Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Virtual HIIT
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
9-9:55AM Strength and Cardio
11AM-12PM Kimodo for Balance
1-1:55PM Chair Yoga
Real World Events
8-9AM Morning StArt: An Artist Coffee Meetup with Melody Huisjen @ Foothills Art Center
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
1-2PM The Friday Tour – Moving the Message @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
3:30-6PM Military Appreciation Day @ Golden High School
7PM Pops Concert – Vocal Music @ Golden High School
7:30PM Blue Ridge @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Barrels and Bottles 9 Year Anniversary
Come Celebrate 9 years in business!
Beer Releases, Food Specials & Live Music
Live Music
4:30-7:30PM A-Mac @ Barrels and Bottles – Camp George West
5-8PM Sapsucker @ Goosetown Station
5PM Wylie “Crazy Horse” Jones @ Golden Mill
6PM Falling Rock @ Wrigley’s
7PM The Long Run & My Blue Sky – A Tribute to the Eagles and Allman Brothers @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
7-10PM Howard Dlugasch @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
8-10PM Andy Eppler @ Barrels and Bottles – Camp George West
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
COVID Update
83.3% of residents 5+ have received at least one shot (+0.1% since 4/29/22)
78.3% of residents 5+ have received at least two shots (+0.1% since 4/29/22)
47.1% of residents 5+ have received 3 shots (+0.2% since 4/29/22) – source
Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – April 29th: 125,343 | April 29th: 125,698 (+355)
Deaths in Jeffco – April 29th: 1,420 | April 29th: 1,435 (+15)
Recovered – April 29th: 123,246 | May 5th: 123,382 (+136)
Currently Hospitalized – April 29th: 9 | April 29th: 9 (+3)
Known Cases in Golden – April 29th: 5,068 | April 29th: 5,082 (+14)
Golden Testing Site: Mines COVID Testing
More Public Health References
Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden
Where to get vaccinated – Jefferson County
Golden History Moment
Today’s walk through “Heart of Golden” land focuses on the property occupied by City Hall. As shown in the 1903 photo above, Clear Creek was originally wider, with a considerable flood plain. Both sides of the Creek have been built up, making the Creek channel deeper and narrower.
As Golden approached its 100th anniversary (which would occur in June of 1959), Golden’s leaders–particularly the Chamber of Commerce–determined that we had outgrown our pioneer-era City offices. In the spring of 1958, Heinie Foss, owner of the Foss Drug, led a committee to plan a new complex of buildings that would include the city offices, police and fire departments, a swimming pool, library, museum,and recreation center.
Several locations were considered, with Parfet Park a leading contender. The Golden Garden Club objected to losing the trees and green space in the park, so the committee looked upstream, at the undeveloped creekfront property owned by the Parfet family.
The committee spent much of 1959 waging an “intense campaign” to persuade voters of the desirability of the project. The campaign succeeded, and in November of 1959, a $350,000 bond issue was approved.
The project went out for bid of February of 1960. The bids came in higher than expected, so council had the plans reworked and down-scaled. The swimming pool opened in June of 1960 and the rest of the municipal center was dedicated in May of 1961.
The building has been enlarged and upgraded several times over the years, and the library and the history museum have both moved out to leave more room for city offices.
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!
