30 years ago – August 10, 1990
The countdown for laying 60,000 square feet of sod at the Gilpin County School football field began last Saturday at 8 a.m. In order to obtain the best results and keep the sod fresh and green, the job had to be completed in 48 hours, said Outdoor Ed Director Larry Beissel. And, thanks to the many volunteers who showed up, the enormous job was completed on Sunday, right on schedule. Students, teachers, school employees, neighbors and members of the Army Reserve “Delta Dawgs” pitched in to complete the football field, a job started in June by the Dawgs, who spent two weeks here at that time. Although the Dawgs weren’t on duty last weekend, they showed up to see the job through to completion. The sod was delivered on six flatbed trucks, and cost the school $6,600. It was supplied by Emerald Sod Co., the Denver firm that takes care of the sod at Mile High Stadium. In fact, Gilpin County’s field is covered with the same blend of five varieties of bluegrass, along with fescue for drought and wear resistance. Only three home games are scheduled for the county his year, said school administrative assistant Gracie Mangrum, in order to give the turf time to become established. The Eagle varsity football team meets Westland her at 1:30 p.m., September 22; homecoming will be played against Faith Christian at 2 p.m., October 6; and the junior high team will face Strasburg on October 13, in a morning game at 9:30.
The picturesque cabins that lend their charm to the old gold camp of Apex will be allowed to remain, according to a recent decision by the U.S. Forest Service. Eight of the town’s early cabins are built on what is now Forest Service land, and the agency was considering the buildings torn down. Instead, however, the land—approximately 20 acres—will be sold to the cabin owners, allowing the structures to remain where they have been since the early mining days. Sale of the land falls under the Small Tracts Land Act, which allows the government to sell federal land in certain instances. In its decision to sell, the Forest Service noted that the cabins are part of the town’s history, and said that no higher or better use of the land has been identified. Sale of the land to private owners also puts that property on the tax rolls of Gilpin County. Ted Brott, living in a cabin built by his grandfather before the turn of the century, is delighted with the outcome. “It’s great! It’s wonderful!” he exclaimed last week in a phone conversation with the Register-Call. Transfer of the land culminates years of work on Brott’s part to obtain ownership of the house that is a part of his family heritage.
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