Lowest number in ten years
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman considered a funding request from Red Rocks Community College during their meeting of March 2, 2010, and then moved on …read the rest of this story »
The philosophy behind the big celebration
Today gaming brings most of the tourists up to Gilpin. They may be clutching a copy of The Gambler and looking for the deals. But, if you’d been in these parts between about 1870 and 1920 a good many tourists …read the rest of this story »
A finger-licking good time had by all
The Masons of Central Lodge No. 6 hosted their annual Washington’s Birthday/Cherry Pie Festival on Wednesday, February 24, at the Lodge hall on Eureka Street in Central City. The Lodge provided a dinner of …read the rest of this story »
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 »
Great books, film, friends, internet, coffee and fun
Veteran thriller-writer James Rollins has a newly published book, Altar of Eden, an adventure novel of suspense featuring a female veterinarian named Lorna Polk. (Rollins is a veterinarian himself and he …read the rest of this story »
Life Coaching
I was walking downtown in Denver, when a guy with a grocery cart walked up to me and asked for money. I looked at him with his ragged and torn clothes, and toothless grin. As I reached into my pocket and …read the rest of this story »
Senate President Brendan Shaffer endorses
PRESS RELEASE – Gilpin County Commissioner Jeanne Nicholson is announcing her Candidacy for the Colorado State Senate, District 16. State Senator Dan Gibbs has announced he will …read the rest of this story »
Names investigators, firefighters, pubic officials
Black Hawk resident, Terrence Ballowe, has filed documents with the City of Black Hawk, Black Hawk Fire Department, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Gilpin County District Attorney, Central City Fire Department and the …read the rest of this story »
Homeowner wins construction approval after-the-fact
All members of Black Hawk City Council were present when Mayor David Spellman called to order the regular business meeting of February 10, 2010. …read the rest of this story »
What’s the hold up with Rocky Mountain Rail?
“The only safe way to get from Idaho Springs to Central City is on your hands and knees—and that’s risky.” Walt Whitman said it, not me. In this very column last year I made some predictions about the proposed rail line …read the rest of this story »