Golden Transcript 1126

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VOLUME 154 | ISSUE 51 Shannon Rucker, left, and her parents John Ross, middle, and Chris Ross, right, stand in front of a wall of military memorabilia inside JC’s Cafe in Golden on Nov. 19. Friday was the last day of dine-in eating at the restaurant. PHOTO BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO

Fundraiser keeps Golden eatery afloat ‘I’ve been a bit overwhelmed,’ JC’s owner said BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Over the last nine years, the owners of JC’s Cafe in Golden have worked to create a greasy spoon

that is known as much for supporting the community as tasty burgers and the colorful writing on the walls. “In years past, we’ve done fundraisers for schools and donated the food and every dollar that they made went to them,” said Chris Ross, who owns the restaurant with her husband, John. “We’ve done that more times than I can count and we also help a lot of the homeless people and try to give them a

STAFF REPORT

There will be no need for Colorado School of Mines students who headed home before Thanksgiving

to return to campus until after the school’s winter break. In a letter sent to students and staff on Oct. 16, Mines leaders announced that all classes and exams for the remainder of the semester would be transitioned to remote learning. However, the Golden campus will remain open with research permitted to continue under rules designed to limit COVID-19 transmis-

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Indoor dining, social gatherings banned as county moved to ‘Level Red’ BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

sion risks that were implemented early in the semester. “We received a strong signal from students that being able to stay, work and study together was a high priority — even higher than having in-class instruction for the last few class meetings,” the leaders wrote in the Oct. 16 letter. “We also heard concerns from our community over

Code Red, Jefferson County. The county will be one of more than a dozen that are moving into the newly-defined “Level Red” designation on the state’s COVID-19 public health dial, as Colorado struggles to control the increasingly-rapid spread of COVID-19. The tighter public health restrictions associated with Level Red take effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20. Those restrictions include a prohibition on all indoor restaurant dining, limiting many businesses to just 10% indoor capacity and a call to avoid all personal gatherings outside of one’s own household. Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) confirmed in a county commission board meeting on Nov. 17, that the county would be moved to a redefined Level Red Earlier in the day, Gov Jared Polis announced that he had revised the state’s COVID-19 dial so that Level Red, which had previously been the most restrictive level on the dial and come with a mandated move to a Stay-at-Home order, is now the second most restrictive level and deemed “severe risk”. The most restricted level is now Level Purple, which is deemed “extreme risk” and would trigger a move to a Stay-at-Home order. JCPH Deputy Director Jody Erwin told the board that the Colorado Department of

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decent meal here and there.” But this year, Chris and her family found themselves in an unfamiliar position: they needed a little help of their own. Like many restaurants, JC’s has struggled to make a profit in the best of times. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, made staying afloat seemingly impossible as business dropped off sharply and SEE RESTAURANT, P8

School of Mines taking all classes, exams virtual after Thanksgiving break Move deemed best way to allow learning to continue

COVID-19 restrictions tightening in Jeffco

COVID CO-OP

What does it take to open a business during the pandemic?

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