Riding off into the sunset, or playing another hand?
By David Josselyn
Rumors abounded on social media after Thomas Matthews aka The Undertaker, posted on the “You know you’re from Gilpin County…” Facebook page on March 16, 2018, at 4:12 pm, stating he “Just heard that the Central City Council decided that the Central City Wild Bunch, part of the Gilpin County Historical Society is no longer going to perform!” As of Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 4:15 pm, 133 comments replied to that post expressing support for the Wild Bunch headed by Mike Keeler and incredulity about the decision. Keeler added his thoughts to the post saying, “I just want to say thank you to the City of Central, for letting us entertain not only the residents, but all those visitors from all over the world. When they step off that tour bus and see all the cowboys, what they see is all those stories they’ve heard come true, a step back in time. Like it or not The Wild Bunch were ambassadors of the city. The city has been great to The Wild Bunch for the last nine seasons, and we’ll still be available for appearances.” It would appear that the Wild Bunch has met their “high noon” standoff at the OK Corral, but is that true? Social Media is not a trustworthy news source, so I sat down with Central City’s manager, Daniel Miera, and the City Mayor, Kathy Heider, to learn the truth.
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