Tulips and Castle Rock
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Apr. 24th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 11AM-12PM - Library for All: Interactive Program for Adults with Disabilities
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4PM - Golden Startup Happy Hour
- 5-8PM - 4th Annual BGoldN "Nourishing Community" Fundraiser
- 6PM - Mines Community Meeting
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-8PM - An Evening of Inspiration with Mandy Harvey
- 6-8PM - Herbal Bitters for Healthy Digestion
- 6-8PM - Denver West Quilt Artists Group Meeting
- 6PM - Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
- 6:30-8PM - Waterwise Yard Seminar - Considering the Needs of Trees in Waterwise Landscapes (Virtual)
- 6:30-8PM - Book and Media Group
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Birdseye View of Construction in Golden - April, 2025
Drone footage of several construction projects currently in Golden - watch it
My readers always enjoy Pat Klein's aerial images of Golden. With so much construction in town lately, he's been capturing some interesting video footage of Mines apartments (west of Hwy 6), the new undergrad dorm (19th & Illnois), "The Col" (17270 Colfax), Ulysses Park, Lena Gulch, Canyon View Apartments (off Golden Gate Canyon Road), and Clayworks (9th and Ford).
Compare the construction projects to Pat's March video.
11AM-12PM Library for All: Interactive Program for Adults with Disabilities @ Golden Library
The library is more than a collection of books -- it's a place where everyone can learn, play and create! We welcome adults with disabilities and their caregivers to make crafts, create art, play games, explore the library, and enjoy music, Story Times, and guest speakers. Each program is tailored to the audience's unique interests and ability levels.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
11AM-12PM on Thursday, Apr. 24th
5-8PM 4th Annual BGoldN "Nourishing Community" Fundraiser @ Golden Mill
Join us in supporting our community partner BGOLDN whose mission is "to ensure Golden area students and families have access to sufficient, nutritious food through innovative programs and community engagement." There will be a variety of activities, including the chance to win a pair of Icelantic skis!
- Live Music
- Fish carving demonstration and complimentary hand rolls from Chef Jesus, while supplies last!
- Bike check-ups from the Golden Optimists Club
- Bike Walk Golden will be handing out safety info, bells, & lights
- Raffle
Scan the QR code on the poster and enter to win a pair of Icelantic skis ($800 value)
$10 entry, 6 for $50
Need not be present to win.
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
When:
5-8PM on Thursday, Apr. 24th
6PM Mines Community Meeting (Virtual)
Photo by Patrick Klein
Agenda:
- Updates on Campus Operations
- Updates on Current Capital Projects
- Review Projects in Planning
- Q&A
Please use this Zoom link to join the meeting: https://mines.zoom.us/j/91517013986
Note that you will be placed in a virtual ‘waiting room’ until the Mines host admits you to the room at 6:00 PM sharp. We look forward to meeting with you!
When:
6PM on Thursday, Apr. 24th
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide public comment during the meeting, starting at 6PM.
The Board will adjourn to a Study Session after Public Comment.
Personal Transportation Vehicle (PTV) Policy
The School of Mines is working on a policy for PTVs on campus. MTAB is working on the corresponding policy for all rights of way in the City. PTVs include motorized modes of transportation such as motorized scooters, skateboards and bicycles
MTAB began this discussion last month. How do you keep all people safe on all rights of way? Bikes on pedestrian paths are alarming to pedestrians--both parties find the share annoying. But if you say all bikes are banned from all pedestrian paths, such as sidewalks, does that mean a 4-year learning to ride a bike must ride in a bike lane on the street? If you say bikes or scooters are limited to 6 MPH, do the riders have any way of knowing what speed they're going? If we require users of PTVs to obey traffic laws, but they're kids, who have never had driver's ed, how would they know what the traffic laws are? If you just say, "don't behave recklessly," who defines what is "reckless?"
These are the kind of issues MTAB is trying to work through. They are considering renting a bunch of e-bikes and riding around town together so they can try a part of the PTV experience. They may do public outreach at the Golden Bike Cruise, the Farmers Market, and at Beverly Heights Park (at the base of the Lariat Loop Road).
Many entities are working on this conundrum--Jeffco Open Space, Jeffco Schools, other cities, etc.
Guardrail Design
Finally, they will discuss design of guardrails as part of the bike manual they are developing.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6PM on Thursday, Apr. 24th
Live Music for Thursday, Apr. 24th
- 5-8PM Taylor Frederick @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - More Live Music
6PM The Pickpockets @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: How to Use a Mountain (STM)
South Table Mountain – Google Satellite image
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50 Years Ago
In 1975 attorney Leo Bradley was hoping to open a quarry on South Table Mountain. The April 24, 1975 Golden Transcript described a well-attended meeting of the Jefferson County Planning Commission, which was reviewing Mr. Bradley’s application.
Bradley is representing the Adolph Coors Company and two other landowners who applied for the rezoning of 940 acres to the county’s new zone classification that preserves commercial mineral deposits…. While there are no plans to mine the Coors property, Bradley has stated that if the mineral conservation zoning is granted he would immediately seek a permit to mine the property owned by his wife, Patricia Bradley, and her sister, Maryanna Johnson.
Golden Transcript – April 24, 1975
When asked what he planned to do with the property after the rock was excavated, Bradley replied that there were no plans. One of the Planning Commissioners said she believed he had told a group in Pleasant View that the land would become a reservoir. “Your impression was dead wrong,” Bradley replied.
A geologist testified that if the volcanic caprock was removed from the mountain top, rain and snow would seep into the lower parts of the mountain and would drain out of the west face, increasing the possibility of landslides.
A petroleum geologist submitted a report noting that 38 landslide deposits had been mapped on North and South Table Mountains by the USGS, indicating “the extreme instability and present delicate equilibrium of the mountain slopes.”
Several citizen groups voiced their objections to the quarry and asked that the applicants submit “a complete environmental impact statement with more specific information concerning dust pollution, noise, truck traffic, drainage, and after-use.”
Post Script: Attorney Bradley never gave up his efforts to quarry South Table Mountain. He died in 2004. His wife, Patricia, died in 2021. Their children recently presented a plan to install solar panels on the family’s South Table Mountain property. The county rejected the application.
Most of the top of the mesa is now Jefferson County Open Space.
Weather
Overnight: Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 46°F
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 55°F
Friday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 43°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 73°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Sunday: Sunny, 76°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 64°F
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 42°F
Tuesday: Rain Showers Likely, 60°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 42°F
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 68°F
News About Golden - April 24, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
Supporters
Many thanks to the people and organizations who support What’s Happening in Golden? If you would like to support local news, please CLICK HERE!
Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, 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, Joy Brandt, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, and the Colorado Railroad Museum
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, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Vic DeMaria
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, and Kurt & Janet Siegfried
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, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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, and Mary Rains
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton
