Let’s have our own Gilpin County Olympics!
Lot’s of folks were watching the Vancouver winter Olympics last week. But, why not have our own Gilpin County Olympics featuring our very own special mountain contests? Here are my suggestions. …read the rest of this story »
Escalated confrontation with neighbors and Sheriff’s Office highlights need for a shooting range
As first reported by Weekly Register-Call senior reporter Lynn Volkens in the November 19th issue, Michael Kunzman, Bill Martin, and Brian Wareing appeared before Gilpin County Commissioners at the regularly scheduled …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin Volleyball thrills and chills
Gilpin County Eagles win at Silver State for the first game of the year on Thursday, September 3rd, giving a huge moral boost to the players. The Varsity girls tried to keep it going with another win, but came up …read the rest of this story »
Scholarship fundraiser for Gilpin girls
There’s a big trail race coming up on Saturday, June 6th, in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. It’s called the Golden Gate Dirty Thirty and is composed of 30 mile, 12 mile, and 7 mile courses all being run on a trail beginning and ending at Nott Creek Trail Head within the park boundaries. Megan Baker is the driving force behind establishing the local race to benefit Gilpin girls. The goal of the race is to raise funds for …read the rest of this story »
Peak to Peak Swim Team
Seventeen young Piranhas, members of the Peak to Peak Swim Team, journeyed down the hill in icy, sub-zero weather on Sunday, April 5th, to participate in their final meet of the winter season against nine other teams at the Westminster Swim and Fitness Club. All teams at the meet were members of the Colorado Association of Recreational Athletics (CARA), which emphasizes …read the rest of this story »