Parfet Park on a Snowy Morning
Photo by Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Dec. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Colorado Gives Day
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10AM-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 10AM-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 10:30AM - Front Porch Friends Meeting
- 4:30-5:30PM - Teen Advisory Board - Golden Library
- 5-8PM - Brian Q's Pale Boy Ale V.11 Tap Release Party
- 5-7PM - VIBE@Five
- 5:30-8:30PM - GWiB's Jingle Mingle
- 5:45-7PM - Golden High School PTA Meeting
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7-8PM - Combined Holiday Concert
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Colorado Gives Day
Photo by Chris Davell
Any day is a good day to support a Golden-based non-profit, but today is extra good! On Colorado Gives Day, the Community First Foundation provides some matching funds for every donation. Here are links to the donation pages for some of our non-profits. I probably missed some, so if you don't see your favorite organizations, search on the Colorado Gives Day home page.
Arts & Culture
- Colorado Cowboy Gathering
- Colorado Environmental Film Festival
- Foothills Art Center
- Colorado Railroad Museum
- Colorado Environmental Film Festival
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
- Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
- Jefferson County Library Foundation
- Jefferson Symphony
- Colorado Railroad Museum
- Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
- Friends of Golden History Museum
- American Alpine Club
People
- Salvation Army Golden Service Extension
- Golden Pantry and Thrift (formerly CAG)
- BGoldN
- Rocky Mountain Police & Fire Chaplains
- Neighborhood Rehab Project
- The Action Center
- GoFarm
- CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties
Schools
- Golden Schools Foundation
- Golden View Classical Academy
- Golden High School PTSA
- Golden High School After Prom Party
- Bell Middle School PTA
- Inclusive Playground for Shelton Elementary
- Shelton Elementary PTA
- Bell Middle School - replace digital marquee
- Kyffen Elementary PTA
- Compass Montessori Education Foundation
- Outdoor Laboratory Foundation
Community
- Golden Civic Foundation
- Golden Welcome Center
- Kiwanis of Golden
- Golden Chamber of Commerce
- Golden Mountain Runners
- Golden Bicycle eXperience
- Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle Program
- Mother Cabrini Shrine Inc.
- Westernaires
- Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter
- The Horse Protection League
10:30AM Front Porch Friends Meeting @ Golden Community Center
Front Porch Friends Meetings are occurring once a month. Join us at the Golden Community Center for friendly conversation and to support in planning and implementing future Front Porch activities.
Agenda
More information
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
5-8PM Brian Q's Pale Boy Ale V.11 Tap Release Party @ Barrels & Bottles CGW
For every beer sold, $2 will be donated to Golden Civic Foundation to support our community programming, thanks to Barrels & Bottles and Brian Quarnstrom & Debbie Johnson, The Golden Group, Real Estate Advisors
Bonus: Today is also Colorado Gives Day! Come out, have a beer, and make a difference in the Golden community.
More information
Barrels & Bottles
1055 Orchard Street (map)
5-7PM VIBE@Five @ DT Construction
VIBE@FIVE is Golden's Happy Hour! Come join other members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce for this "Very Important Business Event" - VIBE!
This event is for members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and their guests as well as for members of the Golden Young Professionals.
Become a member
Stop in for a quick hello and a refreshment right after work and a chance to get to know fellow members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and Golden Young Professionals. This is a great networking and socializing event.
Hosted by DT Construction
1301 Arapahoe St. (map)
5:30-8:30PM GWiB's Jingle Mingle @ Golden Hayride Outpost
It's beginning to look a lot like and it's time for the annual Jingle Mingle Holiday Party!
Enjoy ringing in the season with GWiB friends at The Outpost!
This event is open to all (non-members can attend two events before becoming a Diamond Member).
More information
Live Music for Tuesday, Dec. 10th
- More Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: More Antenna News
Lookout Mountain Antenna - Google Street Images
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Yesterday, I wrote about the time when radio antennas began to arrive on Lookout Mountain. A few years later, television came to the Denver area, and TV antennas joined the ever-growing collection of radio antennas.
300-Ft. TV Tower on Lookout Mountain Crashes During Wind
69 Years Ago
The December 10, 1953 Colorado Transcript reported that a wind storm had blown over the nearly-completed antenna for KOA-TV. The station was scheduled to go online in two weeks, on Christmas Eve.
No one was injured when the tower crashed down on the northeast corner of the station's new transmitter house nearby. A leg at the tower base buckled under the swaying tower causing it to collapse.
Fortunately, no one was injured, but the estimated cost to rebuild the damaged tower was $35,000.
They were able to rig up a temporary tower, and the station went on-air at 6:30PM December 24, 1953. They showed a Christmas movie followed by the midnight mass from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
Included on the station's program schedule are such shows as "Hit Parade", Ralph Edwards' "This is Your Life", "Ding Dong School", "I Married Joan", the "Friday Night Fights" and many others.
According to the Denver Public Library:
KOA-TV was a Denver, Colo. based television station that began broadcasting on VHF channel 4 on December 24, 1953. At that time, the station was co-owned with KOA radio by Metropolitan Broadcasting. In 1986 name changed to KCNC-TV. Originally affiliated with NBC, affiliation changed to CBS in 1994.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 34, with temperatures falling to around 30 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 9 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 27°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 50°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 33°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 52°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 31°F
Friday: Partly Sunny, 46°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 30°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 54°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 36°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 55°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 34°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 50°F
News About Golden - December 10, 2024
Calling all Sideshow Freaks and Magicians: This New Venue Aims to Shake Up Golden
By Jason Heller
Westword
"When I was young, one day I left my whole suitcase of He-Man at the beach," recalls Brandon Riks, co-owner of the Gnarly ToyBox, explaining how he came to obsessively collect vintage toys. "I threw a fit about an hour after we were driving, so my mom turned around and went back. But the suitcase was gone. Ever since then, I feel like I'm kind of clingy to items." Read more...
Colorado Gives Day: Six nonprofits on the verge of something big
By Ray Mark Rinaldi
Denver Post
There are hundreds of worthy organizations that deserve support on Colorado Gives Day, the annual, statewide fundraising campaign that has brought in more than $469 million for scores of nonprofits since it started in 2010... Read more...
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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, and Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
