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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jul. 9th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 11AM-12PM - Lunch & Learn: Dr. Blaze Cook and Dr. Alan Hise
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-6PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 4-5PM - Pokémon Club
- 5:30-7PM - Golden Women in Business Happy Hour*
- 6-8PM - Trivia Night @ Scully's Cafe
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6PM - Trivia Night @ Launch
- 6:30PM - Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
11AM-12PM Lunch & Learn: Dr. Blaze Cook and Dr. Alan Hise @ Golden Community Center
Dr. Blaze Cook and Dr. Alan Hise will be discussing common health concerns that impact active, mature adults. Many of these issues can be treated with minimally invasive outpatient procedures and improve the quality of life for years to come. In this presentation, we will review symptoms that are often missed or underdiscussed, but that can have long term health adverse health effects, as well has options for treatments.
The Lunch and Learn series is chance to grab a bite to eat and learn about many of the 50 plus communities’ ongoing questions about health, transportation, living situations, insurance, nutrition, end of life choices, and many other topics. Join us every month for informative series. Lunch is provided for the first 20 participants.
Active Older Adults aged 50+ | More information
Location:
Front Porch Golden Community Center - Bear Creek South
1470 10th Street (Map)
4-5PM Pokémon Club @ Golden Library
Pokémon trainers unite! Visit the library each month as Pokémon trainers of all levels come together for an hour of fun! Those just entering the training field can borrow Golden Library’s beginner decks. Experienced trainers are welcome to bring their own 60 card deck to play. Trading cards will only take place if your adult is present. More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
6:30PM Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to edcomm@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6:30PM.
Tonight's topics include:
- Connects Workspace is requesting a grant of $839 to purchase battery backup systems for both of their locations.
- The City is funding a $15,000 feasibility study regarding a maker space for Golden. The board will discuss three proposals (which are not included in the meeting packet.
- EDComm staff had been in discussions with Traxion, a business advisor group, to facilitate a business mentorship program during 2027. Traxion has notified staff that they're no longer available.
- Compared to the first quarter of 2025, sales tax is up 3.45%, use tax is down 11.07%, lodging tax is down 5.5% and marijuana is "slightly above budget."
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6:30PM on Thursday, Jul. 9th
The Golden Word - 07/09/26
Live Music for Thursday, Jul. 9th
- 5-8PM Alibi @ Golden Mill
- More Live Music
5-9PM Live Music @ Wrigley’s
6PM BreadBox @ New Terrain Brewing
7-10PM Mighty Holler @ Columbine Cafe
7-10PM Open Jam Night @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: History of a (Delicious) Fund-Raiser
38 Years Ago
In 1988 the Golden Rotary Club had a new idea for fund-raising. Coors had refrigerated trucks that delivered beer to the west slope but came back to Golden empty. Noland Farms in Palisade had first-rate, fresh-picked peaches that needed to be transported from the orchards to the legions of peach-lovers on the front range. Coors agreed to pick up a load of peaches and deliver them to the Golden Rotary Club. And so, a fund-raiser was born.
Golden Rotarians delivered order forms to their friends and neighbors. People loved the idea, and many ordered a dozen or more boxes–some for freezing, some for canning, some for giving as gifts to neighbors and clients.
That first year, the peach orders were distributed in the parking lot of the Village Shopping Center (Goodwill, Taco Bell, Ace Hardware, etc.). The line was long, but no one seemed to mind, as people chatted, comparing peach recipes and canning methods.
Thirty-eight years later, the Rotary Club of Golden is still running their west slope peach fund-raiser, and it’s more popular than ever. Their logistics have improved, as pick-up has moved to the Jeffco Fairgrounds (map) and is now blindingly fast.
The peaches are still freshly picked and tree-ripened. Join in the Golden tradition! Order your peaches from any Golden Rotarian or do it through their website. The peaches will arrive on August 1st. QUESTIONS? Email the Rotary Peach Committee: GoldenRotaryPeaches@gmail.com
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 62°F
Saturday: Sunny, 93°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 66°F
Sunday: Sunny, 93°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 67°F
Monday: Sunny, 98°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 70°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 97°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 70°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 97°F
News About Golden - July 9, 2026
36th Annual Golden Fine Arts Festival
National Artists Come to Historic Downtown Golden
Golden Chamber of Commerce
(Golden, CO) The 36th annual Golden Fine Arts Festival is set for Saturday, August 15th, and Sunday, August 16th, with artists coming from the Carolinas to California… Texas to Minnesota… with plenty of Colorado artists, as well. This year’s event will be held in Parfet Park, 10th & Washington Avenue, in historic downtown Golden with art on display for sale, food vendors, beer and wine, and a Festival Store run by the Golden Chamber of Commerce. Close to one-hundred artists are meticulously selected by a local jury of industry professionals... Read more... Download PDF below.
Coors to Colorado: We were here first
By Kyla Pearce
The Gazette
The rugged outdoors, the high country mystique, the crisp Rocky Mountain water — all imagery and language used to describe Coors beer over the years and to appeal to travelers coming west to Colorado.
As Colorado celebrates its 150th birthday, Coors celebrates a birthday three years older than the state itself — an older sibling that has watched Colorado’s economy, image and political landscape shift and grow over the years and made a lasting impact... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
Driver pleads guilty to assault in Golden road-rage shooting
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Pierre Morris, the driver in last summer’s road rage incident-turned chase through southwestern Golden, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault... Read more...
Colorado’s Lindsey Heaps, captain of USWNT, joins Denver Summit FC: ‘I want to win everything’
By Luca Evans
Denver Post
On the day Colorado’s Golden girl was finally re-introduced in Summit FC green, general manager Curt Johnson spoke first, and said the word “project” exactly seven times in a 5-minute opening statement. The new women’s professional team is a project, Johnson emphasized, the symbolism ringing loud with the beepings of bulldozers around Centennial Stadium. The club needed a staff — starting with former Manchester City head coach Nick Cushing — of “builders,” Johnson said. It needed players who were builders, too... Read more...
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, 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, Vic DeMaria, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, in memory of 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, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, Golden PT & Pilates, and Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/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, 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, 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, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, Vicki Greivel, Kim McDonough, Carie Chimbel, Peggy Brochtrup, and Cindy & Matt Finley
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
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, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, GoldenBrokers, and Elizabeth Coil
