Castle Rock, Nicely Framed
Photo by Bud Rockhill
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Sep. 30th
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
- 2-3PM - Virtual: Active Minds Monday
- 3PM - Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee @ The Golden Welcome Center
- 6PM - Meet & Mingle Community Gathering
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
- 6:30-7:30PM - Soundbath
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6PM Meet & Mingle Golden Community Gathering @ the Community Center
Come and meet others from Golden in an effort to build new connections to strengthen our community!
The events will be a casual gathering where we will provide the opportunity for people to talk one-on-one with someone new.
Snacks, beverages, and conversation tips (for those who want them) will be provided.
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Registration and more information
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
3PM - Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee @ The Golden Welcome Center
Golden Welcome Center - Photo by Richard Luckin
The Marketing Stakeholder Committee will review the 2024 Marketing Plan, discuss the responses to a questionnaire, consider brand positioning, and begin discussing the 2025 Marketing Plan.
The public is welcome to attend. Public comment may be sent to visitgolden@cityofgolden.net. Learn more.
Golden Welcome Center
1010 Washington Ave. (map)
What’s in Bloom Along Golden’s Trails? Narrow-Leaf Four-O’Clock
Figure 1. “Narrowleaf Four O'Clock” — Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl in New Loveland Mine Park. Left: plant is hard to see with a natural backround. Right: plant with white background. Inset: Rose-colored bracts surrounding inconspicuous fruits.
By Tom Schweich
Now that the season has changed to Fall, I was thinking that I would have to write about “What is NOT in Bloom along Golden’s Trails.”
However, in the natural area of New Loveland Mine Park that burned last July, there are quite a few plants that are coming back, and some are blooming. The non-native agricultural crop alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) a perennial with small purple flowers and a very large and deep root was the first plant to sprout and bloom. Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.), a noxious weed, with its morning glory-like flowers also made an early recovery.
Native plants are also recovering. Cowboy's delight (Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. is making a comeback and beginning to flower. The cacti are growing new pads. The perennial prairie grasses are recovering, and goldy-locks (or rabbitbrush) — Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens— is resprouting from the base.
Another plant now blooming is “Narrowleaf Four O'Clock” — Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. It has been seen in every Golden open space, though a sighting is often accidental because the plant can be hard to see. Narrow and dark green leaves and a brown stem seem to disappear into the background.
Mirabilis linearis is in the Four O’Clock family (Nyctaginaceae). The family takes its common name from Mirabilis jalapa L., the “Four O’Clock Flower” named so because the fragrant flowers open in the late afternoon or early evening and exhale a scent reminiscent of the tobacco flower to attract moths for pollination.
Gardeners may also be familiar with another member of the Four O’Clock family, bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.) displaying tiny white flowers surrounded by many showy pink bracts. Bracts are specialized modified leaves that surround the flowers.
Similarly, our narrowleaf four o’clock has small flowers and smaller fruits that are often outshined by large rose-colored bracts.
Beyond Golden, most Jefferson County sightings of narrowleaf four o'clock were made along the Front Range, with a few in the interior foothills. Our plant has been found throughout Colorado, though with less density in the northwest quarter. Like many of Golden’s native plants, narrowleaf four o'clock was first scientifically recognized by the early 19th century expeditions along the Missouri River in the Louisiana Purchase.
See the new Miners Alley production for only $25: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear
Miners Alley is offering discounted tickets for their two preview performances (this Wednesday, 10/2, and this Thursday, 10/3) of Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear.
All proceeds from Thursday night's Preview performance will benefit BGOLDN - a local non-profit that helps provide low-income families with a stable source of fresh food to end cycles of hunger in Golden, Colorado.
A great deal and a good cause! Buy your tickets now.
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1100 Miners Alley (map)
Golden History: Explosive Fat
Public Service Announcement from the Colorado Transcript – September 27, 1945
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79 Years Ago
Throughout World War II, there were many announcements that asked Golden’s housewives to save cooking fat. I always wondered what the War Production Board did with it, so last night I checked, and found a helpful video picturing Minnie Mouse and Pluto.
I learned that fats make glycerin and glycerin makes explosives! The war had recently ended, but in late September, 1945, the government was still urging people to save fat. Golden had several Official Fat Collecting Stations, at Chuck’s Market, Reimer Red & White, Meyer’s Market, the Golden Mercantile, and Ben’s Grocery.
Thanks to Rick Gardner for historical research!
Many thanks to the Golden Rotary Club for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of September.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northeast wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 49°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 76°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 86°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 57°F
Thursday: Sunny, 79°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Friday: Sunny, 78°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 56°F
Saturday: Sunny, 84°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 56°F
Sunday: Sunny, 77°F
News About Golden - September 30, 2024
Golden softball leads race for 4A Jeffco League title
By Dennis Pleuss
Colorado Preps
LAKEWOOD — Golden softball is in the driver’s seat to win the Class 4A Jeffco League title for the second time in three years.
The Demons (11-5, 8-0 in league) remained undefeated in conference play Saturday, cruising to 17-3 road victory over Green Mountain... Read more...
Colorado School of Mines football runs RMAC win streak to 23 with rout of Black Hills State
By Matt Schubert
Denver Post
No need for drama on Saturday at Marv Kay Stadium.
Back home after a pair of down-to-the-wire road wins, the Colorado School of Mines football team put 35 points on the board in the opening 15 minutes and cruised from there for a 52-24 rout of Black Hills State before a record 6,958 fans in Golden... Read more...
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