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COVID Updates
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment: All Coloradans 12 and older are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine, and all Coloradans 18 and older are eligible to receive the Moderna or Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine.
Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine
State of Colorado: Find Out Where You Can Get Vaccinated
Jefferson County Public Health: Vaccine Call Center: 303-239-7000
State Hotline to answer questions, including location of vaccine providers: 1-877-268-2926.
Golden Testing Sites
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing
More Public Health References
Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden
JEFFERSON COUNTY RESCINDS THE MASK ORDER – VACCINATED PEOPLE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK, UNLESS A BUSINESS REQUIRES IT. Read the full order….
Real World Events
11AM CANCELED – Memorial Day Commemoration – Golden Cemetery, 755 Ulysses St. (map)
The Memorial Day event at the Golden Cemetery has been canceled because of the weather.
MUSIC:
5-8PM Burn It Blue @ Buffalo Rose (outdoor patio)
7PM Arkansauce with Stillhouse Junkies @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
Golden History Moment
139 Years Ago
The May 31, 1882 Colorado Transcript described an attempted jail break from the 4 year old county courthouse. The article began by praising the security of the structure, and bragged that Larimer county sent their toughest prisoners to Jefferson County’s jail in Golden. It then went on to describe a near-miss the previous week.
The Sheriff and a deputy were both sleeping in a room across the hall from the jail when they were awakened by the sound of a board breaking. They rushed across the hall to see a blanket hanging from the top of a cell, obscuring the view of the occupants. They removed the blanket and saw “two of the worst and most desperate characters in the jail trying to force their way through the ceiling to the court room above.” The prisoners immediately abandoned the attempted escape.
A confederate had passed a knife through the jail window. The prisoners were able to use the knife to saw through the bars at the top of their cell. Once through those, they began burrowing through the plaster ceiling and wooden floor above them. In their impatience, they broke a board instead of sawing through it, and it was that noise that woke the jailers.
“Sheriff Johnson found a very tender and affectionate farewell they had written and left in the cell for his consolation.”
In the week between the incident and press time, the county commissioners had added a layer of half-inch thick “boiler iron” and thicker flooring above the cells.
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.
