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BY JW This coming year 2022 will be the 129th birthday of the Mighty ARGO Mine and Tunnel - Originally known as the Newhouse Tunnel. Built by Samuel Newhouse & his young wife, Ida Stingley, the couple behind the Newhouse Tunnel and many other great mining projects and noble
deeds all across America and the World (More about their romance in another story). The ARGO Mine & Tunnel is approximately 4.16 miles long, starting at the base of the mountain in Idaho Springs then goes straight up all the way to Central City. They say Continued on page 6
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The 23rd Tommyknocker Holiday events commence later this week with the lighting of the official city holiday(Christmas) tree across from city hall at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening. The lighting will be followed by a candle walk and some caroling with a community potluck dinner at the Teller House. Saturday and Sunday the Holiday Bazaar will commence at 10 a.m. daily. Father Christmas will be present and sometimes he even brings Mrs. Claus. This is a great opportunity to shop locally and support our own artists and community vendors. I’m not an Amazon fan and like to support local merchants and that includes Nederland and Idaho Springs retail
stores. The sales tax stays in hometowns and funds the schools and city and county services. Black Hawk and Central City are aglow with holiday lights and once again we observe the birth of Jesus Christ. 2021 years ago, baby Jesus arrived in that Bethlehem barn with no room in the inn for Mary and Joseph. While Christmas has become a shopping retail frenzy linked to the four wise men bringing gifts to the baby, it is a time for giving, more than receiving. This week Colorado Giving to non-profits is underway with December 7, 2020 netting $50 million in combined gifts for Colorado non-profits. This is a good time to support local charities like Ermel’s Thrift store
and area food pantries. I’ve been to the one in Idaho Springs that serves many people. Have to learn more about local charities that exist in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. You will all learn that this publisher and newspaper are very committed to public service and supporting non-profits, clubs, fraternal organizations, and service clubs. We purchased this 159-year-old newspaper because we care about weekly newspapers and Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. We’re not strangers to the area having been local property owners and taxpayers, along with publishing the Colorado Gambler newspaper, filled with local history for 25 years. Beloved Linda Jones was one
of our best and affluent writers along with many other talented authors. We have one of the finest collections of Colorado mining history stores and features in existence. We will be featuring many of these stories as we settle in to learning, listening, and making new community friends. We are very impressed by our warm welcome and so many subscribers supporting this newspaper. We’re just getting started with making the Weekly Register-Call not only the oldest weekly newspaper in Colorado, but one of the best newspapers still standing. Let’s all say a prayer for our nation as we prepare to enter a new year faced with new COVID challenges and changing national events.
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Gilpin transfer site updates drop-off rules
BY DON IRELAND SENIOR REPORTER
Beginning next year, Gilpin County residents won’t be permitted to bring certain large and heavy materials to the waste transfer station along Highway 119 in mid-county. Most of those prohibited items include chunks of stone, asphalt or concrete. The site also won’t accept tree stumps. The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners last week approved changing dropoff rules for county residents, which will take effect after the 2021 holidays. County officials said some of the previously-accepted large and heavy items have resulted in problems for the county. One issue is the bulky materials create stability concerns for county truck operators when they haul the dumpsters from Gilpin County on the lengthy
trip to Jefferson County’s landfill. Another problem: the large items won’t decompose or break down once they are deposited in the Jeffco landfill. Gilpin Public Works Director John Combs said some of the large items, including chunks of asphalt, tree stumps and concrete, have damaged the county’s dumpsters. Large rocks and concrete blocks also are problematic, he said. “We are not a landfill, we are a trash collection site,” according to Combs. Moving forward, residents who have such items to dispose of should take them to a landfill that accepts them. The county’s transfer station is primarily intended to accept typical household waste materials. The Gilpin transfer station, at 278 Jankowski Drive,
will continue to accept large items, including couches and laundry equipment, which the county can flatten easily using a backhoe. However, Gilpin County won’t accept
Tree stumps, large stones, chunks of concrete and similar materials can no longer be brought to Gilpin County’s transfer station off Highway 119, near Taggert’s convenience store. refrigerators, which require the removal of freon or similar gasses before recycling. Those who want to dispose of
such appliances must make arrangements with a different organization that handles refrigerator recycling. In related news: - Sunday, Dec. 19, will be the final day for Gilpin County residents to redeem their free trash tokens this year. Those who have not received one can contact the county via its website. - Starting next year, the final day to redeem free trash tokens will be the Sunday prior to Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Combs said the change is necessary to prevent long lines of traffic, a situation that occurred after Christmas last year – when residents’ vehicles lined up to dispose of holiday and regular trash. “We had a line of vehicles for more than four hours. It was complete
mayhem. It continued all day long,” he reported. County Commissioner Web Sill noted that, back in the 1990s, the county worked to encourage residents to responsibly dispose of their trash. Back then, some people “littered the county” by dumping unwanted items in old mines throughout Gilpin County. Sill, who voted for the new rules change, suggested the Gilpin County tries to keep its transfer station “as accepting as it can,” to help prevent people from recklessly dumping their unwanted items elsewhere. Commissioners reminded residents that burning trash is not allowed because of the new Stage 1 fire ban, which went into effect in Gilpin County on Nov. 19.
Senate bill 2571 allows Servicemen of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 to be included on Vietnam Veterans Memorial On November 23, 2021, Wreaths Across America reported that August 21, the families of those lost on Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 received good news that U.S. Senator Gary Peters introduced a bill to allow American Servicemen onboard Flying Tiger Line Flight (FTLF) 739 to finally have their names placed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Very little is known about what happened to FTLF 739, a mission plane that went missing on March 16, 1962, with 93 U.S. Army Soldiers on board and 11 crew members. Due to the complexities surrounding the mission, the names of all those who have been lost were not previously added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. The bill introduction stems from a kind gesture by Wreaths Across America Founder Morrill Worchester. On May 15, 2001, Mr. Worchester donated land from his property known as “The Tip-land” in Columbia Falls, ME. The Tip-land is where balsam trees are sustainably managed and pruned once every three years to make veterans’ remembrance wreaths to be placed on the headstones of our nation’s heroes on Wreaths Across America Day, December 18, 2021. On the land he donated, he raised a monument to FTLF 739 and invited all known living family and descendants of the ill-fated flight to attend its unveiling. The simple gesture became a media sensation, as almost 2,000 articles on radio, T.V., newspaper, and internet were written – reaching out to over two billion people from
around the world. This media effort helped connect over 30 new families associated with the history of FTLF 739. Some of these new families shared their history and included such stories as – A woman who was married just two weeks before the flight left and awaited her newly-wed husband for a honeymoon she never had – One of Bob Hope’s U.S.O. tour pilots and the inspiration for his granddaughter to become a pilot – Being credited as the life affirming driving force for one Fortune 500 CEO – And, creating a family healing moment as family, scattered across the U.S., tuned into the social media ceremony via conference call, so they could all watch and discuss their families’ legacy together. Despite the kindness of the media and the success of this outreach, there are still more families that need to be identified so that they may all take part in the process of the next leg of this journey. As A. Phillip Waite, Chief, Strategic Engagement, The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration stated at the unveiling of the FTLF 739 monumen on “The TipLands,” “This monument is a first-step, there are many to come.” For many in attendance at the monument unveiling in May, they were surprised and delighted to hear that this was not the last leg of the journey. As prior attempts to have families recognized have either been met with failure or stalled on the way to competition such as Senate bill 1891. However, the introduction of this new Senate bill, 2571, gives new hope to the families that their loved ones’
contributions and sacrifice for our freedoms and that their service will be recognized federally ahead of the 60-year anniversary of this memorable mission commissioned by John F. Kennedy.
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Dolores M. Spellman Remembered January 10, 1933 - November 29, 2021
One has left the City of Black Hawk that has never gone before. Dolores Maria Spellman, a lifelong resident of Black Hawk, passed into God’s eternal light on November 29, 2021. On January 10, 1933, Dolores was born to Otto and Ruth Blake at the family home on Dubios Street in Black Hawk, a home Dolores was always proud to point out is still standing. Upon her birth, she was the fourth generation of the Blake family to call Black Hawk home. In 1945, Otto and Ruth purchased the Gilpin Hotel in Black Hawk, and the family, which had grown by another daughter Elizabeth, moved into the hotel. Dolores spent the next four years helping her parents operate the hotel until they sold it in 1948. During this time, Dolores attended the Black Hawk Grade School and would graduate from high school at the Gilpin County High School in Central City in 1950. The next family home was on
Marchant Street in Black Hawk, but the purchaser of the Gilpin Hotel defaulted, and the family again found themselves operating the hotel. Perhaps this was God’s plan all along, for, in 1952, it was at the Gilpin Hotel she met her future husband William D. Spellman. Following a beautiful courtship, Dolores and Bill wed on September 28, 1954. The couple celebrated a wedding breakfast at the Gilpin Hotel. In later years, her life events at the Gilpin Hotel were stories she would tell many times over to customers when she worked the front door and security at the Gilpin Casino. To this union, three children were to be born Sandra, Mark, and David. The Spellman family had settled into a home on Marchant Street, next door to Dolores’ parents. Above all, Dolores loved her Children, Dolores loved all kids, and as her own grew up, she began babysitting for her grandkids and many Gilpin County families. Dolores became known as Grandma D. It made her happy to know Gilpin County kids spread throughout the country remember her as Grandma D. Dolores enjoyed the history of the area, and in the mid-1980’s she became the tour guide at the Lace House Museum in Black Hawk and helped procure many of the historical items in the museum, including the square baby grand piano with mother of pearl keys. From the Lace House, she moved on to be a tour guide at the Teller House and Opera House in Central City, a job she dearly loved. In 1991, when Gaming came to
Black Hawk and Central City, Dolores transitioned from tour guide to host at the Teller House. When this property closed, Dolores returned to Black Hawk and worked for the Gilpin and Lodge Casinos as a greeter and eventually a security officer. It is her years in the gaming industry where long-lasting friendships developed with fellow employees and casino patrons. Although Dolores retired in 2014, she still received letters and greeting cards from many of these admires. She loved to drop them all notes written on postcards with Black Hawk scenery. She also became keenly known for remembering the birthdays of her many friends and sending them birthday wishes on Black Hawk postcards. Over the sixty-seven years since her marriage, Dolores’ family grew with seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and three greatgreat-grandchildren. She was indeed thankful and knew how blessed she was with how her family had grown. Dolores was a lifelong member of Saint Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Central City, a Church that played a significant role in her life. She was baptized, married, and witnessed numerous family and friends be baptized and married there. Her deep and abiding faith in the Lord Jesus Christ sustained her through all of life’s trials and tribulations, and she gave thanks to him for all of life’s joys. Without a doubt, the most sorrowful event in her life was the death of her son Mark. She released him to the Lord, but still, her life had
an enormous hole in it. Dolores became the matriarch of Black Hawk, and although she never held a public office, she became known as Mother Superior of Black Hawk, a title she was amused by and chuckled at. When you hear the chimes in Black Hawk, know that Dolores made that happen with her petition to the city council. Preceded in death by her husband Bill, son Mark, and sister Elizabeth. Survived by her daughter Sandy, son David and daughter-in-law Lynnette (who indeed became Mom’s second daughter and Sandy’s sister), sister Linda Armbright, daughter-in-law Cindee, and all of her grandchildren. Dolores passed away at the family home on Marchant Street, with her loving daughter, Sandy, by her side. If Dolores could dictate the terms of her passing, this is precisely what she wanted. Our family is so grateful for the outpouring of love and admiration for our Mom. Never to be forgotten, Dolores was funny, caring, and one of a kind. The family respectfully requests no flowers, but if you are moved to honor the life of Black Hawk’s beloved matriarch, please donate to the charity of your choice in her name. Dolores wanted to leave this world quietly and we shall respect her wishes with no services. She will be interred in the family plot at the Dory Hill Cemetery. Dolores wanted all who touched her life to know her death was a continuation of her journey, and the Lord took her hand and led her peacefully into eternal life.
“Looking Back” is a collection of historical newspaper reports from Gilpin County.
30 years ago November 29, 1991
Thom Ihme spent his Monday afternoon decorating the Wells Fargo Gift Shop for this weekend’s Wintershire Festival and of course, the Christmas holidays. Mister Yellowbellows is closing its doors this weekend after 14 years of producing old-time photographs. Owner Mindy Wales is setting up a mobile photography service while she’s looking for a new storefront. If you develop a yen for a brand-new picture or a print from a negative on file, call Wales.
60 years ago December 8, 1961
Central City Nuggets: Mrs. Beulah Keim of Rollinsville fell last week on the ice in her yard and broke the bone in her right arm in two places. We are so sorry to hear of this and hope her suffering will be of a short duration. One of the first signs of the Christmas Season became evident this week with the placing of the Christmas tree at the junction of Main, Lawrence and Eureka Streets by members of the Central City Elks Lodge, assisted by Charles (Murph) Murphy. The Lodge has made this a regular practice for many years and they deserve a vote of thanks for this civic gesture. Black Hawk Gold Dust: Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Goodwin were up from Denver last week and called at the home of Daisie and Otto Blake. “Pinky” Goodwin, who is stationed at
an army base in Utah, expects to visit his parents at Christmas time. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson drove to Morrison Saturday to see Mrs. Helen Robins at the Pine Haven Nursing Home. She is in a wheelchair a few hours each day but spends most of the time in bed. Gus Rudolph visited his cousin Fred Rudolph last Friday in St. Joseph’s hospital. Fred is recovering from a gall bladder operation and expected to return home in a few days. Mrs. Wm. Landau was in Denver Tuesday visiting her husband in a nursing home. She said he was doing as well as can be expected.
90 years ago December 11, 1931
Mention was made in these columns last week of the changes which had been made in the management of the mill of the Chain-O-Mines Company in this city, and in the office of mine superintendent of the property. The changes were made when Mr. J.M. Tippett, mill superintendent, and Mr. Johnson, the mine manager, tendered their resignations. Reports are that both gentlemen were requested to accept certain propositions advanced by the company which were not satisfactory to either gentleman, their resignations followed, and the changes mentioned were made. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brockman, of Sugarite, New Mexico, visited with her mother, Mrs. Sophie Rundquist, and friends, for a couple of days. The city of Black Hawk is having trouble with the creek bed freezing up, and the water spreading over Teller House Central City, Gilpin County. Continued on page 10
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The Moffat Tunnel Mystery BY FORREST WHITMAN
The old Moffat Tunnel office was a great spot to sit and chat. Kenny was in there on the day shift and his partner at night. There was a big locator board with trains moving. It showed the line as little lights for switches and marker boards that went out when a train passed. I loved to watch the action on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. All could be seen from that old tunnel office above Rollinsville. There are mysteries there. The old photos show various buildings in the construction village which existed, but not in the plans or even in the wrong place. Mysterious! And the big one: What went wrong with David Moffat? The Denver and Salt Lake railroad was his life and the tunnel his dream. One grand tunnel The Moffat is a great tunnel under the Rockies. Since 1927 it’s 6.2 miles has united Colorado to all points west. In my day (before homeland security and Covid-19) you could sit in the office and watch the lights blink off as a train left Salt Lake, headed
across Colorado and got to the tunnel. That’s when Kenny had to be sure the doors were open to clear out the smoke for the next train. What’s under the mountain? My son and I once had time over Christmas vacation to speculate. Was some of it a scam to lure investors? Did David Moffat inflate the value of his Rollins Pass line to get new loans? He did go broke trying before he died in 1911. Did he commit suicide when his loans ran out? All of those ideas have been suggested. The Moffat Tunnel has inspired some interesting theories. For instance, could an algorithm let us see what’s most probably underground? Algorithms could correlate the million images of ground subsidence, soil types, garbage dumps, foundations and so on. It could unravel railroad finance. No human could follow that many clues much less correlate a million possible links. The mouth of the Moffat tunnel is impressive. It’s always fun to see the container trains, or maybe the Amtrak, entering after the big door
rolls up. There’s usually a lip of white snow above the ornate entrance with its huge dedication plaques flanking the stonework. Imagining the village there is fun too. Humans not needed? The billions of facts about the tunnel today are beyond human categorization. For instance, the coal loaded out at State Bridge may soon be a coal train of the past. Factors like national policy (which has long favored trucks over trains) could be predicted. That coal smoke today is one factor pushing along the climate change which may end our species. Those algorithms may pretty much tell us when we’ve blundered our way to extinction. Gary Larson, the cartoonist, says that happened to the dinosaurs when they took up smoking cigarettes. We do know a lot Those big brass plaques on either side of the tunnel entrance tell a story of tunnel importance. The dream of David Moffat did come true. The tunnel helped us win wars and dominate world trade.
Too bad he died too soon to see it. The tunnel is now fully automated of course. The
two controllers are long gone. Vents open and close, tunnel Continued on page 6
Black Hawk annexation vote set for December 8 BY DON IRELAND SENIOR REPORTER
By this time next week, the city of Black Hawk will be a little bigger – 75 acres larger, to be precise. City aldermen will hold a hearing to annex land from Gilpin County into Black Hawk’s city limits during their meeting, scheduled for 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the council chambers at 211 Church Street. A four-page legal notice, which gives information and legal descriptions about many small land parcels proposed for the annexation, has appeared for weeks in the Weekly RegisterCall. The 11 parcels slated for annexation is owned by Proximo Spirits, Inc. The American spirits importer and international distributor is based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is best known for importing and distributing Jose Cuervo, the world’s largest-selling tequila brand, and owns Stranahan’s, a whiskey distillery in Denver. Proximo’s acquisition of the new land being annexed into Black Hawk will complete the company’s plans to own nearly
300 acres within Black Hawk, atop Gregory Hill and facing the Central City Parkway, which local residents call the “Bulge” area. Proximo plans to spend an estimated $50 million to create the Lake Gulch Whiskey Resort on its property, which is along Lake Gulch Road. The resort will be the new home to its TINCUP Whiskey brand and will built in phases during the next few years. When completed, whiskey will be distilled at the operation and shipped. The whiskey resort will not include a casino, according to Black Hawk officials. Black Hawk has been working with Proximo for a few years to set the stage for the Lake Gulch Whiskey Resort, which is expected to be the largest distillery in Colorado. The city has been rebuilding and paving Miners Road and the part of Lake Gulch Road that it owns on Gregory Hill. Traffic heading to and from the whiskey resort will be directed through Black Hawk. New water and sewer
lines also are being installed in the area that will serve the whiskey resort and Artisans’ Point, a forthcoming small distillery neighborhood on Gregory Hill that will overlook Black Hawk’s casino district. Hawk’s Landing, which will offer visitor lodging in 50 Airstream trailers, also will be served by the new utilities and Miners Road on Gregory Hill. Work on Hawk’s Landing is expected to get under way next year as part of Black Hawk’s ongoing renaissance plan, designed to make the city a destination resort for adults. Black Hawk also plans to build a new, one-million-gallon underground water storage tank in the vicinity to supply water to residents and businesses. It is estimated that the Lake Gulch
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Whiskey Resort may use 100,000 gallons of water daily to create its adult beverage. Neighboring Central City plans to keep its part of Lake Gulch Road unpaved near the parkway. It has designated its land along the road as site for potential future development.
Central City, Black Hawk and Gilpin County approved Intergovernmental Agreements, called IGAs, for the Lake Gulch Road area earlier this year.
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10, 1893 issue of the Idaho Springs News says, “The object it all began with $100,000 of the corporation is to run and three directors: Samuel a line of railroad west from Newhouse, Ansel Newhouse Denver, through tunnels and and Charles Parsons. But over the range to the coast.” there is so much more to this Then months later, the general purpose of the tunnel was narrowed to that of serving as an outlet for ore from mines in the mountains that would connect to it and be a drainage system continuously pumped because of the large amounts of water that collected in them, a seemingly much more profitable venture at that time. Samuel and his partners also created and were part of the Denver, Golden, and Lakewood Railroads, which ARGO tours open for visits. serviced all the mines story. Kinda reminds me of and also invested in other the book, As A Man Thinketh, mining ventures. from 1902 by James Allen… Work on the tunnel Perhaps Samuel even read it. continued steadily until 1898 when it was temporally shut down; the shutdown was not due to any fault or loss of reputation, but because the war Actual ARGO Tunnel pictures circa 1898-1910. between England and Spain money The story that was simply dried up. After the war, published in the February investment capital resumed Continued from page 1
and work was well underway again by March of 1899 when the English financial backers resumed their investing. Louis Hanchett was then hired at the insistence of the Duke of York, one of the major investors, he was hired to manage the mine and oversee all its operations. Things went smoothly under Hanchett’s management until March of 1902 ARGO Tunnel pictures circa 1898-1910. get the benefit of the tunnel Mine myself recently with Bob when the mine drainage. It wasn’t until 1903 Sweeney, I was very surprised was shut down again - this that everything was smoothed at the whole operation! time voluntarily. The problem over and they Truly a wonder was that many owners of reopened. of innovation, Work on the determination, tunnel continued and perseverance! and progress Josh, my guide, was steady until was quite 1910. It stopped insightful and then for only was quick to one reason and point out that one reason only over $100 - it had reached Million dollars its destination worth of Gold of Central was processed City! With through the the tunnel’s ARGO back completion, the ARGO hardhats on display. then, which at focus turned today’s Gold to the milling of and the prices put that somewhere ARGO Mill stamper. transportation of the greater around $4 trillion dollars! quantities of ore expected Amazing when you think to move through the tunnel. about it! Right there in your mines that were connecting By 1914, the ARGO MILL backyard. If you have never to the Newhouse Tunnel / was running at full capacity been to the ARGO Mine in ARGO were refusing to sign under the management of Idaho Springs, I firmly suggest contracts. Since it appeared R.E.Schimer. Having just you go check it out. that all they would have to do visited the Mighty ARGO www.argomilltour.com was wait it out, and they would
The Moffat Tunnel Mystery Continued from page 5
doors go up and down, lights come off and on. Trains are slowed, stopped, or put on sidetracks from a big switching board in Omaha. The office where I used to sit with Kenny is boarded up. Safety is better today. The huge blowers (which can be heard all over the mountains) are turned on to clear the air. The oxygen refuges are monitored. Automated machines replace dispatchers, office runners, callers, and the order clerks who handed up my train orders three decades ago. The history again Think of what it looked like around there in about 1923. Whether you follow photos or plans and “as built” sketches, it was a big deal. What was there is kind of a mystery. Envision a whole village at the mouth of the tunnel and even think you saw the whole stream being relocated south. Imagine the hospital, shops, recreation hall, schoolhouse, and bunk houses. At its height some 400
people lived and worked at the construction village. Who were they? Where were those buildings? There were mixed passenger and freight trains several times a day heading down to Denver. Daily the tunnel was bored closer and closer to the other bore coming in from the Frasier Valley. Drama in the tunnel There was drama aplenty during the construction years from 1923 till 1928. Once a blast loosed the whole interior mountainside and all of the water from Crater Lake cascaded down into the tunnel. At least nine workers were killed that day. Later use of the Lewis Traveling Cantilever Girder made the working end of the tunnel more safe. An Algorithm could have correlated a thousand facts and maybe kept that collapse from happening. The construction town The tunnel is really two
tunnels, two bores. One carries water to the Denver Water Board facilities. That flow will increase now that Denver is going to increase the size of Gross Reservoir (over the strong protests of local citizens and County Commissioners). By 1927 both bores were open for business. It was quite a lively place with a store, prize fights, even a church train over to Tabernash. Women went there in their white dresses only to return with them slightly brown from the coal smoke in the tunnel. There were funerals too, sometimes for men who lost their lives in the tunnel. Funerals are not all history. Even in recent years, a couple of times, train crew members haven’t made it to the “oxygen refuges” from a stalled train. Now the big blowers have ended some of the risk. The huge blowers (which can be heard all over the mountains) are turned on now to clear the air automatically. The crew oxygen refuges
are monitored by cameras and sensors. The automated machines replace dispatchers, office runners, callers, and the order clerks who handed up my train orders just three decades ago. On the monitor screens the controllers can watch a train enter, and then watch it exit on the Winter Park side. A massive backup generator serves if the power fails. Are we ready for Algorithms? Algorithms are here to stay in the workplace. The old tunnel jobs are gone. Schools may now be preparing students to use that math to sort out real facts amid the social network babble. New jobs open up. They depend, mostly, on people who can live life on the web, or surround stations or is it science fiction to imagine direct knowledge to the brain (see Elon Musk)? As they say it is not artificial intelligence until the computer is given a chore and then says: “But why?” A bit of Gilpin History
A bit of Moffat Tunnel Village remains. Six or so cabins slowly fall into disrepair. That’s all that’s left of what was once a thriving town. Image the seven bunkhouses full of tough railroad guys, the little cottages for the married men and the registered engineer, the post office, the hospital, the schoolhouse full of children. It’s a bit of Gilpin County history worth recalling. Could we do it virtually? I’d like to see it. Dreamin’ on the train The Moffat Tunnel Commission was formed to pledge the riches of Colorado to make sure the railroad made it through. I chatted with one of the last commission members just this week. It’s not ancient history. He’s my age. He sees the mystery of the town there and of David Moffat himself as one we need to solve.
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Part one of two: The tale of three cities - Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek
Like Gilpin County’s two gaming towns, Cripple Creek keeps rolling out the red carpet and rolling the dice for visitors BY DON IRELAND SENIOR REPORTER
Central City and Black Hawk aren’t the only gaming towns in Colorado. They have a southern “cousin,” Cripple Creek in Teller County. The same as many cousins, there are some family resemblances, although each has distinctive personalities and differences. There’s even a little bit of “family rivalry” occurring as each town tries to convince strangers that their city is more appealing to visit than the others. All three also face a similar conundrum: How to keep attracting more visitors into town. About 40 years ago, all three rural mountain communities were tiny, almost-forgotten little dusty towns with dwindling populations. During warmer weather, visitors would come for special events and festivals. Others came to view historic remnants of the America’s previous century, a time of horse-drawn carriages, homes without electricity and the appeal of the pioneering spirit of the Wild West. In 1990, Colorado voters approved a ballot question permitting limited gaming in the three mountain towns. It proved to be the proverbial “Golden Ticket” for Cripple Creek, Central City and Black Hawk. Local businessmen and national corporations raced to purchase land and build casinos, hoping they could hit
a financial jackpot – in much the same way people did in the 1800s when they trekked from the East, hoping to strike a fortune in gold. Central City billed itself as “the richest square mile on Earth” while Cripple Creek laid claim to being “the world’s greatest gold camp.” The passage of the Colorado limited gaming ballot measure stipulated that part of the casino revenues would benefit state programs, including historic preservation monies for each of the three cities. In addition, each casino town would get a share of the gaming monies they collected from local slots and video poker machines. In October 1991, limited gaming became a reality when 11 initial casinos opened for business while construction continued nearby for others. By November 1992, a total of 76 casinos operating casinos were running in Cripple Creek, Central City and Black Hawk. A quarter-century later in 2016, there were 35 gaming establishments in the state. Today, there are 30 casinos remaining in Colorado, not counting two Native American casinos operating in the southwest part of the state. Black Hawk has 15 casinos, the most in the state. Cripple Creek boasts nine casinos. Central City has six operating within city limits, although three vacant casino
Heritage Center, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Photo by Don Ireland. properties along Main Street are being eyed for new casino operations in 2022. Black Hawk also has the largest casinos in the state, with several offering luxury hotel rooms, spas and swimming pools. There are 1,504 hotel rooms in the city. Central City has a total of 145 guest rooms available between two casinos, Century and Grand Z. There are about 385 rooms currently available for visitors in Cripple Creek. However, that number is expected to grow to more than 700 within the next two years, according to Jeff Moser, marketing and events director for Cripple Creek. Currently, Cripple Creek doesn’t have towering hotels, such as the 34-story Ameristar Casino Hotel and Spa or the 23-story Monarch
Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk. However, the owner of one Cripple Creek casino has started work on a $100 million project that will significantly change the look of Bennett Avenue, the main street running through town. Full House Resorts, which owns Bronco Billy’s casino, is developing the Chamonix Resort between Second and Third Avenues along East Bennett Avenue, next to Bronco Billy’s. The resort will have 300 rooms, a spa, fine dining, retail space and a large parking garage. Currently, several Cripple Creek casinos offer guest rooms on upper floors of their buildings or at neighboring, affiliated properties. There also are several stand-alone hotels, including historic homes, that offer lodging.
