Super Moon Setting Behind Lookout Mountain
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Nov. 17th
- 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
- 1PM - The Laramie Project
- 2:30-4:30PM - Textile Society
- 4-7PM - New Date: Ski Season Kick Off + Beer Release Event
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Construction Updates
North Valley and Mines Campus - Photo by Patrick Klein
Our favorite drone pilot, Patrick Klein, bought a new, lighter weight drone for traveling. He used it to capture the current status of two of our major construction sites.
CoorsTek/Clayworks
Mines Residence Hall
Live Music for Sunday, Nov. 17th
- 4-7PM Jeff Goodwin @ 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: 13 Years Ago
Production of Oliver at Golden High School - November, 2011
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I started this website in 2007. For the first four years, I overwrote the news on the home page every day. I now regret the loss of that archival material. In 2011, I switched to WordPress, and every day's news was saved into an archive. When I rolled out my new website earlier this year, I was able to bring along the archive, so I now have 13 years worth of Golden news saved!
Last night I was reviewing the doings of November, 2011. I thought you might enjoy reading some highlights:
- Marjorie Sloan was elected as Mayor. Saoirsa Charis-Graves was elected to District 1 and Marcie Miller to District 2.
- The Golden museums celebrated Night at the Museums with free admission on November 4th. The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum was exhibiting star quilts. The CSM Geology Museum had 11 new exhibits, including moon rocks, emeralds, opals, and silver. Foothills Art Center was hosting the National Watermedia Show. The American Mountaineering Museum had an exhibit of Brad Washburn photos. The Astor House Hotel Museum had Victorian parlor games, and tableaux, and the Golden History Museum was set up to broadcast live on the Mines radio station as visitors added their own percussion line to the Golden Overture.
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame was playing at Heritage Square Music Hall. Golden High School was presenting Oliver. Miners Alley Playhouse opened their holiday play, A Rocky Mountain Christmas.
- The Mountaineering Museum held their monthly Thirsty Third Thursday event, featuring live music and donated beer.
- The Holiday Art Market opened at Foothills Art Center.
- The Buffalo Bill Museum was celebrating being named "Museum of the Year" for 2011 by True West magazine.
- Heritage Square Children's Theater opened their holiday play, Santa's Nutcracker.
Golden History: Before Downtown Went Upscale
Golden Eagle Saloon sign, right side between the Golden Pet Shop and Steve's Corner Western War (with the rampant horse)
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43 Years Ago
The whoopee, shoot-em-up, wild west days are over at the Golden Eagle Saloon.... Two young men in white hats, Ken Hruska and Jim Riss, took the lounge over in July of 1980 and decided there was no enough room in that bar for both the bankers and the bikers. The rowdies would have to leave."
Golden Transcript - November 17, 1981
The article went on to explain that the bar's predecessor, Big M Lounge, had been a popular place for "motorbike hoods, drug-pushers, and a variety of such persons" The Golden Police reported that they would only send officers to that bars in pairs. They added that one person had "his throat slit open by a broken beer bottle."
The previous summer, Golden Mayor Frank Leek had opposed issuing a new cabaret license, even with new owners, because of the bar's sordid reputation. "People used to come out of the Big M Lounge 'shooting.'" By November of 1981 he was cautiously optimistic, saying the new owners were doing "an excellent job."
The Big M Lounge
Council had voted unanimously to suspend the license for Big M Lounge in May of 1980. One Councilor had hesitated because it would leave yet another empty storefront in downtown Golden. Bill Holland of the Holland House (predecessor to the Table Mountain Inn) had appeared before Council asking that the license be revoked, rather than suspended. He expressed dismay at the concern about an empty storefront. "I'd much rather see the place blown to Guinea."
Steve Steinhoff, owner of Steve's Corner, a clothing store, addressed the council and told what he thought it was like to do business next door to the M-Lounge. He said that for the past several years, he has had to deal with people urinating and vomiting outside his store. He said he has had to clean up broken bottles and broken store windows.
Golden Transcript - May 13, 1980
"I have observed child abuse and drug abuse" outside the bar, he told the council. He also said that his female employees were harassed by bar patrons and were afraid to walk unescorted to their cars after work.
The Golden Eagle Saloon operated until 1993, when Bart Bortles re-opened the spot as Woody's Wood-Fired Pizza (which has been a raging success for 31 years).
Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 32°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 53°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers, 28°F
Tuesday: Chance Snow Showers, 36°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 25°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 48°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 60°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 62°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 40°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 62°F
News About Golden - November 17, 2024
Golden Has a New Old West-Style Tavern and Community Gathering Place
By Audrey Ferrer
Westword
When Joe and Stacy Fowler visited Denver for the first time in the mid-’90s with their infant daughter, Presley, the iconic "M" on Mount Zion overlooking Golden called them to stray off course. They took a turn on Washington Avenue and were greeted by the town's iconic welcome arch that reads, "Howdy Folks! Welcome To Golden, Where the West Lives." Read more...
Golden man sentenced to prison for defrauding consumers of more than $19 million
By Janet Oravetz
9News
DENVER — A man who defrauded tens of thousands of victims through a nationwide telemarketing scheme related to magazine subscriptions will spend five years in prison... Read more...
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