COVID Updates
Everyone 16 OR OLDER is eligible to get the vaccine.
Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK AND THE BALL ARENA BOTH HAVE DRIVE-THROUGH/WALK-UP CLINICS WITH NO APPOINTMENTS NEEDED. Learn more…. See other upcoming walk-up clinics…. 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
Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – Thurs: 45,976 | Fri: 46,105 (+129)
Deaths in Jeffco – Thurs: 807 | Fri: 807 (unchanged)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Thurs: 62 | Fri: 66 (+4)
Recovered – Thurs: 43,615 | Fri: 43,623 (+8)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon: 1908 | Thurs: 1942
Golden Testing Sites
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing
More Public Health References
School of Mines COVID-19 case page. | Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden
Real World Events
8AM-12PM Plant and Seed Sale at the Golden Community Garden (map)
10AM Brewery Boot Camp @ Holidaily Brewing Company
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides at the Railroad Museum
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
11AM-4PM Customer Appreciation Weekend @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
12-4PM Nature Photography: Fundamentals, Concepts and Techniques @ Foothills Art Center
4PM Wild West Walking Tour
5:30-7PM New Moon Ceremony with Pranatonic
6-10PM Maypole Dance @ Denver Kickers Sport Club
LIVE MUSIC:
12PM Rusty 44 at Golden Mill
2PM Trip Wire at Wrigley’s
5PM Tucker Cunningham at Golden Mill
5PM Quite Frankly at Goosetown Station
6PM Live Music on the Patio at Ace Hi Tavern
9PM Karaoke at Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
A reader recently asked me to describe women’s lives in times past. I’ve been reading about 1930 lately, so I’ll start with that year. The weekly Society column detailed the many clubs and church groups that were active at the time, including the Delphian and Fortnightly study clubs, Women’s Relief Corps, Business & Professional Women, P.E.O., P.T.A., Embroidery Club, Vice Versa Club, Progressive Club, Alter Society, and Episcopal Guild. Bridge parties were very popular for woman who had the time to play. The Depression was on, so there wasn’t a lot of money for recreation, but the Golden Gem Theater was available for the occasional night out.
Most–not all–women worked at home, cooking, cleaning, sewing, and taking care of children. They worked on food production. Many raised poultry for meat and eggs, and some had cows, which had to be milked twice a day. Most had gardens and fruit trees, so they planted, weeded, harvested, and canned food. Things they couldn’t grow were available at any of several local grocery stores. Some of these stores took phone orders and delivered to homes.
Although automobiles were around in 1930, Golden was still very small–everything was within walking distance, so women walked to shop downtown, they walked to church, and their children walked to school. If they needed to visit Denver, they would walk to the Tramway depot at 13th and Washington.
Keeping a home was harder work in those days, because we had fewer appliances. Rugs were beaten in the backyard to remove dust. Clothes were hand washed and hung out to dry (or sent to a laundry service). Food was stored in an ice box, so ice was delivered several times a week during summer months, and the water left by melted ice had to be removed and poured out. Dishes were washed by hand. Gas and electric ranges were just coming into use, so many women still stoked a stove and cooked with coal or wood.
Colorado Central Power Company was doing their best to drag us into the modern age. Their May 8, 1930 advertisement asked the rather bleak question, “How Long Should a Wife Live?” They quote a “well-known author and advertising man” as saying “not very long…” in the old days. Modern wives, by contrast, could extend their lives by owning washing machines, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, and other labor-saving devices. All of these items were conveniently for sale at the Colorado Central Power Company in downtown Golden. They offered installment plans, so appliance payments could be rolled into the monthly electric bill.
The Golden Transcript (originally called the Colorado Transcript) has been publishing since 1866. The Golden History Museum has been working on digitizing the historic issues. You’ll find old Transcripts online at coloradohistoricnewspapers.org
