Holiday Lights
Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Dec. 24th
- All day - Christmas Eve Dining Specials
- 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
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Church Services
Photo by Chris Davell
| CALVARY EPISCOPAL 1320 Arapahoe Street Christmas Eve Great Hall 3:00pm – Christmas Worship with Children’s Nativity 5:00pm – Christmas Worship Historic Chapel 3:00, 5:00 (also livestreamed) and 7:00pm – Christmas Worship 9:00pm – Christmas Worship with additional lessons and carols Christmas Day Historic Chapel 10:00 am – Christmas Worship FAIRMOUNT BIBLE CHURCH 15100 W. 48th Avenue 303-279-4491 Christmas Eve 6:00pm - Candlelight Service Christmas Day - none FAITH LUTHERAN 17701 West 16th Avenue Christmas Eve 4:00pm (also livestreamed) – Children-led Worship 7:00pm (also livestreamed) and 9:00pm – Candlelight Worship Christmas Day - none FIRST BAPTIST 1805 Washington Avenue Christmas Eve - 5:30pm Christmas Day – none |
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 17707 West 16th Avenue Christmas Eve – 7:00pm Christmas Day – none FIRST UNITED METHODIST 1500 Ford St Christmas Eve 4:30pm – Outside Family Worship with the Praise Band 7:00pm –Worship (in the sanctuary) with the chancel choir Christmas Day - none HILLSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH 103 North Ford Street Christmas Eve – 4:30pm Christmas Day - none JEFFERSON UNITARIAN CHURCH 14350 W. 32nd Avenue Christmas Eve 11:00am – Family Focused service 1:00pm - Family Focused Service 6:00pm and 8:00pm – Evening Services Christmas Day - none ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH 17 S. Mt. Vernon Country Club Road Christmas Eve 3:00, 4:30 and 7:00pm – Christmas Eve Candlelight Services Christmas Day – none SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 969 Ulysses Street Christmas Eve 4:00 and 10:00pm (in the church), 4:10pm (in the church Community Center) – Christmas Eve Mass Christmas Day – 8:00 and 10:00am |
Grocery Holiday Hours
Colorado Transcript - December 13, 1928
King Soopers
17171 S. Golden Road | 303-279-5458 | Map
Christmas Eve - 6AM-7PM
Christmas Day - CLOSED
Natural Grocers
2401 East St. | 303-279-2500 | map
Christmas Eve - 8:30AM-6PM
Christmas Day - CLOSED
Safeway
1701 Jackson Street | 303-278-1861 | Map
Christmas Eve - 6AM-6PM
Christmas Day - CLOSED
Walgreens
17222 S. Golden Rd. | 303-457-5823 | Map
Christmas Eve - 7AM-10PM
Christmas Day - 9AM-6PM
Holiday Buffets
If you're looking for a holiday buffet, you'll find them at the Golden Hotel tonight and Table Mountain Inn tomorrow. Make a reservation--they're usually booked solid.
Christmas Eve - Golden Hotel - Bridgewater Grill
Dinner Buffet 4-9PM
Christmas Day - Table Mountain Inn
Brunch 7AM-1PM | Dinner 2-8PM
Puzzle: Holiday Lights Carriage Ride
Photo by Margaret Blaha
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Golden History: Precursors to Olde Golden Holidays
13th and Washington, approximately 1900-1910 – excerpted from image Z-12056, Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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102 Years Ago
Golden had its first community Christmas tree in 1922. Trees were normally the province of individual churches or schools, but the Transcript had long been pushing to have a community tree downtown. Finally, in 1922, they got their way.
The Kiwanis Club arranged to cut a big tree on Genessee mountain, on land belonging to one of the club members. They placed it at 13th and Washington, on “the Tramway grass plot, and lighted with colored lights loaned by the School of Mines.” The tree was lighted every night for a week before Christmas.
On Saturday night, the 23rd of December, the Fire Department held an “illuminated fire run.” They lit a big bonfire at 9th and Washington and raced their newly-purchased fire engine through downtown, demonstrating their speed and skill by dousing the fire in record time.
The event was made more dramatic because the street lights and store lights had been turned off. The fire engine was decorated with tinsel and red, white, and blue electric lights.
In order to ensure an unobstructed path down Washington Avenue, the fire fighters had removed cars parked on the main street, pushing them off to the side streets. “Several owners of machines were surprised on coming out of the stores where they were shopping that their machines were not where they had left them.”
After the demonstration, the truck and crew returned to the Central Station (on 12th Street, next to the Astor House). There, they held an open house for members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. The assemblage consumed more than 500 donuts and 25 gallons of coffee.
Sunday night was Christmas Eve. The community gathered at the big lighted Christmas tree at 8:30PM, after the Christmas programs at the various churches. Carols were sung, accompanied by members of the Schools of Mines band. Santa Claus made an appearance, distributing fruit and candy to the children. Afterwards, the Kiwanis club visited the homes of “shut ins,” to sing carols to them.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 38°F
Christmas Day: Chance Rain Showers, 50°F
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 32°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 49°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers, 34°F
Friday: Slight Chance Snow Showers then Partly Sunny, 49°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 34°F
Saturday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 52°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 39°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 59°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 40°F
Monday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 52°F
News About Golden - December 24, 2024
Golden planning to reroute Peaks to Plains Trail along Church Ditch
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Pedestrians and cyclists should expect big changes along some iconic Golden trails in the coming years... Read more...
Injured BASE jumper rescued from Clear Creek Canyon near Golden
By Lauren Penington
Denver Post
Fire crews rescued an injured BASE jumper from Clear Creek Canyon on Sunday after he was thrown into a cliffside during his descent.
Around 6:09 p.m. Sunday, fire crews from Foothills Fire & Rescue and the Golden Fire Department responded to a call from the injured man inside the canyon, according to Golden’s Deputy Chief of Operations Sean Jones... Read more...
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