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Virtual Golden
10:15AM Preschool Time with the Library
LAST WEEKEND TO SEE THE HOLIDAY PLAYS from Miners Alley Playhouse:
Coronavirus Cafe Holiday Special
A Christmas Carol
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
A Christmas Carol (from Broadway)
New Year’s Eve Events
10AM New Years Eve Yoga with Pranatonic
Get 2021 off to a strong start by setting your New Year’s intention with our 1.5 hour yoga and meditation class. We will also invoke the tools of chant and yoga nidra to prime our minds, bodies, and souls for 2021 New Year’ s resolution success. Pre-Register at least 30 minutes before class starts.
11:30AM The library will host an online, family-friendly NOON Year’s Eve celebration. Reserve your place in the online meeting now.
The Buffalo Rose will host a New Year’s Eve dinner in their open air dining area. They are offering two seating periods:
1-4PM – Tickets
5-8PM – Tickets
Golden History Moment
2020 in Review – Part 1
The first quarter of the year usually seems slow to me. Compared to Golden’s frenetic summer months and December’s non-stop pace, January through March seem abysmally lacking in things to write about. After this year’s experiences, I look back on January and February of 2020 with greater appreciation for all the things we had going on.
JANUARY 2020
New Councilors Sworn In
Golden Beer Talks
Cooking Classes at Earth Sweet Botanicals
Nutrition Classes at Natural Grocers
Lectures at the History Museum
Swing Night Supper Club at the Buffalo Rose
West Side Live! Presents the Takacs Quartet
Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Library Book Group
Frank and Johnny in the Claire de Lune at Miners Alley
2020 Members Show at Foothills Art Center
The Boys are Back in Town at the Quilt Museum
Art Book Club at Foothills Art Center
Coffee with a Ranger at Lookout Mtn Nature Center
Golden Safety Academy
Discussions about the City’s newly-acquired land and Coors office building
FEBRUARY 2020
Coffee with Councilors
Hansel & Gretel at Miners Alley Children’s Theater
Several tribute bands at the Buffalo Rose
Golden Cultural Alliance Heart & Soul Month
Colorado Rails & Cocktails at the Railroad Museum
Sunday at the Quilt Museum
Painting class at Foothills Art Center
Lectures at the History Museum
Environmental Film Festival
Jefferson Symphony Concert
Back Country Film Festival
Dinosaur Ridge After Dark: Salacious in the Cretaceous
Online Dating After 50 at the Library
Valentines Day Party at the Golden Gate Grange
Golden High School Chili Cookoff
Golden Restaurant Week
Concerts in the Mines Library
Wild West Brewery Crawl & History Tour
Shelton Elementary’s Silver Anniversary Celebration
Jeffco Open Space volunteer recruitment open house
School Choir Concert
Live music in various venues most nights
MARCH 2020
Planning Commission approves a “boarding house,” which will add 160 living units while circumventing the 1% growth limit
Many events for kids at the Golden Library
Improv class at Miners Alley
Organic gardening class at the library
Murder & jazz at the State Room
March 9th: First person in Jefferson County tests positive for COVID-19
Temporary bridge opens over the Church Ditch
Governor suspends dine-in service at restaurants
Museums close
City offices close
Parks & community center close
Schools close
Miners Alley Playhouse cancels their production of Moon Over Buffalo
The food pantries ask for donations to help people unemployed due to the COVID crisis
Restaurants expand their take-out operations
Store owners experiment with curbside delivery
Goldentoday begins posting Virtual Events
Golden History Moment becomes a daily feature
BGoldN is formed to help local restaurants and residents affected by the shutdown
Golden United hosts a series of Zoom talks
Golden History Museum begins offering online content
Community Center offers online fitness classes
Church services go online
Tributary Food Hall becomes a local market, offering food and toilet paper
The DDA offers rental assistance to downtown businesses
The Governor requests that people wear masks
APRIL 2020
April 1st: 339 cases in Jefferson County and 6 deaths
Foothills Art Center offers online art classes
Quilt Museum mobilizes quilters to make masks
Railroad Museum offers online story times and museum news roundup
Clear Creek is closed because of swift water conditions
Ward 4 election – Bill Fisher joins City Council
The City sets up a business assistance program
The Civic Foundation sets of a community assistance program
MAY 2020
May 1st: 1401 cases in Jefferson County and 75 deaths
The City decides to demolish the newly-purchased Coors office building, so they offer the Community Center and a fire station as collateral instead
Restaurants ask the city to allow them to extend outdoor seating by using more of the sidewalk and parking areas
Library begins offering curbside pickup
GURA decides not to fund affordable housing on 8th street, but instead look for places to fund in less expensive neighborhoods
The Lions Club cancels their annual 4th of July celebration.
Buffalo Bill Days is also canceled.
Museums re-open
Foothills Art Center opens the National Watercolor show
Council decides to try education and rewards to encourage mask-wearing
George Floyd is killed and a protest rally is planned for Parfet Park
JUNE 2020
June 1st: 2,610 cases in Jefferson County and 171 deaths
The rate of virus transmission slows
An anti-racism collective is formed
Miners Alley offers an outdoor, socially-distanced summer camp
Crowds begin to form along Clear Creek and many refuse to wear masks
JULY
July 1st: 2702 cases in Jefferson County and 210 deaths
To be continued….
Coronavirus
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 – Tues: 29,102 | Weds: 29,416 (+314)
Deaths in Jeffco – Tues: 627 | Weds: 633 (+6)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Tues: 183 | Weds: 186 (+3)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon (21st): 1038 * | Mon (28th): 1093 * (+55) *
Recovered – Tues: 26,695 | Weds: 26,952 (+257)
* Golden cases will be updated on Monday and Thursday. The other stats will be updated Monday through Friday.
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