And on a related note, the Eddy Taproom & Hotel (the final building in Basecamp) will have hiring fares on April 8th & 9th and April 15th & 16th. Learn more.
April Appeal
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COVID Updates
STARTING FRIDAY, APRIL 2ND, EVERYONE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE! Denver Post Article
And on a related note, I got my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday!
We are currently in Phase 1B.4 of the vaccine distribution: 50 years of age and older, as well as many frontline workers in education, food services, agriculture and those 16 – 49 with one high-risk factor. Learn more: www.Jeffco.us/covid-vaccine
Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine (Eligibility)
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 – Mon:40,186 | Tues: 40,307 (+121)
Deaths in Jeffco – Mon: 775 | Tues: 776 (+1)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Mon: 15 | Tues: 13 (-2)
Recovered – Mon: 38,360 | Tues: 38,498 (+138)
Known Cases in Golden – Thurs: 1637 | Mon: 1646
More Public Health References
School of Mines COVID-19 case page. | Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden
Virtual Events
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
10:15AM Baby Time with the Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
6-7PM Great Decisions – Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic
Golden History Moment
46 Years Ago
The March 31, 1975 Golden Transcript featured a front page spread about the bombing of the City’s dog warden truck. “The blast, which went off at 10:23 Sunday night, could be heard over five miles away. A cat which had been caged in the truck was killed in the explosion.”
The truck, which had been parked behind city hall, had an aluminum topper over the bed. The Jefferson County bomb squad was called in. They concluded that 2-3 sticks of dynamite had been placed in one of the cages.
The April 1st Transcript said that the police were following leads provided by two witnesses. One saw a vehicle driving away shortly before the explosion and one saw a man walking away. No motives had been identified.
The April 8th Transcript recapped the event and said there were “No leads in city bombing.” I searched the paper for the rest of the year, and apparently the responsible party was never identified.
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!
