Summer View of Castle Rock
Photo by Nancy Torpey
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Aug. 17th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 6:45AM - Get Outside! Colorado Mountain Club Member Info Session
- 9:30-11:30AM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 10AM-3PM - Country Market
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 12-8PM - Basic Kneads Pizza 15th Anniversary Party
- 2PM - Assassins
- 2:30-4:30PM - Textile Society @ The Library
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM-3PM Country Market @ Golden Hayride Outpost
Join us for another season of the weekly Country Market at Golden Outpost on Sundays, June through October!
The weekly Country Market features locally grown produce, cottage law food products, and local craft artisans. They have a full bar with indoor and outdoor seating, so you can enjoy a meal and relax with a beverage while shopping the amazing vendors and delicious produce at the Country Market.
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Location:
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (Map)
When:
10AM-3PM on Sunday, Aug. 17th
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ The Library
Spin a yarn at Golden Library's drop-in fiber arts program. Relax with your craft for a few hours while fiber enthusiasts help you through difficult patterns or simply explain a new-to-you technique. All skill levels welcome.
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Loction:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
Live Music for Sunday, Aug. 17th
- 10AM-1PM Bottlerocket Hurricane @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- 11AM-2PM Jeff Goodwin @ Golden Outpost
- 3-6PM Bill McKay @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- 4:30-7:30PM Eric Peterson & Jeff Bird @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
1PM Night Wolf with Special Guest Dave Frisk @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
3-7PM Midnight Vinyl @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Sara Stafford @ Golden Hotel
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Importance of Constant Contact
The Armory building – Golden’s post office from 1914-1941
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109 Years Ago
The August 10, 1916 Colorado Transcript announced that the Federal Postal Service was offering to provide free mail delivery to individual homes and businesses. Up to that time, everyone had to call at the post office to get their mail. Golden’s downtown merchants were opposed to the change. The article quoted “one prominent business man” as follows.
I most decidedly am not in favor of the free delivery system. At the present time we get a few people down town each day who would come for no other reason than to get their mails. This is a good thing for the town and is a stimulant to business. The limits of our town are not so large that it is a hardship on any person to come to the postoffice.”
The following week (August 17, 1916), the Transcript printed a Letter to the Editor that began with
Having read the arguments of Golden business men against the proposed free mail delivery, I wish to express through the columns of The Transcript my great and hearty approval of their far-sightedness.
The letter went on to say that anything that prevented Golden people from spending their money in Golden stores should be abolished–that Golden people would certainly forget the existence of the downtown stores if they were not forced to see them daily. The writer opined that–if Golden got home mail delivery–people were likely to give up buying anything, ever.
The author also suggested that the town give up the system of pipes and taps that delivered water to individual homes. If we had a single town pump downtown, the entire population would need to visit it daily and thus be reminded daily of the existence of the stores. He further thought we should eliminate telephones so that people couldn’t order things by phone, and delivery services so that people had to visit the stores to obtain goods. Thus, they would be exposed to the merchants’ alluring displays and would be enticed to buy more things.
The letter was signed, “A Booster for Golden’s Progress.”
All in all, it was an impressive display of sarcasm.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 64°F
Monday: Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 63°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 91°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 65°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 94°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 66°F
Thursday: Sunny, 95°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 65°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 62°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 85°F
News About Golden - August 17, 2025
Colorado high school football rankings: Preseason Top 10 in Classes 5A, 4A, 3A
By Matt Schubert
Denver Post
As the 2025 CHSAA football season kicks off with Week 0 on Thursday, here are The Denver Post’s big-school football rankings. These rankings will be updated weekly throughout the season... Read more...
Golden's ban on amplified music could push buskers to Denver's 16th Street
By Sage Kelly
Denver Gazette
On a picture-perfect Sunday, hundreds of people flooded downtown Golden with river tubes and shopping bags.
But one thing was missing — music... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Goosetown Station
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee 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, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, 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, and Tonie Mattox
Members:
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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, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, 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, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains, 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, and Kate Olivier
Followers:
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, and Peyton Gibson
