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![In a significant display of community involvement, approximately 50 residents of St Mary’s gathered on November 11 to engage in a detailed discussion about the future of Silver Lake. This meeting, focused on the proposition of the area’s first commercial establishment, a year-round tavern, was initiated by Bart Brockman, Tom Meyers, and Dan Parsons, and has sparked a comprehensive debate encompassing economic growth, environmental sustainability, and the unique challenges posed by high-altitude development. Economic Revitalization and Social Hub The transformation […]](https://wrcnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0830-1-1400x912.jpeg)
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Silver Lake’s Future on the Horizon: A Community Convenes Over a Proposed Year-Round Restaurant
In a significant display of community involvement, approximately 50 residents of St Mary’s gathered on November 11 to engage in a detailed discussion about the future of Silver Lake. This meeting, focused on the proposition of the area’s first commercial estab... More »
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![30 years ago – August 30, 1991 A house on Pine Street, known as the “Richfield House,” has been cut in half so it can be moved to the south lot of the two vacant lots it presently sits in between. It will be a buffer for St. Mary’s Church as the two lots are planned to be developed for gaming. The “Richfield House” was one of the few houses to survive the fire of 1874. Ironically, no insurance was […]](https://wrcnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/willys-MileHiJeepClub.jpg)
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Black Hawk’s impact on the community
Benefitting the county, schools, and much more By Don Ireland This year marks the 30th anniversary of casinos opening in the former little mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek, Colorado. In those early years, smoking was allowed inside ... More »
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![Gilpin Library Summer reading program By Jaclyn Schrock Libraries support reading all summer when school is out. Gilpin Library’s summer reading program ran from June 1- August 4, called Tails and Tales. Gilpin had 140+ preschool to adult readers sign up for the reading program by age groups; babies and preschool, kindergarten-5th grade, 6th grade to high school and adults. Each age group picked up a Tails and Tales game board. Library staff have seen that all game boards are […]](https://wrcnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/library_111227.jpg)
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Benefitting the county, schools, and much more By Don Ireland This year marks the 30th anniversary of casinos opening in the former little mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek, Colorado. In those early years, smoking was allowed inside ... More »
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Black Hawk’s impact on the community
Benefitting the county, schools, and much more By Don Ireland This year marks the 30th anniversary of casinos opening in the former little mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek, Colorado. In those early years, smoking was allowed inside ... More »
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![30 years ago – August 9, 1991 Denver police officers arrested one suspect on August 3 in the murder of Rex Miller. Joseph Nick “Joey” Aguayo, 21, was picked up at a friend’s northeast Denver home after following an anonymous tip. Aguayo is being held without bail at the Jefferson County jail. The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for a second man, Marvin Dennis Jr., 30, who was still not caught Thursday morning. Dennis, whose last […]](https://wrcnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MountainSceneWoodEngravingII_RichardShell.jpg)
![January 11, 1951 – June 22, 2021 Henry “Hank” Wilson Robinson III, formerly of Gilpin County Public Works, passed away June 22, 2021. Hank was born in Denver, Colorado January 11, 1951 to Henry and Lee (Drinkwine) Robinson. He served in the military in the early 1970’s before marrying Nancy (Spain) and moving to his family’s property in Gilpin County. Hank and Nancy had two children Henry Wilson Robinson IV (May 5, 1976 – July 31, 1994) and Erin Louise […]](https://wrcnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/HankRobinson_obit.jpeg)
