Walking through Spring Snow on Kinney Run Trail
Photo by Ann Norton
What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Apr. 21st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 12-2PM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 2:30-4:30PM - Textile Society
- 3PM - Colorado Summit Preseason Party
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
3PM Colorado Summit Preseason Party
Join the Colorado Summit at New Terrain Brewing for our 2024 preseason party! Meet the players, mingle with team management, and pick up your 2024 schwag—hope to see you there! RSVP here
New Terrain Brewing Company
16401 Table Mountain Pkwy (map)
Live Music for Sunday, Apr. 21st
The Long Run playing "Other Stuff" at the Buffalo Rose
- 6:30 PM-9:30 PM: The Long Run Presents "Other Stuff" - No Eagles Music Whatsoever @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Michael Allen @ Golden Mill @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill
- 4:00 PM-7:00 PM: Teague Starbuck @ Buffalo Rose @ Buffalo Rose
- More Live Music
2PM Dave Frisk and Friends @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2PM The Vinyls @ Over Yonder
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Kicking Off the Swinging Sixties
Golden's outdoor pool, which opened in 1960 - Golden History Museum collection
64 Years Ago
The April 21, 1960 Colorado Transcript provides some interesting insights into the interests and concerns of the time.
City Council had met several times with an architect, working to pare down the construction costs for the new municipal center. Citizens had approved a bond issue for $350,000, which was to fund both a city hall and an outdoor pool. The budget allotted $305,000 for construction of the the city building. All initial bids exceeded that amount, so Council had chosen an architect to work through cost-reduction measures.
By April 21st, they were down to $311,000, and were feeling confident that they would make their goal. The architect was uneasy about making additional cuts: "I hesitate to do it. This center is for the city of Golden and our aim is to make the people happy with the result."
Council had decided to proceed with pool construction, and the front page featured a photo of a crew pouring concrete with the caption saying "SOME FOLKS THOUGHT this never would happen." They were still negotiating on costs for the rec center building, which would contain the bathrooms and showers. They were hoping that the state health department would allow them to open the pool without those amenities. They proposed setting up a temporary outdoor shower for patrons to use as they entered the gate.
In other news, both Golden Junior High and Pleasant View Elementary had received phone calls telling them there was a bomb in the school. The Golden and Pleasant View Fire Departments responded, searching the schools and finding no bombs. Several other schools in the metro area had received similar calls in the last month.
In happier news, Spudnuts–which were sweet, deep-fried pastries made of potato flour–were available on 13th Street, and they remained "The Freshest Thing in Town."
The Inter-County Regional Planning Commission was projecting that Golden's population would grown from 8,000 in 1960 to 12,000 by 1980. (They were very close: the 1980 census put Golden's population at 12,237.)
A new home, under construction at 2108 Washington Avenue, was being equipped with Golden first fallout shelter. "The public is invited to view this useful installation which is incorporated into a new home at low cost."
Weather
Overnight: Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 3 mph.
Sunday: Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F
Monday: Partly Sunny, 73°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 43°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 63°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Wednesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 72°F
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers, 48°F
Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 66°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 46°F
Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 62°F
News Relating to Golden - April 21, 2024
Snow totals: How much fell in your city?
By Samantha Jarpe
Fox 31
DENVER (KDVR) — Denver received over six inches of snowfall overnight on Friday and into Saturday morning, with several areas around the metro seeing nearly a foot of snow... Read more...
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GCC Early Closure on Sunday, April 21
City of Golden
The Golden Community Center will close at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 due to a planned energy outage. The pool area will close at 1:30 p.m... Read more...
Golden girls lacrosse zeros in on 4A West League title
By Dennis Pleuss
Golden Transcript
A little rain, sleet and snow mix didn’t cool down Golden’s girls lacrosse team Thursday night at the North Area Athletic Complex.
The Demons (11-1, 3-0 in Class 4A West League) pushed their winning streak to five games cruising to a 13-3 victory over rival Green Mountain... Read more...
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