A Tale of Two Kings

*Golden Eye Candy – Andrew Terrill Photography – Cold, Misty Morning on North Table Mountain – click to enlarge*

COVID Updates

14.9% — *% of Jeffco residents (16+) who have received the first shot – source*

Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine (Eligibility)
State of Colorado’s Find Out Where You Can Get Vaccinated page
Safeway | King Soopers | Lutheran Medical Center | JCPH Clinic in Arvada (70+ only)

State Hotline to answer questions, including location of vaccine providers: 1-877-268-2926. It is staffed 24 hours a day.

Golden Testing Sites
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing

Dial-Level-Yellow — **Jefferson County is at Level Yellow. Learn more….**

Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – Thurs: 35,815| Fri: 35,915 (+100)
Deaths in Jeffco – Thurs: 725 | Fri: 730 (+5)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Thurs: 34| Fri: 36 (+2)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon: 1442 | Thurs: 1459
Recovered – Thurs: 33,972 | Fri: 34,067 (+95)

Virtual Events

Colorado Environmental Film Festival Continues

12PM Performance Workshop @ Avalanche Harley Davidson

Real World Events

Mardi Gras Menu at the Buffalo Rose - February 13th-16th — *SPONSORED – The Buffalo Rose is offering Mardi Gras menu items today through Tuesday*

11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
10AM-3PM Train Rides at the Railroad Museum

Preview of Sunday Events

2-3:30PM Virtual Sunday at the Quilt Museum – Linda White: 37 Million Motorcycles and Me
3-3:45PM Virtual Valentine’s Day Dance Party with the Library
7:30PM Miners Alley Playhouse Quarantine Cabaret
Adriane & Marco Robinson Valentines Day Special
Accompanied by David Nehls

Golden History Moment

Food King Store at 19th and Jackson Streets — *February 3, 1966 Colorado Transcript*

55 Years Ago
In February 1966, Golden was celebrating the grand opening of Food King, a new supermarket in a brand new building at 19th and Jackson Streets.

several men cutting a ribbon at the grand opening of King Supers at 19th and Jackson Streets — *February 16, 1967 Colorado Transcript*

One year later we had another grand opening at the store. Food King had been purchased by Denver-area chain King Soopers.

Large sign announcing the closure of King Soopers at 19th and Jackson

King Soopers closed in November of 1976 and the building was purchased by Golden State Bank. It remains a bank (now U S Bank) to this day.

*U S Bank at 19th and Jackson, in the old King Soopers store*

King Soopers returned to Golden with a much bigger store on South Golden Road in 1996. (Which means that the “new” King Soopers store is 25 years old!)

Many thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!