A Beautiful Evening
Photo by Scott Burcar
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Jun. 13th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - TriceraTOTs
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Maintenance at the Community Center
- All day - Preschool Nature Nuts - Mountain Lions
- 8AM-1PM - Golden Farmers Market
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9-10AM - Yoga in Parfet Park
- 9AM - Elks Soccer Shoot
- 9AM-2PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 9:30AM-12PM - Walk With a Geologist
- 10AM-3:30PM - Watercolor Workshop
- 10AM-12PM - Worldwide Knit in Public Day
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10AM-2PM - Guy Hill School Open House
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-1PM - Flag Day Celebration
- 11AM - Cinderella - MAPAC Children's Theater
- 11-11:30AM - Gallery Tour - Tom Sarmo
- 12-6PM - Pride Celebration Block Party
- 12-12:45PM - Stress Fighting Foods
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading @ the Library
- 1-4:30PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
- 1PM - Cinderella - MAPAC Children's Theater
- 2-4PM - Resistance Singing in the Park
- 4:30-6:30PM - Pride Music Bingo
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 7:30-9:30PM - Professor Phelyx Comedy, Mind Reading and Mystery!
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market @ Corner of 10th and Illinois Streets
The Golden Farmers Market (GFM) is produced and managed by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization in Golden, Colorado. A long-standing tradition in the Golden community, we strive to contribute to the success of local food growers and producers, as well as other businesses, and create vibrant community gatherings. The revenue generated from vendor sales commission helps to cover market operating expenses and directly benefits small businesses and the economic development of the Golden Community.
We appreciate your support of the Golden Farmers Market and Colorado agriculture! More information
Location:
Corner of 10th and Illinois Streets
Golden (Map)
9 and 10AM TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge
Join us at the Discovery Center for this fun, 30-minute craft and storytime! Tickets can be purchased for children aged 2+. Children 1 and under and adults are free to attend, but please limit the total number of children attending in your group to three (3) to leave room for other families due to limited open spots.
$5 | Register
Location:
Main Visitor Center
16831 W. Alameda Parkway (Map)
10AM-12PM Worldwide Knit in Public Day @ Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
Join other yarnies on the observation deck of the Buffalo Bill Museum for this FREE event. Enjoy spectacular views and receive a free admission pass to the museum. Knitters and crocheters of all ages and levels are welcome!
Attendees should bring a chair, hat, sunscreen, water, snacks, and your current yarn project. In the event of inclement weather we’ll meet at the Lookout Mountain Park picnic shelter. More information
Location:
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987½ Lookout Mountain Road (Map)
10AM-2PM Guy Hill School Open House @ Golden History Park
Photo by Dave Powers
Experience school in 1876, play lawn games and make your own craft! More information
Location:
Golden History Park
1020 11th Street (Map)
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
Ride on-board a passenger car pulled by a powerful locomotive.
More information
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
When:
10AM-3PM on Saturday, Jun. 13th
11-11:30AM Gallery Tour - Tom Sarmo @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Join us for an engaging 25-minute gallery tour led by a friendly Gallery Guide! You’ll discover fascinating themes and artworks through focused observation and conversation. We can’t wait to explore with you!
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
When:
11-11:30AM on Saturday, Jun. 13th
1-4:30PM Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
Calling experienced adventurers! We’re forging a Dungeons & Dragons quest for you! This session is designed for advanced players who are ready for deeper roleplay, tougher encounters, and high-stakes decision-making. Gather your party, roll initiative, and test your skills at the table.
This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grade. Please be respectful of this age limit for safety and to encourage peer learning with other teens. If you are 13 years old or younger, please be sure you have a guardian’s permission to participate in this online program. Registration is required.
2-4PM Resistance Singing in the Park @ Parfet Park
Come sing with us at Parfet Park…meet by “the dragon.” Bring an instrument? Your voice? Hands for clapping? A song to share? More information
Location:
Parfet Park
10th Street and Washington Avenue (Map)
The Golden Word - 06/13/26
Live Music for Saturday, Jun. 13th
- 5:30-8:30PM Luke Israel @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
2-5PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
4-8PM Trip Wire Band @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6-8PM DJ Dereck @ Etta Jeanne
6:30-9:30PM DJ Williams Band w/ Sid Williamson @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The WPA at Camp George West
Camp George West – Golden History Museum Collection
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The Great Depression put millions of people out of work. Many of them hit the road, hoping to find employment in other places, but the economic problems were widespread. This meant that tens of thousands of people were wandering the country, without work, money, food, or shelter.
The Federal government responded to the Depression with an alphabet soup of relief agencies, such as the WPA, the CCC, the CWA, etc. One of those agencies built transient camps to feed, house, and employ adult men.
91 Years Ago
The June 13, 1935 Colorado Transcript announced that the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was building a second transient camp at Camp George West. The first camp had opened a year earlier. To date, residents had improved the roads, laid new sewer pipe, dug a new well, and built an amphitheater on the south side of South Table Mountain.
Six months later, the Transcript described the ongoing list of jobs for the workers:
Among the projects are the completion of a boiler house, central heating system, a camp headquarters building, a combined recreation hall and canteen and a camp infirmary. Other improvements planned are replacing 400 wooden tent floors with permanent floors and an additional mile of sidewalk and gutter…. It is expected that several thousand native trees and bushes, most of them yellow pine, will be planted, Stone and crushed rock for the various projects is being taken from the top of South Table mountain, which is being developed as a military air field as the ground is being cleared of rock and leveled…. All work on the projects will be done by transients, who receive the regular WPA wage scale.
The Colorado Transcript, December 19, 1935
In June of 1936, Camp George West returned to its normal function as a National Guard training camp, the guardsmen enjoying much improved living conditions. The Transcript mentioned that a strengthening economy had enabled most of the former transient camp residents to find private employment. “Transients not absorbed by private enterprise were transferred to camps in the national forests.”
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 9 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 51°F
Sunday: Chance Rain Showers, 63°F
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 51°F
Monday: Sunny, 76°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 56°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 90°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 63°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 96°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 60°F
Thursday: Sunny, 89°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 62°F
Juneteenth: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91°F
News About Golden - June 13, 2026
Goldenites say Midweek Farmers Market an accessible option
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The Golden Farmers Market draws thousands of people downtown every Saturday from late May to early October, with people enjoying visiting the creek, trying new foods and browsing local goods... Read more...
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
