Three New Cases in Golden, Things to Plan For, and the Methodist Church

*Golden Eye Candy -Castle Rock by Jesse Crock – Click to enlarge*

Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden

JCPHD updates these numbers Monday through Friday at about 3 PM. Here’s the most recent Coronavirus report from Jeffco Public Health’s Case Summary Page:

School of Mines COVID-19 case page. | Masks are required. | City and County fire restrictions are in place. | CLEAR CREEK IS NOW OPEN.

Virtual Golden

6-6:55AM Virtual HIIT
9-10AM Virtual Power Training

Real World Golden

11AM Yoga on Tap at New Terrain Brewing
1PM Friday Tour at the Railroad Museum – The Caboose

Live Music:
6PM Liquor Biscuit at Wrigley’s
7:30PM Sisters of Rock – A Tribute to your Female Rock favorites at Buffalo Rose

Future Golden

Tomorrow:
There are three classes tomorrow, and if one of them interests you, sign up today – Color and Composition with the Quilt Museum, Beginning Quilting with Golden Quilt Company, and Zoom into Watercolor with Foothills Art Center. Miners Alley Playhouse is hosting one of their deservedly popular Quarantine Cabarets.

Next Weekend:
The 10th Annual Children’s Clothing Swap will take place outdoors next weekend. They’ll be accepting clothing drop-offs Wednesday – Friday, and the big event will take place on Saturday the 3rd. Learn more….

October 14-18:
Jefferson County Library is going to hold a Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale! As always, they can use volunteers to help run the sale. This year, they are also looking to hire some workers (with muscles) to help with setup on Tuesday the 13th. They’re paying $15/hour. Interested? Contact Deborah@DeborahDeal.org.

Golden History Moment

*This Methodist Church stood at the corner of 14th and Washington until 1962 – click to enlarge*

Golden’s Methodist congregation was formed as early as 1859, when it was served by itinerant preachers. They had their first regularly assigned minister in 1862 and built their first church building at the northwest corner of 14th and Washington in 1869.

That first building was replaced by a larger one–on the same corner–in 1902. The larger structure served the congregation for the next 60 years. In 1962, the congregation purchased a larger piece of property and built a much larger church about three blocks away from the old one.

*The Methodist Church (1902-1962) superimposed over the Table Mountain Inn that now occupies that property – click to enlarge*

The Holland House Hotel bought the old church and demolished it to build a parking lot. The Table Mountain Inn acquired the defunct Holland House in the mid-1990s and built an addition that incorporated the former church site.