July 16, 2020
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 154 | ISSUE 32
Bandimere can operate for now, but with COVID-19 rules Final decision on public health injunction put off until July 21 Tom Young surrounded by supporters during Tom Young Day.
30 years of survival
Fireman paralyzed in 1990 rescue celebrates 30 years of survival BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Tom Young was told he would likely only live another 20 years. But on July 6, there he was outside
his home watching a parade of fire vehicles drive by in honor of 30 years after he sustained the injury that left him permanently paralyzed from the neck down. Young, who was Golden’s first paid career firefighter, was injured while responding to a call to help assist a hang glider who had crashed into the side of Lookout Mountain. In his attempt to secure the glider from the mountainside, Tom Young found himself falling vertically 15 feet to
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and staff members to wear face coverings when six feet of physical distancing is not possible; and other protocols. All students from preschool through high school may choose a 100% in-person experience or a 100% remote learning experience. Earlier in the summer, the district was contemplating a hybrid schedule, in which students would only attend in-person one or two days
A Jefferson County judge has left a temporary restraining order in place against Bandimere Speedway, but says her decision regarding a stricter preliminary injunction over public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will not come until July 21. Judge Tamara Russell said the temporary restraining order requiring Bandimere Speedway to abide by the provisions of the current public health order, which require social distancing at public events and limit capacity to 175 people per activity area, would remain in-effect. Bandimere was planning to hold its Bug-In racing event on July 11, but claims that event would attract a significantly smaller crowd than its July 4 Jet Car Nationals event did. Judge Russell said at the close of arguments on July 9 that she wanted to wait to make her civil court case ruling on the preliminary injunction in order to give herself more time to review relevant documents and case law. The preliminary injunction would not allow Bandimere Speedway to hold events while the public health orders regarding COVID-19 are is in effect unless the speedway provides the county a safety plan to approve prior to each event. “This is important and I want to
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the ground and fracturing his neck. Despite what he was told at the time of his injury, Young was breathing within a month and returned to work at the Golden Fire Department, where he now serves as a media services captain, just two and a half years after the accident. As part of the July 6 celebration of Young’s 30 years of survival, Mayor Laura Weinberg issued a proclamation declaring it “Tom Young Day” in Golden.
All Jeffco students can return for in-person schooling District announced restart plan on July 8 BY CASEY VAN DIVIER CVANDIVIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
On July 8, Jeffco Public Schools announced that all students will have the option to attend school in-person every day next school year. The district’s plan for next year, Restart Jeffco, outlines numerous
details of how schools will operate while following health guidelines and limiting the spread of COVID-19. The district had previously announced plans to allow elementary school students back into classrooms full-time, but not the higher grades. Facets of the restart plan include requiring students to be grouped into cohorts for in-person learning; asking students to eat meals in classrooms or other designated areas; prohibiting visitors from entering school buildings; mandating students
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BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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