Snowy Trail
Photo by: Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Nov. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 9:30-11:30AM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 2PM - 249th United States Marine Corps Birthday
- 2PM - Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear
- 2-4PM - Sunday at the Museum - SAWA WILD! Panel
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Supporting Injured Officer Grusing or Honoring Fallen Officer Dunn
Officer Bethany Grusing
Posted by the City:
During this extremely difficult time for Golden, our hearts are with Officer Bethany Grusing, who was injured in the tragic accident that claimed her friend and colleague, Officer Evan Dunn. Please consider supporting her recovery through the MC-1 Foundation at https://tinyurl.com/4p376bte or honoring Evan at Colorado Fallen Heroes Foundation at www.coloradogives.org/story/Goldenofficer. #GoldenCO
Learn more: Golden Mourns Loss of Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
2-4PM Sunday Afternoon at the Quilt Museum: SAQA WILD!
November 10 - SAQA Wild! Panel | SAQA Wild! panelists share details of their exhibit at RMQM October 21, 2024—January 18, 2025. SAQA Wild! asks you to let your imagination take you on a journey to a WILD place. Explore ALL things wild, such as untamed wildlands, wild spirit, wildlife, free, and uninhabited places. MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND.
Panelists will share details of their exhibit. SAQA Wild! asks you to let your imagination take you on a journey to a WILD place. Explore ALL things wild, such as untamed wildlands, wild spirit, wildlife, free, and uninhabited places.
Free to members / $15 for non-members
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 150 (map)
249th United States Marine Corps Birthday Celebration
Join us to celebrate the 249th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps!
We invite all Marines and Veterans from all branches to come together and honor the legacy of the Corps. We'll begin with a welcome address, followed by the Commandant's Birthday Message. And, of course, we'll conclude with a slice of birthday cake!
More information
Barrels and Bottles Brewery at Camp George West
1055 Orchard Street (map)
Snowy FAC Puzzle
If you're reading this as part of your morning newsletter, go to the website to work the puzzle: www.goldentoday.com/snowy-fac-puzzle/
Pro Tips!
You can make the puzzle harder or easier to work by choosing the number of pieces contained in the puzzle. Before clicking "OK" to start the puzzle, click the 9-Dot symbol and select the number of pieces you want to tackle.
You can start with only the edge pieces (just as you might with a real life puzzle). Click the Frame button, as shown above. Once you've completed the frame, all the other pieces will appear.
Make the puzzle bigger (and easier to see as you work) by clicking the "Full Screen" button.
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing Supper Club @ The Buffalo Rose
A special evening for fans of big band and swing dancing at the historical Buffalo Rose in downtown Golden. Doors open and delicious food service starts at 4:00. Learn to swing dance with a free dance lesson 4:00-5:00! Then enjoy entertaining live BIG BAND JAZZ MUSIC from 5:00 to 7:30 by the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra - featuring Deborah Stafford. Dance or just enjoy the great Swing Era music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and more played on one of Colorado great historic stages. All ages welcome.
Dance or just listen to the great Swing Era music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and more.
$20 online / $25 at the door. All ages welcome – under 18 with a guardian.
Tickets
The Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (map)
Live Music for Sunday, Nov. 10th
- 4-7PM Teague Starbuck @ Buffalo Rose
- More Live Music
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Earle Johnson
Aerial view of Golden, 1980, from the Bill Robie collection. Early Johnson Elementary is circled in red
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64 Years Ago
Earle A. Johnson Elementary School was dedicated on November 10, 1960.
By the late 1950s, Golden’s centrally-located school, Mitchell Elementary, was overcrowded. Much of Golden’s growth was happening on the south end of town, so the R1 school district looked for land south of downtown. They found it when the state agreed to sell off parts of the State Industrial School property.
Earle Johnson was a long-time music teacher in Golden’s schools. When he began teaching in 1899, he rode a circuit between Englewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, and Golden schools. In 1930 (31 years into his teaching career!), he accepted full-time employment in Golden. He taught here until retiring in 1954 and was 87 when he died in 1966.
