View from the Astor House Deck
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Jun. 8th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 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
- 2-3PM - Virtual: Active Minds Monday
- 3-4PM - Watercolor Dino Collage - Registration Required
- 5:30PM - GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
- 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
2-3PM Virtual: Active Minds Monday
At Jefferson County Public Library, we foster continuous learning and connections. Keep your minds engaged every Monday! Be sure to explore our website for additional weekly event options, including call-ins and livestreams. Register
When:
2-3PM on Monday, Jun. 8th
3-4PM Watercolor Dino Collage - Registration Required @ Golden Library
Build your toddler’s motor skills and confidence through dino-riffic art! This fun, fast-paced session inspires the creative powers of high-energy toddlers and gives young imaginations the tools they need to grow. Registration required. Register
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
5:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
- Send email comments to gura@cityofgolden.net.
The meeting will be recorded and available to watch at your convenience on the Agendas and Meetings page on the City of Golden website.
Nazarene Urban Renewal Projecth
The Nazarene church property has been declared a slum, and GURA is ready to begin building affordable housing there. By state law, they are required to seek agreement from Jefferson County, Mile High Flood DIstrict, Jeffco Schools, and the Jeffco Library. Those entities would normally expect to receive property tax revenue from the property, and GURA needs them to agree to let GURA keep the revenue for 25 years. They also need to add new board members to represent those entities.
Executive Director Transition
The City's Economic Development Manager normally serves as GURA's Executive Director. The person in that position left in early 2025, and the job remained vacant for about a year. In the interim, the City's Planning Director filled in. Since the City has now hired a new Economic Development Manager, GURA will vote to accept him as their new Executive Director.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 06/08/26
Golden History: The Key to Tourism in the Great Depression
93 Years Ago
The Depression was hard on Golden, and–with our beer-dependent economy–Prohibition made it still worse. Things were looking up in the spring of 1933. Prohibition had been repealed in early April, and many citizens were back at work in the Coors Brewery. The company’s newer businesses–the porcelain plant and the malted milk production line–were also providing employment.
Since 1929, the Rocky Mountain Motorists had been running an advertising campaign that invited tourists from the “Hot Belt” (Midwestern states) to come enjoy the cooler weather in Colorado. With the re-opening of the brewery, Coors agreed to support the Hot Belt Advertising campaign.
The June 8, 1933 Colorado Transcript announced that Coors would open their brewery and malted milk production facilities to tourists. “This action of Mr. Coors will result, it is predicted, in bringing to Golden thousands of visitors from the dry states of Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma. None of these states have legal beer at this time and it is thought that the opportunity to visit a brewery which is turning out 500 barrels per day will attract a great number.”
Coors had always been a generous host, often inviting large groups to tour their brewery, but this was the first time they planned to open the plant on a regular basis to the general public. “The Coors interests plan to put one or more guides on duty during the summer months, in order to explain to the many visitors the process of manufacture of Coors Golden beer and Coors Malted Milk”
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 58°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny, 90°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 88°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F
Thursday: Sunny, 89°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F
Friday: Sunny, 89°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 59°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 82°F
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 56°F
Sunday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 73°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, and Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young
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, 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, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, Vicki Greivel, and Kim McDonough
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
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, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, Carie Chimbel, GoldenBrokers, and Elizabeth Coil
