COVID Updates
From the JCPH website: “Data will not be updated again until June 7th, while we transfer systems.”
COVID Vaccine Appointments
State of Colorado: Where You Can Get Vaccinated
Jeffco Public Health Vaccine Call Center: 303-239-7000
State Vaccine Hotline: 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
Virtual Events
8:40-9:35AM Silver Sneakers Classic
9AM Public Art Commission Meeting
10-11:30AM Microsoft Word Basics
10AM Mid-Morning Meditation
10:10-11:05AM All Levels Yoga
10:15AM Preschool Time with the Library
11:40AM-12:35PM Silver Sneakers Circuit
2PM, 3PM, and 4PM Free Call-In Legal Clinics
3PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
6-7PM Qs and Brews Trivia
6-7:30PM Housing is Preventative Medicine
A Community Conversation about the relationships between housing security and mental and physical health. Co-sponsored by Golden United and Golden Community Partners. Join experts for a dynamic dialogue on how housing affects mental and physical health. We’ll also feature a new short video by Don Cameron.
The Links between Housing and Health
Katy Miller, RN-BC, Golden Primary Care, Centura Health
Moriah Bell, MPH, Community Health Project Coordinator, Centura Health
The State of Affordable Housing in Jefferson County
Brian Rossbert, Executive Director, Housing Colorado
Some Solutions in Jefferson County
Rebekah Raudabaugh, Homeless Navigator, Jefferson County
Linda Barringer, Jeffco Coordinator, Colorado Safe Parking Initiative
What This Means to Our Community
Real World Events
10AM-4PM Golden Bike Library – Opening Day
The Bike Library, located behind the Visitors Center, will be open 10AM-4PM, Thursday through Sunday.
5:30-9PM Basic Climbing @ American Mountaineering Center
6PM Fun Run @ Runners High
MUSIC:
4PM Bike Night at Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5PM Josh Blackburn at Wrigley’s
6PM Travis Stinson & Big Hooray Bluegrass @ New Terrain Brewing
6PM Open Pick Night at Over Yonder Brewing
7PM Pioneer Mother @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke at Rock Rest Lodge
Golden History Moment
44 Years Ago
The June 3, 1977 Golden Transcript announced a reception to honor Verna Katona (1912-2009) on the occasion of her retirement. Mrs. Katona taught kindergarten at Mitchell Elementary for twenty years. By all accounts, she was a gifted teacher.
She was also an active contributor to the Golden community, working on projects that we still enjoy today. In 1971, she was part of the small and stubborn group of people who worked to save the Astor House from demolition–in short, a founder of the Golden Landmarks Association.
When that group was working to restore the building, she organized groups of elementary school students to help: they scraped paint and wallpaper. The GLA website quotes her as saying “I wanted them to get the feeling that Golden was an important place, a unique place.”
She was also instrumental in saving the Guy Hill School. When it was threatened with demolition, Verna and others worked to have to moved into Golden. For many years, it stood on the grounds of Mitchell School. She would conduct classes there, dressed in period costume, to let children experience school as it was conducted in “the old days.” When the old Mitchell School on 12th Street was demolished, the Guy Hill Schoolhouse was moved to the Golden History Park.
After her retirement in 1977, she joined the Peace Corps and worked for two years in the Soloman Islands.
Verna was also a talented artist: the Golden History Museum has one of her paintings on display in their “Legendary People” exhibit.
(Her son Robert inherited that talent: he’s a professional artist, living in Applewood. Check out his work!)
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.