Many residents may not remember Earle Johnson Elementary, as it closed and was replaced by Shelton Elementary in 1994. The Earle Johnson campus is now used as Connections Learning Center (map).
Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.
Golden History: Wendell Fertig: A Mines Hero
Guggenheim Hall on the Mines Campus
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In honor of Veterans Day, here’s the story of a Golden military hero, contributed by Golden City Councilor (and West Point graduate) Paul Haseman.
Military training was part of the Mines curriculum from the beginning with newspaperman and Civil War vet, George West, doubling as the Mines instructor in Military Tactics beginning in 1874. Mines carried forward this military training and in 1911 Mines President Alderson granted graduation credit for participation in Company A, Engineers, of the Colorado National Guard. With this background, Mines was one of the first four schools in America to institute an ROTC program with the first graduation in 1921.
Taking advantage of this military training, Wendell Fertig, who was born and raised in La Junta, CO, graduated from Mines in 1924, taking an ROTC reserve Army commission as a Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. However, his “day” job was as a mining engineer with Kennecott Copper and later as superintendent of Shenandoah-Dives Mine near Silverton, one of the largest mines in Colorado at the time.
In 1936 Fertig moved to the Philippines, where he worked until June 1941 when he went on military active duty as a Captain. Following the invasion of the Philippines on 20 December 1941, Fertig oversaw the destruction of roads and bridges on large island of Mindanao having been quickly promoted to Lieutenant Colonel Fortunately, his wife, Mary, and two daughters were evacuated in January 1942 on the last ship to leave the Philippines.
When US troops surrendered in on Mindanao in 1942, Fertig’s demolition duties had him away from the Army HQ. Surviving for several months in the jungle, Fertig determined to continue fighting and organized a small guerilla force. He had no supplies but was able to build a radio from various pieces along the walls of a room following directions for a radio kit (but no parts).
This very elementary radio finally was picked up by Radio Station KFS in San Francisco in January 1943. Army officials suspicious of treachery sought to confirm this unknown resistance force. Fertig, who was presumed dead, was asked the name and location of his first born. Answer back by Morse Code, “Patricia – Golden, Colorado.” With this verification, Gen MacArthur supported the resistance, which under Fertig’s jungle leadership from 1942 to 1945 grew to a 40,000-Filipino force. For his leadership and bravery, MacArthur awarded now Colonel Fertig the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s 2nd highest medal for bravery, in August 1943.
At the end of the war, Fertig, malnourished and ill, was hospitalized at Fitzsimmons Hospital for several months during which time he purchased a home near the Mines campus at 1020 16th St (now the site of the CoorsTek Center for Science and Engineering). Leaving the hospital in March 1947, Colonel Fertig was appointed Professor of Military Science & Tactics at Mines and in September 1950, Mines President John Vanderwilt appointed Fertig to the additional position as Assistant to the President, with offices in Guggenheim Hall.
Following additional military service in the Pentagon from 1951-1956, Fertig returned to Golden as a mining consultant and for 15 years from 1960 until his passing in 1975, he served as the Executive Secretary of the Mines Alumni Association.
As a real Mines and Golden hero, Fertig’s exploits are recorded in They Fought Alone by John Keats.
Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 36°F
Veterans Day: Sunny, 55°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 54°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 31°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 52°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 36°F
Thursday: Sunny, 61°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 39°F
Friday: Sunny, 59°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 36°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 53°F
News About Golden - November 10, 2024
Colorado cop who was struck and killed by driver was still in his training period as a new officer
By Andrew Haubner, Jesse Sarles
CBS Colorado
The day after the death of Golden Officer Evan Dunn, city employees and members of the police force cleared snow and put up tents above Dunn's patrol car. The vehicle is parked right outside of city hall in the middle of the Colorado city... Read more...
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