A Sublime Winter Vista
Photo by Carol Freza
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Dec. 29th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 12-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 12-2PM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 2PM - A Christmas Carol
- 2PM - A Christmas Carol
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Final Day for HART
This is the final day for the 2024 Holiday Art Market at Foothills Art Center - Astor House. They will be open from 12-5PM.
Everything is 30% off!
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
12th and Arapahoe Streets (map)
Live Music for Sunday, Dec. 29th
- 6-10PM Shakedown Street & My Blue Sky @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 4-7PM Ross Henderson @ Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) - More Live Music
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Edible Education
State Industrial School Farm
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From its beginning, the State Industrial School emphasized vocational training for the boys who stayed there. One of their major programs was teaching agricultural skills. The boys planted crops, maintained orchards, and kept poultry, cattle, and draft horses.
86 Years Ago
The December 29, 1938 Colorado Transcript described the impressive volume of food that the boys had raised. While most of the produce was intended for consumption at the school, the school newspaper calculated the market value of the various crops. The season’s yield included:
750 lbs asparagus (worth $41.50), 50 bushels apples ($50), 1,500 lbs beets ($17.50), 4,190 lbs beans (197.10), 16,550 lbs cabbage ($123.75), 6,000 lbs carrots ($50), 1,355 dozen ears of corn ($154.50), 525 lbs cucumbers ($5.75), 7,200 lbs cherries ($336.20), 740 dozen bundles green onions ($74), 5,200 lbs dry onions ($52), 4,510 lbs peas ($234.50), 3 bushels peppers ($3), 2,000 lbs pumpkin ($20), 245 dozen bunches radishes ($24.50), 500 lbs rhubarb ($12), 89 crates raspberries ($153), 36 crates strawberries ($92.50), 700 lbs spinach ($7.50), 725 lbs squash ($15), 2,550 lbs turnips ($25), 700 lbs tomatoes ($15), 28 crates lettuce ($28)
They also canned the following:
308 quarts beets ($42.30), 2,938 quarts beans ($381.94), 2.140 quarts cherries ($321), 458 quarts corn ($73.28), 188 quarts raspberries ($30. 8), 768 quarts peas ($130.50), 8 barrels of kraut ($80).
In all, the school estimated that they had produced $2,770.70 worth of food.
The article also mentioned that the boys had raised turkeys that year, which had provided both their Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
Erratum: Yesterday's article about the early days of the New Deal provided the wrong year. I cited the Transcript date as 12/28/28. It should have been 12/28/33.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 9 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. West wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 37°F
Monday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Sunny, 44°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 24°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 38°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 22°F
New Year's Day: Mostly Sunny, 43°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 30°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 48°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 31°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 52°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 36°F
Saturday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 56°F
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, 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, and Michael Mason
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, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
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, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, and Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/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, Carol Abel, 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, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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, and Nancy & Pete Torpey
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
