Early Spring
Photo by Jen Rutter
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Mar. 20th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 10AM-12PM - Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 7:30-10PM - Drag Show and Bingo
- 7:30PM - The Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Vernal Equinox
Today is the vernal equinox, when the day and night hours are approximately equal. The sun will rise at 7:03AM and set at 7:08PM. The days will continue to lengthen until the Summer Solstice, June 21st, at which time we'll have 14 hours and 59 minutes of daylight.
In case you're wondering why the day and night not exactly equal today (I did), you'll find the explanation on TimeandDate.com.
10AM-noon Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group
Join this study group and take part in discussions on quilt history, museum collections and research methodology.
Meets the third Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the RMQM library. Cost: FREE / Museum admission not included. More information
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 150 (map)
The Golden Word - 03/20/26
Live Music for Friday, March 20th
- 5:30-8:30PM Conal Rosenbalm @ Buffalo Rose
- More Live Music:
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Jay Martin @ Barrels and Bottles
6:30-8:30PM Emily Barns @ Etta Jeanne
6:30-9:30PM The Copper Children ft Naked Dawn Duo @ Goosetown Station
7PM Karaoke @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History: The Mysterious Garden
Early view of Kinney Run from the Dan Abbott collection. The red line shows the route from Rundlett’s store to Kinney Run. - Click to enlarge
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Kinney Run winds through the south side of Golden, starting in the foothills and eventually joining Clear Creek near Ford Street. It serves as the drainage for much of south Golden, collecting run-off when it rains. The confluence, where the Run meets the Creek, used to slope rather steeply down to the Creek. The area would have accumulated soil from runoff, and like any good delta, was probably a rich, fertile patch of land. It was also a fun place for kids to play.
That area is now channeled in concrete. This is a story from before that area was “civilized.”
For a number of years, the Transcript ran occasional pieces called “Unwritten History.” They often included the fond reminiscences by solid citizens of things they did in their wild youths in Golden.
96 Years Ago
The March 20, 1930 Colorado Transcript included this brief article:
UNWRITTEN HISTORY
It was more than 25 years ago that Kinney run blossomed forth as a mysterious sort of garden one summer. Along the banks of this little stream were to be found patches of turnips and beets, growing among a profusion of nasturtiums, sweet peas and phlox. Bean vines were interwoven with morning glories. Few ever knew the reason for the appearance of these plants in this uncultivated area.
It happened when two Golden lads made away with a collection of packets of seeds from the Rundlett store in the old Bella Vista hotel. Fearful of being caught with the incriminating spoils they sowed the seeds along the banks of Kinney run.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. West northwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 53°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 87°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 52°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain, 69°F
Sunday Night: Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 77°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 50°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny, 77°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 85°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 51°F
Thursday: Sunny, 71°F
News About Golden - March 20, 2026
Colorado detains hundreds of youths deemed releasable because state has nowhere to place them, lawsuit alleges
By Sam Tabachnik
Denver Post
Colorado has kept hundreds of young people in detention facilities even after judges deem them releasable because the state doesn’t have anywhere to send them, a new proposed class-action lawsuit alleges.
The 56-page complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleges children as young as 10 are being confined to prison-like conditions for weeks or months after judges determine they can return to the community, in violation of their constitutional rights... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon , Unite Fitness, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, and Joy Brandt
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, and Alicia Zimmerman
