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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Oct. 27th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 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
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-8:30PM - CPR/AED for Outdoor Enthusiasts
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
- 6:30PM - Movement Monday Running Club
- 7PM - Colorado Haunted History: Murder, Mayhem and Madness Tour
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Tomorrow: Watercolor Exploration @ The Front Porch
Are you curious about pottery, watercolors, quilting, or acrylics? Join other active older adults for an exploration of art forms. Join one or all of the Art Exploration series to learn a new medium in a low stress, no judgement environment. Art Exploration classes are taught by Golden Community Center staff, Front Porch members, guest artists from local museums, or working artists from the Foothills Arts Center in Golden. All supplies are included in the class fee.
“Be bold, be free, paint what you see”, says watercolor Painter, J. Michael Gatlin. “My Approach to watercolor is about having fun and creating something beautiful.” Michael will demonstrate and help you learn the basic watercolor techniques so that you can boldly and freely put on the page what you feel, and what you see. Watercolor is one of the only painting mediums that doesn’t necessarily stay where you put it, and that’s where the fun really begins. Michael can help you learn to use this unpredictability to make unexpected beauty. This program is presented in partnership with Foothills Art Center.
Active Older Adults aged 50+
Activity Level: 1 ½ hours of sitting
$35 for residents / $38 for non-residents - Register here
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
1-2:30PM on Tuesday, October 28th
6PM Golden Ghosts & Spirits
This week's Ghost Tours will sell out, so tonight may be your best bet to get tickets!
Dare to step into the darker side of Golden’s Wild West past? The Golden Ghosts & Spirits Haunted Pub Crawl Tour is a spine-tingling, two-ish hour journey through the town’s most haunted hotspots, where ghostly legends and eerie encounters come to life over a few drinks.
Led by a charismatic guide, you’ll visit three historic pubs, each with its own spectral secrets. Your first drink is on us, but after that you’ll be on your own tab. Along the way we’ll share bone-chilling tales of restless spirits, mysterious disappearances, and Wild West souls who refuse to leave. From haunted hotels to eerie alleyways, you’ll walk the same streets where gunfighters fell, miners met their fate, and ghostly figures are still seen today.
This isn’t your average ghost tour—it’s part history, part hauntings, and all fun, served up with a side of liquid courage to keep your nerves steady!
The Golden Word - 10/27/25
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Golden History: Another Map!
1901 Map of Colorado, with Golden circled
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I recently bought a 1901 map of Colorado. Naturally, I was most interested in the Golden section. Do you recognize the line heading west, into the mountains, with the circles at intervals? That’s the Colorado & Southern Railroad, and the circles are stops along the line. At that time, it went to Central City and Black Hawk to the northwest and Idaho Springs and Georgetown to the southwest.
There were few roads in Colorado in 1901, and–particularly in the mountains–railroads were essential for transporting goods. The railroad timetable appeared every week on the front page of the Colorado Transcript.
Golden History: Building Ulysses
Ulysses Park – photos courtesy, City of Golden
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42 Years Ago
The October 27, 1983 Golden Transcript included an article by Dr. Ruth Maurer, who was the Mayor at that time: “Golden invests in Ulysses Park.”
About eighteen months ago, Dick Peery came to Council with what some of us considered a wild idea. He suggested the Ulysses playing fields could be revamped into something much more usable than the rock-strewn fields that existed at that time. Dick believed that the project could be done at minimal cost, with the work and some of the materials donated.
The City hired a parks consultant to design several playing fields on the 35 acre plot. City staff assumed the role of general contractor. Tom Plummer served as Council’s representative and undertook a fund-raising campaign. The Lions Club offered to construct the main building. The Business and Professional Women served lunch, and a large crew of sod-layers showed up, including members of the public, School of Mines faculty and students, and representatives from various baseball, softball, soccer, and football teams.
The Mayor concluded with this:
Now for a bit of philosophy. We had a real sense of community out there on Saturday. That will be more of a COMMUNITY park than others in the city, because so many of you put your sweat into it. That park isn’t just a new toy that council has provided courtesy of your tax money. Perhaps we will take better care of it since we have a bit of sweat equity there.
We hear a lot of talk about Golden being a small town or having small town spirit. Well, that spirit was showing on Saturday. However, it took some people who think big, like Dick Peery and Tom Plummer, to get the whole thing started.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 31°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 49°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 26°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 55°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 36°F
Thursday: Sunny, 57°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 59°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 48°F
Sunday: Sunny, 73°F
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
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, and Goosetown Station
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:
($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, 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, and Centennial State Wealth Advisors
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, 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:
($5-9.99/month)
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, and Craig Champlin
