Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
Coronavirus report from Jeffco Public Health’s Case Summary Page, as of 3PM Wednesday:
Cases in Jeffco – Weds: 3142 | Thurs: 3217
Deaths in Jeffco – Weds: 217 | Thurs: 218
Ever Hospitalized in Jeffco – Weds: 442 | Thurs: 445 (currently 14)
Recovered – Weds: 2698 | Thurs: 27444
Known Cases in Golden – Weds: 123 | Thurs: 124
Governor Polis has instituted a statewide mask mandate when people are indoors, in public spaces (a store, library, doctor’s office, etc.). The County and City also require that we wear masks in outdoor public places. Learn more….
The Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors protocol is in effect statewide. City and County fire restrictions are in place.
Virtual Golden
6:30-7:25AM Virtual HIIT
9-10AM Virtual Power Training Friday
10AM TriceraTOTs with Dinosaur Ridge
Real World Golden
Don’t miss the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition. The Museum is open from 10AM-4PM, Monday – Saturday.
1PM Friday Tour & Train Rides at the Railroad Museum
6PM 90’s Night at Wrigley’s
Saturday Preview
7:30PM Quarantine Cabaret with Miners Alley Playhouse – Enjoy a night of stellar music, streaming through their great new sound system. Learn more!
Golden History Moment
Back in April, I asked my readers to suggest some history topics they would like me to research and write about, so every now and then, I pick one of those topics. By request, I’ve been doing some research about a YWCA Camp that used to be on Lookout Mountain. This is what I’ve been able to learn.
In 1918, Mrs. Walter Best donated fifteen acres and a lodge building in memory of her mother and father. The camp was located less than a mile east of the Mount Vernon Country Club. The property included a flat area where the lodge, mess hall, and tent-cabins were located. The rest of the land was rolling and timbered with yellow pine and Douglas fir.
The camp accommodated seventy girls, from teenagers through young, employed women. It was intended to provide a safe, fun, healthy, and inexpensive way for young ladies to vacation. The camp offered horseback riding, tennis, basketball, baseball, and crafts. The facility was also rented out for conferences and dances.
The camp operated at least through mid-1952. The Transcript article is a bit vague, but it may have been leased to a different organization at that time.
