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est. 1958
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
N VOLUME 62 ISSUE 44
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
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JCPH nixes masking requirement for 2-year-olds
A car-lover’s paradise
Change is response to preschool operator concerns STAFF REPORT
filled each week with cars. Cars and Coffee is the brainchild of Taylor, Olde’s Garage co-owner Monty Porter and Kevin McGuire with Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Kate Olde Porter, garage co-owner, has said as far as she knows, Olde’s has never hosted a car show in its 100-year history until Cars and Coffee. Jim Beetham of Golden brought his 2002 Aston Martin Lagonda DB7 Vantage Volante to Cars and Coffee on Aug. 28, calling it a fun, comfortable car to drive. He has a modest collection of cars, adding that being
Two weeks after issuing an order requiring students and staff to wear masks in all Jefferson County school and childcare settings to wear masks, JCPH Executive Director Dawn Comstock announced she was amending the order in response to public feedback. The revised order, which was issued on Aug. 30, states that anyone age 3 and over who enters a school is required to wear a mask. Previously, masking had been required in schools and Childcare centers for everyone 2 and over. Comstock said she decided to make that change after JCPH hosted a town hall with more than 60 childcare owners and operators in the county. During the town hall, JCPH received feedback on JCPH’s Public Health Order. Two of the most common challenges with implementing the order were masking among 2-year-olds and maintaining six feet of social distance when children were unmasked during meal times, which the previous order also required. “While JCPH’s original order follows guidance from CDC, the
SEE CARS, P21
SEE MASKS, P13
A car enthusiast checks out the offerings at Cars and Coffee.
Olde’s Garage hosts weekly Cars and Coffee BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Olde’s Garage is the place to be for car enthusiasts on Saturday mornings. The weekly summertime Cars and Coffee, in its second year, draws 75 to 100 cars each week whose owners show off their vehicles, talk shop and swap stories. Even more people attend to admire the beautiful vehicles of all ages, shapes and colors.
PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST
Everyone is welcome at the loosely organized show. There are no awards, no competition — just car lovers getting out in the beautiful summer weather. Some are weekly regulars, some only stay for a short time, while others driving on Evergreen Parkway see the show and check it out. David Taylor, owner of Evergreen Auto Brokers, calls Cars and Coffee the AA meeting for motorheads. “We come here to commiserate with other car junkies,” he said. From Mustangs to MGs, from Porsches to Pontiac Thunderbirds — the lots of Olde’s Garage and the neighboring Shell gas station are
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