Missing the Parades?
10AM and 1PM You can watch highlights from previous parades on GCO.tv. (Unlike live parades, if you miss the first one, you have another chance at 1PM!)
You can also watch last night’s holiday lighting ceremony on Facebook. It was delightful, as always, and much shorter than usual–less than 7 minutes!
Holiday Story Stroll
December 1-31
The Library, the City, and the Chamber have developed a COVID-safe way to enjoy Olde Golden Christmas: they’ve set up a Holiday Story Stroll. Visit several spots around town and read a short story at each.
You can do this two ways–first, just walk around with the map. You can get one from the Visitors Center (map) or download it.
Second, you can download the Scavify app and search for OLDE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STORY STROLL. If you do it that way, you can earn points and a chance to win prizes. Learn more….
Coronavirus/COVID-19
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 – Thurs: 22,213 | Fri: 22,283 (+70)
Deaths in Jeffco – Thurs: 493| Fri: 499 (+6)
Ever Hospitalized in Jeffco – Thurs: 1,312 | Fri: 1,320 (currently 223) (+8)
Recovered – Thurs: 17,753 | Fri: 18,208 (+455)
Known Cases in Golden – Thurs: 770 | Not Updated
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Virtual Golden
10AM Coffee with Councilors
11AM-12:30PM Santa Live! (virtual) with the Library
1-3PM Color and Composition Class with the Quilt Museum
4-5PM Christmas Performance and Silent Auction – Golden Concert Choir
Real World Golden
9AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
9AM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market
10AM-4PM Drive-Thru Toy Drive for the Miracle Shop
11:00AM Wild West Walking Tour
11AM-noon Brewery Boot Camp @ Holidaily Brewing Company
5-6:30PM Christmas in the Park
Golden History Moment
109 Years Ago
On December 5, 1911, Angelina Garramone was scheduled to stand trial for the murder of her godmother, Marie LaGuardia. Mrs. LaGuardia had last been seen in August of 1910, in the company of Garramone and two other women.
The other women (Mrs. and Miss Forgione) testified that they had accompanied Garramone and LaGuardia to Golden on “the electric cars” (the trolley). Garramone had enticed her godmother to accompany her by saying she was taking her to Mr. LaGuardia.
The four women walked around South Table Mountain for a while, then spent the night at the depot in Golden, and returned to the mountain the next day. Mrs. Garramone persuaded Mrs. LaGuardia to remove the scarf around her neck, then slit her throat with a butcher knife, stole her money, and rolled the body into a gulch.
Rancher J.M. Johnson found the body on his property the following August. The remains were scattered, but later identified by scraps of clothing, shoes, and her gray hair.
The Sheriff investigated and tracked down the two Forgione women, who witnessed the crime. They described the murder and showed where it had happened. They said they had not come forth earlier because they were afraid that Garramone would put a curse on them.
In the meantime, Garramone’s former partner had been found murdered in Globeville, with a slit throat. Officials thought she may have been killed to keep her from telling police about Garramone’s crimes.
By the time LaGuardia’s body was discovered, Garramone was in the penitentiary in Canyon City for the crime of forgery. They brought her to Golden for the trial.
She was found guilty and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Ten years later, she was paroled.
Sources: Colorado Transcript August 10, 1911, November 16, 1911, December 21, 1911, December 28, 1911, and June 21, 1922
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!
