Last Night's Candlelight Walk
Photo by Joe DelNero
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Dec. 7th
- All day - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - The Story of the Nutcracker - MAP Children's Theater
- All day - 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - Nature's Gifts
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - The Story of the Nutcracker - MAP Children's Theater
- All day - 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - Nature's Gifts
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - CSM Track Team Alumni Classic
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9AM-12PM - In-Store Kids Workshop
- 9AM-4PM - Holiday Craft Faire
- 9AM-12PM - Golden High School Holiday Bazaar
- 10-11:30AM - Golden Comprehensive Plan Community Engagement & Feedback Opportunity
- 10AM - Coffee With Councilors
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 10AM - Swap Meet Craft and Bake Sale
- 10AM-3PM - Christkindl Market
- 10AM-12PM - Holiday Wreath Workshop
- 10AM-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-3PM - Holiday Open House
- 12-2PM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading
- 1-2:30PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
- 1-4PM - Mineral ID Day
- 2-6PM - Holiday Shakedown Street Market Part 2
- 2-4PM - Meet Santa
- 3:30-5PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
- 4-6PM - Golden Concert Choir Winter Concert - Carols from Around the World
- 5-7PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 6-9PM - Rescheduled: Rocky Mountain Police & Fire Chaplains Fundraiser
- 7:30PM - A Christmas Carol
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Holiday Calendar
Find even more holiday events for this weekend and the rest of the month on our Olde Golden Holidays calendar.
11AM and 1PM The Story of the Nutcracker @ Miners Alley Children's Theater
OPENING DAY!
When Marie’s gift from her Godfather Drosselmeier on Christmas Eve gets broken, she tries to find and fix the Nutcracker. Instead, he comes alive, and a story-within-the-story begins! Become a part of the Nutcracker tale and see if everyone gets to live happily ever after.
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1100 Miners Alley (map)
9AM-4PM Holiday Craft Faire @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
Handmade crafts, jewelry, pottery, candles, art prints, stuffed critters, soaps and more. More information
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue (map)
9AM-12PM Holiday Bazaar @ Golden High School
Come do some holiday shopping at the 10th Annual Golden High School Holiday Bazaar with one-of-a-kind gifts from over 50 different local artists.
This is a fundraiser for the students at Golden High School, helping with scholarships, after prom party, grants, and more.
Golden High School Cafeteria
701 24th Street (Golden High School Cafeteria
701 24th Street)
10AM-12PM Holiday Wreath Workshop @ Golden Mill
Are you ready to deck the halls with your very own handmade wreath? Join us at the Golden Mill for a delightful Holiday Wreath Workshop that's sure to ignite your festive spirit! Perfect for holiday lovers, this workshop is all about creativity, fun, and a little holiday magic.
More information
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (map)
10–11:30AN Golden Comprehensive Plan Community Engagement @ Golden Community Center
A Comprehensive Plan is a policy document that guides long-term decisions for the City, covering land-use decisions like rezoning, infrastructure investments, and programming choices. It lays the foundation for future zoning codes, which then turn the plan into reality.
This is another opportunity for public feedback.
Learn more about the Comprehensive Plan on the Guiding Golden page.
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
1-4PM Mineral ID Day @ CSM Geology Museum
Let us identify your most mysterious gems, fossils, and minerals!
- Limit of 3 specimens per visitor
- We will only provide identification, not valuation
More information
Colorado School of Mines Museum
1310 Maple Street (map)
4-6PM Golden Concert Choir Winter Concert - Carols from Around the World @ Calvary Church
There will be a baked goods and craft sale before and immediately after the concert, and refreshments to follow. The doors will open at 3:00 p.m. crafts will be amazing. I look forward to seeing you there!
Tickets will be available at the door. The prices are: $20 for Adults, $15 for Seniors, $5 for Students and Free for Under 6-year-olds.
Calvary Episcopal Church
1320 Arapahoe Street (map)
Live Music for Saturday, Dec. 7th
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom5:30-8:30PM Ben Rafferty @ Over Yonder
6-9PM Zea Stallings @ Goosetown Station
7PM Ryan Flores @ Alchemy
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Stagecoach Service in Golden
Contributed by Paul Haseman
Just a year after its founding, Golden began getting its mail and many passengers via stagecoach – the Central Overland California & Pike’s Peak Express Company. Traveling on further west, the Overland trip to Blackhawk cost a steep $2.00. The first stage stop in Golden was at the Miner’s Hotel owned by John and Jeannette Ferrell (the parents of Helen Berthoud) at the corner of now 11th and Washington. Ferrell built the original Washington Ave bridge conveniently near his hotel. One early Overland stage driver was young Bill Cody. Although it is not firmly established if Cody was a Pony Express rider, he was clearly a stage driver. Cody later retraced part of his stage route by auto in a 1907 trip through Golden.
Leaving Golden, the early stage route went up Clear Creek Canyon five miles to Guy Gulch and then north up a precarious road to link up with the Golden Gate Canyon Road and then west to the gold fields in Blackhawk and Central City. W.A.H. Loveland had a hand in this route as he had a Territorial charter for the road up the canyon, which in 1872 became the route of the Colorado Central Railroad up the canyon.
Meanwhile, in May 1861 Edward Berthoud documented a new pass over the Rockies – yes, Berthoud Pass. A month latter Overland engaged him to survey a route to Salt Lake City, which he completed that July. This route became an Overland route for many years and is known today as US 40.
By 1867 Golden’s stage stop was the Overland House on Washington Ave and as advertised by the Colorado Transcript, the “Wells Fargo & Co’s Overland Stage Line, leaves Golden City, going east at 2 o’clock, P.M. Leave for the mountains at 8 o’clock, A.M.” Interestingly, the Overland stagecoaches originally did not carry valuables such as the miners’ gold from the mountains. Only Wells Fargo carried the gold. When Wells Fargo acquired Overland in 1867, the coaches carried any type of freight, including people, that could fit in or on top of the stagecoach.
Those coaches made in Concord, N.H., had an interesting suspension. Not metal springs used in other coaches but thick bullhide leather straps. This innovation made for “smoother” riding over America’s early rough roads. Mark Twain, in his book Roughing It, recalled the stagecoach “a great swinging and swaying stage, of the most sumptuous description — an imposing cradle on wheels.” We’ll take his word for it.
Meanwhile, by the 1880’s Edward Berthoud had purchased the Overland House, known then as the Overland Hotel. Berthoud moved to his Overland Hotel in 1887 following the death of his wife, Helen. He remained there until a fall at the hotel took his life in 1910. Both are buried side by side in the Golden Cemetery.
Today we know the site of the Overland Hotel as the Buffalo Rose. An historic plaque out front commemorates the Overland Hotel and its early days as a stage stop.
Thanks to Paul Haseman for this interesting article!
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 41°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 58°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear then Chance Light Snow, 23°F
Monday: Chance Light Snow, 36°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy, 23°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 38°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 30°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 52°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 34°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 55°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 35°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 54°F
News About Golden - December 7, 2024
Golden’s REDI Task Force keeps residents engaged, connected with local resources
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
About a year-and-a-half since it first met, Golden’s REDI Task Force is on track to address 17 individual goals by 2027 and generally “create a culture of belonging in the city.” Read more...
Community raises nearly $100K for fallen Golden officer’s family
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Goldenites and others across Colorado and beyond have raised nearly $100,000 for Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn’s family after he was killed in the line of duty a month ago... Read more...
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