Last Night's Quarter Moon
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Oct. 26th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 8-11AM - Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser
- 10AM-4PM - Fall Fest / Country Market
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-4PM - Fall Fest / Country Market
- 11AM-3PM - SOGO (South Golden) Brewery Bike Crawl
- 11AM-2PM - 4th Annual Howl-a-Ween
- 11:15AM-12:30PM - Trunk or Treat @ First United Methodist Church
- 2PM - Diva Royale
- 3PM - Cornament for a Cause (Corn Hole Tournament)
- 3-4PM - Golden Library Discussion Book Group
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
- 5-8PM - Intimacy Direction 101
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
8-11AM Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser @ Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
Pancakes & Waffles
with choice of cheese, sausage, hash browns
Coffee, tea, cocoa, milk & orange juice
Cost:
Adults & Children over 12yrs - $10.00 ea.
Children 8-12yrs - $5.00 ea.
Children 5yrs & under – Free!
All proceeds go to support Eastern Star projects & our youth groups
This is open to the public.
Location:
Golden Event Center/Golden Masonic Lodge
400 10th Street (Map)
10AM-4PM Fall Fest / Country Market @ Golden Hayride Outpost
Family-friendly Fall Fun! Live Music Vendors Food Trucks Kids Costume Parade Plus free: chili, pumpkins, face painting, and psychic readings, courtesy of Golden Lions Club from noon to 3:00 p.m. The 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.
Location:
Golden Hayride Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (Map)
11AM-2PM 4th Annual Howl-a-Ween @ Golden Mill
Bring your furry friends and join us for a paw-some day featuring a pet parade, live music, and delicious doggie treats. We'll be giving out prizes for the best dog costume, best group or family costume, and best kid costume. Plus, we'll have adoptable dogs on site looking for their forever homes. Don't miss this howling good time!
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
11:15AM-12:30PM Trunk or Treat @ First United Methodist Church
All ages welcome!
Free cider and donuts.
Location:
First United Methodist Church
1500 Ford Street (Map)
3-4PM Golden Library Discussion Book Group @ Golden Library
Book some time to discuss great reads!
Today’s Title: The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
3-4PM on Sunday, Oct. 26th
The Golden Word - 10/26/25
Play now.
Live Music for Sunday, Oct. 26th
- 3-6PM Bill McKay @ Golden Mill
- 4:30-7:30PM Jonny Sterling @ 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: Your Own Personal Mailbox
109 Years Ago
The October 26, 1916 Colorado Transcript included an advertisement by Charles Nolin, offering to provide a mailbox, install it on your house, and post your street address.
Why would this service warrant a display ad in the paper? Was Nolin expecting a sudden surge in demand for mailboxes?
Yes, he was!
Prior to 1917, Golden’s postal patrons went to the post office to collect their mail. Beginning in January of that year, the post office offered home delivery service. In order to get it, homeowners had to install a mailbox and post their street address. Street addresses were still fairly new at that time, and many homeowners had had no reason to attach their numbers (or even learn what their address was). Nolin was offering to take care of the whole thing for $1.
The January 4, 1917 Colorado Transcript reported on the successes and foibles encountered so far. Many homeowners hadn’t yet attached numbers to their houses, so the postal carrier couldn’t deliver there. Some homeowners hadn’t yet learned was their street addresses were. One posted two numbers on his house–one in the 400s and the other in the 900s.
Some mailboxes were set on the porch, rather than being securely attached to the house. “…one box fell off the porch the minute mail was placed in it. A high wind was blowing at the time, and the carrier was forced to do a marathon to rescue the missives.”
(They should have hired Charles Nolin.)
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Monday: Sunny, 63°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 32°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 51°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 32°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 58°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 60°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 60°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
News About Golden - October 26, 2025
Excellence in Tourism: Governor’s Awards Recognize Seven Colorado Individuals and Four Organizations Across the State
Colorado.gov
COLORADO SPRINGS – Last night, at the Colorado Governor’s Tourism Conference, the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), recognized the 2025 recipients of the Governor’s Awards for Outstanding Colorado Tourism Efforts. The CTO honored individuals and organizations for excellence in the Colorado tourism industry and announced Breckenridge as the host of the 2026 Governor’s Tourism Conference... Read more...
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Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
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:
($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, 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, and Centennial State Wealth Advisors
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, 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, and Wendy Weiman
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, and Craig Champlin
