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Gilpin’s first fall school board meeting By Curt Halsted The first school board meeting of the 2021/2022 school year was held on August 17th. The first order of business was welcoming new teachers to the district. Each new employee enthusiastically introduced... More »
47th Annual Madam Lou Bunch Day By Jaclyn Schrock With festivities returning to our Central City, we all cheer the arrival of Madam Lou Bunch Day. Thank you to all the volunteers and dedicated workers who made the 2021 Madam Lou Bunch Day such a success! Cent... More »
$1 million in new gaming fees will be decided by Black Hawk voters in November By Don Ireland This fall, Black Hawk voters will decide if the city should grab a slice of the sports-betting pie. If they approve, the city will gobble up an estimated $1,050,000... More »
Gilpin community gathers together for some old-fashioned fun By David Josselyn Gloomy skies greeted the early light of morning on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Through the gloom, vendors hastily set up booths, equestrians exercised their horses, shepherds watched o... More »
Gilpin County’s first annual hosting of the game By Gary King For the first time Gilpin County High School, Black Hawk was the setting of the Elite All-State 8-man football game, a tradition going back over 50 years. Each elite athlete was a 2021 graduating Hi... More »
Gilpin County High School to Host By Gary King The 2020-21 8-Man Football All-State game was held this Friday, July 9 under the lights on the Gilpin County High School football field located at 10595 Hwy 119, More »
The Future of Black Hawk, Part 2 By Don Ireland (Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about the ongoing Black Hawk renaissance, including planned developments and attractions.) Many visitors look at Black Hawk solely as a place to go and gamble, regar... More »
With Gilpin County School Board By Curt Halsted To start the second Gilpin County School Board meeting in the month of May, Dr. David MacKenzie gave praise for the 2021 Gilpin Grads. The senior class graduated with a 100% graduation rate, and together earned o... More »
Part 2 of more fun projects and daily drivers that became part of our lives By Aaron Storms Last week I ran out of time and room to review the lifetime of vehicles that had passed through my hands as we raised our four children, and reviewing the 28 vehicles f... More »
Gilpin Historical Society By David Forsyth, PhD In late 1871, J.C. Fisher opened the new Black Hawk Roller Skating Rink on the corner of Gregory and Church Streets. The location was, perhaps conveniently, one door east of Dr. W.H. Rice’s office. Admission to t... More »
With Senior Night and two final games By Gary King The Gilpin Eagles boys’ varsity basketball team played their final two games of the season last week finishing with a loss in overtime in one game, and a decisive win in the other. The home game against the Ly... More »
Eagles Court Action in Last Week’s League Games By Gary King The Gilpin County Eagles boys’ varsity basketball team played two League games last week, but came up short in both contests. Both games were played at home with a limited number of preapproved spect... More »
