Golden Transcript 07-15-2021

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July 15, 2021

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 155 | ISSUE 30

Art in Golden’s heart Annual Arts Week, fine arts festival make return to Golden BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Golden got a welcome injection of color and activity last week as Foothills Arts Center’s annual Arts Week took over the city. The weeklong celebration of local artists kicked off on July 8 with an event that brought artists together to paint en plein air (outside) in the Golden Historic Park and along nearby Clear Creek. The festivities then continued with a film screening, a mural painting and a concert by the rock band Wildermiss, which features Golden native Caleb Thoemke on drums. However, as always, the highlight of the week was the twoday Foothills Fine Arts Festival, which brought together 60 artists from as close as Golden and as far away as North Carolina and Tennessee. After the festival took a hiatus in 2020, the artists and attendees alike seemed to agree it was great to be able to enjoy art together in-person once again.

GoldenBoulder commuters left waiting GS not among routes RTD planning to reinstate in September BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kids and adults both try their hand at making their own art pieces at a booth at the FootPHOTOS BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO hills Fine Arts Festival. A woodchuck ornament hangs at the Foothills Fine Arts Festival on July 11.

With more than 70% of eligible Colorado residents having received a vaccine and Front Range residents increasingly returning to offices, schools and other hubs of activity, RTD is reinstating several of the bus routes that were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. But unfortunately for many Golden residents, the GS route between Golden and Boulder is not yet slated to be among them. At a community meeting held to present the proposed service changes and seek public feedback on SEE RTD, P10

AUTOMEZZI XXXI EXOTIC ITALIAN CAR AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW Don’t miss the largest gathering of Italian Marques in the Rocky Mountain region! Sunday, July 18, 2021 • 9am - 1pm Denver Kickers Sport Club in Golden

Info and Tickets: www.AutomezziColorado.com INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 19

FREE RANGE THERAPY How a horse and a trail can be good for the soul

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