August 18^th

For Immediate Release                                                                                                             Contact: Debra Yeager 303-881-7665

Celebrate Gold Hill Gold Rush

The town of Gold Hill will be holding their annual fund raising event, this year titled: Gold Hill Gold Rush, Sunday, September 18^th, 2011 from 10am to 3pm on Main St in Gold Hill (9 miles West of Boulder via Sunshine Canyon). All proceeds from this event will benefit individuals and the Community at large affected by the Four Mile Fire of 2010.

This year the annual bake/rummage/arts & crafts sale is being extended to include a silent auction (including art work donated by participants and handmade quilts), ice cream social and pasties (pronounced “past-tees”: a traditional meat pie eaten by Miners of Boulder County) and live music.

Come early and stay late!! Gold Hill is an historic mining town celebrating its 151^st anniversary. Enjoy a stroll down Main Street and take in the beauty of times gone by. Businesses to visit include the Gold Hill General Store (http://goldhillstore.com), the Red Store featuring pottery & stained glass (http://www.flickr.com/photos/klebphotos/4601038995) and the Gold Hill Inn (http://www.goldhillinn.com) open for dinner at 6pm (5 on Sundays). Gold Hill also boasts Colorado’s oldest running school, a History Museum and a unique spirit that has endured for years.  Please join us for this special celebration of survival and a very special sense of Community!!

This event is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.