A Dry Winter Landscape
Photo by Nancy Torpey
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Feb. 6th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9AM - Public Art Commission Meeting
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 12:30-2PM - Home School Art Club
- 1-2:30PM - Cybersecurity Awareness
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-8PM - Ski tuning with Annex Elite Tuning
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 4-5:30PM - After School Art Club
- 4:30-6PM - REDI Task Force Meeting
- 5-7:30PM - Teen Night
- 6-7PM - Ukulele Thursdays
- 6-10PM - Wax N' Suds
- 6-8PM - Learn How to Use Your Sewing Machine
- 6PM - Run Club
- 7:30PM - Morning After Grace
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Win a Garden in a Box
Every year, the City sponsors a Garden-in-a-Box program to encourage residents to plant low moisture gardens. I've bought many of them over the years, and the plants really do thrive in our climate.
The gardens aren't yet available for purchase, but the Garden In A Box people are currently running a gift card giveaway. Enter by February 10th to be eligible to win.
While winter may not be done with us just yet (a good thing for snowpack and drought relief), we gardeners can’t help but dream of spring! 🌱 If you’re itching to get your hands dirty, we’ve got just the thing.
Garden In A Box is giving away $200 gift cards to two lucky winners to help you plant a beautiful, waterwise landscape this spring. With ordering opening in March, it’s the perfect time to start sowing the seeds for your garden goals! Enter by February 10 for your chance to win!
Win a Gigantic TV
The American Legion Golden Post 21 will be having a fundraising drawing this Sunday during half-time of the Super Bowl. Prize: 65" Smart TV worth $500
Tickets: $5/each or 5/$20. You do not need to be present to win.
Stop by any time during their open hours to buy tickets: 3-8PM during the week and 12-9PM Saturday and Sunday.
American Legion Post 21
500 9th Street (map)
9AM Public Art Commission @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 9AM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 9AM.
- Send email comments to pac@cityofgolden.net.
At this time of year, most of the Boards & Commission are discussing the Work Plans that they will present to City Council. Since the Public Art Commission is being phased out, to be replaced by an Arts and Culture Commission, they will not prepare a Work Plan for 2025.
They commissioned several pieces of art during 2024, and staff will review the status each project.
- New Loveland Mine Park ($53K)
- Clear Creek Trail ($25K)
- DeLong Park ($75K) *
- Triangle Park (Yucca Seed Pods in Limestone - budget unspecified)
- Ulysses Park ($92K)
*A long-time resident of the East Street neighborhood has offered to contribute $25K toward the cost of the DeLong Park artwork, in memory of her late husband. The Commission will decide whether to accept the contribution, and if so, will provide an acknowledgment of the gift. The meeting memo does not mention whether there will some acknowledgement on the art installation itself.
This morning, they will provide their thoughts on the artwork to be commissioned for the new city hall. The City plans to dedicate 1% of the construction budget to public art. At this time, they estimate that the art budget will be about $470K. Staff is asking whether the art should be concentrated in and near the new building or if it should be spread into Vanover Park or even as far as Washington Avenue.
12:30-2PM Home School Art Club Spring Session Begins @ FAC Creative Campus
Students Aged 6 - 12
Days in Session 1: 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27. 3/6, and 3/13
Days in Session 2: 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17. 4/24, and 5/1
Come join us to learn how we can apply creative thinking to our lives through diverse projects and activities. This afterschool program will not focus on just one single medium, but instead we will dive headfirst into many creative outlets. Join us as we explore music, movement, food, fashion as well as the visual arts. This program is perfect for students who are interested in a wide range of activities and want to try them all.
Foothills Art Center Creative Campus
809 15th Street (map)
(303) 279-3922
5PM Teen Night @ Golden Community Center
Golden Teen Nights is a program designed and operated by a group of Golden High School students with Golden Rotarians serving as helpers/advisors. Teen Nights is designed to give students an opportunity to interact with their peers in a setting outside of school. It is held the first Thursday of each month (excluding June and July), 5:00 to 7:30 pm at the Golden Community Center. Attractions include board games, swimming, pool, soft drinks, pizza, snacks, and just hanging out. Other organizations are often invited to attend and make presentations to the teens. The program is funded by a Thriving Community grant from the City of Golden.
For more information, contact Tom Hughes at eth5530@cs.com.
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
Live Music for Thursday, Feb. 6th
- More Live Music
6PM Broken Compass Bluegrass @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Ghost of a Staircase
Google Street Images - June 2017
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The building at 11th and Washington served as the town mortuary for more than 100 years. The present owners did a wonderful job of restoring the building to its original Victorian glory.
One of their many major tasks was removing the decades' worth of paint on the exterior walls. Once they had removed the paint, the ghost of an old staircase appeared.
The corner building was constructed in 1872 by grocer C. A. Clark.
Mr. C. A. Clark is moving his stock of groceries into his new and elegant store on the corner of Washington Avenue and First Street, which has just been completed, and will hereafter be found there, ready, as heretofore, to serve his customers….He has now erected one of the handsomest buildings in town, the store being 25 by 80 feet, with a splendid iron front, and the second story finished off for offices.
Colorado Transcript – November 27, 1872
The following year, Clark sold his business and the building to Elmus Smith.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. West southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 34°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 59°F
Friday Night: Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow, 35°F
Saturday: Chance Light Snow, 49°F
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow, 23°F
Sunday: Slight Chance Light Snow, 38°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow, 20°F
Monday: Chance Light Snow, 34°F
Monday Night: Chance Light Snow, 15°F
Tuesday: Chance Light Snow, 31°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Snow, 15°F
Wednesday: Chance Light Snow, 34°F
News About Golden - February 6, 2025
Thousands of golden retrievers to gather in Golden
By Alexander Kirk
9News
GOLDEN, Colo. — The annual "Goldens in Golden" event returns this weekend for a celebration of one of America's most popular dog breeds... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
VEHICLE BREAKINS
By Golden Police Department
Crimewatch
The Golden Police Department has seen a rise in the number of reported Burglaries within the city... Read more...
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