30 years ago – November 23, 1984
Gilpin County Treasurer Virginia Starkey collected $5,051 in bonus bids at the delinquent property tax sale held on Monday. The total amount of taxes collected at the sale was $51,107. Starkey stated that there were 43 registered bidders who signed up for the sale. Approximately 50 people altogether were in the audience. In two and a half hours, 154 parcels were sold to the highest bidders. There were a total of 29 people who bought property at the sale. Owners of land have up to three years to redeem the tax certificates and reclaim property. Purchasers of tax certificates that are redeemed receive the amount of tax paid for the property, including interest and fees, plus 18 percent per annum. Bonus bids are funds for the County, the amount over and above the amount of tax which is due.
On October 27, Deputy Dan Bartkowiak of the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Department investigated a report of a mutilated cow located off of Highway 119. After investigating the incident he noted that the cow was mutilated, parts of the animal were removed, two legs were broken, and the animal may have been shot several times. A similar incident was also investigated by Bartkowiak on August 31. A resident reported that two cows were mutilated, two cows were injured, and 10 cows were missing. Undersheriff David Martinez began suspecting the existence of a cult due to the mutilations and parts of the animals being removed. Lack of information or knowledge about the subject of cults prompted Martinez and Deputy Bruce Hartman to attend a seminar sponsored by the Boulder Police Department on the subject of Rocky Mountain Cults and Sects. After attending the seminar, Martinez is excluding the possibility of a cult being involved in the most recent incident. The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Department is requesting information from anyone with information about either of the incidents.
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