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What's Happening in Golden - Sunday, Apr. 7th

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Sunday, Apr. 7th

,   and  Barb Warden
7 min read
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Coors U.S.A. Chemical & Scientific Porcelain

Photo by Linda Cobb

What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Sunday, Apr. 7th

FINAL PERFORMANCE - TODAY AT 2PM

Golden History Tours

For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Yesterday's Coffee with Councilors

Parking
The City unveiled their new website, www.parkgoldenco.com. Residents who register their cars on this site will be able to park downtown for two hours without having to sign in with the kiosks or the app. The ParkMobile app will no longer cover Golden; instead, QR codes will be posted around downtown to take users to the website. Again, if you've registered your cars and plan to stay less than two hours, you won't need to use the kiosk or re-register with the website.

Proposed City Hall
My apologies to those who attended the meeting in response to yesterday's article saying that the Councilors would be available to discuss the proposed City Hall. Thanks for making the effort to be there.

I stayed after the meeting to discuss the issue with Councilors Evans, Vitry, and Haseman. They say the decision to build a new City Hall is already made–that it has always been implicit in the overall Heart of Golden Plan.

On Tuesday, they will hold a Study Session (no public comment) to decide how the $59-65 million project will be funded--whether it will go to a vote or be financed using COPs, which do not require a vote.

If you have questions or comments, you can contact your councilors or send email to councilcomments@cityofgolden.net. Again, there will not be an opportunity for public comment before or during Tuesday's Study Session.

JSO Annual Young Artist Concert


3PM Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concert: Ann Kuo

And the winner is... Your Favorite Overture! Audience and JSO Members vote to decide the concert opening piece in our "Your Favorite Overture" contest. The Overture with the most votes wins and will be announced live and performed at our April concert. More info coming soon!

Our special guest soloist and 2024 YAC winner, Ann Kuo, will astound you with a remarkable display of talent and a champion performance of the Flute Concerto by French composer Jacques Ibert.
About JSO Young Artists Competition

Schumann's Fourth Symphony has had a lasting impact on later composers. It is considered a precursor to the symphonic poems of composers like Franz Liszt and Richard Strauss, as it blurs the lines between music and narrative.
Information and tickets

Colorado School of Mines
Green Center
924 16th Street - (map)

Live Music for Sunday, Apr. 7th

For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: Mountain Slippage

Photo from the Golden Transcript – April 7, 1971

53 Years Ago
The April 7, 1971 Golden Transcript described some trouble we were having with roadways. North Table Mountain was slipping downwards, towards Clear Creek. Highway 58 was still under construction at that time, and the new highway and 44th Avenue were both buckling under pressure from the shifting soil.

There are railroad tracks in that area, and the railroad was having trouble too. “You should have been here this morning,” said the foreman of the railroad crew. “The tracks looked like a roller coaster. The gravel had dropped ten inches here since yesterday.”

Google Map of the area with Hwy 58, Church Ditch, 10th St. the railroad tracks, highline ditch, and Clear Creek labeled.
North Table Mountain was sliding slowly and inexorably towards Clear Creek, pushing the highway, street, and railroad out of alignment.

The State (Hwy 58), the County (44th Avenue), and the railroad each agreed to pay up to $45K to install a new drainage system that would run under all three roadways.

This was not a new problem. The August 2, 1906 Transcript featured an article that opens thus:

Big Force of Men Employed to Keep the Railroad From Sliding into Clear Creek.
The famous slide of North Table Mountain, which for years has caused Jefferson county and the Colorado & Southern railroad a great amount of trouble, is now assuming proportions of a most serious nature.

The article went on to say that the railroad tracks had recently been pushed so close to the creek that it was too dangerous to take trains over them.

They consulted renowned railroad engineer Edward Berthoud, who said the situation was “peculiar and appalling.”

Many thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!

Weather

Overnight's Weather

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 51 mph, with gusts as high as 76 mph.

Sunday's Weather

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 16 to 49 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph.

Sunday Night's Weather

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

News Relating to Golden - April 7, 2024

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By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

What is mental health, exactly? How can someone tell when their own mental health, or someone else’s, might be out of balance? And if it is, what steps can they take to restore that equilibrium?

Goldenites delved into these tough questions and more during a new Mental Health 101 event April 3 at the community center... Read more...

Open for business: Orediggers celebrate new entrepreneurship hub

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Colorado School of Mines students can now have their own “Shark Tank” experience thanks to the campus’ new Beck Venture Center... Read more...

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