Among them is the St. Nicholas Hotel, which offers scenic views of the nearby mountains and overlooks downtown Cripple Creek. The hotel originally opened in 1898 as a hospital operated by nuns. Today, the historic hallways and rooms have been updated for guests but heavily reflect on historic charm and memorabilia from another era. During the past 20 years, Cripple Creek saw a number of its casinos – particularly mom and pop-type operations – go out of business. Nine casinos remain: Bronco Billy’s, Colorado Grande Casino & Hotel, Magill’s Casino & Hotel, Midnight Rose Casino & Hotel, the Brass Ass Casino, Johnny Nolon’s Saloon and Gambling Emporium, the Double Eagle Casino & Hotel and Wildwood Casino. There’s also Century Casino, cousin to the Central City’s Century Casino on Main Street. All of Cripple Creek’s casinos are along East Bennett Avenue. The first casino spotted by visitors traveling down Highway 67 into town is the Wildwood Casino. The casino opened in 2008 with the largest gaming floor in the city. Last year, Wildwood opened a $14 million, 101room adjoining hotel. Because it is slightly up the hill from its gaming neighbors, Wildwood boasts that it is “the highest casino in the world.” When the gaming boom originally occurred, one wealthy California couple purchased many properties in Cripple Creek, hoping to secure a profit from real estate. According to Moser, a lot of that land remained unused and undeveloped for decades. In recent years, the couple passed away. Their estate has begun selling the Continued on page 12
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Gilpin County imposes new fire ban BY DON IRELAND SENIOR REPORTER
Reporting from the November 23 Gilpin County Board of Commisioners Meeting
A Stage 1 Fire Ban has been declared in Gilpin County, prohibiting most types of fires and limiting others. The restriction, approved by Gilpin County Commissioners at their meeting last week, was recommended by Sheriff Kevin Armstrong because of extremely dry conditions the past month in the county. The majority of Colorado’s 64 counties also have declared Stage 1 Fire Bans due to a lack of precipitation and ongoing drought conditions – particularly in southern Colorado and on the Western Slope. The Gilpin County ban prohibits discharging firearms for recreational purposes on public lands but doesn’t stop those who have a valid hunting license. The order also isn’t in effect for Black Hawk or Central City, which have their own operating rules and fire departments. The following are prohibited in Gilpin County:
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using an open fire, campfire or fire stove, including charcoal barbecues and grills, in dispersed camping areas on public lands. - Any fire not within a permanently-constructed fire pit, ring or grate on private land, including tiki torches and bonfires. - Personal fireworks. - Smoking, unless in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter consisting of non-combustible material. - Operating a chainsaw without an USDA or SAEapproved spark arrestor properly installed and in working order. - Welding or operating an acetylene-type torch, except in an area on non-combustible material at least 30 feet in diameter and with a chemical, pressurized fire extinguisher available for immediate use.
A list of full details of permitted and prohibited activities related to the fire ban are available on the website for Armstrong’s office. ALBRECHT HONORED The commissioners presented a plaque to Public Health Coordinator Bonnie Albrecht, for her seven years of service to Gilpin County. Albrecht, who is leaving to pursue a career as a masseuse, received praise for her years of service. Gilpin County Emergency Manager Nathan Whittington said of Albrecht, “She is a rock, a compassionate rock.” Commissioner Sandy Hollingsworth said, “She keeps her cool and gets very informed before she speaks.” Added Commissioner Web Sill, “She’s the best public health person I’ve ever dealt with.” Sherriff Armstrong commented, “She’s an amazing person, as a person
and a public health director.” Replied Albrecht, “I really have loved working up here. It’s been my honor. It’s been a great seven years – well, five of them anyway (because of the pandemic),” she said, laughing. Because BOCC meetings are held virtually, Albrecht saw the plaque via Zoom and will receive it in person later at the county office. COVID UPDATE Whittington reported 67 percent of eligible residents have received Covid-19 vaccines. Appointments are available for vaccination sites, conducted Wednesdays at the Gilpin County Public Library and Saturdays at the recreation center. For information and to make an appointment, visit the county’s website: www. gilpincounty.org. BUDGET PREP Commission Chair
Linda Isenhart said the commissioners are continuing to work on the 2022 county budget. As part of the preparation work, the commissioners voted to approve new compensation guidelines recommended by a consulting firm. “We hope this will bring our people into a fair and equitable pay grade in the new year,” she said. WHISTLE BLOWER The commissioners hired John Levanthal as a part-time sports official at a rate of $21.89 per hour. Levanthal, who has 40 years of experience as an official, will serve at various sports leagues at the recreation center. According to the county, more than 100 children and 50 adults are involved in sports leagues, including youth baseball and soccer, and adult softball. HELPING ADAMS KIDS Continued on page 10
Gilpin County will not be impacted by Gross Dam expansion BY DON IRELAND SENIOR REPORTER
In November, Denver Water cleared the final hurdle in its years-long quest to expand the Gross Reservoir in Boulder County. The water utility paid $12.5 million in a settlement with Boulder that ended a years-long debate and lengthy legal fights over the reservoir-dam. Although the settlement won’t impact Gilpin County directly, Gilpin does – in fact – have a significant role in the water supply for Gross Reservoir and part of Colorado’s Front Range communities. Gross Reservoir and Dam are in Boulder County, not far from the Gilpin-Boulder boundary along Highway 72 (also called Coal Creek Canyon Road). The reservoir draws water from the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand County. It is piped through the mountains to the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, eight miles west of Rollinsville. Some mountain streams running through Gilpin County also end up in the reservoir. Among them is South Boulder Creek, which flows from near the Moffat Tunnel and through Rollinsville. Denver Water expects to break ground on the five-year, $464 million Gross Reservoir next spring. The reservoir was completed in 1954, has a surface area of 440 acres and the spillway sits at 7,225 feet. The expansion will raise the
wall of the concrete arch dam by 131 feet - to 471 feet - and widen it by 800 feet. Once completed, Gross Reservoir is expected to hold nearly 120,000 acre-feet of water, enough to supply 80,000 people for water in a year. Water providers quantify an acre-foot as the equivalent to a football field covered by one foot of water. Currently, Gross Reservoir supplies water to about 10 percent of Denver Water’s 1.5 million customers in the Front Range. The other 90 percent comes from its watercollection system southwest of the city. Once the expansion is complete, Gross Reservoir will provide 20 percent of water for Denver Water customers in the Front Range, where the population has grown by more than 700,00 people during the past decade. According to reports, Denver Water’s settlement in early November included four key points: - The utility will pay $5 million to residents most impacted by the work. Denver Water agreed to reduce dust and noise from the project by using electric generators rather than diesel-operated ones. - Denver Water said it will leave Gross Dam Road in better condition after the project than before the work starts. It also will require Denver Water’s drivers to complete bicycle awareness training and schedule truckfree days for cyclists.
Aerial photo of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County. Water from Grand County is piped through Moffat to the Gross Reservoir in Boulder County and eventually serves the water needs for thousands of Denver Water customers. (Photo: Don Ireland) - The utility will pay $5.1 expansion, including legal that rely on Colorado River million to replace open space challenges through various water that supplies water to lands that will be flooded by courts. nearly 40 million people in the reservoir expansion and When Denver Water seven states. This fall, the transfer approximately 70 initially announced plans Federal Bureau of Land acres near the Walker Ranch to expand the reservoir, Management announced Open Space to Boulder it conducted meetings water-use restrictions are likely County. throughout the region and for states that draw water from - Denver Water agreed to left copies of its plans for the the Colorado River. Federal, pay $1.5 million to reduce public to view. In 2014, copies state and local government greenhouse gas emissions of the plan were available groups have voiced concern during the project. It also will for inspection at the Gilpin that another winter with pay $1 million to restore a County Public Library on diminished snowfall in the stretch along South St. Vrain Highway 119. Rocky Mountains, coupled Creek. Severe drought in the with climate change, could The November agreement western U.S. the past year lead to further restrictions in ended a nearly decade-long continues to be a concern in 2022. fight over the Gross Reservoir Colorado and other states
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ALBERT FREI & SONS - COMMUNITY PARTNER AND SUPPORTER
Albert Frei & Sons named winner of the prestigious 2021 Excellence in Sustainability and Community Engagement award
BY DANNY TOMLINSON
Each year, the Colorado Stone, Sand & Gravel Association awards the “Excellence in Sustainability & Community Engagement Award” to one of the Association members. These awards are based on several important criteria: - Actions taken to create sustainable operating practices at the company. - Research and education into sustainability in the aggregate mining and/ or ready mixed concrete industries - Outreach, communication and interaction with state, local, and federal regulatory agencies and elected officials. These include hosting a site tour, participation in stakeholder meetings, roundtables, and rulemaking with elected officials and policy makers, and action taken to educate policy makers, their staff, or the general public on issues affecting the industry. The following is a description of the winning application submitted to the Colorado Stone, Sand & Gravel Association by Al Frei, Jr. on behalf of AFS. 2021 CSSGA/CRMCA Excellence in Sustainability & Community Engagement Application, Albert Frei & Sons, Clear Creek County Community Engagement 2021 Excellence in Sustainability and Community Engagement Introduction: Albert Frei & Sons (AFS) is a familyowned, Colorado native, 60-year aggregate business. AFS operates one quarry in
Clear Creek County and two materials, assets, networks, The gathering was held across sand and gravel operations and equipment. Specifically, the street from the Walstrum in Adams County. AFS AFS submits the following Quarry, a 40-year-old Clear employs approximately 95 community event that creates Creek County operation. The employees and provides a sustainable industry within free event was advertised as a aggregate products for the communities we operate: community service fundraiser infrastructure projects across 2nd Annual 2021 Touch-Awith proceeds benefitting the Front Range of Colorado. Truck Event: local youth programs and the Our products are used in Goal: Engage and bring Rotary Foundation vocational highway projects, light rail together the community, scholarship fund. Most projects, bike trails, residential nonprofits, volunteer agencies, notably, very large mining development, and erosion first responders for a day equipment was brought out control projects to name a few. The roots of community engagement are deep seated in the leadership of AFS, most notably in the late Albert Frei, Sr. He was always actively engaged in the communities where he operated his mines. Whether he was teaching at-risk kids how to water ski on a reclaimed gravel pit, packing food boxes at the local food bank, or erecting field lights for an underfunded school district, he always felt that the investment in our communities strongly Second Annual 2021 Touch-A-Truck Event showcasing heavy equipment. contributed to a sustainable economy and Construction Material Industry. Looking of community involvement of the Quarry for the event forward, AFS’ current third and education on the as well as the Clear Creek generation of ownership mining industry and related County Emergency Service has continued to embrace associations, manufacturers, trucks, massive wrecker truck this vision and taken its consultants, vendors, nonand the Clear Creek County community involvement to profits, and local emergency Sheriff’s specialized SWAT the next level. The many service providers. Provide a vehicle donated to them by activities have a big impact, place to gather and educate the US Military. Although, some of which include the community on the the biggest attraction was the sponsoring local schools Importance of Community petting zoo, which hosted and booster clubs, through and the positive impacts of “Blaster, the CSM Mascot” innovative bike-tech programs, the only aggregate quarry and many other Burro’s robotics club mentorships, operating in Clear Creek common to the historical and construction materials County. mining community. The for athletic fields, sponsoring Summary: On September local celebrity, Parker, the many non-profit fundraisers, 12, 2021, AFS facilitated Bernese Mountain Snow Dog hosting educational and along with its long-time (The Honorary Mayor of local stakeholder tours, and partner Clear Creek Rotary an Georgetown) even attended. endless hours of volunteer event which displayed many Benefits: The event hours utilizing AFS’s different types of “Trucks”. attracted more than 600
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attendees, moms, dads, grandparents, and many children (potential future generations of industry professionals). The children and “wannabe kids” were provided the up-close opportunity to climb on and touch this equipment and see just how big these machines and trucks are. AFS staff and many of the operators were on hand to promote the industry and equipment operating vocation. AFS staff with the help of CSSGA literature promoted the aggregate industry and why operations like the Walstrum Quarry are important not only to the local community but the State at large. There were also a few industry vendors in attendance promoting the industry with educational information about the trickle-down aspects of the industry and how it affects their business and work force. This forum also gave several local County non-profits the opportunity to represent and educate on their programs. These agencies included the Library District, the Recreation District, the Emergency Services Office, Clear Creek Advocates, the local animal shelter, and the County CSU extension. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library was also there and registering kids for free book distribution. Results: Many thanks to the Corporate Sponsors of the event, Rotary Volunteers, and AFS. The experience was a huge success. The event raised $15,000.00 that will go directly to the Youth of Clear Creek in the form of Vocational Scholarships. The event also gathers stakeholders of the area and fosters a sense of community and pride, right outside the gate of the Walstrum Quarry, a substantial asset for the community. Thank you for your aconsideration. Kind Regards, Al Frei Jr., President Albert Frei and Sons, Inc. We at the Weekly RegisterCall take pride in calling Al Frei, his employees, and their families our friends. We are supportive of the great work done by AFS to continue the strong mining heritage of Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties and our beautiful state of Colorado. Mining was critical in the early history of our state and remains an important component of Colorado’s economy and the local economies of Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties. Congratulations, Al and all of the folks at AFS!
move in. It was partially furnished and, like most basement apartments, was dimly lit from any outside source. I arrived about a month before Martha, who was moving with me from Buffalo, but as soon as I had an address, her boxes began arriving. My cat, Tater, arrived by air before Martha did. I spent most of the time with Scot and his girlfriend, Rena, and a few other friends, all hippies of one sort or another, and in all shapes, sizes and colors. I had transferred my unem-
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With unanimous consent, the commissioners gave tentative approval an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Adams County for child-welfare assessments. Human Services Director Laura Solomon said the agreement will allow two Gilpin County workers to help Adams County handle child-welfare work, if they are needed. The agreement will allow Gilpin County staffers to provide services after they are finished with their normal work. Gilpin County will be reimbursed by Adams County for services provided. County Attorney Brad Benning said the Gilpin and Adams workers providing services primarily are state employees. Solomon said counties typically have the IGAs to help one another in the event of extra workloads in one place or if another agency has
a staffing shortage. She cited that Jefferson County once did the same work in Gilpin County when it didn’t have workers. “This is something that supports child safety in Colorado. It’s the right thing to do,” she said. Noted Isenhart, “The focus of this is on children and their families.” The final version of the IGA is scheduled for a vote at the Dec. 7 BOCC meeting.
