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456 New Cases and 7 New Deaths, Beer Events, IGA with Mines, and a Blackout

Golden Eye Candy – Frank Hanou – Holiday lights in Parfet Park – click to enlarge

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 – Tues: 26,244 | Weds: 26,700 (+456)
Deaths in Jeffco – Tues: 585 | Weds: 592 (+7)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco Tues: 192 | Weds: 194 (+2)
Known Cases in Golden – Mon: 868 *

* Per the JCPH website, Golden cases will be updated on Monday and Thursday. The other stats will be updated Monday through Friday.

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Virtual Golden

10:15AM Preschool Time with the Library
5-6PM ¡Tamales! with the Library
6-7PM Qs and Brews Trivia with the Library

This image from the 2019 Mines Master Plan shows big growth plans for the Mines campus. Phase one (2019) is shown in the top image, with Phase Four (2030+) shown in the lower image. Red arrows point to the planned new buildings. Not shown: additional new buildings west of Highway 6. Click to enlarge

6:30PM CSM Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Neighborhood Meeting
Join City Councilors Casey Brown and Bill Fisher for a virtual meeting to discuss and answer questions about a potential Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Colorado School of Mines and the City of Golden. Learn more…. Register for the meeting in advance.


Real World Golden

2-9PM Raise a Pint, Lend a Hand
10% of today’s beer sales at Holidaily Brewing will go to BGoldN.


Golden History Moment

Central Power Company ad, discouraging use of power (and steel) for the duration of the war – click to enlarge

78 Years Ago
When the December 17, 1942 Colorado Transcript was published, the country had been at war for a year. Rationing was in place; materials were reserved for the war effort, and many of our young people were overseas.

The front page featured the article, Golden Blackout in Answer to Signal is 100 Percent Perfect. On Monday the 14th, the U.S. Army ordered a blackout for the entire state. Many people (those who were willing to use their gasoline ration) ventured to the top of Lookout Mountain. Those who watched the drill from that vantage point reported that Golden’s response to the signal (a whistle blast from Coors) was instantaneous–all lights went out immediately. Denver was a little slower, but their lights went out within a few minutes.

While Army officers watched from the D&F Tower in downtown Denver and casual observers watched from Lookout Mountain, one of our bombers was circling the area, assessing the response from the vantage point of someone trying to bomb the city.

Gas station ad, discouraging the use of gasoline – click to enlarge

The test identified some neighborhoods in Denver where the signal had not been heard. In fact, there was a strong wind from the west that night and some people on the west side of Golden hadn’t heard the Coors whistle, while residents of Wheat Ridge and Arvada had heard it clearly.

People who lived in the countryside between Denver and Golden (unable to hear signals), were advised to keep an eye on the “M” on Mount Zion. If it went out, people should assume that a blackout was in effect.

Phone company ad, discouraging the use of the telephone – click to enlarge

The editorial section provided an interesting summation of the drill:

We can all remember when Washington Avenue, Golden, had no lights or electric signs–some of the older folks can remember the days of coal oil lamps…. Then folks were used to dark houses and dark streets and thought nothing of it–now to be without our wonderful cheap electricity even for twenty minutes is an experience to be remembered–especially had two or three boxes of dynamite been touched off in the clay pits to make the thing realistic. We are all appreciative of the trained wardens and deputies on duty during this test and are glad to know that they will be on the job should a real thing ever happen.

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