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’s Find Out Where You Can Get Vaccinated page.
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.
Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – Thurs: 47,477 | Thurs: 47,530 (+53)
Deaths in Jeffco – Thurs: 828 | Thurs: 828 (unchanged)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Thurs: 44 | Thurs: 47 (+3)
Recovered – Thurs: 45,680 | Thurs: 45,789 (+119)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon: 1975 | Thurs: 1978
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
9AM-3PM BGOLDN Plant Sale
No set prices; donations appreciated. All proceeds benefit BGOLDN. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 969 Ulysses St. (map)
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
10AM-2PM Abstract Colorado: Painting for Beginners @ Foothills Art Center
1-3PM Color & Composition with Lea McComas @ Quilt Museum
3-5PM Women’s Health – Prantonic
4PM Wild West Walking Tour
CHILDREN’S THEATER:
1PM The Stuff Dreams are Made of…
Olivia is sick and can’t go to school, but she is getting better. While she can attend school online her heart’s really not into it because she is still sick. Thank goodness for Stuff, the Dream Maker, who helps guide Olivia through this tough time.
Adapted for the stage by Rory Pierce from The Sandman by Hans Christian Andersen the story explores the importance and effects of dreams on our lives. Tickets
BREWERIES:
12-9PM 1st/2nd Anniversary for Over Yonder Brewing Company
This brewery didn’t get to celebrate their first anniversary because of COVID, so they’re making up for it this year. They’ll have beer releases, an art market, and live music throughout the weekend.
1-10PM 8th Anniversary Celebration for Mountain Toad Brewing – special tappings all weekend and live music Friday and Saturday nights
LIVE MUSIC:
1PM Gratefully Acoustic @ Over Yonder
4PM Funk It Up at Wrigley’s
4:30PM The Stellar Jays @ Over Yonder
5PM Tangents at Goosetown Station
5PM 8th Anniversary Live Music @ Mountain Toad
6PM Live Music at Ace Hi Tavern
6:30PM The Angle @ Over Yonder
8PM The Long Run – A Tribute to the Eagles @ Buffalo Rose (performance venue)
9PM Karaoke at Ace Hi Tavern
Golden Community Food Drive – LAST DAY!
Drop off food donations
Please drop off food donations (10AM-4PM, today through Saturday) at the CAG Food Pantry & Thrift Store at 1401 Ford Street (map). Food will be distributed among the three pantries. Or visit this page to donate cash!
Golden History Moment
120 Years Ago
The May 22, 1901 Colorado Transcript celebrated the arrival of Geijsbeek Pottery. This firm was led by a pair of brothers–Samuel and J. B. Geijsbeek–and financed largely by Golden people. It used local clay and was seen as the harbinger of a major ceramics industry for Golden.
It is with no little pride and gratification that we today present a picture of the buildings recently completed in this city for the manufacture of white table-ware, toilet sets and the like, the first and only one ever started west of the Mississippi river, and it is with equal gratification that we are enabled to state that all the materials entering into the manufacture of this product are found in inexhaustible quantities within two miles of the plant, excepting some of the chemicals which are manipulated in the laboratory connected with the factory.
The Pottery was located along the railroad tracks (on 8th Street), on the site of the new Baseline Apartments. The railroad delivered coal and shipped the finished goods. The Golden Water Works provided water and Golden Illuminating Company provided power. The kilns went online in August of 1901 and a month later they were building an addition for another kiln.
The business failed quickly, By October of 1902, the company’s assets were being sold to satisfy creditors. There were a few attempts over the years to revive the industry, but none succeeded.
In 1918, local builder Oscar Nolin purchased the building to demolish it and sell the usable construction materials. The August 22, 1918 Transcript reported that he had sold a hundred thousand bricks to be used in construction of a Denver hospital. In October, the City purchased “a number of heavy timbers taken from the old Geisbeek pottery, for use in building bridges.”
Despite this failure, pottery did become a vital industry in Golden, beginning with Herold China and Pottery in 1910 and continuing today as CoorsTek.
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.or
