Vaccine Progress and Demolition Underway

Golden Eye Candy – Paul Haseman – a Show of Optimism – click to enlarge

COVID Updates

35.4% — *% of Jeffco residents (16+) who have received either one or both shots – source*

Colorado has entered Phase 1B.4 of the vaccine distribution which opens eligibility up to those 50 years of age and older, as well as many frontline workers in education, food services, agriculture and those 16 – 49 with one high-risk factor. For a complete list of who is eligible in Phase 1B.4, as well as resources for finding and booking a vaccine appointment, visit www.Jeffco.us/covid-vaccine

Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine (Eligibility)
State of Colorado’s Find Out Where You Can Get Vaccinated page | Lutheran Medical Center | JCPH Clinic in Arvada (70+ only) | www.vaccinespotter.org/CO/

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. It is staffed 24 hours a day

Golden Testing Sites
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing

Jefferson County Case Summary:

Cases in Jeffco – Tues: 39,573 | Weds: 39,741 (+168)
Deaths in Jeffco – Tues: 777 | Weds: 777 (unchanged)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Tues: 33 | Weds: 19 (-14)
Recovered – Tues: 37,840 | Weds: 37,960 (+120)
Known Cases in Golden – Thurs: 1589 | Mon: 1605

Virtual Events

10-10:30AM Mid-Morning Meditation
10-11AM Great Decisions – The Korean Peninsula
10-11:30AM Advanced Microsoft Excel: Formulas & Functions
10-11:30AM Everything Dinosaur Talk – Hadrosaurs
10:15AM Preschool Time with the Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
6-7PM Qs and Brews Trivia
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
6:15-7:15PM Herbal Chocolate Truffles & Chocolate Bark

Golden Business News

The owners of Golden Sweets and Blue Moose Trading Company are opening a donut shop today! Their hours will be 7AM-noon, or until they sell out of donuts. They are also serving coffee from Golden’s own Pangea Roasters.

Back Alley Donuts
Enter from Prospectors Alley (behind Golden Sweets)
1299 Washington Avenue

Golden History Moment

*Interior of the Coors Office Building at 311 10th St. – currently under demolition – click to enlarge*

I had the opportunity to tour the Coors Office Building at 311 10th St. yesterday. The City purchased the building and is now having it demolished, so I thought I’d get some photos before it disappears into history. Mike Gochis of Alpine Demolition was kind enough to take a small group of us around to see their progress. Mike grew up in Golden, as did his father. His brother still lives in the house where they were raised.

*Employee dining room during the community open house and now – click to enlarge*

Many of the interior furnishings were sold or given away. There is apparently a market for used carpet tiles, and the adhesive that remains on the floor is industrial-grade sticky: my companions and I were in constant danger of losing our shoes. Ceiling tiles have a ready market: they will go back to a company that makes ceiling tiles and be recycled into more ceiling tiles. The exterior windows have all been removed, so the excellent views from the building are even more accessible now.

One item that isn’t finding a ready market is cubical walls. Most offices are closed right now, because of the pandemic, and companies aren’t ready to commit to creating new cubical-filled spaces.

The building will not be imploded. Alpine will be bringing in big cranes that will rip off pieces of the building. The concrete will be ground up into a substance that is commonly used for roadbeds. Some of it will probably cross the creek and become part of the new construction on the brewery grounds. The building will be gone by August.

The next use of the property hasn’t been defined, but the city hopes to build a new city hall and cultural center.