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A template for critical thinking

You might recall that last week we touched on the subject of critical thinking skills being included on college syllabi with the underlying and false assumption that this important skill was being taught to college students.  

Guanella Pass Brewery opens in...

For the first time since Prohibition, there is a brewery in Georgetown.

On a brewing day, the area around Fifth and Rose streets is filled with the smell of hops, grains and yeast, courtesy of the new Guanella Pass Brewery.

The brewery opened Memorial Day weekend. Since then, a steady stream of locals and visitors has been sampling ales, stouts, IPAs, saisons and other craft brews, owner Steve Skalski said.

Design for Idaho Springs...

The design for the new Idaho Springs roundabout is a dream come true — literally.
That’s because the design Idaho Springs Heritage Visitors Center employee Susan Helm presented to the city council came to her in a dream, and city officials like it.
The design is of a classic mining head frame, surrounded by mining carts, track, and xeriscaped rocks and bushes.

REVEL Rockies marathon, half-...

 By Adam Sullivan

Sports Editor

Picture-perfect weather greeted participants of the fourth annual REVEL Rockies on Sunday morning. Half- and full-marathon runners raced downhill finishing at Bandemere Speedway.

Diggers gain experience at...

By Adam Sullivan

Sports  Editor

LAKEWOOD — The helmets were strapped up on Thursday morning as Clear Creek participated in the 7-on-7 tournament hosted by the Denver Broncos.

The Diggers played in three games at All City Stadium, falling in all three.

Empire hosts Civil War re-...

Empire’s Minton Park plunged back more than 150 years into the past this weekend as the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry hosted Civil War-era re-enactments for visitors.

The town has a special connection to the 1st Colorado Volunteers, as the only remaining photograph ever taken of the regiment was in Empire in either late 1862 or 1863.

Idaho Springs Market returns to...

The Idaho Springs Market has relocated this summer to the Idahoe Mall in the Historic District.
The farmers market was previously in Courtney-Ryle-y-Cooper Park, but construction along Colorado Boulevard necessitated the move.
The annual event is sponsored by the Idaho Springs Chamber of Commerce, and it runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 1.
Randall Navarro, executive director of the Clear Creek Greenway Authority and chamber member, volunteered to oversee the market this year. Navarro said the June 2 opening day had a slow start.

Library district appoints G-town...

The Clear Creek County Library District has appointed Georgetown's branch librarian Libby Caplan as its interim district director.

Caplan's appointment was part of the Board of Directors' decision to restructure the district's upper management that was discussed during its regular meeting Tuesday night at the Idaho Springs Public Library.

City council gets a sneak peek...

The Idaho Springs City Council got a close look at the construction work along Colorado Boulevard on June 5.
Council members walked along newly paved sidewalks and looked at the recent work done as part of Phase 2 of the reconstruction project.
“I think it is going to be beautiful,” Mayor Mike Hillman said. “They are on schedule. The last week of July is still the finish date.”
The first phase was completed in 2005 by CDOT, and the second phase is expected to finish on July 28.

Happy trails to you: Oh My Gawd...

With looks of expectation, three children squeezed through a gap in a fence to reach what may be the last Oh My Gawd Rodeo on Friday.

People marched to the stands, many decked out in cowboy attire. A little boy with chaps and a cowboy hat ran past the line, leaving a golden trail of dust in the fading light.

Laura Allen, longtime rodeo organizer and a member of the Clear Creek Fairgrounds Association, handed out tickets. For Allen, this was her last rodeo.