Gardening, a Special Meeting, Brunch, Music, and the End of the Line

*Golden Eye Candy – Tom Reiley – The M, from South Table Mountain – click to enlarge*

COVID Updates

49.6% — *% of Jeffco residents (16+) who have received either one or both shots – source*

Everyone 16 OR OLDER is eligible to get the vaccine.

Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine
State of Colorado’s Find Out Where You Can Get Vaccinated page | Lutheran Medical Center | JCPH Clinic in Arvada (70+ only) | www.vaccinespotter.org/CO/

Jefferson County Public Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center: 303-239-7000 | 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

Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – Thurs: 41,590 | Fri: 41,730 (+140)
Deaths in Jeffco – Thurs: 781 | Fri: 781 (unchanged)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Thurs: 24 | Fri: 27 (+3)
Recovered – Thurs: 39,426 | Fri: 39,526 (+100)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon: 1689 | Thurs: 1726

Gardening News

*Golden Community Garden – click to enlarge*

A message from the Golden Community Garden:

Hello Goldenites! – Would you like to join a community growing food and flowers? The Golden Community Garden has a few plots left for the 2021 season. In existence since 2009, the garden has nourished numerous friendships, as well as healthy eating habits, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and dirt! We have many mentors, and mentees. If you could be either, maybe you’d like to join the garden and teach or learn, make friends, and grow healthy food. Apply at GoldenCommunityGarden.org

Virtual Events

Opening Weekend: Zen and the Art of Profit – from Miners Alley

Real Life Events

10AM–Noon Special Meeting
Members of City Council, Planning Commission, and the Community Sustainability Advisory Board will meet to tour the Geos Neighborhood in Arvada, 15047 W. 68th Place, Arvada (map) for the purposes of receiving information about energy efficiency and sustainable building practices at this residential development.

10AM, 1PM, and 4PM – Wild West Walking History Tour
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides at the Railroad Museum
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose

Live Music:
12PM Wes Hughes at Golden Mill
5PM Tucker Cunningham at Golden Mill
5PM Sqerrv at Goosetown Station
8PM Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts @ Buffalo Rose

Golden History Moment

*Colorado and Southern freight train on 8th Street – click to enlarge*

80 Years Ago
The April 10, 1941 announced that the Colorado & Southern Railroad planned to start removing the tracks between Golden and Black Hawk.

Originally known as the Colorado Central Railroad, the line between Golden and Black Hawk opened in December of 1872. In later years, the line reached Idaho Springs and Georgetown (1877), Central City (1878), Silver Plume, Graymont, and Bakerville (1884). The railroad provided essential passenger and freight service for the mining towns in the mountains.

In the 20th Century, automobiles cut into the railroad’s passenger business and trucks began to siphon away freight traffic. The railroad began petitioning the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to abandon the lines, and by 1941, the permission was finally granted.

The final engine through the canyon moved slowly, with a crew removing the rails behind the train, and loading them on a flatbed car.

Colorado Central Railroad - Golden Colorado

Thanks to Dan Abbott for his book, Colorado Central Railroad. Thanks also to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866.