Misty Mountain Morning
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Apr. 1st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 9:30-11AM - Blue & White (or 2 Color) Group
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10-10:45AM - Storybook Tour
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-2:30PM - Computer Basics
- 1-3PM - Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts
- 5:30-7:30PM - Textile Society
- 6:30-8:30PM - Toad Trivia
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9AM Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch @ Golden Welcome Center
Hey, Golden Seniors! Join your friends at the Visitors Center for coffee! we will meet in the GWC Heritage Community Boardroom Sponsored by Golden Pond Retirement Community and Golden Visitors & Information Center
Location:
Golden Welcome Center
1010 Washington Avenue (Map)
When:
9AM on Tuesday, Apr. 1st
Gathering & Stitching @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
9:30-11AM Blue & White (or 2 Color) Group
Open group for those wanting to develop and create their own blue and white quilt. (or other 2 color quilt). This group is meeting to provide encouragement, guidance and accountability as members set their own goals in their process of creating 2 Color inspired quilts.
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1-3PM Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts
Join like-minded quilters who love or want to learn the technique and art of English Paper Piecing. Whether you are a seasoned English Paper Piecer or never tried it, this is for you. Come share your project and learn from others.
Cost: FREE / Museum admission not included.
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Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
When:
1-3PM on Tuesday, Apr. 1st
10AM-12PM DeLong Park Weedbusters @ DeLong Park
Golden Parks and Recreation is using DeLong Park as a pilot project for the City’s first organic park location. This means that they will be using only natural, organic products for all plants and grasses. No synthetic chemicals will be used in our maintenance practices.
A group of weed-busting volunteers meets weekly at DeLong Park on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to noon to weed out invasive species. Interested community members can join the group.
The DeLong Park Weed Busters are always happy to bring in new members, and training on weed identification is provided!
Location:
DeLong Park
395 23rd Street (Map)
When:
10AM-12PM on Tuesday, Apr. 1st
Golden History: Correct form is essential (and may save a life).
Negotiating the terms - see the footnote regarding today's historic image!
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I’ve learned so much from George West, founder of the Colorado Transcript. The story that follows was told by his friend, William Loveland, about one of West’s famous duels. The story was recorded by Alice Polk Hill in her book, Colorado Pioneers in Picture and Story. From this tale, we learn that the terms of a duel (weapons, time and place) are drawn up on a “cartel,” and signed by both parties. Such a useful life skill to learn.
William Loveland:
In the fall of 1859 West established a paper at Golden called The Western Mountaineer, publishing the same during the following year, when he sold out to enter the Union Army. A rough element had gathered here during the winter of ’59-’60. There were many southern sympathizers in this locality, most of them good fellows, but quite free, in the vernacular of the period, “to talk with their mouths.” Among them was a young fellow known as ‘Dick Turpin,” from Western Missouri, a rabid sesessionist, and somewhat addicted to drink. When full of ‘tangle-foot,’ he was particularly loud-mouthed and reckless. One day he mounted his horse, and pistol in hand, rode through the streets, cursing all who claimed to be ‘Yankees.’ In the next issue of The Mountaineer, West gave him some pretty serve taps for his recklessness and general cussedness, at which he took umbrage, and called at the office to demand satisfaction.
He had taken the precaution to ‘brace up’ at the liquor saloons en route, and by the time he arrived was pretty full. He demanded to know if West was the author of the attack, and, being assured with great urbanity that such was the fact, he issued a peremptory verbal challenge to mortal combat. In fact, blood seemed to be the only fluid that would satisfy him and heal his wounded honor.
Taking in the situation, West thought best to humor him in his sanguinary desires, and, after much talk, said: ‘Why Dick don’t you know that this is not the best way to get at the business? I’ll fight you, of course; but you ought to send a friend with the challenge; then I will refer him to my friend, and let them fix it up for us.’
‘Well, Cap,’ said he, ‘I’ll be dog-goned if that ain’t so. I didn’t think about the ‘forms.’
They joined in a little ‘O-be-joyful,’ to bind the bargain, when Dick departed in search of a second.
He selected Jim Watson, who was a particular friend of West’s, and who soon presented him with a challenge, properly made out. West chose George Jackson as his second, and between them they fixed up a scheme to sober Dick, a difficult matter at all times; but they concluded if he could be brought to that condition he would not care to fight any more than West did. His second found him shortly afterward fuller than the legendary goat, informed him that his challenge had been accepted, and endeavored to impress upon his mind the necessity of sobering up in order to do justice to himself in the approaching combat. He succeeded in shutting him up in his room, and refused him any more liquor.
As the effects of the liquor gradually wore off, he was informed that the challenged party had the choice of weapons, time and place of meeting, and he had chosen Bowie knives.
This suited him exactly; he said Bowie knives were his favorite instrument of death.
Finally, Watson and Jackson had West’s antagonist in a proper state of mind to receive his ultimatum.
They presented the cartel to him for his signature. It had already received West’s, and ran to this effect:
The parties were to be on the ground at sunrise on the following morning; the instruments to be Bowie knives of equal length and sharpness; the blade to be not more than eight inches long and one and one-half inches at the widest part; the combatants to be placed back to back, one on the south edge of North Table Mountain, the other on the north edge of South Table Mountain, and at the words ‘one, two, three,’ to turn and fight across the intervening gulch.
The chasm over which the fight was to take place is fully a half mile across. Dick, of course, saw the joke, the very ridiculousness of the proposal acted upon him as expected, and he declared himself satisfied, accompanied the seconds to the Mountaineer office, and compromised it over a bottle of ‘old cherry bounce.’
George West:
Yes, that was one of the duels I didn’t fight, and I assure you it was decidedly a ‘satisfaction’ affair.’
Alice Polk Hill:
I was deeply impressed with the danger of early journalism in Colorado.
Source: Colorado Pioneers in Picture and Story by Alice Polk Hill
Pete and Nancy Torpey, Golden residents and hosts of the Eyes on Success radio show/podcast, used ChatGPT to generate today's featured image, showing George West and a group of men negotiating terms in front of the Transcript office. The Golden History Museum Collection provided the baseline images.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain between 7am and 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and noon, then rain and snow. Partly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 32°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow, 50°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Light Snow, 29°F
Thursday: Light Snow, 39°F
Thursday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 28°F
Friday: Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow Likely, 44°F
Friday Night: Rain And Snow Likely, 29°F
Saturday: Light Snow Likely, 39°F
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy, 25°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 48°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 30°F
Monday: Sunny, 57°F
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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, The Golden Hotel, and Kurt & Janet Siegfried
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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, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains
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