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Puccini’s dramatic opera of passion, seduction, and deceit runs through August 7 By Janet Braccio On July 16, 1932, Central City Opera Summer Festival, as it is known today, was launched with a performance of Alexandre Dumas’ Camille, starring Lillian Gish. Th... More »
Kids have a whale of an adventure at Vacation Bible School by Patty Unruh Elementary kids grabbed their snorkels and unrolled their beach towels at Ocean Commotion Vacation Bible School during the evenings of July 18-22 at Christ the King Community Church. More »
April 10, 1927 – July 14, 2016 Donald Vern Mattivi Sr. passed away Thursday, July 14th, 2016. More »
From your Timberline Firefighters By Glenn Levy, Fire Chief As we sneak into the last week of July, it is my sincerest hope that all of you are enjoying summer in one of the most beautiful places on earth. For your Timberline firefighters, it has already been ... More »
30 years ago – August 1, 1986 A women’s prison will be opened in Gilpin County next year in spite of the opposition expressed by many locals. For several months, many Gilpinites have speculated about the possibility More »
Joint work session for Central and Gilpin By David Josselyn On Tuesday, July, 19, 2016, the Central City Council joined forces with the Gilpin County Commissioners to hash out a couple of items of mutual concern. The Central Council joined the Gilpin Commissi... More »
“Our hope and dream for a long time,” says City Clerk by Patty Unruh The City of Black Hawk proudly held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Employee Wellness Center on Wednesday, July 13. The Center is located at “The Barn” in Mountain City More »
Ivan Reitman film works well for this age By David Josselyn When the trailer first appeared for the new Ghostbusters film, it quickly earned the title “most hated trailer of 2016.” I think the biggest reason was confusion surround what this new movie was suppo... More »
Retirement party held to honor Gilpin’s library director by Patty Unruh Larry Grieco, beloved library director of the Gilpin County Public Library for the past 16 years, has reached the retirement milestone. To celebrate, his many friends and fellow book-lover... More »
June 17, 1968 – July 13, 2016 Kelly Chris Kerr, age 48, of Black Hawk, Colorado died unexpectedly of a fatal heart attack at the family home on July 13, 2016. He was born June 17, 1968, in Ogallala, Nebraska More »
30 years ago – July 25, 1986 By Roger Baker: One of the really gratifying things about working here at the library is the way in which people, lots of times people who don’t even regularly use the library, More »
A close-up and personal viewpoint by Dave Gibson I was working at my desk when the sun dimmed and the sky turned brown. My first thought that it was due to a solar eclipse, but stepping out onto my deck revealed the grim truth – Fire! More »