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PLANNING VACANCIES FILLED The commissioners voted to name Melissa Harless to a three-year term as a voting member on the Gilpin County Planning Commission and Kurtis Duncan to a twoyear term as a regular voting member. Jeffrey Green was appointed to a three-year term as a first alternative member on the commission.
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This month, President Joseph Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that includes more than $500 million on waterrelated infrastructure projects. Specific details on water-infrastructure plans are expected in the near future. It is estimated that approximately $300 million
Main Street Central City (MSCC) Treasurer, Deb Wightman just planted the second Little Free Library in the parking lot of the Colorado Gaming Commission on Lawrence Street. Ermel’s Thrift Emporium and individuals donate books for passer-bys to borrow. “Take a book...Read a book...Return a book” is the motto of MSCC, a Colorado Main Street Program through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the National Historic Trust. The first Little Free Library is by the Pocket Park next to Central City City Hall. Photo and caption by Barbara Thielemann.
will go toward bolstering the Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan, which looks to monitor reservoirs, implement conservation and Continued from page 4 storage projects, and prevent additional water cuts to both the upper and lower Colorado River basins, according to reports. Thom Ihme spent his Monday afternoon decorating the Wells Fargo Gift Shop for this weekend’s Wintershire Festival and of course, the Christmas holidays. Mister Yellowbellows is BLACK HAWK BEAN & CREAM closing its doors this weekend after 14 years of producing old-time photograph. Owner OPEN EARLY! Mindy Wales is setting up a mobile photography service Sandwich of while she’s looking for a new the week: storefront. If you develop a yen for a brand-new picture or a print from a negative on file, call Wales. Holiday
Looking back... a turnback in time
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Central City Nuggets: Mrs. Beulah Keim of Rollinsville fell last week on the ice in her yard and broke the bone in her right arm in two places. We are so sorry to hear of this and hope her suffering will be 135 Clear Creek St. of a short duration. Black Hawk, CO 80422 *By Post Office One of the first signs of the Sunday - Thursday 6:30am - 6pm Fri-Sat 6:30am - 7pm Christmas Season became evi303-582-0306 www.TheBandC.com dent this week with the placing of the Christmas tree at the
junction of Main, Lawrence and Eureka Streets by members of the Central City Elks Lodge, assisted by Charles (Murph) Murphy. The Lodge has made this a regular practice for many years and they deserve a vote of thanks for this civic gesture. Black Hawk Gold Dust: Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Goodwin were up from Denver last week and called at the home of Daisie and Otto Blake. “Pinky” Goodwin, who is stationed at an army base in Utah, expects to visit his parents at Christmas time. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson drove to Morrison Saturday to see Mrs. Helen Robins at the Pine Haven Nursing Home. She is in a wheelchair a few hours each day but spends most of the time in bed. Gus Rudolph visited his cousin Fred Rudolph last Friday in St. Joseph’s hospital. Fred is recovering from a gall bladder operation and expected to return home in a few days. Mrs. Wm. Landau was in Denver Tuesday visiting her husband in a nursing home. She said he was doing as well as can be expected.
90 years ago December 11, 1931
Mention was made in these columns last week of the changes which had been made in the management of the mill of the Chain-O-Mines Company in this city, and in the office of mine superintendent of the property. The changes were made when Mr. J.M. Tippett, mill superintendent, and Mr. Johnson, the mine manager, tendered their resignations. Reports are that both gentlemen were requested to accept certain propositions advanced by the company which were not satisfactory to either gentleman, their resignations followed, and the changes mentioned were made. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brockman, of Sugarite, New Mexico, visited with her mother, Mrs. Sophie Rundquist, and friends, for a couple of days. The city of Black Hawk is having trouble with the creek bed freezing up, and the water spreading over the County Road and the railroad tracks. The worst place is between the New York and the old Randolph Mills, and a force
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Like Gilpin County’s two gaming towns, Cripple Creek keeps rolling out the red carpet and rolling the dice for visitors Continued from page 7
land, which has given Cripple Creek leaders hope that new owners will purchase some of that land and launch construction projects along the main street and elsewhere in town. Cripple Creek, the same as Black Hawk and Central City, has a current shortage of casino workers. Casinos are competing for workers, increasing the stakes by offering higher wages and sign-on bonuses. Cripple Creek also has a housing shortage for casino employees and those who work at the large Newmont
Morning along E Bennett Avenue. Mine in neighboring Victor. “We have major housing crisis,” said Moser. City leaders are hoping that some of the vacant lots and
properties in Cripple Creek will be developed within the next few years into housing, including single-family homes, duplexes, apartments and condos. Casinos in Black Hawk and Central City offer bus service that bring in workers from Golden, Arvada, Lakewood, Denver, Aurora and other Front Range locations. Cripple Creek, however, is a bit more isolated from a large population base. It is an hour’s drive southwest from Colorado Springs. The trip involves driving a long, windy and scenic two-lane road, Highway 67, in the shadow of Pike’s Peak. The concluding leg of the journey is down a steep hill, similar to the one experienced by visitors driving down the final stretch of the Central City Parkway into Central City. As visitors take the final descent into Cripple Creek, they pass the Cripple Creek Heritage Center. The three-story center offers free admission and tourist information. It has hands-on displays and info about Cripple
Sky crane towers over Cripple Creek downtown. Photos by Don Ireland. Creek’s mining past while offering spectacular views of the region. Across the road is the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, which gets about 40,000 annual visitors who take an elevator 1,000 feet below the surface to experience mining. Just down the highway
at the entrance into Cripple Creek, more historic and scenic attractions await visits. Among the most popular is the Cripple Creek-Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad, which takes visitors on a short train ride through the hills and offers insight into the mining past of Cripple Creek and
neighboring Victor. There also are a few smaller museums and tourist attractions entering the main casino district along Bennett Avenue. Next week: More insight on Cripple Creek, the gaming “cousin” of Central City and Black Hawk.
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PERFORMANCES BY THE CENTRAL CITY OPERA
Frida Kahlo and the bravest girl in the world BY DAVID JOSSELYN
The Central City Opera is famous for producing top-notch performances in classical operas like Wagner’s “Die Walküre” and Verdi’s “La Traviata,” modern musicals such as Roger’s and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” and “Oklahoma!,” and even historically topical shows specific to Gilpin County in Henry Mollicone’s, “The Face on the Barroom Floor,” and Douglas Moore’s, “The Ballad of Baby Doe.” All these operas have one thing in common; the target audience is adults and families. Opera is not the most popular entertainment in the western world; in fact, has had quite the uphill battle. The art form was born in Florence, Italy by a group of musicians known as the Florentine Camerata who decided to recreate Greek storytelling through music. The first opera, “Dafne” was composed in 1597 and the art form spread through Europe during the Baroque era (16001750). The settlers of the New World failed to bring opera with them, and it wasn’t until the late 18th century that opera was first known to be performed in America (New Orleans). After the World Wars of the 20th century, the
area and perform one-act operas specifically targeting a young audience. For 2021, they are performing “Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World.” For one night
on the door, she is greeted by a bird, monkey, and dog who are all Frida’s pets. Frida’s home turns out to be full of wonders and as Mariana sits for her portrait, she learns that
Emily Murdock introduces Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World. Murdock is the Director of Education and has been with the Central City Opera since 2011. only, they gave adults a taste of what children are getting to enjoy by performing the opera in the newly remodeled Martin Building of the Denver Art Museum. Frida Kahlo (full name Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was a Mexican painter who lived during the first half of the 1900s and is known for her numerous self-portraits and works inspired by the nature of Mexico. Her self-portraits were the inspiration for the children’s book “Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World,” by Laurence Anholt, published in 2016. The story is about a girl named Mariana whose home has portraits of all her family members except her own. “Portraits have names,” she says, and identifies each of her family by their portrait. Finally, it is Mariana’s turn to have her portrait painted, but she must go the scary blue house on the hill where Frida Kahlo lives. There are stories of skeletons in the attic and dangerous creatures living at the Kahlo house and Mariana must face her fears if she wants her own portrait. After she finds the courage to knock
with an appreciation for art. Performing Mariana for the Central City Opera was soprano Melaina Mills who is excited to be performing with the troupe this season. She had her professional start with the Seagle Festival in Schroon Lake, New York, in 2018. The title role was played by mezzo-soprano Kira DillsDeSurra from Petaluma, California; along with the dual role of Mariana’s mother, Alicia. Dill-DeSurra performed with the Central City Opera in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, and has more recently been the Artist in Residence for Opera Colorado. Mariana’s father, Eduardo, was played by baritone Armando Contreras who had a dual role as Bonito the Parrot. Contreras has performed with the
and made her professional debut in Ecuador’s Teatro Nacional Sucre in 2010. Daniela advocates for greater visibility of Latin American and Spanish music and has degrees from the University of Denver and Texas Christian University. A Brief Review “Frida Kahlo…” is a whimsical opera that engages the audience through the mastery of operatic drama and audience participation. The performing cast reflected excellence in pitch and animated acting; especially that of Melaina Mills, Joshua Zabatta, and Daniela Guzmán. I have partiality to lower voices and Armando’s baritone did not disappoint. The sets were beautifully created by Shay Dite and Ray Vann. The colorful costumes
1933 portrait of Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo was performed in the new Martin Foundry at the Denver Art Museum. The stacked chairs are not part of the set, but “European” art form had a would be intriguing if they were. brief resurgence in popularity thanks to the recent exposure Frida has had a hard life and Boulder Opera, the Denver designed by Jaime McNear by soldiers overseas; however, believes her to be the bravest Philharmonic, the Pacific were period appropriate and it struggled to be popular woman in the world. Mariana Opera Project, and The Aspen perfect for the character using when the birth of rock ‘n roll returns home with her portrait Music Festival. Schmopera simplicity and suggestion captured the hearts of youth which she proudly adds to (an opera news group formed when accurate design would across the nation. Today, the wall among the rest of her in 2013 to present an honest be too much (animals). opera seems to be relegated family. She also returns with and fresh look at the opera Altogether, the opera was to stodgy elder white people a new perspective of the scary scene) calls Armando “a an absolute joy to see, and which is the death knell for lady in the blue house along baritone with gravitas and producer Emily Murdock the art. Central City Opera is quickly making his mark in should be proud of her working to reverse the decline the opera world.” Mariana’s accomplishment. I rate the by bringing opera directly into brother, Eduardo Jr., and Mr. opera five out of five monkeys. schools to recapture the hearts Xoloti the Dog was played by My lovely wife, whose musical and imagination of the next tenor Joshua Zabatta. Zabatta tastes run toward the opposite generation. grew up on a farm in Montana side from opera, enjoyed and Emily Murdock, the singing while driving a tractor. appreciated what she heard Director of Education for the He made his debut with Opera and saw and rates it four Central City Opera, noticed Colorado in 2016 and has and a half out of five moving a strange, but not surprising performed with the Boulder portraits – high praise indeed! phenomenon that when opera Opera and the Bosetti Concert The Central City Opera’s was introduced to children, Series. He teaches and 2022 Festival has been many fall in love with the art mentors dozens of students announced and tickets will go form. “Opera is storytelling in the Denver area through on sale in January. They will in its biggest form,” says his business, Zabatta Music be performing at the Central Murdock, “and kids love big Studio. City Opera House Adam stories.” With that in mind, Daniela Guzmán played Guettel’s “The Light in the the Central City Opera Mariana’s grandmother Piazza”, Johann Strauss Jr.’s developed its Children’s Opera Rosita and Fulang Chang “Die Fledermaus”, and return The set design for scary Frida Kahlo who lives in a blue house. Note that the address program where they travel to the Monkey. Guzmán is to The Martin Foundry for literaly translates to 247 at “blue house.” schools in the Denver Metro originally from Ecuador Jake Heggie’s “Two Remain”.
