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  • Christina Bellamy remembered

    Christina Bellamy remembered

    April 17, 1992 – December 18, 2020

    Christina Diane Bellamy died at only 28 years old on December 18, 2020 in Bennett, Colorado in the home of Steven Shilo Christiansen and his mom Vicki Lampel who were also in the home at the time of death. Cause of death is suspicious, and cause is pending investigation. Christina was born to Terry and Diane Bellamy April 17, 1992 in Colorado. She graduated from High School in Jefferson County, but attended one semester at Gilpin County RE-1 while living with her uncle, aunt, and cousins. She received (more…)

  • Sally Walsh remembered

    Sally Walsh remembered

    February 6, 1936 – January 4, 2021

    Long time Gilpin resident Sally Walsh passed away on January 4th, 2021 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Sally grew up in Whitman, West Virginia. Her first nine years of childhood growing up in the Great Depression as well as World War II certainly must have been a challenge. She graduated from High School and moved to Chicago where she met and married Bob. She and her husband Bob first purchased land in Gilpin County in 1976 and starting building their home. Bob was a member first of Colorado Sierra, later to become Timberline Fire Protection District, (more…)

  • Schedule your COVID vaccinations in Gilpin County

    Schedule your COVID vaccinations in Gilpin County

    Sports Shooting Park approved with Clear Creek County partnership

    By Randy Beaudette

    Gilpin Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) kicked off 2021 with their first meeting of the year on January 5th to tackle issues such as New Zoning Restrictions, Central City Opera performance at the Community Center, a joint venture with Clear Creek County to establish a Sport Shooting Park and an ordinance to establish fines for parking on County roads. (more…)

  • Looking for your next wrenching project?

    Looking for your next wrenching project?

    Checking out online classifieds for cool old Willys Jeeps

    By Aaron Storms

    It’s not like I need yet another automotive project with the current ‘60 Willys pickup and Ford F250 merger project, but is always fun to look and see what’s out there – the quest is half the fun! You never know, something that you didn’t know you needed yet might just be a phone call or email away, launching another road trip to pick up another treasure in the rough. Most ads tend to say, “Running when parked” or “Just needs a little paint” and some sad story that may tug at your heart strings. I mean really, how can you drive down the road and see an abandoned (more…)

  • Central City to participate in COVID enhanced safety program

    Central City to participate in COVID enhanced safety program

    Tinucci sworn in, and Young family gets their land back

    By David Josselyn

    Regular Council Meeting

    Mayor Fey convened the regular meeting at 7:01 pm on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, in City Hall Council Chambers. Council members Jeff Aiken, Jackie Johnson, Judy Laratta, Jack Hidahl, and Mayor Jeremy Fey were present. Also present was Councilmember-elect Kara Tinucci. Alderwoman Laratta was attending online. (more…)

  • Zephyr View cabin designated as Colorado Historic Landmark

    Zephyr View cabin designated as Colorado Historic Landmark

    Gilpin County Historic Preservation Commission

    By Hon. Gary Jackson

    Zephyr View, one of the first Colorado mountain resort cabins built and owned by a Black man, has been designated a Colorado (more…)

  • Gilpin County receives first shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

    Gilpin County receives first shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

    Phase 1 for high-risk health care workers and first responders

    By Cherokee Blake

    Nearly 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 doses of the FDA-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Gilpin County. The County Public Health Department and the Emergency Operations Center worked diligently to develop the county-wide distribution plan following Centers for Disease (more…)

  • Dealing with the Coronavirus hardships locally

    Dealing with the Coronavirus hardships locally

    Families, volunteers, and the community helping others with food and resources

    By Esmee Halsted

    With the introduction of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the pandemic will likely come to an end sometime next year. However, the Coronavirus has caused much heartache, leaving families without financial resources and a tragic 333,000 deaths in the (more…)

  • Ptarmigan in the Colorado Rockies

    Ptarmigan in the Colorado Rockies

    Parks and Wildlife biologists have long-term concerns

    By Joe Lewandowski

    Conservation biologists at Colorado Parks and Wildlife are charged with keeping a close eye on sensitive wildlife – animals that sometimes are classified as “species of greatest conservation need” by the agency. One of those species is the Southern White-tailed Ptarmigan. (more…)

  • Gilpin County Food Bank Christmas

    Gilpin County Food Bank Christmas

    The spirit of Christmas includes giving

    By Jaclyn Schrock

    Over 150 volunteer hours helped provide a drive-through pick up of Christmas breakfast and dinner, on Tuesday, December 22nd. Gilpin Food Bank is so very thankful to their helpful, revolving team of volunteers.  The young and not so young giving of time, energy, compassion and holiday cheer donated so many hours of help coordinated by the Gilpin Food Bank. (more…)

  • Trash talkin’ at the Gilpin Transfer Station

    Trash talkin’ at the Gilpin Transfer Station

    Let’s all support this valuable service by paying our fair share and stop abuse – increase in fees starts January 6th

    By Randy Beaudette

    The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners participated in an online workshop to discuss new fees to be implemented at the Gilpin County Solid Waste Transfer Station, aka “The Dump.” Commissioners Gail Watson, Ron Engels and Linda Isenhart attended along with County Manager (more…)

  • Revitalizing commercial buildings in Gilpin via C-PACE program

    Revitalizing commercial buildings in Gilpin via C-PACE program

    Recognizing Commissioner Watson’s service to the County

    By Randy Beaudette

    Gilpin Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held their final regular meeting of 2020 on December 17th. Highlights included topics such as a celebration of Commissioner Gail Watson’s service, the C-PACE program for commercial buildings in the County, and 2021 budget year certification of levies and revenue. (more…)

  • Gilpin School closes out an interesting year

    Gilpin School closes out an interesting year

    School Board optimistic for a fresh new year of hybrid learning in 2021

    By Curt Halsted

    On December 15th Gilpin County School District held their last school board meeting of the 2020 school year. The meeting opened with a moment of silence for two lost Gilpinites, Cody and Shelby Allen. Cody began attending Gilpin schools in his early childhood and is a 2009 graduate of Gilpin (more…)

  • Engaging older adults in a COVID Holiday Season

    Engaging older adults in a COVID Holiday Season

    Eight tips to make everyone’s holidays brighter

    by Jane Dvorak

    Growing restrictions and COVID-19 concerns are preventing loved ones from seeing older family and friends this holiday season. In the first few months of the pandemic, the number of older adults who reported feeling lonely or isolated doubled. While older adults may be forced to (more…)

  • Slash pile burning planned at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

    Slash pile burning planned at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

    Colorado State Forest Service

    By Teddy Parker-Renga

    The Colorado Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the Division of Fire Prevention and Control and with the support of the Colorado State Forest Service, will be burning slash piles on Golden Gate Canyon State Park this winter. Burning operations will occur as weather and snow conditions permit, and could begin in January 2021. (more…)

  • Colorado firefighter couple found dead at home

    Colorado firefighter couple found dead at home

    Gilpin County and Central City community in mourning

    PRESS RELEASE – It is with distraught and broken hearts that we report the death of two of our Central City Fire Department beloved fire fighters. Lieutenant Cody Allen 29, and his wife, Volunteer Firefighter Shelby Allen 27, were found deceased in their home this morning in Central City, Colorado.

    Cody Allen had been with the Central City Fire Department as a volunteer since July of 2009, and was recently hired full time to the position of lieutenant. Shelby Allen was a member of the Fire Department as a volunteer since February of 2016. Both Cody and Shelby’s families have been members of this community for many, many years. They grew up in Gilpin County, (more…)