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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, May. 10th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Colorado School of Mines 2024 Undergraduate Spring Commencement
- All day - Spring Yard Waste Collection
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time
- 6-8PM - Canceled: Teen After Hours: Human Battleship
- 6:30-7:30PM - Choir Pops Concert
- 7:30PM - The Full Monty
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Food Drive Tomorrow!
On Saturday, May 11th, the Golden Postal Carriers are once again taking part in the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. All food that is collected in Golden will be donated to the CAG Food Pantry. This food will then be given to Golden residents in need.
With the increased price of food and cost of living, the CAG Food Pantry is seeing an increase in Golden residents needing food assistance. We would love your donations of non-perishable food. You just need to place a bag of food by your mailbox on May 11 and the postal carriers will pick it up. Download press release below.
Live Music for Friday, May. 10th
- 8PM Citizen Dan @ Buffalo Rose (Main Venue)
- 7-10PM Steve Thomas @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Porch Moment @ Barrels and Bottles
6PM Terminal Count @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Delta Sonics @ Goosetown Station
6-10PM Jewel & The Rough @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: On This Day in 1899
Coors Brewery, 1897-1910 - Denver Public Library Western Photography Collection, X-10046
125 Years Ago
Clippings from the May 10, 1899 Colorado Transcript
Industry
A representative of THE TRANSCRIPT made a visit to Coors' Golden Brewery the other day, and found everything in apple pie order--much neater,in fact than he is used to around the print shop. Mr. Coors is turning out splendid goods and enjoying good patronage.
Livestock
The marshal and city herder have been getting in their work on stray stock the past few days.
A flock of 1,300 sheep were driven through town yesterday. They below to J. J. Mathews, who has rented a ranch at the head of Indian gulch on which to feed them. They came from the W.C. Henry ranch on Bear Creek.
Inspection Day
Don't forget the annual inspection day ball of the Golden fire department Friday evening, the 19th inst.
Owing to the city council failing to appropriate money for a band for the occasion, it is likely that our firemen will make their inspection day parade without music. Mayor Rubey and Councilmen Linder and Moody proposed that members of the city government foot the bill as individuals, and these gentlemen subscribed one-half the amount, but up to date the balance has not been raised.
Juvenile Delinquents
The Golden Illuminating Co. will hereafter refuse to maintain street lights in the part of Golden northeast of the glass works, as the "sure shot" kids in that vicinity use them for targets, with disastrous results.
Note: 30 years later, Neil West Kimball (a scion of the Transcript clan) remembered this group of kids as follows: “The Tucker gulch gang, with “Tight” Smith as the leader, was the most fearsome of those organizations. ‘Tucker gulch, the farther you go the tougher you get, and we live in the last house,’ was the motto of this organization." Colorado Transcript - November 14, 1929
Housing Shortage
Beginning with the next school year classes at the State School of Mines will be called at eight o'clock every morning. This will necessitate all the students residing in Golden, and of course more houses will be needed. At the present time there is not a desirable residence vacant in Golden, and with a hundred or more new students coming next year, many with their families, what are we to do with them?
Want to learn more about Golden's exciting history? Join us on Saturday morning for a Wagon Ride Through Golden History!
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!
Weather
Overnight: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 41°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 63°F
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 46°F
Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 65°F
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 71°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 73°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 47°F
Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 66°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 45°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 71°F
News Relating to Golden - May 9, 2024
Golden finalizing concepts for future Jackson Street corridor updates
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Whenever the need arises, Golden will be ready to update five blocks along downtown’s Jackson Street corridor.
On May 6, the city hosted a second open house for its plans to update five blocks downtown between Washington Avenue and Ford Street, which include public parking resources and private parcels that could be redeveloped in the coming years... Read more...
Terra CO2 Enters Permitting Stage for High-Performance Cement Extender Plant in Texas, Creating a Near-Term Solution for Increased Production and Carbon Reduction
By Terra CO2
GlobeNewswire
Golden, Colorado, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Terra CO2, the standard for concrete decarbonization, today announced that it has entered the permitting stage for its first commercial plant in Texas. The groundbreaking is expected in late 2024 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The plant will produce Terra's OPUS SCMTM (supplementary cementitious material), a high-performance cement extender expected to displace 40-50% of Portland cement (the most common type of cement) when blended... Read more...
NEW PARKING ENFORCEMENT!!! PLEASE READ!!
By Golden Police Department
Crimewatch
We have officially rolled over to the new parking system! The City of Golden has a new parking management contractor, Interstate Parking of Colorado. They began enforcement officially on May 1st, this includes enforcement in Downtown Golden, the 10th Street corridor and several neighborhood permit parking zones... Read more...
Ahoy, landlubbers! Whale of a Used Book Sale is coming soon
By Jefferson County Library Foundation
Your Hub
The Jefferson County Library Foundation’s spring 2024 Whale of a Used Book Sale will be from May 30 through June 2 at the Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. At the sale, book lovers and bargain hunters can dive into three exhibit halls teeming with gently used books, CDs, DVDs, comic books, themed gift baskets, and vinyl records, along with rare books and one-of-a-kind collectibles... Read more...
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, and Cynthia Merrill Tamny
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