A Classic January Day (in case you forgot how they looked)
Photo by Chris Davell
Click to enlarge
What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jan. 15th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 7:30AM - Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting
- 8AM-3PM - Passport-palooza @ The Jeffco Courthouse
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 2:30-4:30PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 4-4:45PM - Creative Dramatics
- 6-8PM - Trivia Night
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-10PM - Wax N' Suds
- 6PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Winter Reading Program Starts Today
Are you feeling stuck inside with the couch calling your name? Trade the endless scrolling for reading adventures that transport you to new places — without leaving your warm, fuzzy socks behind.
Grab your Winter Reading Bingo card today and carve out some time to curl up with your TBR pile. Starting Jan. 15, explore books and complete activities that match the 16 bingo space descriptions to collect badges and fill out your card. Read your way to BINGO by Feb. 28 to win your finisher prize! Learn more....
8AM-3PM Passport-palooza @ The Jeffco Courthouse
Twice a year the Jefferson County Clerk & Recorder's Office provides passport processing with no appointment necessary. If you are filing for a new passport, your passport has expired by more than five years, or are getting passports for your children, this is the event for you. From 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., stop by with all of your documents, a checkbook, and your application—we'll get you ready for fall and winter travel. RSVP today.
Location:
Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility
100 Jefferson County Parkway (Map)
4-4:45PM Creative Dynamics @ Miners Alley
Four- to six-year-olds play theatre games, explore creative movement, and enjoy storytelling in a safe environment focused on imagination and fun. A drop-off class for young artists to enjoy! Students must be at least four years old as of the first lass date. This is an eight-week class. Register
Location:
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1100 Miners Alley (Map)
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)
- Send email comments to rrogers@cityofgolden.net.
After the agenda and minutes are approved, the board will listen to public comment. Any speakers will have three minutes.
The board will review the Draft East End Amenities project, which includes the landscaping around the new City Hall and proposed additions to the existing parks (Parfet and Vanover). This will go to City Council on February 10th. Learn more about the East End Amenities project on Guiding Golden
They will discuss staff's proposed approach to providing equity and access to the City's recreation programs and services. Several discounts are suggested for lower-income households. See pp 7 and 8 of the meeting packet.
They will review the progress on their 2025 work plan and discuss their 2026 work plan. See pp 9-13 of the meeting packet.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6PM on Thursday, Jan. 15th
The Golden Word - 01/15/26
Live Music for Thursday, Jan. 15th
- More Live Music
6PM Ms. W's Flower Hour @ New Terrain Brewing
6:30-8:30PM Rene Moffatt @ Etta Jeanne
7-10PM Open Jam Night @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Lost to the Elements
Washington Avenue after the 1913 snowstorm – Golden History Museum Collection
Click to enlarge
The snowstorm of December 4th & 5th, 1913 remains the biggest in Golden history. There was also record cold that month, so the snow didn’t melt as rapidly as usual. A month later there were still significant drifts.
The December 11, 1913 Colorado Transcript reported that Golden dairyman John Klaassens had disappeared in the storm. He was last seen near his home, when a neighbor helped him unhitch his team from his wagon, which had overturned with a load full of malt. Klaassan headed home from the accident, riding one horse and leading the other. The horses were found the next morning, but searchers found no trace of the man.
112 Years Ago
The January 15, 1914 Transcript reported that Mr. Klaassens’ body had been found at last. He was lying face down about 200 yards from his house. There was blood beneath his body and a mark the size of a horse’s hoof on his chest. The coroner concluded that Klaassens had “pitched over the horse’s head and that the horse stepped on him.” It was believed that the cold and his injury left him unable to stand, so he died where he fell.
Search parties had been looking for him every Sunday since he disappeared, and on January 10th, two men spotted his coat peeking through the drifts near the spot where his horses were found.
Klaassens had come to Golden from Holland six years earlier. He left a wife and three young children. He is buried in the Golden cemetery.
Weather
Overnight: Clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. West northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 27°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 44°F
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 27°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 46°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Sunday: Sunny, 57°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 30°F
M.L. King Jr. Day: Sunny, 49°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 30°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 56°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 32°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 56°F
News About Golden - January 15, 2026
Colorado firefighters quickly extinguish car fire that spread to nearby grass in Golden
By Jennifer McRae
CBS Colorado
An early morning car fire in Golden that spread to nearby grass was quickly extinguished by firefighters early Wednesday morning... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
Golden boys hoops holds off tough Pueblo South squad in non-league action
By Dennis Pleuss
Colorado Preps
GOLDEN — Coach Lou Vullo was a little concerned that his Golden Demons boys basketball team would cool off over the Winter Break, but that hasn’t been the case... Read more...
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 Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
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 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, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, and Steve & M.L. Richardson
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, Wendy Weiman, and Marge Frueh
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, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way
