What’s Happening in Golden Today?
9AM-4PM Holiday Craft Faire @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
Oh, what fun it is to shop at the 26th Jefferson Unitarian Church’s Holiday Craft Faire. Handmade crafts, jewelry, pottery, candles art prints, stuffed critters, soaps and more. Twenty percent of all sales goes to the JUC general fund. So, come shop for a good cause! More information
10AM-3PM Holiday Bazaar @ Golden High School
Complete all of your holiday shopping in one spot while supporting a good cause. The bazaar is a great place for you to find all kinds of gifts for everyone on your list – large and small items, gifts for the home, gifts of food and snacks. The event helps support the Golden High School PTA. Shop for unique, one-of-a-kind gifts from over 70 local vendors. Holiday and home decors, wreathes, jewelry, ornaments, fashion apparel, pet merchandise, gourmet food, and more! Free parking and admission. Flyer
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center
The annual Holiday Art Market (HART) at Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO is a premier holiday venue for fabulous fine art and craft made in Colorado. Visitors are immersed in a unique holiday marketplace featuring an array of handmade gifts for everyone on their holiday gift giving list. Over 100 Colorado artists offer ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, paintings, woodworking, photography and much more. Plus, your purchases of these one-of-a-kind treasure helps support both local artists and Foothills Art Center! Admission and activities are free (donations accepted). 303-279-3922. Visit www.foothillsartcenter.org.
10-11AM and 11AM-12PM Nature’s Gifts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
Hey, all you young nature lovers! Have fun making nature-related holiday crafts for your loved ones! Families with kids of all ages are welcome! (crafts are geared towards ages 3 – 8 years old). Free. There will be a donation box at the event with a suggested donation $3 per child for craft supplies. Registration is required.
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM and 1PM Wild West Short Tour
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11AM and 1PM The Story of the Nutcracker @ Miners Alley Children’s Theater
11AM-2PM Santa Paws @ Golden Mill
“There has never been a dog on the naughty list”
We’ll have an assortment of cookies from multiple local bakeries. Santa will be stopping by to visit and take pictures; we know that many of our furry friends can get bored waiting in line, so please reserve a time (see “more information” below). We’ll have a variety of holiday gifts and treats available for your furry pals. If you or your pals are feeling in a festive mood, please feel free to dress up in your best holiday gear! Santa will have a few extra goodies for some of our local elves. More information
11AM-8PM Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting @ Alyth Active
12-12:45PM Stress Fighting Foods @ Natural Grocers
12-2PM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
12-12:45PM Stress Fighting Foods @ Natural Grocers
1-4PM Wild West Pub Crawl
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
4PM Golden Concert Choir Holiday Concert @ Calvary Episcopal ChurchA Christmas Medley – Songs for the Season: The concert is free; however donations will be appreciated. The concert can also be viewed via Zoom.
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Holiday Canned Food Drive for BGOLDN @ On Tap Credit Union (map)All of December, On Tap Credit Union (map) is partnering with BGOLDN for a canned food drive. Bring in your cans, and you will be entered to win a gift card to one of our local brewery partners! We ask that before you bring in the items to please make sure they are not expired or damaged as these items cannot be used. Cheers to making a difference in our community.
Holiday Food Drive @ Mountain Toad Brewery (map) and the Golden Visitor Center (map)Mountain Toad Brewery (map) and the Golden Visitor Center (map) are hosting a holiday food drive for the Christian Action Guild Food Pantry during the month of December. Food can be dropped off at either location in the donation boxes.
Live Music
11AM-2PM Southside Mike@ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
12PM Zea Stallings @ Tributary Food Hall
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-8PM Direville Duo @ Goosetown Station
6PM Maynard Mills @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7-10PM Johnny O @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
114 Years Ago
The December 3, 1908 Colorado Transcript included a lengthy article about diphtheria, contributed by Dr. Garvin, the City and County Health Officer.
The characteristic feature of the disease is the peculiar membranous formation which makes its appearance usually upon the fauces or tonsils and is called diphterestic membrane or false membrane from its resemblance to the skin…. This membrane…is of a greyish white color; very tough, of a leathery consistency, and adheres to the mucous membrane beneath it with great tenacity, it being very difficult to tear it away except in shreds, and then only by laceration of the mucous membrane, leaving a bleeding surface.
Gross.
The concept of “germs” was still relatively new at that time, and there were plenty of people who considered it a crackpot theory. Dr. Garvin explained that diphtheria organisms are “so small that a row of them an inch long would contain from ten twenty thousand.”
The Health Officer was just getting to the part where he would tell us how to prevent the spread of the disease when the article was interrupted with “(Continued on Page 8)” Unfortunately, page 8 is missing from the online version of the newspaper, so we’re left without that information.
Fortunately, diphtheria is very rare in the United States these days. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,
Diphtheria (dif-THEER-ee-a) used to be a common cause of both illness and death for children in the United States. In the 1920s, the United States used to see as many as 200,000 cases a year. Thanks to diphtheria vaccines, that number has dropped by 99.9%.
The diththeria vaccine comes as part of the DTaP shot, which protects from diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough.
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!
