Pink, Fluffy Morning Clouds
Photo by Karen Oxman
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Feb. 17th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 5:30PM - Board Game & Euchre Night
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Presidents Day
This is Presidents Day, a federal holiday, so City Offices will be closed and there will be no mail delivery.
5:30PM Music Trivia @ The Buffalo Rose
How well do you know your music? Find out at Soundcheck Music Bingo at 5:30 PM on Monday, Feb 17 at Buffalo Rose Sky Bar!
Hear a song. Find it on your Bingo card. You’ve got 40 seconds—can you name that tune?
Grab your crew, order some food & drinks, and get ready for a Monday night of music, games, and fun!
The Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (map)
Plan Your Year
You may recall that I moved to a new web hosting platform a year ago. My previous website was more than 15 years old and had growth both rickety and cumbersome. I took the opportunity to remove a lot of the content at that time, with the theory that I could always bring pages back if people missed them.
One page that people have missed is the list of Signature Events. My first-of-the-month newsletter lets you plan for the month ahead, and the daily newsletter tells you everything happening that day, but sometimes you need to plan for the rest of the year. Well, here's your chance!
Check the Signature Events page to see when the Easter Egg Hunt, E-Days, Buffalo Bill Days, and all your other favorites will be this year. Some dates haven't been announced yet, but as soon as they are, we'll update the page.
Camps and Classes
Another page I'm bringing back is the uber-popular listing of Golden-based camps and classes. At this time of year, there's a feeding frenzy among parents to get their kids enrolled in the most popular summer programs, but there's always demand for the spring break, fall break, winter break, and after-school programs too.
We do our best to keep track of them for you on our Camps and Classes page.
Chamber Awards
Want to do a good turn for an exemplary local business? Nominate them for one of the Golden Chamber's annual awards. These awards are a tremendous honor, and indicate that a business is not only profitable, but good for the community. Of course, the winners must be members in good standing of the Golden Chamber to be eligible.
The awards will be presented at the Chamber's Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on April 17th. Please click here to nominate member businesses. Nominations will be accepted only through February 24th.
Here are the categories for 2025 Business Awards:
Community Impact of the Year:
Presented to a business, non-profit, or organization that creatively and effectively brought together community members, resources, or organizations to encourage an environment of support, respect, and thoughtfulness within the Golden community.
Volunteer of the Year:
In recognition of outstanding volunteer service of an individual or a business within the greater Golden area. This volunteer best demonstrates the selfless and valuable contributions that volunteering makes to our community as a whole.
The Golden Standard Award:
Presented to an organization or business that actively demonstrates support for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace or in the City of Golden. The awardee contributes to and enhances our business environment through consistent and sustained efforts to improve opportunities for the diverse communities we serve.
Budding Business of the Year:
This is awarded to a business that has been in operation five years or fewer. The Budding Business of the Year award recognizes the difficulties that come with starting a business and is awarded to a relatively new business that has demonstrated the creativity, energy, perseverance, and talent needed to sustain a successful business and has provided a positive impact on the local community.
Business of the Year:
This award is presented to a business that has thrived, enhanced the lives of its employees, and shown exceptional support to the economic vitality of the Golden community.
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS TODAY!
Plus, please save the date for the Golden Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon! Thursday, April 17th, at Footprints at Fossil Trace. Details and ticket information to come.
Golden History: Celebrating Heart and Soul of Golden Month: Galbraith - the Man and the Mountain
Den Galbraith running a fund-raising raffle at Foothills Art Center – Colorado Transcript, December 8, 1968
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Continuing our celebration of Heart and Soul of Golden month, this is the eighth in a series of articles describing the histories of Golden Cultural Alliance members (and the third about Foothills Art Center!). Volunteers are the bedrock of Golden's cultural community, and this article describes a particularly notable one.
The July 16, 1974 Golden Transcript reported that School of Mines President Guy McBride was rejecting a request by students to build a monument to their late friend and mentor, Den Galbraith. The proposed monument would have been built of native stone, topped by a bronze plaque, and placed near Stratton Hall.
Who was Den Galbraith? He grew up in California and was “invited” to participate in World War II, serving as a tank commander in Patton’s Third Army, and participating in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, two friends were planning to attend the School of Mines. They invited him to go with them, so he did. They asked what he wanted to study, and he said he’d take whatever they were taking. Thus, he became a mining geologist. After graduation he worked in oil exploration and uranium prospecting.
His real interests, though, lay in writing and community participation. He wrote a series of 26 articles about Golden history for the Golden Transcript. He wrote for national magazines such as True West. He wrote romantic western novels that he wouldn’t show anyone.
He volunteered so relentlessly at the fledgling Foothills Arts Center that he was named their Director for the first two years (an unpaid position). He also served on the board of the Jefferson Symphony. He was acting as a project advisor for a group of Mines student when he suddenly died of a stroke at the age of 56 on April 10, 1974.
Though the on-campus memorial was nixed, he received an even greater honor. In 1977, Tom Lyons of the Golden Landmarks Association discovered that the mountain on the north side of the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon was unnamed. He learned that the responsibility for naming mountains fell to the United States Board on Geographic Names. The guidelines stated that a mountain had to be unnamed, must be near the location where the honoree accomplished important things, and that the honoree must no longer be living. His application to name one of Golden’s mountains after Den Galbraith was approved.
Mt. Galbraith Park is now one of the most popular hiking areas in the Jefferson County Open Space system.
Weather
Overnight: A chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Washington's Birthday: Snow likely. Partly sunny. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 33 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Monday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Monday Night: Light Snow Likely, 17°F
Tuesday: Chance Light Snow, 29°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 11°F
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow, 29°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Light Snow, 17°F
Thursday: Chance Light Snow, 35°F
Thursday Night: Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy, 22°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 42°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 28°F
Saturday: Sunny, 52°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Sunday: Sunny, 61°F
Supporters
Many thanks to the people and organizations who support What’s Happening in Golden? If you would like to support local news, please CLICK HERE!
Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, 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, and Michael Mason
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, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Joy Brandt, and Vic DeMaria
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
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, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, and The Golden Hotel
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/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, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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, John & Carol McEncroe, Rose McLaughlin, and Cameron Chambers
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
