Turning back the pages

30 years ago – June 28, 1991

The cross-country skiing and hiking trail proposed by Black Hawk is now in the advanced planning stage. The trail will be called Black Hawk Trailhead, says Bill Lovingier, council member and resident of Black Hawk, who was instrumental in starting the project. Lovingier has been working with personnel in the Arapaho National Forest Service in trying to combine 160 acres of Black Hawk land with the surrounding National Forest land to create the trail. He says the trail will be extensive and will be well marked so people won’t get lost. The exact layout of the trail has not been established. Parking is the main concern right now because there will have to be an adequate parking lot available near the trailhead. A possible starting point for the trail is at Cold Springs Campground off of Highway 119 near Highway 46. The campground is closed right now because the campsites are being reconstructed, but the picnic area and parking lots could be used. Another site is being assessed approximately one mile north of the Cold Springs site. An environmental analysis still has to be done before the project really gets underway, and then work can begin on clearing vegetation. Part of the trails may be interlaced with existing logging roads. Another possibility is to make the trail accessible to mountain bikes as well.

Died: Stephanie Lynn Hostetter of Gilpin County died June 10, 1991. She was 33 years old. Born in South Bend, Indiana, she moved to Colorado in 1980. She then joined the United States Navy and moved back to Colorado in 1987 from her base in Virginia. She made her home in mid-Gilpin County. Hostetter loved participating in amateur rodeo and received many ribbons for her efforts. She was a member of the local Rodeo Association. She also enjoyed training her dog and won second place in a training competition. Hostetter was also interested in photography. Hostetter is survived by Jonny Van Orman of Gilpin County; her parents, Guy and Sharon Hostetter of Rochester, MN; and her sisters and brother, Liz Gammell of Houston, TX, Cathy McDonald of Nasua, NH, and Greg Hostetter of Rochester, MN. Memorial services were held June 20^th, 1991, at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Rockies in Denver, Reverend Charles Arehart officiating. Arrangements were made by Hennigan Funeral Services in Idaho Springs.