GILPIN COUNTY – Laughter, sparkles, and splashes filled the Gilpin Community Center Saturday night at the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance and Dive.  This long-standing tradition, which dates back to shortly after the center’s grand opening in...

In the house I grew up in, love was something you had to work for; it came with conditions or contingencies. In that town, Darien, Connecticut, love was a new car or a diamond necklace. And though I never fully absorbed those ideals, I still spent...

UllrGrass Beer & Music Festival DAVE GIBSON GOLDEN – When the founder, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist of Coral Creek newgrass band Chris Thompson and his wife Susannah formed UllrGrass Beer & Music Festival 11 years ago, their intent...

A man of character. A man dedicated to his family and community. Hearing about the loss of our friend Chip Smith weighs heavy on our hearts. The memories of our time with Chip will always be a part of our lives.  How wonderful it was to work...

BLACK HAWK – A new daycare center, Gilpin Mountain Kids, will soon open its doors at 10655 Highway 119, the former location of Eagles' Nest Early Learning Center.  The closure of Eagles' Nest in 2023 created a childcare shortage that has...

CCCIA has already hosted a chili competition for a quarter century. This year, they're starting the next quarter century!

NEDERLAND - After his freshman year as a Nederland High School student Keahi Pelkum Donahue started a scientific research project. This was not a typical school research project. A scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Some may think black ice generally occurs in only certain areas, but it can happen at any time, anywhere. Black ice only requires the right circumstances and a little moisture to form.  Black ice is a thin, transparent layer forming on roads...

GILPIN COUNTY – Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is one of the hardest moments a pet owner will ever face. The bond we share with our furry companions is built over years of love, trust, and companionship, making the thought of parting incredibly...

The meeting of the Gilpin RE-1 school district board of education on January 21, 2025, included Yoga presentations by students, reports on student testing results, an extensive discussion on the 2025/2026 school year and unanimous approval on first reading of the 2025/2026 salary schedules. The board deferred until the next meeting consideration of changing the policy on graduation requirements (IKF).

The air was stinging cold, as temperatures that mid-January morning dipped below zero degrees. But up in the mountains, nature not just survives, it thrives in this weather. Just off of Magnolia Road, the open fields that stretch before a...

Gilpin County – Gilpin County CSU Extension, Timberline Fire Protection District, Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office and Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership will be hosting their second film on forest health on Saturday, February 8,...

BLACK HAWK – The Black Hawk City Council convened on January 22, 2025, at 3 p.m., with all council members present, including Mayor David Spellman and Aldermen Paul Bennet, Jim Johnson, Greg Moates, Benito Torres, Linda Armbright, and Hal...

Last week, as Nederland experienced high winds and icy temperatures, the severe mountain weather stressed the upstairs plumbing of Blue Owl Books and Boutique.    “A massive flood originating from the upstairs space of the building...

CENTRAL CITY – Gilpin County School District's longtime art teacher, Curt Halsted, is retiring after 24 years of shaping young artists and fostering creativity within the community.  To mark this significant transition, Halsted has curated a...

NEDERLAND - I’ve written here about food insecurity in our community, and what we are doing as a community to deal with it. As board chair for the Nederland Food Pantry & Clothing Closet (now “Peak Abundance” and the Peak to Peak Housing &...

This Monday, January 27, I received a call to unlock our music store so the property folks could check it out for a leak. I was thankful to pull up to the door and find our friend Asher Hughes standing there with a spare set of keys,...

The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, to honor two Nederland residents for their efforts in controlling the outbreak of a fire on a neighbor's property.  Fire Chief Charlie...

On August 8, 2023, at 2 a.m., the two-story house at the entrance to Wolf Tongue Court was on fire. Though the house was destroyed, Nederland firefighters extinguished the blaze before it could spread to any neighboring structures, including High...

The Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) voted on a major step towards the Town’s plan to acquire Eldora Mountain Resort during their meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Ordinance 873 involves establishing a Mountain Recreation Enterprise Fund as...