South Table Mountain from Iowa Street
Photo by Nancy Torpey
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Nov. 7th
- 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 - Fall Yard Waste Collection
- 10-10:45AM - Preschool Nature Nuts - Wildlife Tracks and Signs
- 10AM-2PM - Watercolor Notecards
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-4PM - The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition on Tour
- 6-8PM - Teen After Hours: DIY Speedy Mini Golf
- 7:30PM - Diva Royale
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10-10:45AM Preschool Nature Nuts - Wildlife Tracks and Signs @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
Lookout Mountain Nature Center - Google Street Images
Spider webs, tracks in the snow, broken twigs, bits of fur on a tree trunk, tamped down grasses. These are just a few signs of wildlife you might find right out your own front door! These special messages help you understand what animals live nearby. Read a story, make a craft, play games, and take part in other fun activities to explore different types of wildlife signs all around us.
Children ages 3-5 years with an adult | Register
Location:
Lookout Mountain Nature Center
910 Colorow Road (Map)
6-8PM Teen After Hours: DIY Speedy Mini Golf @ Golden Library
Design, build and play your own ultimate indoor mini golf course, featuring the wildest, wackiest obstacles you can dream up! Turn the library into your personal amusement park and spend 15 minutes planning, 60 minutes creating unique playscapes with friends and 45 minutes speed-putting your way through a one-of-a-kind course.
No experience necessary. Registration, cooperation and imagination required! This event is exclusively for teens in grades 6 – 12. Please honor this age limit for the safety and comfort of all participants. More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 11/7/25
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November Events @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Sign up for these November classes and/or events at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum using the links below.
Adult Education Classes
| Nov 11 | 9:30AM-3:30PM | Your Favorite Quilt Square in Mosaic with Michael Gold |
| Nov 13 | 9:30AM-12:30PM | Your Favorite Quilt Square in Mosaic with Michael Gold |
| Nov 14 | 9:30AM-12:30PM | Cherrywood Dresden Neighborhood Play Day! |
| Nov 15 | 9-10:30AM | Introduction to Volunteering at RMQM |
Events
| Nov 9 | 1-3PM | Sunday at the Museum |
Interest Groups - No registration required / Museum admission not included
| Nov 18 | 1-3PM | Hand Embroidery Stitchers |
| Nov 21 | 10AM-12PM | Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group |
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 240 (map)
303-277-0377
Live Music for Friday, Nov. 7th
- 6:30PM Jack Price @ The Golden Outpost
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Baptist Bell
The Baptist bell still hangs in front of the church, on Washington Avenue – Google Street Images
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57 Years Ago
The November 7, 1968 Colorado Transcript announced the upcoming dedication ceremony for the bell at the Baptist Church.
The article included the bell’s interesting history. Golden’s original Baptist church was built in 1863 at 12th and Jackson Streets. In 1868, town father W.A.H. Loveland offered to donate a bell if the congregation would build a bell tower. They gratefully accepted his proposal, so Loveland ordered the bell.
At the time, the railroad stopped at Omaha Nebraska, so Loveland hired teamster C.W. Burbridge to drive a team of oxen to Omaha to collect the bell and bring it to Golden.
After having crossed the plains about halfway, he was attacked by a band of roving Indians. Burbridge realized his small party was outnumbered and to engage in a fight would be foolish. He greeted them in a friendly manner and the Indians agreed not to harm anyone. They took his relief ox and after they had butchered it, gave him a generous portion. Without further molestation, they permitted his party to continue their journey. Colorado Transcript – November 7, 1968
The bell tower was completed in May of 1868, and the town celebrated. The bell was used, not only for calls to worship, but for fire alarms and other public alerts.
In 1961, the Baptists built a new church at 1805 Washington (map). A new outdoor bell “tower,” consisting of three crosses, was completed and dedicated in 1968. The bell still hangs there, a reminder of Golden’s earliest days.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 40°F
Saturday: Sunny, 56°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 28°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 50°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 47°F
Veterans Day: Mostly Sunny, 68°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 44°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 68°F
News About Golden - November 7, 2025
How students maintain the iconic ‘M’ in Golden
By Peter Vo
Rocky Mountain PBS
GOLDEN, Colo. — There are a lot of things you can look up to in Golden: the steel brewing tanks at Coors Brewery, Lookout Mountain and even stars in the night sky if you distance yourself from the light pollution. Of course, there’s also the iconic “M” on the side of Mount Zion... Read more...
Golden boys soccer slides into 4A state quarterfinals after win over Glenwood Springs
By Dennis Pleuss
CHSAA
ARVADA — Golden is going to get a crack at top-seeded Mullen in the Class 4A boys soccer state quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 8.
In the battle of the Demons — the mascot for both Golden and Glenwood Springs is the Demons — Golden grabbed a 4-2 victory in the second round of the 4A state tournament Wednesday night at the North Area Athletic Complex... 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, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
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, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, and Steve & M.L. Richardson
Members:
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Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, and Wendy Weiman
Followers:
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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
