Tulips, Picasso, and Castle Rock
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Apr. 17th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 7:30AM - Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 1:30-3PM - 1:30-3PM Silver Elk Earrings @ Foothills Art Center
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 5-7PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 5-8PM - 5-8PM Bikes Kill Cancer 2nd Annual Fundraiser @ The Golden Mill
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-8PM - Candles & Cocktails
- 6PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
- 6-8:30PM - Pen & Ink Workshop
- 7:30PM - National Bohemians
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Understanding the Budget #4 - Use Tax
By Loretta Huff
Friendly reminder, these budget articles reflect Loretta's personal understanding and are not associated with her role as Vice-Chair of the Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee.
Continuing to look at Taxes as a key revenue source for the General Fund, the next largest source after Sales Tax is Use Tax.
Use Tax revenues for the General Fund are projected to be over $3.7 million for 2025. Use Tax as defined in the City Tax Code is “… the tax paid or required to be paid by a consumer for using, storing, distributing or otherwise consuming tangible personal property or taxable services inside the city.”
My simplistic description is that 3% Use Tax is collected when the 3% Golden Sales Tax would apply but was not collected and remitted directly to the City. One example provided in the 2023-2024 CITY OF GOLDEN BIENNIAL BUDGET document is that Jefferson County collects automobile use tax and remits those taxes monthly to the City of Golden. Businesses can choose to pay these taxes to Golden on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.
I find Use Tax fascinating so you can look forward to more detailed examples. For more interesting reading on Sales versus Use Tax, I recommend 3.03.030 (a) (15) and (b) (6) in the City’s Tax Code.
1:30-3PM 1:30-3PM Silver Elk Earrings @ Foothills Art Center
Learn from jewelry artist, Rita Caldwell, how to use bead embroidery stitches to create a pair of earrings. The design will feature a silver Elk charm surrounded with glass and silver beads that hang from a silver post, with blue or green colors available for the beads.
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
1:30-3PM on Thursday, Apr. 17th
5-7PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
Chicken Strips, salad, dessert - $8.00 Public Welcome www.goldenpost21.org
Location:
American Legion Post 21
500 9th Street (Map)
When:
5-7PM on Thursday, Apr. 17th
5-8PM 5-8PM Bikes Kill Cancer 2nd Annual Fundraiser @ The Golden Mill
Please join us for The 2nd Annual kick-off party to raise money for Team First Descents - a local non-profit that provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults battling cancer. Swing by to drink a beer from Holidaily for a great cause, enter the raffle for a chance to win prizes from Sea to Summit, Oveja Negra, Tiger Talon Tattoo, incredible local artist and more. Holidaily has generously donated a keg, and the Golden Mill is donating all the proceeds to First Descents.
Please register for this free event here.
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
When:
5-8PM on Thursday, Apr. 17th
6-8:30PM Pen & Ink Workshop @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Join professional artist, Adam Hays, for a workshop on the art of pen and ink illustration. Adam will share with participants the materials and methods used to achieve a striking and iconic looking illustration. From refined to whimsical, participants will workshop the achievable range using this minimal palette. The learned methods can be used to apply to a multitude of other art techniques and mediums.
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
6-8:30PM on Thursday, Apr. 17th
6PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda & Packet
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6PM.
- Send email comments to rrogers@cityofgolden.net.
The Parks and Rec Board will hear a report on the Splash water park, which is scheduled to open on May 24th this year. They will learn about last Saturday's unveiling of the new pick & shovel artwork in New Loveland Mine Park. They will recap Tuesday night's Heart of Golden meeting, which focused on the East Street Corridor and Lions Park.
The Parks staff has been undergoing training regarding pesticide-free parks management. The City has been piloting this type of management in DeLong Park for a couple of years. Click here to see some of their training courses.
They will be posting a sign on the Clear Creek Trail listing the City Council and Parks & Rec Board members.
The Mayor will announce new board & commission members on April 22nd.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6PM on Thursday, Apr. 17th
Live Music for Thursday, Apr. 17th
- 5-8PM Lucas Parker and Jessica Paige @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - More Live Music
6PM Buffalo Galaxy @ New Terrain Brewing
6:30-9:30PM Kirkos Band @ Goosetown Station
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Victory Loans
A sampling of advertisements from the April 17, 1919 Colorado Transcript
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106 Years Ago
The April 17, 1919 Colorado Transcript announced that Jefferson County needed to raise $149,000 for Victory Loans. World War I had ended the previous November, but we had yet to finish paying the costs of the war. A concerted campaign was underway to get county residents to buy "Victory Loan notes" from the Federal government.
The Victory Loan notes will bear interest at 4-3/4 per cent, and will mature in four years. They form the safest and best investment that can be offered anyone.
Let us take our full share and evidence our thankfulness that with this loan or boys will be brought home, and that the necessity for the most of our sacrifices during the was period that will pass away.
This is the last time the Liberty Loan Army will appeal to you for subscriptions of this nature.
Several local businesses (including Foss Drug, Koenig Mercantile, Tierney Jeweler, and Williams Transportation Company) ran large advertisements to reinforce patriotic feelings.
In other news, it was planting time, and Linder Hardware was reminding people to buy "Garden, Field and Flower Seeds." They also carried farm implements, including drills, harrows, cultivators, and plows.
The Golden Motor Company reminded farmers that "The Ford Model T one-ton truck is proving a splendid time and money saver on the farm....One Ford truck is equal to half a dozen teams, and it won't 'eat its head off' when not working.... Price, without body, $550."
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday: A chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. North northeast wind 7 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely, 30°F
Friday: Snow Showers, 34°F
Friday Night: Snow Showers, 25°F
Saturday: Snow Showers Likely, 42°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy, 28°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 58°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 65°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 67°F
News About Golden - April 17, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
6-day closure of U.S. 6 in Clear Creek Canyon allows construction of pedestrian bridge, underpass work
By Megan Rees
YourHub
U.S. 6 through Clear Creek Canyon is scheduled to be closed the week of April 20 to set two, 200-foot-long pedestrian bridges and build a pedestrian underpass beneath the highway... Read more...
Rod Mead reflects on three decades of traffic operations
By Amber Shipley
CDOT.gov
In 1993, Rod Mead was a 20-something country-music DJ looking for a way to pay his mortgage. He never imagined he would end up working at the Colorado Department of Transportation – let alone stay for over three decades.. Read more...
South Golden could see new on-demand shuttle later this year
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Nearly two years after launching, Golden’s Ore Cart is still evolving.
The free shuttle around the city now operates seven days a week and has added bike racks. It has also reconfigured its Gold Route to circulate between downtown and north Golden... Read more...
Mines baseball, softball teams celebrate 10 seniors as they wrap up 2025 seasons
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The Colorado School of Mines baseball and softball teams’ graduating seniors are a bit like Golden’s weather in the spring: Never underestimate them, because whatever they do, they will make a statement doing it... Read more...
Jessica M. Smith named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Jessica M. Smith, Dean’s Fellow of Earth and Society Programs and professor of anthropology in the Engineering, Design and Society Department at Colorado School of Mines, has been named a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow... Read more...
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