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All aboard the Colorado Coffee Caboose A unique new coffee drivethru opened in Dumont BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Sally Glass,center, mother of 22-year-old Christian Glass who was shot by police after calling 911 for help, is flanked by his sisters PHOTO BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY Katie, left, and Anna, right as they attend a candlelight vigil in Idaho Springs on Sept. 20.
Year in review: Clear Creek County A recap of the big stories of 2022 BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Clear Creek County saw a year of exciting change and heart-wrenching loss. The new I-70 Floyd Hill project officially got started, and the process of changing the name of Mt. Evans brought hope to community members looking for improvements in the county. Much of this happiness was undercut by the violence and loss community members spent months mourning and rallying for change. SEE REVIEW, P2 JoshSpinner- Broker, Owner Local Expert since1999
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St. Nicholas in traditional garb leads the children’s procession at the Georgetown PHOTO BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE Christmas Market.
If you’re heading west up I-70 and see a train off the tracks in Dumont; don’t worry, that’s just the town’s newest coffee drive-thru. The Colorado Coffee Caboose, located off I-70 exit 234 in Dumont, had its soft opening just after Thanksgiving. The train car-turnedcoffee shop will have a grand opening in the next few weeks, if all pans out with supply fulfillment. The eye-catching caboose was built, licensed and opened in less than six months. That’s thanks in part to two of the co-owners, Jack Dixon and Ken Crosby, who have experience building tiny homes. Building a tiny coffee shop was a fun dream they brought to life. “We kinda had this in the back of our minds,” co-owner Neale Gibbons said. Gibbons has lived in the county for over a decade and has seen what the two could build over the years of knowing them. He owns the shop with Dixon and Crosby and Randy Valcana. Right now, the shop is still operating under a soft opening, meaning it doesn’t have the full menu the owners hope to offer in the future. SEE COFFEE, P4
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