Juneteenth
Photo by Joyce Davell This is Juneteenth, a federal holiday. The County and City offices will be closed (as will the library). The Splash and the Community Center are open. There will be no mail delivery today.
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jun. 19th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - ARTSWEEK Golden
- 7:30AM - Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 5-7:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
- 5-7:30PM - Create Your Tarot Card
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-8:15PM - Summer Solstice Self-Care Class
- 7:30-9:30PM - Brad Montgomery's Having Fun with People
- 7:30PM - Ring of Fire
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
5-7:30PM Create Your Tarot Card @ Golden City Brewery
Tarot represents a symbolic journey through the human experience—our emotions, intuition, transformations, and deeper truths. Together we will each create a tarot Art piece, a mirror to our present self. All mediums welcome.
Intuitive expression, Using symbolism within the language of art, Learning about Tarot and how to use it within art making, and Using multimedia as a means to create will be facilitated.
This special ARTSWEEK workshop takes place at Golden City Brewery!
Location:
Golden City Brewery
920 1/2 12th Street (Map)
When:
5-7:30PM on Thursday, Jun. 19th
5-7:30PM Golden American Legion Dinner @ American Legion Post 21
Chicken Strips, salad, dessert - $8.00 Public Welcome www.goldenpost21.org
Location:
American Legion Post 21
500 9th Street (Map)
When:
5-7:30PM on Thursday, Jun. 19th
Host Families Sought for Next Year’s Rotary Exchange Student
Golden Rotary Club is looking for three families in Golden to host a female exchange student from Brazil during the 2025/2026 school year
Host families provide a safe, warm and nurturing environment for the student and room (a bedroom or shared bedroom with a same-sex host sibling), three meals a day, transportation to and from school and school activities, and pay for student expenses when on family outings.
The Rotary Club of Golden will provide the student with a monthly stipend of $225 for incidentals, clothing, and personal entertainment when out with friends. We also pay required school fees, sports fees, and provide support for needed equipment and uniforms.
Golden Rotary has a Youth Exchange Officer who will be resource to the host family. Students are also assigned a Youth Exchange Counselor from the club to provide personal support for the student. We also ensure that the exchange student has medical insurance and liability insurance for the program. During the year your exchange student will attend several mandatory Rocky Mountain Rotary Youth Exchange events for which the club will provide transportation and financial support including a ski trip in the winter.
For more information about the program and the benefits of being a host family please visit the Rocky Mountain Rotary Youth Exchange webpage at https://www.rmrye.org/host-families
For questions or to indicate interest, contact:
Kevin Nichols
Rotary Club of Golden Youth Exchange Officer
303-619-5946
ksnichols@comcast.net
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to planning@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
The homeowners at 2105 Jackson Street want to add on to their house. The home was built in 1925 and is surrounded by mature trees.
The owners hope to build a new approach to the house so the front entrance faces 21st street rather than Jackson. The proposed additions would preserve most of the original structure and all of the trees, but the change would require approval from the planning commission to exceed the maximum lot coverage for part of the house and the allowed height for part of the house.
The meeting packet includes a letter from the nextdoor neighbor, expressing his approval of the plans.
Their second topic is a proposed change to the municipal code which would allow smaller setbacks where compliance is difficult. If Planning Commission approves the proposed change, it will be sent to City Council for approval.
Finally, they will adjourn to study session to discuss proposed changes to the sustainability requirements that Staff and Planning Commission use to evaluate new construction and significant remodeling.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30PM on Wednesday, Jun. 18th
Live Music for Thursday, Jun. 19th
5-7PM Jessica Jones and Kory Montgomery @ The Golden Mill
6:30PM Zoomst! @ Goosetown Station
- More Live Music
6PM The Jauntee @ New Terrain Brewing
7-10PM Backyard Bluegrass @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Undead Fans
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - courtesy, Wikipedia, Creative Commons
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41 Years Ago
In "The Undead: Lively fans flock to hear the Grateful Dead's hypnotic music," the June 19, 1984 Golden Transcript described a mass visitation of Grateful Dead fans who were in town for a series of concerts at Red Rocks.
The article claimed that fans were camped in "every empty spot between Golden and Morrison." The writer clearly enjoyed the chance to write about the counterculture.
It described one of the campsites in detail, including a tie-dyed sheet, a VW bus, and a hammock. The inhabitants included a young man wearing sandals and faded Levi cutoffs and "a tired-looking woman in a jungle print sundress...curled in a tattered brown blanket on the ground at his feet." The next campsite had two men "naked to the waist" and "a rail-thin blonde in cutoffs and a canary yellow tank top" who was barefoot.
The reporter spoke with a woman who had been following the band for four years, traveling in a bus. She paid her expenses by selling jewelry and working in vineyards. "The sun has aged her face beyond her 24 years." She enjoyed her nomadic lifestyle. "It's a good way of life. You party with people, and the band makes people happy."
The article cited several drug-related offenses during the band's previous visit to Red Rocks, but said 1984 had seen fewer such incidents.
Deadheads seem to be a peaceful lot, at least There are rarely any reports of violence in connection with a Dead concert.
One man (he asked not to be identified) who has worked for the band about 20 years says he is tired of the way people harp about the deadheads' use of drugs.
“It's incidental,” he said as he toyed with a tear-drop shaped crystal hung from a chain around his neck that encased a red and yellow glass copy of an hallucinogenic mushroom
“It’s the music, man. The music.”
Golden Transcript - June 19, 1984
Weather
Overnight: Clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 7 mph.
Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 66°F
Friday: Sunny, 97°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 64°F
Saturday: Sunny, 95°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 63°F
Sunday: Sunny, 92°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 56°F
Monday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 76°F
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 57°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 80°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 58°F
Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 77°F
News About Golden - June 19, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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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, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Goosetown Station
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, Vic DeMaria, and Joy Brandt
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, and Robert Thresher.
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, and Mary Rains, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Cherryln Parker, Mary Eiberger, and Kevin Nichols
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens
