Coronavirus/COVID-19
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
Jefferson County is at Level Red, “Severe Risk.” Here’s the most recent Coronavirus report from Jeffco Public Health’s Case Summary Page:
Cases in Jeffco – Fri: 22,283 | Mon: 24,045 (+70)
Deaths in Jeffco – Fri: 499| Mon: 511 (+12)
Ever Hospitalized in Jeffco – Fri: 1,320 | Mon: 1,348 (currently 236) (+28)
Recovered – Fri: 18,208 | Mon: 19,165 (+957)
Known Cases in Golden – Thurs: 770 | Mon: 819 (+49)
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Virtual Golden
This is COLORADO GIVES DAY. After a year like this, it’s safe to say that every non-profit organization in town needs your help, so please support them if you’re able.
10:15AM Toddler Time with the Library
9-11:30AM How to Prepare for a Video Interview and Sound (& Look) Like a Pro! – Library
5-7PM Vibe@Five – Golden Chamber’s Virtual Holiday Gathering
5:30PM Golden High School PTA Meeting
Real World Golden
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market
Holiday Story Stroll
If you had some trouble using the app for the Olde Golden Christmas Holiday Story Stroll, please try it again. The number of allowed participants has been increased from 100 to 250.
To earn points and a chance to win prizes, download the Scavify app and search for OLDE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STORY STROLL. If you want to do the Story Walk without the app, just download it. Learn more….
Golden History Moment
82 Years Ago
The December 8, 1938 Colorado Transcript included an article with this title: “Jefferson Co. WPA Rolls to Be Greatly Reduced this Month.” The County had been ordered to lay off 47 men, plus “all inefficient and physically disabled men.”
Prior to this announcement, the Works Progress Administration had funded many valuable projects and provided much-needed employment to many men and women in Golden, during the height of the Depression.
1935
WPA sewing room
Hot lunches in schools
Adult education classes
Road from Golden to Morrison
Upgrading our reservoirs and water systems
Many new buildings and upgrades to Camp George West
A homeless camp at Camp George West
1936
Widening 12th Sttreet from Miners Alley to Ford St.
Central Elementary School
Safety improvements to the Lariat Loop Road
44th Avenue between Denver and Golden
Field house for the School of Mines
Improvements to the road from Golden to Boulder
Several improvements to the School of Mines campus
Santa’s workshop to repair used toys for distribution
1937
4 room extension to Central Elementary
Landscaping around Central Elementary
Fence around Central Elementary
Shoulder guard cables on the Lariat Loop Road
Curbs and gutters in Golden
Adding an irrigation system to the cemetery
Replacement of the Washington Avenue bridge
Rebuilt high school tennis courts
1938
Created Jefferson County History Museum (later the Golden History Museum)
Extended Golden’s sewer system
Replaced flagstone sidewalks with concrete on Washington Avenue
Additional housing in Mines Park
Canning center to preserve food for distribution to schools
Summer program for children in the park
Geology building for the School of Mines
Improvements to Golden Gate Canyon Road
The December 8th announcement did not mark the end of WPA projects in and around Golden, but the flow of money did slow down, and new projects became more sporadic through the remaining years of the Roosevelt administration.
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!