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Business classified ads, public notices and legals Business Ads HELP WANTED POLICE OFFICER Entry Level - Lateral, City of Black Hawk. Hiring Range: $67,260 - $89,541 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefits package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www. cityofblackhawk.org for more information and to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE. 48+ [TFN] Roy’s Last Shot Restaurant is hiring wait staff and cooks. Call 303-642-7870. [TFN]
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CITY OF CENTRAL-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT The City of Central is seeking qualified applicants for a fulltime Public Works Maintenance Worker. The ideal candidate should have a High School diploma or GED and one year of experience as a construction laborer. The candidate should possess a valid Class B Colorado Driver’s License or be capable of obtaining one within three months of the date of hire. The position is required to perform a wide variety of unskilled and semi-skilled work in maintenance, construction and repair of the CIty’s infrastructure and facilities including but not limited to highways, roads, bridges, streets, curbs, sidewalks, buildings, and other city-owned properties, operates trucks and light equipment incidental to the work. Hourly rate begins at $18.96 per hour and is dependent on qualifications and experience. A detailed job description can be found on the City’s website www.centralcity.colorado.
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MAINTENANCE WORKER I or II, DOQ/E. City of Black Hawk Hiring Range: MW I $22.4370 - $25.8024, MW III $23.5586 - $27.0927 per hour. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. Requirements: High School Diploma or GED, Valid Colorado Class R driver’s license Class B or A preferred. Ability to obtain a Class A driver’s license within two years of employment. Applicant must have ability to lift 80 pounds. The City provides an excellent retirement package (up to 12% match) with benefits for you and your eligible dependents which include medical coverage (employees pay 10% of the premium), dental/vision coverage provided by the City at no cost to you, and a generous combined leave package (sick, vacation, holiday, and floating holiday) that totals over seven weeks of paid leave annually. For more information or to be considered for the position, please visit www. cityofblackhawk.org and click on the Job Openings link to apply
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 67-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation.
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tion 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council.
The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422.
RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND.
Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021
A complete copy of Resolution No. 67-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 67-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 8) WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A; WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time, and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12-104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Sec-
/s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 8 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence S 6 5 ’ 51 a distance of 5,1 . feet to a point of intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the Central City Parkway with line 2-3 of the Rickard Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 16283, being the Point of Beginning. thence along said line 2-3 of the said Rickard Lode N 6 02’ a distance of 151. feet to the point of intersection with the westerly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; Thence along said westerly edge of Lake Gulch oad the following 29 courses 1. S1 1’ 0 a distance of .0 feet 2. S 1 06’ 12 a distance of . feet . S 11 5’ 6 a distance of 0.01 feet . S 1 1 ’ 52 a distance of 16.19 feet 5. S 10 22’ a distance of 0. 9 feet 6. S 09 29’ 2 a distance of 29. feet . S 11 50’ a distance of 1.10 feet . S 11 0 ’ 12 a distance of 1.96 feet 9. S 10 0 ’ 56 a distance of 25. 2 feet 10. S 11 0 ’ 6 a distance of 2 . feet 11. S 2 1’ 5 a distance of 5.9 feet 12. S 0 ’ 01 a distance of 2.9 feet 1 . S 52 0 ’ 6 a distance of 29.05 feet 1 . S5 2’ 2 a distance of 5 .29 feet 15. S5 0 ’ 5 a distance of 1.69 feet 16. S 59 1 ’ 0 a distance of 26.1 feet 1 . S 6 19’ 05 a distance of 29. 6 feet 1 . S 60 16’ a distance of 29.96 feet 19. S 61 9’ 09 a distance of .2 feet 20. S 61 2 ’ a distance of 2.2 feet 21. S 55 6’ 1 a distance of 2 .96 feet 22. S 56 1 ’ 05 a distance of .09 feet 2 . S 51 5’ 51 a distance of 56.22 feet 2 . S ’0 a distance of 90. 6 feet 25. S 5 5 ’2 a distance of .21 feet 26. S ’ 26 a distance of 1. 2 feet 2 . S 5 ’0 a distance of 26.06 feet 2 . S 9 6’ 0 a distance of 0.59 feet 29. S5 5 ’ a distance of 1 .21 feet to the point of intersection with the south line of the southeast 1/4 of Section 18;
thence N 9 ’1 along said southeast 1 of Section 1 a distance of 269. 1 feet to the easterly right-of-way of Central City Parkway; Thence along said easterly right-of-way of the Central City Parkway the following 4 (four) courses: 1. along a non-tangent curve concave to the southwest ha ing a central angle of 2 0 ’ 2 , a radius of 760.00 feet, an arc distance of 306.72 feet and a chord bearing N 6 26’ 1 a chord distance of 304.64 feet; 2. N 00’ 00 a distance of . 9 feet 3. along a curve concave to the northwest, having a central angle of 00’ 00 , a radius of 00.00 feet, an arc distance of 335.10 feet; . thence N 00 00’ 00 a distance of 60. 5 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 2.17 acres more or less. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 68-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. A complete copy of Resolution No. 68-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 68-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF PARCELS OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NOS. 9 12) WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , ha e filed four ( ) petitions for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (collectively referred to as the “Petitions”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A, attached to each Petition; WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petitions and establish a date, time, and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petitions and various documents submitted in support of the Petitions; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petitions. WHEREAS Section 1. The Petitions are hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petitions is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexations comply with C. .S. 1 12-104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the —Continued to next page—
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area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 9 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence S 0 0’ 20 a distance of 5,0 . 2 feet to a point of intersection of the easterly Right-of-Way line of the Central City Parkway with line 4-1 of the Rickard Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 16283, being the Point of Beginning. Thence along said Easterly Right-of-Way line the following 2 courses: 1. N 00 00’ 00 a point of curvature;
, a distance of 96.0 feet to
2. 2 .9 feet along the arc of a cur e to the left, with a radius of 760.00 feet, a central angle of 01 5 ’ 01 , and whose chord bears N 00 56’ 0 , a chord distance of 2 .9 feet to the point of intersection with line 4-3 of the Pine Tree Lode, Mineral Survey No. 5080;
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2 . S 5 ’ 02 , a distance of .15 feet 2 . S 5 25’ 50 , a distance of .9 feet 25. S 06’ 51 , a distance of 1. 1 feet 26. N 9 52’ , a distance of 2 .21 feet 2 . S 5 ’5 , a distance of 2 .02 feet 2 . S 5 0 ’1 , a distance of 29. 0 feet 29. S5 ’ 50 , a distance of 22.16 feet 0. S ’ 56 , a distance of 2 . 1 feet 1. S 1 09’ 05 , a distance of 2 .1 feet 2. S0 ’ 55 , a distance of 29.96 feet . S 0 1 ’ 02 , a distance of 0. feet . S 00 1’ 5 , a distance of 1 .6 feet 5. S 00 1’ 5 , a distance of 12. feet 6. S 01 1 ’ 29 , a distance of 2.59 feet . S 00 0 ’ 20 , a distance of 1. 6 feet . S 02 ’ 6 , a distance of 2 .09 feet 9. S 06 12’ 1 , a distance of 5.66 feet 0. S 16 1 ’ 2 , a distance of .6 feet 1. S 2 29’ 21 , a distance of 26.96 feet 2. S2 1’ 22 , a distance of .15 feet . S 2 ’ , a distance of 2 .10 feet . S 0 01’ 56 , a distance of 2 . 2 feet 5. S 22’ 5 , a distance of .09 feet 6. S 1 0’ 02 , a distance of 6.10 feet . S 1 ’ 5 , a distance of . 1 feet . S 1 ’ 1 , a distance of . 1 feet 9. S 26 02’ , a distance of 15. 5 feet to the point of intersection with said line 4-1 of the Rickard Lode; Thence S 6 01’ 09 along said line 1 of said Rickard Lode, a distance of 222.82 feet to the Point of eginning, containing 5.96 acres more or less. Annexation Plat No. 10 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence S 62 11’ 51 a distance of 1,552.51 feet to the point of intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the Central City Parkway with line 4-3 of the Success Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 5280, being the Point of Beginning. Thence N 5 ’ along said line of said Success Lode a distance of 219. feet to the point of intersection with line 3-4 of the Meeker Lode, US ineral Sur ey No. 69
Thence N 5 5 ’ 5 along said line of said ine Tree Lode, a distance of 92.12 feet to corner no. 3 of the said Pine Tree Lode;
thence N 2 25’ 55 along said line of said ee er Lode a distance of 19 . 6 feet to corner No. 4 of said Meeker Lode;
Thence N 01’ 6 along line 2 of the said Pine Tree Lode, a distance of 125.48 feet to a point of non-tangent curvature being a point on said Easterly Right-of-Way line of the Central City Parkway;
thence S 0 09’ 0 along line 5 of said ee er Lode a distance of 5.96 feet to the point of intersection with said line 4-3 of said Success Lode;
Thence along said Easterly Right-of-Way line the following 3 courses: 1. 5 . 9 feet along the arc of a cur e to the left, with a radius of 760.00 feet, a central angle of 00’ 1 , an arc distance of 5 . 9 feet and whose chord bears N 5 9’ 01 , a chord distance of 569.5 feet 2. N5 9’ 21 a distance of 12 .9 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-4 of the Washingtons Day Lode, Mineral Survey No. 11885; . N 9 2 ’1 , along said line 1 of said Washingtons Day Lode a distance of 48.50 feet to a point on the Southerly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; Thence along the said Southerly and Westerly edges of La e Gulch oad the following 9 courses 1. 2. . . 5. 6. . . 9. 10. 11. 12. 1 . 1 . 15. 16. 1 . 1 . 19. 20. 21. 22.
S 66 S 66 S 61 S5 S5 S5 S 62 S6 S6 S 69 S 69 S 69 S 69 S 0 S S 6 S 1 S 5 S 5 S 5 S S 2
1’ 0 0’ 06 ’1 56’ 9 5 ’5 52’ 5 ’0 2 ’ 20 ’ 0 00’ 0 2 ’ 51 16’ 06 0’ 5 ’ 21 0 ’ 5 1’ 9 25’ 50 ’ 52 5 ’0 10’ 50 02’ 55’ 20
, a distance of .2 feet , a distance of 26.0 feet , a distance of 1.12 feet , a distance of 2 .9 feet , a distance of 2 .22 feet , a distance of 26.50 feet , a distance of 1.29 feet , a distance of 2 .25 feet , a distance of 1.66 feet , a distance of 0. 5 feet , a distance of 1.56 feet , a distance of 0.6 feet , a distance of 29.91 feet , a distance of 2 . feet , a distance of 29.6 feet , a distance of 0. feet , a distance of 0. 5 feet , a distance of 29.0 feet , a distance of 2 . feet , a distance of 29.0 feet , a distance of 25. feet , a distance of 2 .6 feet
thence N 5 ’ along said line of said Success Lode a distance of 422.83 feet to corner No. 3 of said Success lode; thence N 62 22’ 6 a distance of 991. 1 feet to corner No. 4 of the Tariff Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 966 thence N 01’ 1 along line of said Tariff Lode a distance of 09.50 feet to the southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; thence along the southwesterly edge of said Lake Gulch Road the following 48 courses: 1. S 25’ 2. S 16’ 09 .S 56’ 55 . S 2 1 ’ 50 5. S 1 52’ 51 6. S 1 29’ 0 . S 1 0’ 5 . S 9 0’ 26 9. S 51’ 6 10. S 25’ 2 11. S 5 ’ 12. S 6 02’ 1 .S 52’ 1 1 .S ’ 15. S 29 2 ’ 22 16. S 0 56’ 0 1 .S 52’ 5 1 . S 9 29’ 2 19. S 59 21’ 59 20. S 61 ’1 21. S 61 25’ 2 22. S 59 5 ’ 2 2 . S 51 5’ 16 2 . S 9 06’ 25 25. S 5 20’ 26. S 5 ’0 2 .S 2 ’2 2 .S ’5 29. S 0 ’ 1
a distance of 6.91 feet a distance of 2.6 feet a distance of 25.56 feet a distance of 25.12 feet a distance of 5. 9 feet a distance of 2.2 feet a distance of 2.25 feet a distance of 0.55 feet a distance of 2. feet a distance of 1. feet a distance of . 9 feet a distance of 2 .2 feet a distance of 5. feet a distance of 25.62 feet a distance of 26. feet a distance of 26.10 feet a distance of . 9 feet a distance of 0. feet a distance of 2 . feet a distance of .99 feet a distance of .19 feet a distance of 2 .2 feet a distance of 2 .9 feet a distance of 25. 5 feet a distance of 26. 5 feet a distance of 2 . 6 feet a distance of 29.05 feet a distance of 2 .1 feet a distance of 0.52 feet
0. S 01’ 6 a distance of 2 . feet 1. S 2 12’ 5 a distance of 2 .59 feet 2. S 1’ 15 a distance of 2 .69 feet . S 5 09’ 5 a distance of 2 .2 feet .S ’ a distance of 2 . 6 feet 5. S 21’ a distance of 29.2 feet 6. S 9 2’ 52 a distance of 1.0 feet . S 51 12’ 12 a distance of 1.1 feet . S 52 ’ 5 a distance of 2 .6 feet 9. S 5 ’ 00 a distance of .1 feet 0. S 5 50’ a distance of 2 .95 feet 1. S 50 2 ’ 2 a distance of 25.21 feet 2. S 2 ’ 12 a distance of 25.02 feet .S 2 ’ 12 a distance of 2.56 feet .S 55’ a distance of 0.51 feet 5. S 51 ’5 a distance of 29.9 feet 6. S 56 10’ 5 a distance of .1 feet . S 62 1 ’ 0 a distance of .06 feet . S 66 1’ 0 a distance of 22. 0 feet to the point of intersection with line 4-1 of the Washingtons Day Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 11885; thence S 9 2 ’ 1 along said line 1 of said Washingtons Day Lode a distance of 48.50 feet to the point of intersection with the northerly right-ofway line of the Central City Parkway; thence N 5 9’ 21 along said northerly right of way line a distance of 507.58 feet to the beginning of a curve concave to the south having a central angle of 0 2 ’ 51 , ha ing a radius of 60.00 feet, an arc distance of 99.01 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-2 of the Justice Lode US Mineral Sur ey No. 9 thence N 1 55’ 05 along said line 2 of said Justice Lode a distance of 81.00 feet to corner No. 2 of said Justice Lode; thence N 50’ 5 along line 2 1 of said ustice Lode a distance of 100.27 feet to corner No. 1 of said Justice Lode; thence S 1 56’ 29 along line 1 of said ustice Lode a distance of 120.12 feet to the point of intersection with the said northerly right-of-way line of said Central City Parkway; thence along said northerly right-of-way line along a non-tangent curve being concave to the south having a central angle of 0’ 01 , a radius of 60.00 feet, an arc distance of 446.57 feet, a chord bearing of S 9 5 01 and a chord distance of 9. feet; thence S 06’ 01 continuing along said northerly right-of-way a distance of 1305.67 feet to the beginning of a curve being concave to the north ha ing a central angle of 6 50’ 2 , ha ing a radius of 650.00 feet, to the point of intersection with said line 4-3 of the Success Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 5280, the Point of Beginning, containing 17.24 acres, more or less. Annexation Plat No. 11 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence N 2 51’ 6 a distance of 2,2 5.62 feet to corner No. 1 of the Caledonia Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 519, being the Point of Beginning. Thence N 9 29’ along line 1 2 of said Caledonia Lode a distance of 318.07 feet to the point of intersection with the southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; thence along the southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road the following 10 courses: 1. S 2 29’ a distance of 21. 0 feet 2. S 29 02’ 1 a distance of .1 feet . S 0 5 ’ a distance of .55 feet . S 2 21’ 1 a distance of 29.6 feet 5. S ’ a distance of .0 feet 6. S 2 ’ 56 a distance of 6.0 feet . S 59’ 11 a distance of .9 feet . S 19’ 15 a distance of 0.25 feet 9. S 5’ 2 a distance of 2.2 feet 10. S 50 2’ 1 a distance of 0. 5 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-2 of the Clay County Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 29 thence S 50 0 ’ along said line 1 2 of said Clay County Lode a distance of 159.20 feet to corner No. 2 of said Clay County Lode; thence S 5 0 ’ 12 along line 2 of said Clay County Lode a distance of 188.25 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-1 of the Clay County Lode, —Continued to next page—
