Emergency Rescue Team Training
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Feb. 1st
- UllrGrass Festival
- Church Services
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 2PM - The Odd Couple (Female Version)
- 2-3PM - Thought Bubble Contest: Awards Ceremony
- 3:09PM - Full Moon
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
2-3PM Thought Bubble Contest: Awards Ceremony @ Golden Library
Celebrate the winners of the Thought Bubble Contest and explore the creative submissions of tweens, teens, and adults across Jeffco! More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
Full Moon
Tonight's full moon is sponsored by Buglet Battery. The moon will rise at 5:16PM and set at 7:11 tomorrow morning. The sun will set at 4:46PM and rise at 7:21 tomorrow morning.
The Golden Word - 02/01/26
Live Music for Sunday, Feb. 1st
- 6PM Dotsero @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 4:30-7:30PM Eric Golden @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
4-7PM Chuck Grossman @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Complications Attendant on Pure Mountain Water
Excerpt from photo Z-12056, Denver Public Library Western History Collection – Water pumping station circled and magnified
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As close-in water sources (such as Clear Creek) became increasingly polluted, Golden sought "pure" water from more remote sources. In 1904, the City built a pipeline from Beaver Brook, several miles to the west. The pipeline filled a reservoir atop Lookout Mountain (approximately where we now see a cluster of antennas).
There were problems with this system: sometimes the lines froze, sometimes the reservoir froze, and sometimes the reservoir went dry. When this happened, the old pumping station on Clear Creek was put into service and the water mains were filled with polluted creek water. (Hey, it's better than nothing, right?)
120 Years Ago
In 1906, the City was trying to improve capacity and resiliency of the Beaver Brook system. The Colorado Transcript was an inveterate booster of all City improvement efforts, but this time there was just too many errors to ignore.
This newspaper cannot be charged with pessimism or a lack of encouragement to the city authorities in their efforts to supply the city with pure mountain water, and it has in many instances ignored charges of mismanagement, hoping and expecting that all would come out right in the end. When fault has been found with the present council for apparent mismanagement upon the water system they have persistently thrown the blame upon the preceding council, under whose auspices contracts were made for the construction of the gravity system, forgetting, perhaps, that four of the eight members of the present council were also members of the preceding one.
Colorado Transcript - February 1, 1906
One major problem was that the water lines had been buried too shallowly, which meant they froze early and often. The crew working on the system upgrade in 1906 was already $20,000 over budget because they had spent so much time trying to thaw the existing pipes.
The other was that the dam on Beaver Brook had been built over the river rocks at the bottom of the creek. Instead of pooling behind the dam, the water just trickled down through the rocks and escaped underneath the dam. As the Transcript explained it,
The contract...for the reservoir at the head of the system did not stipulate that it should hold water.
Weather
Overnight: Clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 42°F
Monday: Partly Sunny, 56°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 32°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 53°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 31°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 53°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 36°F
Thursday: Sunny, 63°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 36°F
Friday: Sunny, 60°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 60°F
News About Golden - February 1, 2026
Your good news from the Colorado Cowboy Gathering in Golden
9News
The stock show may be over, but the Western way of life was still celebrated in the metro area Friday through music, poetry and storytelling... Watch video...
Photo Gallery: Colorado cowboys swap poems, songs at annual Golden gathering
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Downtown Golden this weekend will be all Colorado cowboys, all the time.
The 35th annual Colorado Cowboy Gathering has returned to the Buffalo Rose for its third consecutive year, with shows Friday and Saturday... Read more...
Goldens in Golden returning Feb. 7, with improvements
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Every dog has their day, and golden retrievers’ is almost here.
On Feb. 7, thousands of people and their pups will take over downtown Golden for the annual Goldens in Golden event... Read more...
Mines wrestling upsets Adams State in Top 25 match-up
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Never underestimate a home mat advantage.
On Jan. 29, the Colorado School of Mines wrestling team upset visiting Adams State 26-20 in a down-to-the-wire dual... Read more...
Revel Bikes relocates from Carbondale to Golden
By Max Scheinblum
Denver Post
Adam Miller is packing up his saddle bags and riding into Golden.
The founder and owner of Revel Bikes, who recently bought the business back from private equity, is moving the company from Carbondale to the foothills. He will join a stable of Golden bike brands like Yeti Cycles and Spot Bikes when he gets his warehouse up and running at 150 Capital Drive... Read more...
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Sponsors:
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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, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
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, Vic DeMaria, 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, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, Steve & M.L. Richardson, and Jeremy & Stephanie Keller
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, 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, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, and Marge Frueh
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way
