Summer Flowers
Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Aug. 8th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 9-10:30AM - Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 5-7PM - Golden Women in Business Happy Hour*
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-9PM - Golden Game Guild Mini Paint Night
- 6:30PM - Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting
- 6:45PM - $5 Yoga Class - Restorative Yoga
- 7:30PM - School of Rock - The Musical
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
6:30PM Economic Development Commission @ City Hall
EDComm will consider a $1000 sponsorship request to support the Chamber of Commerce Business Summit, which will be held on November 7th. They will discuss the $4500 that they budgeted to support Traxion this fall.
Staff will discuss their recent visit to the new Golden Ridge Enterprise Zone.
Meeting Agenda
Watch the meeting streaming live
City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
9-10:30AM Community Marketing Stakeholder Committee @ City Hall
Photo b Joyce Davell
The Community Marketing group will review the media plan for the remainder of the year, applying for a Tourism Marketing Grant from the Colorado Tourism office, expenses & revenue, and service agreements with the consultants who support the program. This program is not funded out of the City's general fund: it is funded by a vendor's fee (paid by the merchants), which generates about $600k/year.
The City's Marketing manager left several months ago. The committee members have proposed restructuring this program so that–instead of being managed by a city employee–it would be spun off into a stand-alone non-profit organization with a board. The new manager (who would report to the new non-profit) would have a more in-person presence, visiting and listening to local businesses. City Council will begin discussing this proposal at next week's meeting.
Meeting Agenda
Watch the meeting streaming live
City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
Live Music for Thursday, Aug. 8th
- 5-8PM Kory Montgomery @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - More Live Music
1-4PM Teague Starbuck @ Mountain Toad
5PM Philip Churchwell @ Over Yonder
5-9PM Josh Blackburn @ Wrigley’s
6PM Still the Same @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Shawn Nelson @ Goosetown Station
6PM Rose's Pawn Shop @ New Terrain Brewing
7-10PM Elle Michelle's Grateful Holler @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Much Ado About Not Much
Excerpt from the 1882 Birdseye View Map of Golden, Colorado, with Goosetown outlined and the Omaha House circled.
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Goosetown is the neighborhood along 10th Street, east of Ford. The Colorado Central Railroad was based there, and there were several boarding houses to accommodate the railroad workers and their families. The Omaha House was one of those boarding houses.
112 Years Ago
The August 8, 1912 Colorado Transcript describes a group that was itchin' for some good old-fashioned frontier justice.
Goosetown was thrown into a furor of excitement Sunday night, when it was reported that robbers were ransacking the saloon at the Omaha house . Shotguns, Winchesters and clubs were hurried to the scene of action, and it looked for a time as though the battle with the Paris auto thieves would be tame in comparison. One man rushed, Paul Revere like, through the east end of the city wildly calling on the citizens, and with a double-barreled shot gun in his hands, he marshaled a brigade to the scene of action. With guards stationed at the front and rear doors, the doughty would-be captors waited. However, their good and brave intentions were all for naught, as it was discovered that the alarm had been caused by the young son of the proprietor stumbling over some chairs. While the posses were gathering, the lad calmly went to sleep in a chair, and was found there by the guards.
Colorado Transcript - August 8, 1912
Many thanks to Esther Kettering for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of August.
Weather
Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 55°F
Friday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 74°F
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 59°F
Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 82°F
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 62°F
Sunday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 85°F
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 63°F
Monday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 84°F
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 63°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 64°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
News Relating to Golden - August 8, 2024
Miners Alley raises the roof with ‘School of Rock’
By Eric Fitzgerald
OnStage Colorado
School of Rock has landed on stage at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center with a production that blows the roof off their new home. Based on the hit 2003 film starring Jack Black, MAP Associate Artistic Director Warren Sherrill has enthusiastically directed this rock ‘n roll musical with a powerful cast of local adult and child actors and musicians... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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Golden cracks down on moms raising money for disabled kids without permit
By Elizabeth Hernandez
Denver Post
Two moms who run an organization serving disabled children have provoked the ire of Golden officials who referred to the organization as “pretty belligerent” and “a thorn in our side” in emails regarding the moms’ presence at a city arts festival... Read more...
Golden Minerals Announces Chief Financial Officer Retirement and Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Golden Minerals
OLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Golden Minerals Company (“Golden Minerals,” “Golden” or the “Company”) (NYSE-A: AUMN and TSX: AUMN) has announced the retirement of the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Julie Weedman. Ms. Weedman’s retirement, which has been expected for some time, will become effective on August 15, 2024. Ms. Weedman will remain available to the Company on a consulting basis after her retirement date... Read more...
GOLDEN TO HOLD MINERAL EXPLORATION SYMPOSIUM
Minuteman Press
The Colorado School of Mines in Golden will host the Denver Mineral Exploration Symposium in September... Read more...
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