Visitors at the History Park
Photo by Andi Pearson
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, May. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- 9AM and 10AM - TriceraTOTs
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9:30-11AM - Flower Class
- 9:30AM-12PM - Walk With a Geologist
- 10AM - Leaning Log Cabins
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11-11:30AM - Gallery Tour - Power of Process: A Jeffco School Exhibition
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading @ the Library
- 4-8PM - Bag Lady Sue
- 5PM - Blue Lotus Tea Sound Journey
- 5:30-9PM - Maypole Dance
- 7:30PM - Ring of Fire
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
The Food Drive is TODAY!
Golden Postal Carriers will be taking part in the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. All food that is collected in Golden will be donated to the Golden Pantry. This food will then be given to Golden residents in need.
With the increased price of food and cost of living, the Food Pantry is seeing an increase in Golden residents needing food assistance. We would love your donations of non-perishable food. You just need to place a bag of food by your mailbox on May 10 and the postal carriers will pick it up.
9:30-11AM Flower Class @ Golden Mill
Learn how to structure a bouquet--bring your mom, to celebrate Mother's Day!
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
When:
9:30-11AM on Saturday, May. 10th
11-11:30AM Gallery Tour - Power of Process: A Jeffco School Exhibition @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
A Gallery Guide will lead you in a 25-minute tour, exploring exhibition themes and artworks through focused observation and engaging conversation.
If you're visiting with a group of 10 or more, consider booking ahead of time by calling 303-279-3922.
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
When:
11-11:30AM on Saturday, May. 10th
Tracking the Creek
Creek Photos by Chris Davell
One of Golden's favorite pastimes in the spring is watching the water level in Clear Creek. The questions are always, "When will it read the fish statues? Will they be completely submerged this year?"
The USGS measures the creek levels, and you can watch them on their website.
Live Music for Saturday, May. 10th
- 7PM Sons of Genesis with Message in a Bottle
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 5:30-8:30PM Hank Cramer @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
12PM The Fuzzheads @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
4-8PM Midnight Vinyl @Wrigley’s
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom6-10PM Motorhead and Thick Lizzy @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6:30-9:30PM DJ Williams Band @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: A Woman of Action
Golden Eye Candy – 1882 Birds Eye View Map of Golden with the Omaha House, Courthouse, Golden Mill, and Blacksmith Shop Circled
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143 Years Ago
The May 10, 1882 Colorado Transcript provided this cautionary tale:
Last Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Watt. Cunningham, who reside in North Golden, in the vicinity of the Omaha House, were awakened from their slumbers by a noise that very greatly indicated the close proximity of an intruder upon their domestic seclusion. Mrs. Cunningham first heard the noise and aroused her husband with an emphatic shake and the dreadful information that a man was concealed under the bed.
Mr. Cunningham is a practical sort of a man and was at first inclined to discredit his wife’s statement, but a few moments careful listening brought to his ears the unmistakable heavy breathing of some one directly beneath them. He was in a dilemma. To jump out and face the intruder with his battery of small arms seemed to him sheer madness, while to remain in bed was to leave the bold bad burglar master of the situation.
While thoughtfully debating his precarious location his wife raised the siege by leaping out of bed and rushing into an adjoining room. Procuring a hatchet and a gun, and finding her husband already engaged in a scuffle with the burglar she entered into combat with a spirit and bravery of a modern Joan of Arc. The intruder was soon overpowered, secured and his life probably saved by Mr. Cunningham, who, with great difficulty, restrained Mrs. Cunningham from dispatching him then and there.
The article goes on to say that they contacted the town’s night watchman, who put him in jail, where he would remain until the next session of the district court. “In the mean time he will reflect upon his misconduct from the other side of the bars of Jefferson’s tomb of justice.”
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 79°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Monday: Sunny, 82°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 56°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 82°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Wednesday: Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 72°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 68°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 70°F
News About Golden - May 10, 2025
Golden baseball riding a 13-game winning streak as the regular season wraps up
By Dennis Pleuss
Colorado Preps
GOLDEN — School is out for summer for Golden’s senior baseball players with Thursday being the last day of classes, but that doesn’t mean the focus has left the field... Read more...
Harris found guilty of first-degree murder in Golden-area RV case
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
A jury has found 52-year-old Donald Harris guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of his acquaintance, Matthew Hire... Read more...
Computer Science PhD wins Rath Research Award at Spring 2025 Graduate Commencement
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Alexandra Bejarano, PhD in computer science, is the winner of the Spring 2025 Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research Award.
The honor, which recognizes the Colorado School of Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact, was presented during Spring 2025 Graduate Commencement on May 8. At the ceremony, Mines awarded 45 doctorates and 385 master’s degrees to May graduates... Read more...
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