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30 years ago – March 20, 1987

Gilpin County RE-1 School had 13 students selected to the Union Pacific League Honor Band. The 48 piece band selected from bands throughout the UPL will perform a concert at the school on April 25 at 6:00 p.m. The band will then be on tour April 27 and 28. Students in the honor band are Jonlee Anderle, Seth McGinnis, Shane Shields, Boe Nicholson, Lisa Kervitsky, Marie Jones, Ashland Larsen, Ben Weidner, Donna Olhausen, Richie Sanchez, Christine Crawley, Ron Havengar, and Rixa Dunn. In February, Anderle and Crawley, both seniors at RE-1 School, performed with the “Top of the Nation” Honor Band at Adams State College.

Monday’s snow storm accounted for four out of five Gilpin County School buses getting stuck, according to Larry Turner, transportation supervisor. The snowstorm was predicted to be unusually heavy as of Sunday, but it developed into a typical storm for Gilpin County. One of the school buses was a half hour late and the others were 10 to 15 minutes late, said Turner. The children remained on the buses until the problems were corrected. Turner attributed the school bus situation to the county road crew, stating that the roads were not plowed. The four routes that had problems were Golden Gate, Apex, Central City, and Aspen Springs. The worst situation was in Apex where one of the buses stopped on slick snow and then slid into mud. Turner and other people assisted in pulling the bus out. The RE-1 school bus drivers did not put chains on the tires prior to leaving the school which may have contributed to some of the problems. Gilpin Road Supervisor Bob Dornbrock said that the snow did not start until 6:00 a.m. and the county road crews were out at 8:00 a.m. The snow depth in the southern portions of the county was four to five inches, Dornbrock said. More snow was reported in the northern end of the county. Dornbrock said that the Boulder School districts did not report any problems due to snow conditions.