Changes in Historic Districts, Camp George West, and March Preview

March 1, 2021

Golden Eye Candy – Chris Davell – Snow on the Settling Pond – click to enlarge

COVID Updates

Appointments to Get the COVID Vaccine (Eligibility)
State of Colorado’s Find Out Where You Can Get Vaccinated page | Safeway | King Soopers | Lutheran Medical Center

hotline number:187726829853

The state has a new hotline to answer questions, including location of vaccine providers: 1-877-268-2926. It is staffed 24 hours a day.

Public Health References
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing | School of Mines COVID-19 case page. | Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden | Visit the Jeffco Public Health website for information about Level Blue


Virtual Events

6-6:55AM Virtual Dynamic Circuit
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
10:15AM Spanish Story Time with the Library
11:45AM All Levels Yoga Virtual
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class
4-5PM Recursos Digitales
5-6PM Young Readers Book Club

6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting
The HPB will consider two requests for “Certificates of Appropriateness.” Both cases concern non-contributing structures located in historic districts.

Before and After pictures of 912  12th St.

912 12th Street with access to roof deck.

912 12th Street (map) includes commercial space on the ground floor and office and residential space on the second floor. The owners plan to add a structure on the roof which will provide roof access from the residential section of the building.

1120 9th St. with rebuilt front section

1120 9th Street (map) is a single story 1890 house with a large modern addition behind it. The owners plan to demolish the original part of the house, which they say has no foundation and significant wood damage, and replace it with a modern structure of similar design. Part of the new structure will have a second story.


Golden History Moment

For those of you who don’t check email over the weekend, on Saturday I wrote about an allegedly pandemic-inspired fire at the high school and on Sunday I wrote about the old swimming pool under the Buffalo Rose.


Camp George West – Golden History Museum Collection – click to enlarge

59 Years Ago
The March 1, 1962 Colorado Transcript described the history of the National Guard Camp on South Golden Road. The article quoted Transcript founder George West’s grandson, Neil West Kimball. He recalled that area as “wide open space ‘just right for an exciting Sunday holiday.’ On such an occasion there were horse-drawn caravans, wagons piled high with yelping dogs and their owners, shrieking children of all ages and kegs of Coors beer heading out of town on the South Golden Road.” He said that greyhound racing was popular at the time, and people would gather there to watch the races.

The area was later used by a rifle club, which constructed a rifle range and used South Table Mountain as their backdrop. In 1903, the rifle club sold their land to the State, which established the State Rifle Range.

After Pancho Villa‘s incursion into New Mexico in 1916, the Colorado Guard, which was based at the Rifle Range, was sent to help guard the U.S. border. Shortly after they returned from that duty, World War I began. The camp was expanded during that war and became home to a tank unit. The tanks were sent to Pueblo in 1921, to help them recover from a flood by rescuing stranded vehicles and razing flood-damaged buildings. The tanks were also used to quell miners during the coal strikes of the 1920s. During World War II the camp was used to train military police and canine units.


Colorado Transcript Founder George West, Son Harley West, and Grandson Neil West Kimball – from the Golden History Museum collection – Click to enlarge

George West was one of Golden’s earliest settlers, arriving here in June of 1859. He established our first newspaper, the Western Mountaineer, but closed it after a year and left to serve as a Captain during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Golden and started the Colorado Transcript in 1866. During the Plains Indian Wars, he served as the Adjutant General of the Colorado National Guard.

George West died in 1906, but his grandson Neil later served in the same role–as Adjutant General of the Colorado National Guard. During his tenure in that role (in the 1930s), the camp was renamed in honor of his grandfather. Since that time, it has been known as “Camp George West.”


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!


Preview of March Events

Note – All events are virtual unless otherwise noted

Recurring Events:

Mondays 
6-6:55AM Virtual Dynamic Circuit
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
10:15AM Spanish Story Time with the Library
11:45AM All Levels Yoga Virtual
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class
4-5PM Recursos Digitales
5-6PM Young Readers Book Club

Tuesdays
10:15AM Toddler Time with the Library
6-7PM Recursos Digitales

Wednesdays  
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
10:15AM Baby Time with the Library
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop

Thursdays
10AM Mid-Morning Meditation
10:15AM Preschool Time with the Library
3PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
6-7PM Qs and Brews Trivia

Friday 
10:30-11:15AM Play and Learn with the Library
10:30-11AM Mental Fitness Fridays
4-5PM Friday Crafternoons
6-6:55AM Virtual HIIT
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training

Saturday 
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose

Sunday
10AM Wild West Walking Tour
11AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose
Online Worship:
Calvary Episcopal Church | Faith Lutheran Church | First United Methodist Church | First Presbyterian Church | Flatirons Community Church | Golden Church of Christ | Golden Presbyterian Church | Hillside Community Church | Jefferson Unitarian Church | Rockland Community Church | St. Joseph Catholic Church

March Calendar

1
Historic Preservation Board Meeting
2
Hexie Ladies @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Let’s Talk – Historical Fiction
City Council Regular Business Meeting
3
TriceraTOTs – Fizzy Eggs
Community Development Committee meeting
Planning Commission Meeting
4
Jeffco Free Legal Clinic
Public Art Commission Meeting
Microsoft Word Basics
Everything Dinosaur Talk – What IS a Dinosaur?
Golden Moon Speakeasy’s 7th Anniversary Party! @ Golden Moon Speakeasy
Goosetown Station Opening Weekend
Golden United Housing Task Force Meeting
Preguntas y Respuestas sobre la Vacuna de COVID-19
Dinner-Worthy  Apps & Cocktails
5
Morning StART with Christina Morrison
Goosetown Station Opening Weekend
6
Coffee with Councilors
Walk with a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
Dungeons & Dragons with the Library
Goosetown Station Opening Weekend
7
SAT Prep Workshop – Math
8
Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
GURA Board Meeting
9
Chow Down for the Coyotes @ Mannie & Bo’s Pizza
VIBE@Five
GHS PTA Meeting
QSS: Nature Photography
10
Beginning Piecing
Golden Safety Academy
Golden Anti-Racism Collective General Meeting
11
Everything Dinosaur Talk – What IS a Dinosaur?
Economic Development Commission Meeting
13
Wild West Walking Tour
14
SAT Prep Workshop – Proctored Official Practice Exam
15
Downtown Development Authority Meeting
16
Golden Merchants Meeting
Zoom into Watercolor with Janet Nunn
Local Licensing Authority Meeting
Denver New and Prospective Member Orientation (Colorado Mountain Club)
Dean Waits – Zoom Tour of Western Canyons and Ruins
17
Citizen Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
Golden Women in Business Book Club
TriceraTOTs – Dino in a Jar
“We Just Did It”:  Colorado Women in World War II
Planning Commission Study Session
Miners Alley Playhouse Quarantine Cabaret
18
Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting
Microsoft Word – Beyond the Basics
Everything Dinosaur Talk – Sauropods
BAM! Discussion Group
Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting
20
Wild West Walking Tour
23
Zoom into Watercolor with Janet Nunn
City Council Regular Business Meeting
24
Beginning Quilting @ Golden Quilt Company
Community Sustainability Advisory Board
Golden Anti-Racism Collective General Meeting
25
Advanced Microsoft Excel:  Formulas & Functions
Everything Dinosaur Talk – Theropods
Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
Herbal Chocolate Truffles & Chocolate Bark
26
Pet Show and Tell
27
Wild West Walking Tour
Color & Composition with Lea McComas
Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
30
Zoom into Watercolor with Janet Nunn
31
Miners Alley Playhouse Quarantine Cabaret