortlessly, her …read the rest of this story »
Peak to Peak Rotary Club Meeting
The Peak-to-Peak Rotary Club held its weekly meeting on Thursday, May 20, in the Cedar Grille room at Fortune Valley Hotel and Casino in Central City. Gilpin County School Art Teacher, Curt Halsted, and students of the …read the rest of this story »