WEEK OF AUGUST 10, 2023
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Trial date set for Idaho Springs’ dispute with the CCSD over bus barn BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
her daughter to know the festival atmosphere of live outdoor music and meet neighbors she didn’t know. “This is our community festival,” Klemaier added. The concept of a music festival in the valley was conceived more than a decade ago. Brother and sister Mark and Sarah Morris were both deeply involved and passionate about music. Mark had his own
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories looking at the Clear Creek School District’s proposed Transportation and Maintenance Facility. This story covers the first court hearing on the Idaho Springs dispute against the school district. The Clear Creek School District plans to continue preparing to erect a bus barn on the track south of the former middle school until a lawsuit is settled or until the judge determines his authority over whether an injunction can be issued. “The judge didn’t issue a stopwork order,” said Mike Moonan, the school district’s facility manager on special assignment, after the 20-minute court hearing on Aug. 4, “so we are not going to change direction.” Idaho Springs Municipal Court Judge Michael Goodbee conducted a hearing to begin the official pro-
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Brother and Sister Mark and Sarah Morris look out at the festival they created more than a decade ago.
PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL
Rapidgrass family roots Hundreds gathered for festival BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Hundreds of bluegrass connoisseurs gathered Aug. 4 and 5 at the Idaho Springs baseball fields for Rapidgrass 2023. More than a dozen bands filled out the lineup for the 14th year of the
annual festival that brings bands from across the country to Idaho Springs for two days of music, dancing, camping and kinship. Attendees filled the fields with vendors of every kind surrounding the venue. “It’s like a little community reunion every summer,” said Josie Klemaier as her 5-year-old daughter Valerie Porter danced in the bubbles her mom spread through the evening air. Klemaier said it’s important for
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