Coronavirus Update
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
The governor has extended the State-Wide Stay-at-Home Order through April 26, 2020. He continues to ask everyone to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth when leaving the house. City and County fire restrictions are in place.
The City of Denver has extended their Stay-at-Home Order through April 30th.
Jefferson County’s case count page says that as of 3PM yesterday, there were 561 (up from 531) “confirmed, probable, suspected, or under investigation” cases in Jefferson County. There have been 19 deaths (up from 17) and 137 are hospitalized (up from 132). There are 45 known cases in Golden (up from 41).
New Book by a Local Author
Judy Denison has written a children’s book about her mother (Jean), who turned 9 years old during the 1918 Influenza Epidemic. She wrote the book for children who are being isolated now, due to the Coronavirus. The book is written at the third-grade level and can be read to younger children. (I read it, and I found it delightful!) Judy wants the book to be distributed freely, so feel free to send it to others. You can download it from this website or contact Judy to obtain it.
Golden Business News
Easter Dinners-to-Go will be available from the Cast Iron Tavern, Indulge Bistro, and the Table Mountain Inn. Indulge requires you to order by tonight and pick up on Friday, so if you want to order from them–hurry!
Virtual Golden
From the Community Center:
8-9AM Virtual Zumba
9-9:55AM Virtual Step Class
From the History Museum:
Early Golden City and the Quest for the Capital, part two by History Museum Director, Nathan Richie
Silent Movie: Crossing the Line by Golden History Camp students
12PM I’ll be giving part 3 of my History of Golden talks, via Zoom. Today I’m covering the first half of the 20th century–Transportation, Tourism, and Two World Wars! Click here to join us online at noon. Golden United is hosting this “Virtually Golden” series every Tuesday and Thursday at noon.
6:30PM Ward 4 City Council Candidates Forum
When Laura Weinberg became mayor, her Ward 4 council position became available. Stacy Fowler and Bill Fisher are competing for the job.
Golden United and Leadership Golden are hosting a virtual forum tonight via Zoom. If you can’t watch it live, you will be able to see a recording afterwards. This event will begin with short statements by the two candidates followed by question and answer sessions. Questions were provided by community organizations and by residents.
Register to attend the forum here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMqdOqqrTsiQnOVScx-uFYXIY-IDa3egA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For further information, contact benioffron@gmail.com.
A Golden History Moment
Brass band music was very popular with soldiers during the Civil War, and became an essential element of American life in the years following the war. Golden had its own local band as early as 1875, and its membership waxed and waned over the years. The Golden Band had a significant surge in popularity during the 19-teens.
The April 8, 1915 Colorado Transcript included an article by John. C. Vivian, saying that several members of the Golden Band needed employment, and if Golden wanted to continue having a first-class brass band, they needed to come up with jobs for those men. He pointed out that communities commonly went out of their way to find jobs for members of their baseball teams, and said that a good community band was just as important for civic pride. Vivian went on to be the Governor of Colorado from 1943 to 1947.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and many thanks to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
