NEDERLAND - On Tuesday, January 7, TEENS, Inc. hosted Mountain Strong Families, a heartwarming and insightful session for parents and caregivers led by Betsy Epp, TEENS, Inc. Social Emotional Learning Coordinator and Mountain Strong Families...
The Allenspark Fire Protection District (AFPD) invited the community to join them at its first community education event of 2025, on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. The free one-hour-long event covered the basics of Cardiopulmonary...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) convened for a work session on January 21, 2025, at the Historic Courthouse, 203 Eureka Street, Central City. The session was held in person and focused on gathering...
Friday, January 24 Children’s Storytime: Stories! Song! Movement! Music! Play! Every Friday morning from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. we hold storytimes for ages 0 to 4 years old. From 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., we read books, sing songs, learn some ASL, and...
A great character in modern fiction once said, “when two separate events happen simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry, we must pay strict attention.” This couldn’t have been proven more true than in a recent case involving...
In our January 16 issue we stated that the Missouri Lakes 2 fire occurred on January 11. The fire actually occurred on January 10. The Mountain-Ear apologizes for the incorrect information.
NEDERLAND - Though many residents of the mountains pride themselves on being adept at many self-sufficient practices, there are often quirky repairs that can escape our areas of expertise. Thankfully, there is a community-driven effort organized...
PEAK TO PEAK - Fire managers are monitoring conditions to burn piles in Clear Creek and Boulder Ranger Districts, with the next possible ignitions window starting January 20. Piles could be burned in the following Jefferson, Boulder, and Gilpin...
GILPIN COUNTY – A fire broke out on January 10, 2025, in the Missouri Lakes 2 subdivision in Gilpin County, leaving a home with significant damage. No one was injured and Timberline Fire Protection District responded promptly, preventing a...
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY - Clear Creek County is pleased to introduce two new county commissioners after their swearing-in yesterday morning. Rebecca Lloyd, and Jodie Hartman-Ball, who officially joined the Board of County Commissioners on January 13,...
NEDERLAND - On Saturday, January 11, 2025, as the sun began to set, cars parked in any available spot around Salto. The high ceilings of the coffeehouse were soon echoing with the voices of over fifty people, all friends of the establishment in...
NEDERLAND - The story of Willie Grommit, a six-year-old Hound/Dachshund mutt and this year’s Pet of the Year, isn’t about the cruelty visited upon him by a culture deprived of the joys and well-being in life. It isn’t about the extent of his pain...
NEDERLAND – Knotted Root Brewing was the site of a real rager on January 11, 2025, as snow, stoke, and celebration collided at the second annual Pretty Chill Rail Jam. What started last year as a birthday party for Summit Lynch has...
Peak to Peak Hockey at NedRINK DAVE GIBSON NEDERLAND – For the next few weeks, hockey games are being played on Saturdays at NedRink in Nederland. Peak to Peak Hockey’s year is in full swing as they skate and shoot their way into the last half...
PEAK TO PEAK - As one who has lived at two weather extremes in North America – in the Canadian Arctic for five years and north Texas for the same amount of time – I am, of course, the perfect person to give Peak to Peak residents (20+ years)...
NEDERLAND - The Nederland Fire Protection District’s (NFPD) professional firefighters and medical personnel will be hosting a Community CPR Course on Saturday, January 18, 2025; but the course isn’t just for those who require certification for a...
BLACK HAWK – A new creative chapter has begun in Gilpin County, where Ted Garcia has opened his fine art gallery in Black Hawk’s historic HARD District. Located at 327 Gregory Street in the old Woodbury building, the gallery brings vibrant energy...
Evergreen New Year’s Day Lake Plunge DAVE GIBSON EVERGREEN – New Year’s resolutions come in many forms. Some folks promise themselves that they’ll lose weight, quit smoking, spend more quality time with family, or live in the moment, pursuing...
NEDERLAND - In 2023, the Town of Nederland’s Board of Trustees (BOT), after collaborative work sessions with representatives from the Department of Local Affairs and with the Town’s Department Heads, developed a Strategic Plan to guide them...
CENTRAL CITY – On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Central City Council convened its first meeting of the year, marking the start of a new chapter with the swearing-in of two recently elected members, Chuck Spencer and Zane Plsek. Both took...