After the Rain: Not-So-Clear Creek
Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Friday, Sep. 6th
- All day - The Friday Tour
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 10AM-4PM - Beginning Quilting Class
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time
- 1PM - CSM Women's Volleyball - Orediggers vs Concord
- 4-10PM - Golden Hayride Outpost 2 Step Friday
- 5-8PM - Crazy Bingo Night
- 5-9PM - Night at the Mines Museum
- 6PM - CSM Women's Volleyball - Orediggers vs Missouri
- 6-7:30PM - Mind Bath
- 7PM - Movies & Music in the Park
- 7PM - Alice in Wonderland
- 7:30PM - School of Rock - The Musical
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
7PM Movies & Music in the Park
Join us for the final Movies & Music gathering of the year. Bring a picnic dinner or purchase food at one of the local food vendors at the event.
Tonight's Band: Dressy Bessy
Tonight's Movie: Barbie
Band begins performing at 7 p.m. and Barbie will begin at dusk, around 8:30 p.m.
Location: Parfet Park
Parfet Park
10th Street and Washington Avenue (map)
5-9PM Night at the (Mines) Museum
Enjoy the museum after-hours, with all its wonders illuminated and ready for exploration! Take in live music, grab a drink from the bar, and partake in special activities run by our favorite local museum.
It promises to be a night of fun and discovery!Admission: FREE Visitors of all ages are welcome!All proceeds go towards supporting the Mines Museum's mission to foster an appreciation of the Earth, energy and the environment through exploration, engagement, and enlightenment.
Mines Museum
1310 Maple Street (map)
Mines Season Opener
A beautiful night for football - Photos by Chris Davell
Many thanks to Chris Davell for capturing these images of last night's season opener!
4-10PM 2-Step Friday @ the Golden Hayride Outpost
Friday nights just got a whole lot more exciting in South Golden! Golden Hayride Outpost 2 Step Friday is comin' at ya tonight with some live All Through The Night band boot-scootin' country music at 6:30 p.m. Grab your partner and get ready for a hootin' good time!
Mac Nation will be our yum Friday Night food truck
More information
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (map)
Live Music for Friday, Sep. 6th
8PM Rush Archives @ Buffalo Rose
(main venue)
7-10PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose
(Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6-9PM Dorado @ Goosetown Station
6-10PM Jewel & The Rough @ Wrigley’s
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Service Station Site
Colorado Transcript Ad - September 6, 1951
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73 Years Ago
The September 6, 1951 Colorado Transcript announced the grand opening of a new Frontier service station at 10th and Washington. They planned a party for Saturday, September 8th, with “Cowboy entertainment” and balloons for the kids.
The service station had replaced Ed Furniss’s blacksmithing shop. Ed moved into that building in 1914. Beginning in 1922, he also operated a filling station on the site. Mr. Furniss retired in 1945, died in 1951 at the age of 80, and is buried in the Golden Cemetery.
Another blacksmith–Fred Bochatey–leased the shop beginning in 1945. Mr. Bochatey had been teaching blacksmithing at the Industrial School for several years. He died in 1949 at the age of 65 (and is also buried in the Golden Cemetery).
That corner had seen many businesses over the years. The historic Sanborn Insurance Maps show that the site had been occupied by a Flour & Feed Store (1886), “Oil Etc.” (1890), a Meat Market (1895), Grocery Store (1906 and 1911), the blacksmith shop (on the 1919 map), and finally the Frontier service station.
The service station closed in the early '70s. The Golden Civic Foundation purchased the property in 1974, with hopes of turning it into a park. In 1975, they sold it to the City.
That summer (1975), the City campground was closed. Visitors were allowed to camp in the parking lot at 10th and Washington. The amenities were less than ideal, but the sites were free, and visitors liked that. The Golden Chamber kept a Visitors Information booth on the property.
In 1995, a community-wide effort began to raise funds for a permanent Visitors Center and home for the Golden Chamber. The funds were raised and the Golden Visitors Center was built in 1997.
The Visitors Center recently changed their name to "Golden Welcome Center" to encompass its role as a central gathering spot for locals as well as a place to greet visitors.
Golden Welcome Center
1010 Washington Avenue (map)
303-278-2282
Many thanks to the Golden Rotary Club for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of September.
Weather
Overnight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 1 to 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 60°F
Saturday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 84°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Sunday: Sunny, 86°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 62°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 86°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Wednesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 86°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 62°F
Thursday: Sunny, 86°F
News About Golden - September 6, 2024
NREL Welcomes Fresh Perspectives From Next Generation of Renewable Energy Researchers
By Madelyn Weirich
NREL
Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) welcomes hundreds of interns from across the country to contribute to its mission of expanding renewable energy. While internships are offered year-round, summer remains the peak season, with more than 500 total interns at the laboratory in summer 2024 alone... Read more...
Bureau Veritas Acquires Renewables Consultancy ArcVera
By Mark Segal
ESG Today
France-based testing, inspection and certification services provider Bureau Veritas announced today the acquisition of renewable energy technical consultancy ArcVera Renewables, with the transaction aimed at establishing a new stronghold for Bureau Veritas in the North American renewables sector... Read more...
Colorado Bluegrass Band Head for the Hills Celebrates 20 Years at New Terrain Brewing
North Forty News
Long-time Colorado Bluegrass/Americana/Roots group Head for the Hills celebrates its 20th anniversary with an evening of new and vintage tunes at New Terrain Brewing on October 4th, 2024. Featuring original members, special guests, food trucks, vendors, and New Terrain’s award-winning beer. Join them on October 4th from 6-9 pm for an all-ages free show! Read more...
Golden supports RTD’s ballot measure to keep current revenues
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The future of the Denver metro area’s public transit system is in the voters’ hands this November, as RTD seeks to keep all the revenues it currently collects.
The Golden City Council recently declared its support for the ballot measure, encouraging Goldenites to vote “yes” on Nov. 5... Read more...
Mines cross country teams ready to build on last year’s successes
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Denver’s Washington Park will be the linchpin of the Colorado School of Mines cross country teams’ 2024 season.
The Orediggers kick off their fall running schedule Sept. 21 at the annual Roadrunners Invitational. Coach Chris Siemers and two senior runners expected it to be a good way to “get the rust off” after a long summer, and they hoped Mines fans would pack the sidelines... Read more...
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