Buffalo Bill and the Lights
Photo by Alan Pinkus
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jan. 23rd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9AM - Paper Piecing: The Forest
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-8PM - Reader's Rendezvous Divine Timing
- 4-5PM - Tween Scene: Steampunk Craft & Tea Dueling
- 4:30-6:30PM - Golden Women in Business Happy Hour*
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-10PM - Wax N' Suds
- 6PM - Mines Community Meeting
- 6-8PM - Denver West Quilt Artists Group Meeting
- 6PM - Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
- 7PM - RMI: Six Ways to Reduce the Need for Newly Mined Battery Minerals
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
4-5PM Tween Scene: Steampunk Craft & Tea Dueling @ The Library
Tweens in grades 4 to 6 are invited to visit the library for a monthly event just for them! There will be various crafts, activities and games for Tweens to enjoy on a regular basis.
Today’s Activity: Steampunk Craft & Tea Dueling
6PM Mines Community Information 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!
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- The meeting will probably not be livestreamed, but you can check this page at 6PM. The recording should be posted on that page tomorrow.
- Attend the meeting @ Public Works Building - 1445 10th Street (map)
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6PM.
The Board will adjourn to a Study Session after Public Comment. A Bike Manual Discussion, Project Updates, New Business, and Matters for Referral will follow.
7PM Reduce the Need for Newly Mined Battery Minerals @ Jefferson Unitarian Church
From grids to EVs, batteries are essential to the energy transition – but mining their minerals doesn't have to be. In this event, authors of RMI’s recent report will outline six solutions to address the rising mineral demand across efficiency, innovation, and circularity. We will also cover how RMI is helping to implement them through its Battery Circular Economy Initiative -- and leave plenty of time for discussion as we look ahead.
Please plan to stay for a reception with food, drinks, and conversations afterwards.
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue (map)
Live Music for Thursday, Jan. 23rd
- More Live Music
6PM Bill McKay Band @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Before it was Beautiful
Boettcher Mansion – courtesy, Boettcher Mansion Facebook page – click to visit website
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If you’ve visited the Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain, you probably think of it as a fine craftsman home, beautifully preserved. It was not always thus.
51 Years Ago
The January 23, 1974 Golden Transcript announced that Jefferson County Commissioners had allocated $100,000 to begin restoring the building. The mansion had been built in 1917 as a summer home for the Boettcher family. In 1968, Charline Breeden, a granddaughter of the Boettchers and owner of the house, donated it–along with the surrounding 110 acres–to Jefferson County. The gift came with the stipulation that the County must keep it for public use and could not sell it.
The County wasn’t quite sure what to do with it, and during the several years they spent deciding, the house deteriorated and was vandalized. The 1974 Transcript article detailed some of the repairs needed: “roof, broken windows, plaster, heating system, electricity, plumbing, floors, carpeting, exterior and interior painting, new locks, drapes, ventilation, outside steps and porches.”
The house is now rented as a venue for meetings and social events. The grounds form the Lookout Mountain Nature Preserve. The Lookout Mountain Nature Center was originally housed in the mansion’s garage, but is now a stand-alone structure.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 13, with temperatures rising to around 17 overnight. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 31, with temperatures falling to around 28 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. West wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 23°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow, 46°F
Friday Night: Light Snow, 14°F
Saturday: Light Snow, 21°F
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow, 12°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 28°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 16°F
Monday: Sunny, 43°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 22°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 45°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 23°F
Wednesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow, 44°F
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, Tom Reiley, and Michael Mason
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, Joy Brandt, 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, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, and The Golden Hotel
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, John & Carol McEncroe, and Rose McLaughlin
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
