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Weekly COVID Update
5-8PM There will be a COVID Vaccine Clinic tonight at the Golden Bike Cruise! Calvary Parking Garage, 14th and Arapahoe, Golden, CO (map)
The Pfizer COVID vaccine now has FULL FDA APPROVAL.
Safeway (map) is accepting walk-ins to administer these free vaccines. Walgreens (map) takes walk-ins from 9:30AM to 1PM and 2-8PM Monday – Friday. Appointments are not necessary, but they are available.
Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – Aug 23rd: 52,702 | Aug 30th: 53,505 (+803)
Deaths in Jeffco – Aug 23rd: 881 | Aug 30th: 887 (+6)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – Aug 23rd: 36 | Aug 30th: 41 (+5)
Recovered – Aug 23rd: 50,507 | Aug 30th: 51,300 (+793)
Known Cases in Golden – Aug 9th: 2079 | Aug 30th: 2138 (+59)
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
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
5:30-6:25PM HIIT & Sculpt
6-7:30PM Let’s Talk
Real World Events
4-10PM Prime Tuesdays at the Buffalo Rose
Prime Rib
Who can resist 10 oz. of Angus beef cooked to perfection and served with gouda mashed potatoes, savory green beans, and all the accompaniments?
Dogs
On Tuesdays only, you and your Doggo and all of your friends can hang out on ANY of our three patios, including the positively perfect back patio. Come enjoy our Tuesday Specials with your Best Dog Ever.
Locals are Golden
A “periodic” visit will earn our Golden locals, students and service industry folks a 79 cent Coors Light or Coors Banquet on Tuesdays.
5:30-9PM Golden Bicycle Cruise @ Calvary Parking Garage
Cruisers!! August Disco/80s cruise coming up! We will have fabulous music from Dorado and raise money for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Casa JeffcoGilpin! If the school blues got ya down, join us for another spectacular evening of bikes, bands and beers! Gates open at 5:30 pm! Jeffco Public Health will have a COVID vaccine clinic set up from 5-8PM, so if you haven’t yet been vaccinated, here’s your chance!
Golden History Moment
50 Years Ago
The Golden Greenbelt Committee was a precursor to the Parks & Recreation Board. The Committee was charged with identifying pieces of land that could be turned into parks.
The August 31, 1971 Golden Transcript reported two things of interest from the most recent Greenbelt Committee meeting. The first was that the group was suggesting that the southeast corner of 12th and Arapahoe be turned into a park. At that time, the area had not been turned into a parking lot. There was at least one old house, occupied at the time by the Golden Christian Action Guild. The area right at the corner was a small patch of bluegrass. The committee thought it might be a nice place for downtown workers to eat lunch.
Evidently, the need for a parking lot was greater than the need for a (very small) park, because soon after this time, the area was paved. (And on a happier note, the Greenbelt Committee found several better spots for parks, including the back yard of the Astor House.)
The other item of interest was the name of the retiring committee chairman: J.D. Lubahn (as in, “the Lubahn Trail”). Dr. Lubahn built that trail, which was near his home.
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!