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thence S 2 ’ 00 along said line 2 1 of said Clay County Lode a distance of 623.18 feet to corner No. 1 of said Clay County Lode, US Mineral Sur ey No. 29 thence S 52 9’ 2 along line 1 of said Clay County Lode a distance of 151.05 feet to corner No. 4 of said Clay County Lode; thence N 26’ 1 along line of said Clay County Lode a distance of 9.56 feet to corner No. 4 of the East Clay County Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 18776; thence N 9 56’ 0 along line of said ast Clay County Lode and its extension thereof a distance of 190. feet to the point of intersection with line 6-5 of the Blow Out Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 18776; thence S 6 0 ’ 1 along said line 6 5 of said Blow Out Lode a distance of 20.54 feet to corner No. 5 of said Blow Out Lode; thence S 9 5 ’ 2 along line 5 of said low Out Lode a distance of 184.33 feet to corner No. 4 of said Blow Out Lode; thence N 6 0 ’ 5 along line of said low Out Lode a distance of 103.56 feet to corner No. 4 of the Great Britian Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 18776; thence S 9 5 ’ 0 along line 5 of said Great Britian Lode a distance of 186.34 feet to corner No. 5 of said Great Britian Lode; thence N 6 0 ’ 10 along line 5 6 of said Great Britian Lode a distance of 1.36 feet to the point of intersection with said southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; thence S 6 05’ 9 along said southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road a distance of 12.22 feet; thence S 2 ’ along said southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road a distance of 33.36 feet; thence S 6 ’2 along said southwesterly edge of La e Gulch oad a distance of . 9 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-1 of the Tariff Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 966 thence S 00’ along said line 2 1 of said Tariff Lode a distance of 403.36 feet to corner No. 1 of said Tariff Lode; thence S 2 5 ’ 2 along line 1 of said Tariff Lode a distance of 1 9. feet to corner No. of said Tariff Lode; thence S 62 22’ 6 a distance of 991. 1 feet to corner No. 3 of the Success Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 5280; thence N 0 16’ 10 along line 2 of said Success Lode a distance of 150.04 feet to corner No. 2 of said Success Lode; thence S 5 9’ 05 along line 2 1 of said Success Lode a distance of 476.25 feet; thence N 6 11’ 59 a distance of 16.62 feet to corner No. of the ittburg xt. Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 069 thence N 00 25’ along line 2 of said ittburg xt. Lode a distance of 150.29 feet to corner No. 2 of said ittburg xt. Lode thence S 9 1 ’ 06 along line 2 1 of said ittburg xt. Lode a distance of 99.5 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-4 of the Calendonia No. 2 Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 520; thence N 5 ’1 along said line of said Calendonia No. 2 Lode a distance of 705.54 feet to corner No. 4 of said Caledonia Lode, US Mineral Sur ey No. 519 thence N 0 1 ’ 1 along line 1 of said Caledonia Lode a distance of 150.08 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 20.37 Acres, more or less. Annexation Plat No. 12 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the
asis of earing for this description thence S 69 5 ’ a distance of 1,225.66 feet to the point of intersection of line 3-4 of the Caledonia Lode No. 2, US Mineral Survey No. 520 with the northeasterly right-of-line of the Central City Parkway, being the Point of Beginning. Thence N 5 ’0 along said line of said Caledonia No. 2 Lode a distance of 5 9. feet to the point of intersection with line 4-3 of the Pittsburg xt, Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 069 thence N 9 1 ’ 5 along said line of said ittsburg xt. Lode a distance of 6 5.26 feet to corner No. of said ittsburg xt. Lode thence S 6 11’ 59 a distance of 16.62 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-1 of the Success Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 5280; thence S 5 9’ 05 along said line 2 1 of said Success Lode a distance of 59. 6 feet of the point of intersection with said northeasterly right-of-line of the Central City Parkway; thence N 5 2 ’ 20 along said northeasterly right-of-line of the Central City Parkway a distance of 196.2 feet to the oint of eginning, containing 7.66 Acres, more or less. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 69 2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. complete copy of esolution No. 69 2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 69-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 13) WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A; WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12 104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be
required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 13 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence S 12’ 22 a distance of ,6 . feet to corner No. 3 of the Washingtons Day Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 11885, being the Point of Beginning. thence along said line 3-4 of the said Washingtons Day Lode S 5 12’ a distance of 150.5 feet to corner No. 4 of said Washingtons Day Lode; thence along line 4-1 of said Washingtons Day Lode S 9 2 ’1 a distance of 6 . feet to the point of intersection with the northeasterly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; Thence along said northeasterly edge of Lake Gulch Road the following 7 courses: 1. N 66 0’ 06 a distance of 2.05 feet 2. N 66 1’ 0 a distance of 25. 5 feet . N 62 1 ’ 0 a distance of 1.05 feet . N 56 10’ 5 a distance of 1.1 feet 5. N 51 ’5 a distance of 2 .55 feet 6. N 55’ a distance of 29. feet . N 2 ’ 12 a distance of . 0 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-3 of said Washingtons Day Lode; thence N 9 2 ’ 1 along said line 2 of said Washingtons Day lode a distance of 664.25 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 2.25 acres more or less. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 70-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. A complete copy of Resolution No. 70-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 70-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETI—Continued to next page—
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US Mineral Survey No. 13338;
TION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 14)
thence N 26 5 ’ 00 along said line 1 of said Dale Lode a distance of 4.46 feet to corner No. 7 of said Dale Lode;
WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A;
thence N 6 5 ’ 12 along said line 2 of said Black Diamond Lode a distance of 446.58 feet to the point of intersection with the southerly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6;
WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time, and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.;
1. N 11’ 19 a distance of 2 . 6 feet 2. N 1 5 ’ 0 a distance of 26.00 feet . N 0 6’ 50 a distance of .6 feet . N 5 ’0 a distance of 25.96 feet 5. N 6 0’ 21 a distance of 2 .01 feet 6. N 5’ 56 a distance of 2 .0 feet . N 10’ 29 a distance of 2 . 6 feet . N 1 02’ 5 a distance of 29.2 feet 9. N 69 29’ 2 a distance of 29. 5 feet 10. N 6 02’ 26 a distance of 2 .95 feet 11. N 6 11’ 55 a distance of 2 . 1 feet 12. N 6 11’ 21 a distance of 2 .1 feet 1 . N 0 1 ’ 29 a distance of 2 .1 feet 1 . N 2 2 ’2 a distance of 26.00 feet 15. N 2 2 ’ 10 a distance of 26.92 feet 16. N6 1’ 2 a distance of 2 .19 feet 1 . N 1 51’ a distance of 26.69 feet 1 . N 5’ 1 a distance of 2 .02 feet 19. N 5 2’ 50 a distance of 2 . 6 feet 20. N 1 ’ 9 a distance of 2 .92 feet 21. N 51’ 11 a distance of 2 . feet 22. N 2’ a distance of 2 .26 feet 2 . N 6 1’ 51 a distance of 2 . feet 2 . N 9 1 ’ 59 a distance of 1 . feet 25. N 9 1 ’ 59 a distance of 1 . feet 26. N 11’ 2 a distance of 5. 1 feet 2 . N ’ 5 a distance of .1 feet 2 . N ’ 5 a distance of 2 . 2 feet 29. N 1 ’ a distance of 5.1 feet 0. N 6 11’ 2 a distance of .55 feet 1. N 6 19’ 6 a distance of .26 feet 2. N 5 55’ 5 a distance of .0 feet . N 5 5’ 56 a distance of .26 feet . N 56’ 0 a distance of .1 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-4 of the St. nthony Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 191
WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12 104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 14 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence N 0 0 ’ 02 a distance of 5 0. feet to the point of intersection of line 1-2 of the Black Diamond Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 17634 with line 2-3 of the Fay Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 13338 being the Point of Beginning. thence N 26 0 ’ 0 along said line 1 2 of said Black Diamond Lode a distance of 80.46 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-7 of the Dale Lode,
thence N 9 29’ 2 along line 6 of said Dale Lode a distance of 160.32 feet to line 2-3 of said Black Diamond Lode;
thence along the southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road the following 34 courses:
thence S 9 0’ 2 along said line 1 of said St. nthony Lode a distance of 92.10 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-4 of the Alice Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 18785; thence N 6 2 ’ 00 along said line of said Alice Lode a distance of 371.35 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-2 of said St. Anthony Lode; Thence N 9 1’ 2 along said line 2 of said St, Anthony Lode a distance of 210.07 feet to the point of intersection with said southerly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road 6; thence along said southwesterly edge of Lake Gulch Road the following 18 courses: 1. S 9 ’ 0 a distance of 26.55 feet 2. S 9 16’ a distance of 25. feet . N 9 11’ 1 a distance of 25.02 feet . N 9 11’ 1 a distance of 2 .0 feet 5. N 5 ’ a distance of 2 . 5 feet 6. N 9 0 ’ 00 a distance of 25.2 feet . S 2’ 0 a distance of 2 .15 feet . S 2 16’ a distance of 26.0 feet 9. S ’ a distance of 25.62 feet 10. S 1 ’ 0 a distance of 0.0 feet 11. S 1 ’ 22 a distance of 26. 6 feet 12. S 69 56’ 5 a distance of 1.66 feet 1 . S 6 22’ 05 a distance of 26.00 feet 1 . S6 1’ 22 a distance of 25.12 feet 15. S6 ’ 2 a distance of 26. 2 feet 16. S 61 6’ 0 a distance of 25.1 feet 1 . S 55 ’ a distance of 0.91 feet 1 . S 6’ 2 a distance of 0.69 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-2 of the Golden Gad Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 13048; thence S 6 1 ’ 0 along said line 2 of said Golden Gad Lode a distance of 722.08 feet to corner No. 2 of said Golden Gad Lode; thence S 1 0’ 56 along line 2 1 of said Golden Gad Lode a distance of 95.5 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-1 of the Calumet and Hecla No. 2 Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 13048; thence S 55’ 9 along said line 2 1 of said Calumet and Hecla Lode a distance of 61. 9 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-4 of the Margaret Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 19229 thence N 21 01’ along said line of said Margaret Lode a distance of 114.04 feet to corner No. 4 of said Margaret Lode; thence S 69 01’ 22
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garet Lode a distance of 1 6.95 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-2 of said St. Anthony Lode; thence N 9 1’ 2 along said line 2 of said St. Anthony Lode a distance of 73.31 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-2 of said Alice Lode; thence S 6 22’ 25 along said line 1 2 of said lice Lode a distance of 5 .9 feet to corner No. 2 of said Alice Lode; thence N 26 5’ 2 along line 2 of said lice Lode a distance of 140.24 feet to the point of intersection with said line 1-4 of said St. Anthony Lode; thence S 9 0’ 2 along said line 1 of said St. Anthony Lode a distance of 345.75 feet to the point of intersection with said line 4-1 of said Margaret Lode; thence S 69 01’ 22 along said line 1 of said argaret Lode a distance of 16.29 feet to the point of intersection with line 3-4 of said Elizabeth Lode; thence S 9 2 ’ along said line of said Elizabeth Lode a distance of 272.15 feet to corner No. 4 of said Elizabeth Lode; thence N 50 2 ’ 1 along line 1 of said li abeth Lode a distance of 148.43 feet to the point of intersection with line 4-3 of the Annie Mary Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 11571; thence N 62 2’ 5 along line of said nnie Mary Lode a distance of 221.31 feet to corner No. 3 of said Annie Mary Lode; thence N 2 2’ 1 along line 2 of said nnie ary Lode a distance of 1 9.99 feet to corner No. 2 of said Annie Mary Lode; thence S 62 2’ 5 along line 2 1 of said nnie Mary Lode a distance of 607.56 feet to the point of intersection with the northeasterly right-of-way of the Central City Parkway; thence along a non-tangent curve concave to the southwest an arc distance of 13.72 feet, a delta angle of 00 ’ 55 , ha ing a radius of 1050.00 feet, and whose long chord bears N 62 ’ 25 a distance of 13.72 feet to the point of intersection with line 5-4 of the Marks Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 13338; thence N 5’ 21 along said line 5 of said Marks Lode a distance of 80.14 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-4 of the Fay Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 13338; thence N 60 ’ 2 along said line 1 of said Fay Lode a distance of 714.47 feet to corner No. 4 of said Fay Lode; thence N 29 20’ along line of said ay Lode a distance of 150.66 feet to corner No. 3 of said Fay Lode; thence S 60 2’ 01 along line 2 of said ay Lode a distance of 442.61 feet to the point of intersection with line 4-3 of the Marks Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 13338; thence S 6 2 ’ 9 along said line of said Marks Lode a distance of 122.51 feet to corner No. 3 of said Marks Lode; thence S 22’ 9 along line 2 of said ar s Lode a distance of 1 9.62 feet to the point of intersection with line 4-1 of said Black Diamond Lode; thence S 60 2’ 01 along said line 1 of said Black Diamond Lode a distance of 120.71 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 11.43 Acres, more or less. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 71-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. A complete copy of Resolution No. 71-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below —Continued to next page—
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STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 71-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 15) WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A; WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12 104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 15 The Little attie Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 9 0 in Sections 17&18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence S 15’ a distance of 5, . feet to corner No. 1 of said Little Mattie Lode, being the Point of Begin-
ning. Thence N 2 ’ 0 along line 1 2 of said Little attie Lode a distance of 1 99. feet to corner No. 2 of said Little Mattie Lode; thence S 5 ’2 along line 2 of said Little attie Lode a distance of 1 9.96 feet to corner No. 3 of said Little Mattie Lode; thence S 29’ 09 along line of said Little Mattie Lode a distance of 1500.03 feet to corner No. 4 of said Little Mattie Lode; thence N 5 1 ’ 2 along line 1 of said Little attie Lode a distance of 1 9. 5 feet to the oint of Beginning, containing 5.16 Acres, more or less. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 72-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. A complete copy of Resolution No. 72-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 72-2021
area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 16 Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence N 5 ’ 25 a distance of , 0 .55 feet to corner No. 14 of the Gold Tunnel No. 21 Lode, US Mineral Surey No. 5 9, being the oint of eginning. Thence N 6 21’ 5 along line 1 15 of said Gold Tunnel No. 21 Lode a distance of 150.01 feet to corner No. 15 of said Gold Tunnel No. 21 Lode; thence N 56’ 51 along line 15 16 of said Gold Tunnel No. 21 Lode a distance of 81.81 feet to the south line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of said Section 18, being also the City of Black Hawk Patented Boundary;
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED
thence N 9 2’ 1 along said south line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of said Section 18 and the City of Black Hawk Patented Boundary a distance of 209.92 feet to the point of intersection with line 1 14 of said Gold Tunnel No. 21 Lode;
ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 16)
thence S 56’ 09 along said line 1 1 of said Gold Tunnel No. 21 Lode a distance of 227.88 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.53 Acres, more or less.
WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A;
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12 104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the
Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 73-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. A complete copy of Resolution No. 73-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 73-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 17) WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A; WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; —Continued to next page—
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WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12 104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 17 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence N 1 6’ 06 a distance of 1,2 2.5 feet to the point of intersection of line 2-3 of the Black Diamond Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 17634 with the northerly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road No. 6, being the Point of Beginning. Thence N 6 5 ’ 12 along said line 2 of said Black Diamond Lode a distance of 827.46 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-1 of the Elizabeth Lode, S ineral Sur ey No. 15 9 thence S 9 2 ’ 6 along said line 2 1 of said li abeth Lode a distance of 2 9. feet to the point intersection with the northerly edge of said Lake Gulch Road; thence along said northerly edge of said Lake Gulch Road the following 24 courses: 1. 2. . . 5. 6. . . 9. 10. 11.
S S 9 S 9 S 6 S S S S 5 S S 1 S6
5 ’ 20 1 ’ 59 1 ’ 59 1’ 51 2’ 51’ 11 1 ’ 9 2’ 50 5’ 1 51’ 1’ 2
a distance of 12.5 feet a distance of 1 .10 feet a distance of 1 .9 feet a distance of 25.0 feet a distance of 26. 5 feet a distance of 2 .5 feet a distance of 29.52 feet a distance of 2 .9 feet a distance of 2 . 6 feet a distance of 2 . 5 feet a distance of 2 .0 feet
12. S 2 1 . S 2 1 . S 0 15. S6 16. S6 1 . S6 1 . S 69 19. S 1 20. S 21. S 22. S 6 2 . S 2 . S 0 the oint of or less.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Black Hawk City Council shall hold a public hearing upon Resolution No. 74-2021 for the purpose of determining and finding whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the State Constitution and Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, and is considered eligible for annexation. The public hearing is to be held before the Black Hawk City Council on December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing shall be held in the City of Black Hawk City Council Chambers located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY ATTEND. A complete copy of Resolution No. 74-2021 including a legal description of the proposed property to be annexed is set forth in full below STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF GILPIN CITY OF BLACK HAWK Resolution No. 74-2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND ESTABLISHING DECEMBER 8, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF A PARCEL OF UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILPIN (LAKE GULCH WHISKEY RESORT ANNEXATION NO. 18) WHEREAS, the owner of unincorporated territory, comprising more than fifty percent (50 ) of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to C. .S. 1 12 10 , has filed a petition for annexation of a certain unincorporated property to the City (the “Petition”), which territory is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A; WHEREAS, C. .S. 1 12 10 re uires that the City accept the Petition and establish a date, time and place that the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation and the arious requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S.; WHEREAS the City Council, at its regular meeting on October 13, 2021, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition; WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case and the arious exhibits has considered the request, the Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendations of the staff; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision; and WHEREAS, it has been found and determined that the applicant has substantially complied with all of the procedural requirements as provided in Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S., in connection with the Petition.
or the Board of County Commissioners of Gilpin County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the City Council. RESOLVED AND PASSED this 13th day of October, 2021. /s/ David D. Spellman, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa A. Greiner, CMC, City Clerk Name of Publication: Weekly Register-Call First Publication: 11/4/2021 Second Publication: 11/11/2021 Third Publication: 11/18/2021 Fourth Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/2/2021 EXHIBIT A Annexation Plat No. 18 A parcel of land located in Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 72 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East ¼ corner of Section 13, T3S, R73W, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped T S 2 S1 19 0 from whence the northeast corner of said Section 13, being a US BLM standard brass cap, stamped “T3S 2 CC S12 S1 19 0 , bears N 00 1 ’12 , a distance of 2,6 9. feet, said line forming the asis of earing for this description thence N 55 10’ 5 a distance of 2,029.15 feet to the point of intersection of line 4-1 of the St. Anthony Lode, US ineral Sur ey No. 191 with the northerly edge of Lake Gulch Road, County Road No. 6, being the Point of Beginning. Thence N 9 0’ 2 along said line 1 of said St. Anthony Lode a distance of 328.85 feet to the point of intersection with the south line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of said Section 18, being also the City of Black Hawk Patented Boundary; thence S 9 ’ 09 along said south line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of said Section 18 a distance of 145.22 feet to the point of intersection with line 1-6 of the Susan-Mary Lode, US Mineral Survey No. 69 thence S 19 06’ 00 along said line 1 6 of said Susan-Mary Lode a distance of 44.24 feet to the point of intersection with line 2-3 of said St. Anthony Lode; thence S 9 1’ 2 along said line 2 of said St. Anthony Lode a distance of 246.50 feet to said northerly edge of Lake Gulch Road; thence along said northerly edge of Lake Gulch Road the following 8 courses: 1. N 9 ’ 0 a distance of 21.2 feet 2. S 9 5’ a distance of 26. 5 feet . S 0’ 6 a distance of 25.59 feet . S 5 59’ 16 a distance of 29. feet 5. S 2 2’ 2 a distance of 26. 1 feet 6. S 1 0 ’5 a distance of 0.69 feet . S 9 51’ 0 a distance of 0.19 feet . S 9 21’ 1 a distance of 22. feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 1.04 Acres, more or less. Published in The Weekly Register Call First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: December 2, 2021 Legal # 5087 ______________________________________
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLACK HAWK, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, C.R.S. Section 2. That a public hearing to consider the Petition is scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the City of Black Hawk, which is located at 211 Church Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, 80422, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C. .S. 1 12 104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the unicipal nnexation ct of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended. Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation,
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My husband, Peter, is a man of few colors—black and gray, to be exact. He has always been this way, as far as I know. Peter is not opposed to color, but I think it makes him a little nervous. He worries that one color might not go with another or that there might be . 18 too much color in one place— especially if that one place is 18, Township 3 on him. rincipal Meridrado, beingSo more he goes the other route and opts for no color at all— unless of Section 13, you call 50 shades of gray a color, which I don’t. dard brass cap, We’ve been remodeling 19 0 from d Sectionour 13,house lately. It had been p, stamped “T3Spainted when we freshly bears N 00 1 ’12 bought line forming theit: The walls were n thenceaNpale 55 gray, which I didn’t mind,ofand which immediately et to the point thony Lode, US at ease. Our living put Peter
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Every Person in Actual Posne 1 6 ofTo said or Occupancy of the 24 feet tosession the hereinafter Described Land, said St. Anthony Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the line 2 ofsame said was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons .50 feet to said having Interest of Title of Re; cord in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, f Lake Gulch and more especially to:
of 21.2 feet Provost Minerals, LLC of 26. 5 feet of 25.59 feet 5750 DTC Parkway Suite 210 of 29. feet Greenwood Village, CO of 26. 1 feet 80111 of 0.69 feet of 0.19 feet Provost Minerals, LLC of 22. feet to 945 McKinney Street 1.04 Acres, more #15059 Houston, TX 77002 Call You and each of you are 21 hereby notified that on the 1 7th day of November 2018, the then County Treasurer of ____________ Gilpin County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HQ Investments LLC the following described property situate in the County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, to-wit:
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S:33 T: 2S R: 73W MINE: UNION - 961 87.6% 5.17 ACRES VERMILLION Account Number: N000933 Certificate Number: 17-00122 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to HQ Investments LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said property for the year 2017; That said property was taxed
room furniture predates our marriage and belonged to Peter before I met him, so it is black. Lately, I’ve been adding some color. Peter has been quite tolerant—but he does have his office, which is also the guest room, in which he can take refuge. The carpeting in his office is gray, and he bought new office furniture in black. Then he bought a gray couch which turns into a guest bed. Finally, to complete the look, he hung a beautiful Ansel Adams print up on the wall and it is, naturally, black and white. Now, when I go looking for Peter in the evenings, he is dressed in a black sweater and gray jeans, sitting in his black chair in his gray room. In low light, he can be
difficult to locate. But I know this is calming to him, and I’m not complaining. I just call out to him until he answers. Color affects us all differently. I didn’t used to be a person who wore a lot of color. For a while, I worked in business and traveled a lot, and I heard it was a good idea, when traveling, to wear black so everything would match and stains wouldn’t show. I took the advice to heart and had a closet full of black suits and black shoes that I would wear under a black trench coat as I made my way to the airport with my black briefcase and black luggage. I didn’t worry about matching or stains in my monochromatic get-up, but
after a while, it became rather dull. When I left business, I decided to leave black clothing behind, and I started wearing colors. For a while, I refused to wear anything black. I’ve softened my stance with time and now occasionally wear black, but I still like a pop of color. I like bright blues and greens and the occasional deep yellow. I like reds if they are not too orange, and deep pinks and fuchsia. I always have flowers on my desk, and sometimes just looking at the colors is enough to remind me that my mood is unreasonably dark, or that I am forgetting all the reasons I have to smile. This is the time of year when color is more important
than ever. We go out of our way to bring color and light into our homes to contrast the gray of outdoors, to brighten the shorter days. I’ve got some fairy lights and red branches to brighten up the balcony, I’m making plans to decorate a tree, and am thinking of putting something colorful and cheerful on the front door. I’ve told Peter all about all of this, of course, and he is agreeable—as long as he has his gray room to retire to. Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir is called “Blue Yarn.” Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.
GILPIN COUNTY TREASURER or specially assessed in the name(s) of Provost Minerals, LLC for said year 2017; That said HQ Investments LLC on the 2nd day of November 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property;
It May Concern, and more especially to: E W Strauss 3069 S Norfolk Street Aurora , CO 80013
That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said property to HQ Investments LLC at 10:00 a.m. on the 24th day of March 2022, unless the same has been redeemed;
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 16th day of November 2016, the then County Treasurer of Gilpin County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC the following described property situate in the County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, to-wit:
Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.
S: 22 T: 2S R: 73W MINE: WHITE SPAR - 6653 50% 4.56 ACRES (UND 1/2) HAWKEYE
This Notice of Purchase has also been published in The Weekly Register-Call on November 25, 2021, December 2, 2021 and December 9, 2021.
Account Number: N002168 Certificate Number: 15-6480
Witness my hand this 15th day of November 2021
Mary R. Lorenz, Treasurer of Gilpin County, Colorado Published in The Weekly Register Call First Publication: November 25, 2021 Last Publication: December 9, 2021 Legal # 5117 _________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED 27-21TD To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said property for the year 2015; That said property was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of E W Strauss for said year 2015; That said Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC on the 9th day of November 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said property to Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC at 10:00 a.m. on the 31st day of March 2022, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. This Notice of Purchase has also been published in The Weekly Register-Call on
December 2, 2021, December 9, 2021 and December 16, 2021.
