Golden Hour
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Aug. 30th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 9:30-10:30AM - Rooftop Yoga
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time
- 3-7PM - Reggae on the Creek
- 4:30-7:30PM - Coda Brewing 6th Year Anniversary Celebration
- 7PM - CSM Men's Soccer - MSOC vs Harpos Football Club
- 7:30PM - School of Rock - The Musical
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
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9:30-10:30AM Rooftop Yoga @ The Golden Mill
Best Rooftop Yoga in the State! Join us every Friday for Yoga on the Rooftop of the Golden Mill, 9:30am-10:30am. Class is for all levels, intended to get you ready for an amazing weekend in Golden. Class includes 1 FREE beverage after class (Kombucha, Beer, Wine, Margarita).
The Golden Mill sits on Clear Creek, well known for it's tubing and beautiful trails. Our views take in the stunning Mountains all around us. Golden Mill is a food hall as well; stick around after class taking in the tasty treats of Tacos, BBQ, Ice Cream, and more!
Please bring a mat! All levels welcome for Yoga; modifications will always be offered to meet you where you're at.
Join us every Friday for Yoga on the Rooftop of the Golden Mill. Class is for all levels, intended to get you ready for an amazing weekend in Golden. Class includes 1 FREE beverage after class (Kombucha, Beer, Wine, Margarita). $20 More information
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (map)
6-10PM End of Summer Luau
End of Summer Luau @ Morris & Mae
The best way to bid farewell to summer is with a tropical drink in hand.
Please Morris & Mae for our End of Summer Luau!
No need to RSVP, just come on by!
Help us celebrate our very own Tara Peña who won Golden’s Best of the Best Bartender award this year!
Morris & Mae
18475 W. Colfax Avenue (map)
Friday Tours @ The Railroad Museum
Highlight Tour every Friday at 10:30am
Special Topic Tour every Friday 1:30PM-2:30PM
Each Friday, the Museum offers two traditional walking tours. The Highlight Tour acts as a wonderful introduction to the Museum, its collections and the railroads impact on Colorado’s history. Visitors can also join us for the afternoon tour where each week our trained guides delve more deeply into a different aspect of Colorado’s railroad history.
Tours are subject to change and are based on guide availability. Each week’s theme is explored using a variety of museum resources to help bring the subject to life with the understanding that guests are welcome to continue their visit on their own after their tour.
Click here to reserve Friday Tour Tickets in advance!
Guided Theme Tour: $3 plus General Admission (Free for Museum Members, ages under 2).General Admission: $10 adults, $5 kids 2-15 (under 2 is free), $8 seniors (60+). Museum members and children under age 2 are free.
Click Here for 2024 Special Topic Tour Dates & Subjects
3-7PM Reggae By The River
A pop-up music and culinary event
What better way to spend a summer day than listening to Reggae music by the creek along with a pop up of Mexican Ceviche, Shrimp Tostadas, Shrimp Cocktail and Kusshi Oysters, prepared by Chef Jesus Silva.
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (map)
Live Music for Friday, Aug. 30th
- 8PM The Petty Nicks Experience @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 7-10PM Amanda Hawkins @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
4:30-7:30PM Big Hooray Bluegrass @ Coda Brewing
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Mathew Rising @ Barrels and Bottles
6PM These Guys @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Jack Hadley Band @ Goosetown Station
6-10PM Funk It Up @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: A Venerable Store
Ads for Robinson’s Schalls, Strawn’s, and Lloyd’s Boostore
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Downtown Golden had a book store for nearly a century.
The January 25, 1871 Colorado Transcript referred to Yeoman’s Post-Office News Room, which sold “All the latest periodicals, pictorial and weekly papers, and best brands of tobacco, cigars.” The “News Room,” which operated inside the Golden Post Office, was acquired by a Mr. McClanahan in 1872. He added school books and sheet music to the inventory. McClanahan sold the business to J. T. King in 1873.
King expanded the business and in 1877 moved out of the post office and into a stand-alone store on 12th Street, between Washington and Ford. The new store carried additional paper goods, including stationery, wall paper, building paper, window shades, and picture framing materials.
J. G. Schall bought the store in 1881. He moved it into the brand new Bella Vista Hotel. Schall added fancy china, silverware, and toys to his stock. In 1903, he moved the store into the Rubey block. Schall died in 1909. His widow held onto the store until 1912, then sold it to Fred Robinson. The Schalls had owned the store for 28 years.
Fred Robinson came from pioneer Golden stock. His paternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burgess, who arrived by covered wagon and built the Burgess House on Ford Street in 1866. His mother, likewise, came to Golden in an ox-drawn wagon. Fred was 29 when he bought the store and he and his wife operated it for 35 years, through two World Wars and the Great Depression. Mr. Robinson may be best remembered for his annual celebrations of Armistice Day. When peace was declared at the end of World War I (1918), Fred brought a toy cannon out to Washington Avenue and fired it in celebration. He did that every year on November 11th until his retirement in 1947.
Frank and Barbara Strawn were the next owners. They moved the store half a block south, to 1213 Washington (now occupied by Toad & Co.). In addition to books and stationery, they sold billfolds, briefcases, bookends, fountain pens and pencils. They called the store “Strawn’s Book Store & School Supplies.”
Speaking of school supplies–one of the reasons a book store was able to survive in such a small town was that it served as the college bookstore for the School of Mines. In fact–in the early years, parents had to buy the books for their grade school and high school children.
The venerable store came to a sad and ignominious end. The Strawns retired in 1961 and sold the store to Lloyd Johnson. Johnson was involved in some shady business dealings, was sued by both a fraternity and his own mother, and declared bankruptcy. The store closed in 1968.
There have been other book stores in Golden, but none that lasted nearly as long.
Many thanks to Esther Kettering for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of August.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 2 to 8 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Saturday: Sunny, 87°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 84°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Labor Day: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Tuesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 85°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 60°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
News About Golden - August 30, 2024
$80 million Clear Creek Canyon project includes 3 miles of trail, 8 bridges and a feat of engineering
By By John Meyer
Denver Post
Clear Creek Canyon is one of Jefferson County’s most dramatic geological landscapes, featuring towering rock walls and whitewater rapids arrayed along 13 miles of winding two-lane highway leading west from Golden to Clear Creek County... Read more...
Man wanted in pickup truck theft, injury of Golden police officer
Fox 31
DENVER (KDVR) — A man accused of stealing a Ford F-250 and injuring a Golden police officer on Friday is still wanted by law enforcement... Read more...
Mines men’s soccer starts season with improved defense, increased internal competition
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Sure, there’s no place like home. But, if the Orediggers can’t kick off their 2024 season at home, California isn’t a bad second option... Read more...
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