Much To Be Thankful For
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Nov. 27th
- All day - 8AM and 9AM - Free Thanksgiving Workout @ Unite Fitness
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Thanksgiving Day Dining Specials
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- 8:30AM - The Great Turkey Chase
- 9-10:15AM - Gratitude Yoga
- 11AM-3PM - Community Table @ Golden Mill
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
First Ice
Photos by Chris Davell
Photographer Chris Davell spotted the year's first ice on Clear Creek yesterday. Today is forecast to be warmer (mid-50s).
8AM and 9AM - Free Thanksgiving Workout @ Unite Fitness
Enjoy a free workout with Unite Fitness on Thanksgiving Day! 8 or 9AM workouts. Sign up for free on Mindbody. Non-members welcome, start your Thanksgiving Day in the best way! Email contact@unite.fitness for support.
Location:
Unite Fitness
2600 East St. (map)
8:30AM The Great Turkey Chase @ Parfet Park
Parfet Park Photo by Richard Luckin
Join us on Thanksgiving morning in Golden for the 12th Annual Great Turkey Chase. This turkey day fun run is a 3-mile out and back heading West along the along the Clear Creek Trail. Register
Location:
Parfet Park
10th and Washington (map)
11AM-3PM Community Table @ Golden Mill
The Golden Mill is hosting its second annual Thanksgiving Community Table, featuring fantastic food, delicious seasonal beverages, and an inspiring sense of community. All are welcome, from those in need to those away from home to people simply seeking connection, to dine for free or “donate what you can.” All donations will benefit BGOLDN, a local organization whose mission is to eradicate food insecurity and feed the community year-round.
From 11AM to 3PM, Chef Jesus Silva will serve a Thanksgiving lunch with an authentic Mexican twist, honoring gratitude, connection, and community. Food will be served until it runs out, and the taps will be flowing with drinks for purchase throughout the event. BGOLDN will receive 100% of all donations and proceeds from alcoholic beverage sales.
In addition to the Thanksgiving event, The Golden Mill is also still participating in the Food Hall Food Drive for Food Banks - a friendly competition among six metro area food halls to garner food and monetary donations for local food banks, running through the end of the month.
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
Did you forget something?
Today's Grocery Store Hours:
Safeway | 1701 Jackson Street | 303-278-1861 | Map | 6AM-6PM
King Soopers | 17171 S. Golden Road | 303-279-5458 | Map | 6AM-4PM
Natural Grocers | 2401 East St. | 303-279-2500 | map | CLOSED
Walgreens | 17222 S. Golden Rd. | 303-457-5823 | Map | CLOSED
The Golden Word - 11/27/25
Golden History: A Daisy of a House
The 1902 Parfet Home at 19th and Ford – Golden History Museum Collection – enlarge
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123 Years Ago
The Globe says George Parfet’s elegant new house looms up “like a castle on Ford street.” We do not know as a castle on Ford street would loom up differently than one elsewhere in our beautiful city, but George is going to have a daisy of a house all the same, by far the best and most costly home so far erected in Golden. It is two stories high above a high basement, of buff pressed brick so extensively manufactured by the Golden Pressed Brick Company, and will be modern in every detail.
Colorado Transcript – November 27, 1902
The Parfet house, built at 19th and Ford in 1902, was a showplace of the community for many years. The family’s yard stretched all the way down to Kinney Run at the bottom of the hill.
66 Years Ago
The area began to change in 1959. The City decided to “underground” Kinney Run and use that valley to extend Jackson Street. The new roadway was zoned for commercial development, so the Parfets turned the grassy backyard into a commercial lot and leased it to King Soopers.
48 Years Ago
When King Soopers withdrew from Golden, the building became a bank. Downtown parking had been so tight that the bank wanted a REALLY BIG parking lot, so in 1977 the Parfet house was demolished.
THE PARFET HOUSE was fast disappearing at 19th and Ford Streets this week–another Golden landmark which has left the Golden scene….
Golden Transcript – May 5, 1977
7 Years Ago
That corner remained a parking lot for more than 40 years, but in 2018, twelve town homes were built there.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 39°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain, 62°F
Friday Night: Rain And Snow Likely, 22°F
Saturday: Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny, 34°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow, 15°F
Sunday: Chance Light Snow, 30°F
Sunday Night: Chance Light Snow, 19°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 36°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 22°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 47°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow, 29°F
Wednesday: Slight Chance Light Snow, 42°F
News About Golden - November 27, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
CCR Trailhead in Clear Creek Canyon Park Opens
Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Colo. — Jeffco Parks & Open Space is excited to announce that CCR Trailhead in Clear Creek Canyon Park opened to the public on Friday, November 21... Read more...
Colorado state parks offer free entry on ‘Fresh Air Friday’
By Kyla Pearce
Colorado Politics
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering free state park entry on Black Friday, encouraging people to get outside as a “unique alternative” to Black Friday shopping, according to a CPW news release.
“Fresh Air Friday” offers both Coloradans and out-of-state visitors an opportunity to explore state parks throughout Colorado free of cost, the release said... Read more...
Here's What's Happening This Week at Foothills Art Center
Orediggers soccer season comes down to penalty kick
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Call it a case of déjà vu.
A postseason game between Top-25 teams Colorado School of Mines and UCCS ends in a 1-1 tie and, after scoreless overtime periods, had to be decided by a penalty shootout... Read more...
Jack Bringardner named Fryrear Chair for Innovation and Excellence
By Jasmine Leonas
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Jack Bringardner, teaching professor and director of education innovation in Engineering, Design and Society, has been awarded the Ben Fryrear Chair for Innovation and Excellence at Colorado School of Mines... Read more...
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