Galloping Goose, British Invasion, COVID Stats, and Protecting the Water Shed

*Golden Eye Candy – Chris Davell – Daffodil Days – enlarge*

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

10AM-4PM Beginning Quilting Class @ Golden Quilt Company
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library – WAITLIST

1-2PM The Friday Tour – The Galloping Goose @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
4PM Gettin’ Groovy @ Rock Rest Lodge

Live Music

5-8PM Robby Peoples @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Human Kind @ Goosetown Station

7PM Stone Beat Invasion and Ten Years Gone @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)

7-10PM John Farmer @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7PM Brian Hornbuckle Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7-11PM Karaoke @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

COVID Update

83.1%

of residents 5+ have received at least one shot (+0.1% since 3/31/22)

78.1%

of residents 5+ have received at least two shots (+0.1% since 3/31/22)

46.1%

of residents 5+ have received 3 shots (+0.2% since 3/31/22) – source

Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – March 31st: 121,497 | April 7th: 122,327 (+830)
Deaths in Jeffco – March 31st: 1,540 | April 7th: 1,543 (+3)
Recovered – March 31st: 119,648 | April 7th: 120,459 (+811)
Currently Hospitalized – March 31st: 10 | April 7th: 9 (-1)
Known Cases in Golden – March 31st: 4,853 | April 7th: 4,903 (+50)

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

Where to get vaccinated – Jefferson County

Golden History Moment

This photo shows the celebration when the first **D&NW** car arrived. The car is on 12th Street, approaching Washington Avenue. The Bella Vista Hotel is in the background. – Golden History Museum collection – enlarge

Correction to yesterday’s article about Golden’s interurban railroads: I referred to the new railroad as the “Colorado & Northwestern.” I should have said “Denver & Northwestern.” How embarrassing.

Thanks to railroad history savant Dan Abbott for noticing. Dan’s book about Golden’s Railroads is being published by the Railroad Museum and is due out later this year. Huzzah!

*Squaw Mountain (lower left) with Beaver Brook shown in red – Google Maps*

94 Years Ago
The April 8, 1926 Colorado Transcript reported that a representative from the U. S. Forest Service had visited City Council. He proposed that the City and Forest Service work together to project Golden’s water supply. The Forest Service had a lookout station on Squaw mountain, above Golden’s water shed. He said that the Forest Service was happy to watch Golden’s Beaver Brook property for fire, even though it was not in the National Forest.

The Forest Service representative asked the council to arrange for a group of men who would respond in the event of a forest fire, and asked the City to provide fire-fighting tools. He said he was asking the same of Jefferson County and the Denver Mountain Parks. Golden’s City Council agreed to his request.

Golden sold the Beaver Brook property between 2001 and 2005, after building the Guanella Reservoir near Empire.

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!