Coronavirus Update
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
Jefferson County’s case count page says that as of 3PM yesterday, there were 1,493 cases in Jefferson County (up from 1,473). There have been 84 deaths (up from 82) and 287 are hospitalized (up from 285). There are 113 known cases in Golden (unchanged).
Jefferson County has extended our Stay-at-Home order through May 8th. Everyone is asked to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth when leaving the house. City and County fire restrictions are in place. Clear Creek is closed to all recreational activities.
Shut Down-Induced Temporal Displacement
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been having some trouble keeping track of what day it is. Since I do the same thing seven days a week (sit down and write this newsletter) it’s hard to tell one day from another. I say this by way of background to explain why I mistook the 5th for the 7th.
The moon will be full Thursday morning, not this morning.
Giving Tuesday
Because the COVID-19 epidemic has caused hardship to so many non-profit organizations, today is Giving Tuesday. Here are links to some of Golden’s non-profits, but I’m sure there are others. Please consider making a donation to your favorite cause(s) today.
BGoldN (supporting Golden restaurants and citizens)
Calvary Food Shelf
Christian Action Guild Food Pantry
Colorado Railroad Museum
Foothills Art Center
GoFarm
Golden Backpack Foundation
Golden Civic Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund
Golden History Museum
Golden Landmarks Association
Golden Rescue Fund
Golden Schools Foundation
Golden Visitors Center
Horse Protection League
Jeffco Library Foundation
Jefferson Symphony
Leadership Golden Alumni Association
Miners Alley Playhouse
Mountaineering Museum (Alpine Club)
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Salvation Army Golden
The Action Center
Virtual Golden
8-9AM Virtual Zoomba
10:15AM Virtual Story Time with the Library
12PM Virtually Golden: Golden Railroads with Bill Robie and Paul Haseman
2-3PM South Golden Merchants Meeting
4:30PM Baco de Mayo with State-38 Distilling
5PM Live Music from the Buffalo Rose – Austin Williams & The Storytellers (Cinco de Mayo)
8PM Karaoke With Linda (from Dirty Dogs)
Golden History Moment
There was a lot of interest is yesterday’s story about the Golden Memorial Airfield, so I’ll touch on it again today. One of my readers told me of a dirt runway that his dad flew in and out of in the mid-1950s. That was located in the area now called Applewood (map).
Bill Robie sent me the photo above, which he took in ’82 or ’83 of the future site of the Canyon Point/Mountain Ridge development. The paved road on the left is Washington Avenue (on its old alignment). The unpaved road in the middle is Cheyenne. To the right (west) of Cheyenne, you can see the faint remnants of the runway for the airfield that never quite happened. Bill says that the south end of the runway would have been about where Mitchell Elementary’s parking lot is now.
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.
