Snow Melting on the Peaks to Plains Trail
Photo By: Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Nov. 15th
- 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 - Wrestling vs. Fort Hayes State & Otero College
- 10-10:45AM - Preschool Nature Nuts - Preparing for Winter
- 10AM-12PM - Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 2:28PM - Full Moon
- 5-7PM - Crazy Bingo Night
- 5-10PM - Golden Hayride Outpost 2 Step Friday
- 6-8PM - Teen After Hours: Laser Tag
- 7PM - Autumn Symphony Showcase
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10-10:45AM Preschool Nature Nuts: Preparing for Winter @ Lookout Mtn Nature Center
Description: To prepare for winter you might get a new parka or snow boots, but what do wild animals do to get ready for the cold and snowy months ahead? Come to this program to learn how animals like bears and birds prepare for winter. Join us for a song, activities, a craft, and more!
Age group: Children ages 3-5 years with an adult
Free. Registration is required.
Lookout Mountain Nature Center
910 Colorow Road (map)
Full Moon
Photo by Chris Davell
The moon is officially full (though not visible) at 2:28PM.
The sun will set at 4:43PM and the moon will rise at 4:24PM this evening.
Tomorrow morning, the sun will rise at 6:46AM and the moon will set at 7:55AM.
Sponsored by our friends at Buglet Battery.
5-10PM Golden Hayride Outpost 2Step Friday
Friday nights just got a whole lot more exciting in South Golden! Grab your partner and get ready for a hootin' good time! Country Music Night!
Kick up your boots, grab your pals, and join us at the new Golden Outpost for the Friday night fun featuring:
- Karaoke Country
- Delicious food from Mac Nation Cafe’s food truck
- Custom hat making, branding, and shaping from Olde Town Hatter
- Cold draft beers on tap (and Oktoberfest beers!)
- A full bar (with N/A options too)
- No cover charge. See you there!
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (map)
6-8PM Teen After Hours: Laser Tag @ the Library
There's always something fun happening when the library shuts down, and this month it's Laser Tag! Bring your friends and prepare to blast away the competition! ONLY teens in 6th through 12th grade will be allowed into this program. Please be respectful of this age limit for safety and to encourage peer learning with other teens. More...
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (map)
7-8:30PM Recital: Autumn Symphony Showcase
We have five chamber groups and 25 musicians performing, including most of our cello section!
On the program
Faure Pavanne arranged for cello ensemble
Dvorak string quartet
Bizet Carmen suite for woodwind quintet
Corelli "Christmas" Concerto Grosso for string quartet
Shostakovich short pieces for two violins and piano
Admission and Ticketing
- Tickets are $15 for General Admission seating in the sanctuary.
- Children 17 and under receive free admission!
- JSO Season Members receive comp tickets to all recitals. We will have your name on the list at the door.
- Tickets are available at the door.
- Learn more
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue (map)
Fall Reflections Puzzle
Photo by Chris Davell
If you're reading this as part of your morning newsletter, go to the website to work the puzzle: goldentoday.com/fall-reflections-puzzle
Live Music for Friday, Nov. 15th
7PM The Long Run @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 7-10PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5:30-8:30PM Andy Eppler @ Barrels and Bottles
6-8PM Karaoke @ American Legion Post 21
6-9PM Shawn Nelson @ Goosetown Station
6:30PM Mountain Duo @ Over Yonder
7PM Asha @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: An Early Thanksgiving
Ads from the November 14, 1940 Colorado Transcript
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84 Years Ago
The November 14, 1940 Colorado Transcript was focused on Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving Day is right around the corner–Thursday, November 21–just to be an American–live in Golden and Jefferson county–and be in business on Washington Avenue is enough to make us all reverently happy and thankful.
Avenue Flashes Column
The Golden Gem Theater was sponsoring its annual Thanksgiving food matinee. They were showing The Day the Bookies Wept, starring Betty Grable. Admission was only available with a donation of food, which would be used to stock Thanksgiving baskets for local needy families.
Why was Thanksgiving on the 21st of November? We normally celebrate it on the 4th Thursday in November. In 1939, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the 3rd Thursday in order to make the Christmas shopping season longer–an economic stimulus move. They changed it back to the 4th Thursday at the end of 1941. Source: archives.gov
Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Saturday: Sunny, 50°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 30°F
Sunday: Sunny, 50°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 33°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 51°F
Monday Night: Chance Light Snow, 29°F
Tuesday: Chance Light Snow, 35°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Snow, 24°F
Wednesday: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny, 37°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow, 28°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 46°F
News About Golden - November 15, 2024
Public lines streets to pay respects to Golden police officer killed in suspected DUI crash
By Sam Peña
Denver Channel 7
LITTLETON, Colo. — The public and Colorado law enforcement honored fallen Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn with a procession through metro Denver Wednesday morning... Read more...
Golden, law enforcement communities honor Officer Evan Dunn in funeral procession
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn answered hundreds of calls throughout his life.
Some were small or routine, like code violations and foot patrols. Others were urgent or serious.
But, among the most important calls he ever answered were... Read more...
Mines professor charged with vehicular homicide in Golden officer’s death
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office has charged a Colorado School of Mines professor with vehicular homicide in the death of Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn... Read more...
Golden View Classical Academy enjoys historic fall sports finish
By John Renfrow
Golden Transcript
Not one but two teams from Golden View Classical Academy, a small K-12 charter school in Golden, managed to make history in their fall sports finales... Read more...
Mines cross country teams advance to national championships
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Like off-road vehicles, Orediggers are built to thrive in all kinds of terrains and conditions, even snow and mud.
The Colorado School of Mines cross country men’s and women’s teams punched their ticket to the NCAA Division II national championships... Read more...
Colorado School of Mines professor charged with homicide, assault in crash that killed Golden police officer
By Lauren Penington
Denver Post
A Colorado School of Mines professor was charged Thursday with vehicular homicide in the suspected drunk driving crash that killed a Golden police officer and sent three others to the hospital, according to an arrest affidavit... Read more...
Judge dismisses fatal I-70 crash case over Jeffco DA’s discovery violations
By Shelly Bradbury
Denver Post
A Jefferson County judge on Wednesday dismissed the criminal charges against a driver in a fatal crash on Interstate 70 west of Golden two years ago because prosecutors failed to turn over evidence to the defense as required by law... Read more...
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