Sunrise at the Pond
Photo by Jeremy Keller
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Aug. 24th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - COMMUNITY CENTER POOL CLOSURE
- 7-9AM - Clear Creek Corridor Cleanup
- 8AM - Municipal Court Arraignments
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
- 5-7PM - Art Exhibit - Meadow Hearn
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
- 6:30PM - Movement Monday Running Club
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
7-9AM Clear Creek Corridor Cleanup
You are invited to help with post-weekend cleanup along Clear Creek. Volunteers can check in at the Golden History Museum patio. They will receive a parking permit and trash collection gear. Sign up today.
Location:
Golden History Museum
923 10th Street (Map)
4:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ Public Works Building
Parcel to be developed for light manufacturing and commercial use - Google Street Images
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live (?) starting at 4:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 1445 10th Street North (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 4:30PM.
- Send email comments to gura@cityofgolden.net.
This special meeting of the GURA board takes place in the Public Works building, so broadcast and recording of the proceeding is uncertain.
The agenda does not include an item for public comment, but they are required to allow it, so if you wish to comment, plan to attend.
Tonight's topic concerns the vacant land recently annexed to the north end of town. In order to make this an urban renewal area, GURA required a study declaring the land to be blighted. Tonight, the board will conduct a final review of the blight study and vote to recommend to City Council that The Junction should become Golden's newest urban renewal area. See the meeting packet pp. 2-80 to review the blight study.
Last Chance for a Great Deal on a Sewing Machine @ RMQM
Did you miss out on a sewing machine at RMQM’s Trash to Treasures Garage Sale? Good news—we still have a few remaining machines, but they’re only available until Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 PM!
Monday & Tuesday: Stop by and TEST-DRIVE the machines before you buy! We’ll have them set up in the RMQM Classroom, located in our Administration Office, so you can sit down, sew, and find the machine that’s right for you.
✨ Great opportunity for a beginner, a backup machine, a young sewist, or anyone who simply needs one more sewing machine!
⏰ But don’t wait—Tuesday at 3 PM is the deadline. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Come take one for a spin and perhaps take home a new sewing companion!
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (map)
Coming up this week
Photo by ML Richardson
For more details & more events, always check the GoldenToday calendar.
Tuesday
- Community Marketing Board - finalize strategic plan and evaluate the August Golden After Hours event
- Golden Bike Cruise - costume theme is "Under the Sea"
- City Council
Buy out the City Manager's contract and grant extra compensation to the Deputy City Manager
Wednesday
- Special Events Review Committee - evaluate recent and upcoming events
- Racial Equity Diversity Inclusion Task Force - agenda not yet posted
- Sustainability Board - Clayworks representatives will describe their sustainable practices and propose increased use of natural gas in future construction
- SCRIPTprov @ Miners Alley
Thursday
- Full Moon Postcard Collage @ Buffalo Bill Museum
- Garden Party to benefit Golden Pantry & Thrift @ Golden Community Garden
- Neighborhood Meeting about 1001 Vasquez St - to discuss Coors plan to build a wastewater treatment plant east of the new City Hall
- Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board - agenda not yet posted
Saturday
- Community Center Pool re-opens
- Raise a Reader Festival at the Railroad Museum
Sunday
- Plant Swap @ the Golden Library
- The Splash lap pool closes for the season
The Golden Word - 08/24/26
Golden History: The Human Toll
Railroad roundhouse (lower left-hand corner) with houses nearby - excerpt from the 1882 Birdseye View Map of Golden, Colorado
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115 Years Ago
The August 24, 1911 Colorado Transcript described a lightning storm and its tragic aftermath. A barn was struck by lightning and many valuable items in it burned.
The human toll was worse.
Elmer Benson was panning gold in the creek bottoms when the storm came up. He had just picked up his tools and started home when a terrific flash of lightning came. He was rendered unconscious, and does not know how long he lay on the ground in the deluge of rain. When he came to himself one tooth was gone and his face was severely cut. It is believed his injuries were caused by the fall.
Worst of all, a baby died.
The baby was the three days old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, living near the round house. It is stated that the terrific shock when the lightning bolt struck near caused the death of the infant.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 85°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 59°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 84°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 60°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 88°F
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, 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, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, in memory of 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, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, Golden PT & Pilates, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Mary Eiberger, and Jonathan Landman & Bonnie Vangilder
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/yr)
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, 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, 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, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, Vicki Greivel, Kim McDonough, Carie Chimbel, Peggy Brochtrup, Cindy & Matt Finley, Kelly Fry, and Esther Kettering
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, 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, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, GoldenBrokers, Elizabeth Coil, Diane Tiberi, and Cathy Larocca