Certificate Number: 17-00094
Witness my hand this 17th day of November 2021
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC.
Mary R. Lorenz, Treasurer of Gilpin County, Colorado
That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said property for the year 2017;
Published in The Weekly Register Call First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Legal # 51 _________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED 28-21TD To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Darrell J Skelton & Provost Minerals LLC 5750 OTC Parkway Suite 210 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 7th day of November 2018, the then County Treasurer of Gilpin County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC the following described property situate in the County of Gilpin, State of Colorado, to-wit: S: 14 T: 3S: 73W MINE: TOGO -17945 100% 0.94 ACRES RUSSELL Account Number: N008092
That said property was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Darrell J Skelton & Provost Minerals LLC for said year 2017; That said Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC on the 9th day of November 2021, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said property to Hidee Gold Mine Tours, LLC at 10:00 a.m. on the 31st day of March 2022, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. This Notice of Purchase has also been published in The Weekly Register-Call on December 2, 2021, December 9, 2021 and December 16, 2021. Witness my hand this 17th day of November 2021
Mary R. Lorenz, Treasurer of Gilpin County, Colorado Published in The Weekly Register Call First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Legal # 5129 _________________ —— Continued next page End oftoLegals ——
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS PEAK TO PEAK ROTARY CLUB Thursday mornings at 11 a.m.; Regulary scheduled community meetings at the Century Casino. Email mlorenz.rotary@outlook.com for more information.
GILPIN COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION Pool Hours Monday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., closed 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., 4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Call for current hours Friday: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Building hours Monday, Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Youth basketball registration open now - December 20, practice starts week of January 17, games Saturdays 1/29 - 3/19. $60 /resident child, $72 non-resident child. Volunteer coaches and refs needed. Coach’s kids play FREE. We are hiring Lifeguards! Visit GilpinCounty.org to apply. New software is ACTIVE Call 303-582-1453 for password help, online class, camp registration, and more. Volleyball drop-in, Fridays 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Taekwondo and Kinder Kix Family Taekwondo (ages 6+): Mondays and Wednesdays 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Kinder Kicks: (ages 4 - 5): Wednesdays 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Drop-in sports and activities (fees apply) Fitness Yoga/Core, Saturdays 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Hatha Yoga, Mondays, Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Senior Fit, Mondays, Fridays 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. VETERANS COALITION FOR PEARL HARBOR DAY December 7, 7 a.m. Please join the Veterans Coalition for Pearl Harbor Day to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The ceremony will begin at 7 a.m. at the 23rd Avenue Bridge in Idaho Springs. Coffee and pastries will be provided.
Regularly Scheduled Community Meetings PUBLIC MEETINGS IN GILPIN COUNTY • AA Meetings - Sundays at 6 p.m. (St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 226 E. First High St., Central City) • Al-Anon Meetings - Thursdays at 7 p.m. (St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 226 E. First High St., Central City) • Alzheimer’s Caregivers - 3rd Monday, 4 p.m. (Mt Evans Health Care, 3081 Bergen Peak Dr, Bergen Park) • American Legion - 4th Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. • Black Hawk City Council - 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 3 p.m. (BH Council Chambers) • Central City Council - 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m. (Central City Hall) • Central City Historic Preservation Commission, 2nd Wed if needed (Central City Hall) • Central City Planning Commission, 1st Wednesday, if needed (Central City Hall) • Elk's Lodge Members - 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:30 p.m. (Central City Elk’s Lodge) • Friends of the Gilpin County Library - 2nd Thursday, 10 a.m. (GC Library) • Gilpin Ambulance Authority - 2nd Wednesday, 10 a.m. (495 Apex Valley Rd) • Gilpin County Commissioners - Alternating Tuesdays, 9 a.m. (old GC Courthouse, 203 Eureka Street, 2 floor) • Gilpin County Democrats - 4th Thursday, 7 p.m. (GC Library - gilpincountydems.org/contact.html) • Gilpin County Historic Advisory Commission, quarterly on Tuesdays, 7 p.m. (GC Library) 303-582-5831 • Gilpin County Planning Commission, 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m. (GC Courthouse Central City) 303-582-5831x3 • Gilpin County Public Library Board of Trustees - 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. (GC Library) • Gilpin County Republicans - 1st Thursday, 7 p.m. (email GCRCGilpin@gmail.com) • Gilpin County School Board of Education - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7 p.m. (GC School Board Room) • Gilpin County Senior Living - 1st Monday, 6:30 p.m. (GC School Board Room) • High Country Auxiliary - 4th Tuesday, odd number months, 7 p.m. (Gilpin County Library) 303-582-5367 • Main Street Central City Commission - 3rd Wednesday each month, 6 p.m. (Central City Hall) • Masonic Lodge - 2nd Wednesday each month, 6 p.m. (Central City Masonic Lodge, E 1st High door) • Narcotics Anonymous - Every Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. (Loaves and Fishes, 545 Hwy 103 Idaho Springs) • Nederland Community Clothing Closet - 1st & last Thursday & every Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Nederland Community Center) • Peak to Peak Choir Rehearsal - Wednesdays 7-9 (Gilpin Library) 303-642-0276 • Peak to Peak Rotary - Thursdays 11 a.m. Email mlorenz.rotary@outlook.com (Century Casino) • Timberline Fire Protection District - changes each month, 6 p.m. (TFPD Station) Check https://timberlinefpd.colorado.gov/elected-officials-board-of-directors • VFW - 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m. Call 303-999-7728 for meeting location
PUBLIC MEETINGS IN NEDERLAND • Nederland Board of Trustees - 2nd Tuesdays
SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH December 5, 9 a.m. - Words of Life discussion, 10 a.m., morning prayer. December 12, 9 a.m. - Words of Life discussion, 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist with Rev. Lorrie Slaymaker. December 19, 9 a.m. - Words of Life discussion, 10 a.m., morning prayer. December 24, 6 p.m. - Christmas Carol sing, Holy Eucharist with Rev. Lorrie Slaymaker. December 26, 9 a.m. - Words of Life discussion, 10 a.m., morning prayer.
C h e c k t h i s ou t! W e a r e H I R I N G L i f e g u a r d s! To apply visit h t t p s : / / w w w . g i l p i n c o u n t y . o r g / cms/one. aspx?pageId=11072346
Y o u t h B a s k e t b a l l R e g i s t r a tion Op e n 1 1 / 1 - 1 2 / 2 0 Vo l l e y b a l l Dr o p - I n Fridays 4:00-6:00pm Ve t e r a n s B B Q L u n c h e o n t o t h a n k o u r Ve t e r a n s f o r t h e i r service! No v e mb e r 1 1 t h 1 2 : 0 0 - 2 : 0 0pm T h e Co mmu n i t y Ce n t e r wi l l b e closed T h u r s d a y 1 1 / 2 5 & F r i d a y 1 1/26 for the Thanksgiving holiday
In 2021 the Parks & Recreation Department was awarded the Resilient Communities Grant by GOCO, https://www.goco.org/programsprojects/our-grant-programs. This grant made it possible to fund ballfield, fairground and trail supplies, irrigation repairs AND pour-in-place surfacing (PIP)! The PIP will make this playground more inclusive with easier accessibility.
BLACK HAWK POLICE DEPARTMENT • On 11-15-2021, at
approximately 0139 hours, Officers responded to Level 3 of the Isle Casino parking garage, 401 Main Street, in regards to an unconscious female located in the parking lot. Female was resuscitated and transported to Lutheran Hospital. • On 11-15-2021, a Lost and Found report was taken regarding a cellphone at the Monarch Casino, the property was recovered and returned to the owner while still on location. • On 11-15-2021, Officer Geerdes was dispatched to the theft of a cell phone at the Monarch Casino, 488 Main Street. Dispatch advised the casino was able to identify the suspect and the suspect has left the property. Officer Geerdes is attempting to contact the suspect and/or issue a warrant for their arrest. • On 11-15-2021, Officers responded to the Monarch Casino 488 Main Street on the report of found drugs. The drugs were only able to be traced back to the party that turned them in. No suspects were located/ identified. They were collected and booked in for destruction. • On 11-15-21, Officer Geerdes was dispatched to a person who told security he wanted to jump off the third-floor smoking patio by the buffet at the Monarch Casino, 488 Main St; An adult male was placed on a mental health hold and transported by ambulance to the hospital. • On 11-15-2021, Officer Geerdes was dispatched to the theft of a wallet at the Isle of Capri Casino, 401 Main Street, City of Black Hawk, County of Gilpin and State of Colorado. An adult male was issued a municipal summons for the theft of the money inside the wallet. • On 11-15-2021, at
approximately 0200 hours a report of found narcotics was made at the Ameristar Casino. • On 11-15-2021, Officers responded to the Ameristar Casino (111 Richman Street), for a suspicious party. Upon contact, the party was assessed and taken to a hospital for evaluation. Report taken. • On 11-16-2021, a phone report was received from a party stating his vehicle was struck on 11-11-2021 while it was parked unattended at the Monarch Casino, 488 Main Street. Surveillance was contacted and a report had already been generated and a suspect was identified through their in-house players card system. A full surveillance review and investigation is still being conducted. • On 11-17-2021, at approximately 0551 hours, Dispatch advised BHPD officers of a REDDI report leaving the Monarch Casino. The suspect vehicle, a silver Toyota convertible was contacted at Richman Street and Hwy 119. The driver was investigated for DUI and later released on a summons. • On10-28-2021, a female party called the Black Hawk Police Department to speak to an officer regarding an ongoing employee dispute at the Ameristar Casino. The party e-mailed a statement at a later date and a report was generated. There does not appear to be criminal activity act this time. • On 11-17-2021, Officer Adler responded to the Isle parking garage, for a suspicious incident. Report taken. • On 11-17-2021, at approximately 1230 hours, Officer Hansen took vehicle 15 from being out of service and found a bag with property inside. It is unknown who it belongs to
or what case it is associated with. It was booked into evidence. • On 11-17-2021, at approximately 1445 hours, officers received a phone report regarding property lost at the Monarch Casino on 11-06-2021. • On 11-17-2021, Officer Atencio took a report of a theft at the Ameristar Casino located at 111 Richman Street, a suspect was issued a summons. • On 11-18-2021, at approximately 0923 hours, BHPD was dispatched to a suspicious person presenting a fake foreign ID to claim a jackpot at the Monarch Casino. The subject was found to have an active warrant. Further investigation found the incident belonged to the Dept. of Gaming’s Jurisdiction. • On 11-18-2021, Officer Espinosa responded to the Lodge on the report of lost cell phone at the Lodge Casino. • On 11-19-2021, Black Hawk Police Officer Brobbey responded to the Ameristar Casino’s parking garage level 5 on a hit and run traffic accident that occurred on 11-17-2021. Surveillance showed a white GMC truck striking the vehicle at 1719 hours on 11-17-2021. This case is active. • On 11-19-2021, at approximately 0838 hours, BHPD Officers were checking the Gilpin Casino for a trespassing suspect from the Wild Card Casino from the day before. Officers contacted an individual, not related to the prior event, and found this subject to be wanted on a BHPD Felony Warrant for Identity Theft. This subject was also found to be trespassing in the Gilpin Casino at the time of contact. Subject cited and released on new charges and transported to the jail on the
Gilpin Arts Presents Ruth Briggs Briggs and her beautiful & unique fiber fiber art With Pottery by Steve Briggs 11/27/2021 – 1/8/2022
Security Blanket V111 Ruth Briggs
Pottery Steve Briggs
Security Blanket V1 Ruth Briggs
Gilpin County Arts Association Presents a Featured show by Ruth Briggs exhibiting her beautiful & unique quilted fiber art in concert with Steve Briggs a long time potter. With beautiful pieces by both artists that complement each other in style and color pallet. Opening reception will be held at 117 Eureka Street, Central City, CO Saturday November 27th from 1pm to 3 pm Come one, come all - with a snow date of December 4th from 1pm to 3 pm All are welcomed, reception is free of charge. A holiday sale will be held with 20% off gallery wide. Come and celebrate the beautiful art work by long time Colorado artists Ruth & Steve Briggs.
Gilpin Arts/ Show Opens November 27
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through January 8
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Open Thurs – Sun 11am to 4pm
303-582-5952
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• On 11-19-2021, Black Hawk
Police Officers responded to a report of a possible disturbance between a man and a woman at the Monarch Casino parking garage. The male party was found to have an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on Larceny charges in Boulder County. The male party was arrested and transported to the Gilpin County Jail on the warrant. An investigation into the initial report of a disturbance was inconclusive. • On 11-19-2021 Detective Metcalfe responded to the Ameristar Casino on the report of a counterfeit bill. There is suspect information. • On 11-20-2021, Officers responded to the Monarch Casino on the report of a disturbance. A male party was arrested for criminal mischief (DV). • On 11-20-2021, at approximately 0510 hours,
BHPD Officers were dispatched to the Lady Luck Parking Garage on a possible vehicle trespass. • On 11-20-2021, Officer Adler received a phone report of lost property at the Monarch Casino (488 Main Street). Report taken. • On 11-21-2021, Officer Geerdes was dispatched to a male party passed out inside the level three garage vestibule at the Monarch Casino, 488 Main St. A friend of the males was called, and the male was taken to a hotel room. On 11-22-2021, the same male left the hotel room and fell asleep in the hotel lobby. The male was taken to detox and released. • On 11-19-2021, at approximately 0648 hours, BHPD Officers were dispatched to a Domestic Disturbance at the Monarch Casino. A male party was arrested and jailed for DV Assault, Child abuse, and Obstruction.
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