Wintery Guy Hill
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Jan. 21st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8-9AM - What's Brewing Golden @ The Golden Outpost
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-3PM - Hand Embroidery Stitchers
- 2:30PM - Local Licensing Authority Meeting
- 4:15-5:15PM - Hydroponic Gardening: Get Growing!
- 5:30-6:30PM - Heart of Golden Next Phase Community Meeting #4
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6-7:45PM - Golden Beer Talks
- 6-7:30PM - America and the Boer War
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Toad Trivia
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Trickster Tuesday Magic Showcase
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
4:15-5:15PM Hydroponic Gardening: Get Growing! @ The Library
Discover the secrets of hydroponic gardening and enjoy fresh fruit, veggies and flowers any time of the year! Dive into this alternative growing method by helping maintain the library’s permanent hydroponic garden. Keep the fun “growing” by creating your own system to take home!
Register
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (map)
5:30-6:30PM Heart of Golden Next Phase @ The Community Center
The Heart of Golden project aims to make the Clear Creek Corridor more useable and desirable for residents while providing needed space for Police and City services. This meeting will focus on the Creek Corridor with more resident-specific amenities.
Learn more on Guiding Golden.
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
6PM Golden Beer Talks: @ The Buffalo Rose
- Speaker: Russ Schumacher – Colorado State Climatologist
- Topic: The past, present, and future of Colorado’s weather and climate
- Featured Brewery: Barrels & Bottles Brewery
Colorado has a diverse and fascinating climate, owing to our location at the intersection of the mountains and plains, and our position in the midlatitudes that is regularly traversed by weather systems. Colorado is also no stranger to droughts, floods, wildfires, severe thunderstorms, and other hazards. This presentation will outline the history of weather and climate observations in Colorado, what they tell us about the climate of our state, and how a warming climate is expected to affect Coloradans.
An evening hosted by Golden Beer Talks centers around a brief, informative and entertaining presentation by an expert on an irresistibly enticing topic. Each event features beer for sale from one of our local breweries, along with a variety of delicious food and drink offerings from the Buffalo Rose kitchen and bar.
It's Golden's own grassroots version of TED talks for the benefit of our own local community--and just for the fun of it. Golden Beer Talks is a nonprofit venture focused on three favorite local things--Golden and Beer and Talking!
Learn more at www.goldenbeertalks.org.
Live Music for Tuesday, Jan. 21st
- 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: Actions without Consequences
Overturned Electrical Tower – Colorado Transcript, January 21, 1969
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56 Years Ago
The January 21, 1969 Colorado Transcript reported that one of the high tension electrical towers at W. 10th Avenue and Johnson Road had been destroyed with explosives. Dynamite was placed at the base of each of the four legs.
“Officials stated that the methods employed indicated that the person who set the charge had military training in demolition. The force of the blast was such that pieces of the tower were thrown for a great distance. One large piece was found embedded in a mobile home…more than 1-1/2 miles from the blast.”
By mid-February, the FBI had identified a suspect. Cameron David Bishop was already wanted for an attempted takeover of a building on the CSU campus, and the Golden bombing put him on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list.
Why was he bombing Golden? It was an attempt to undermine the Viet Nam War effort. Coors Porcelain was making nose cones for missiles at that time, and the tower that was bombed supplied power to the Coors plant.
The blast may not have been as disruptive as the bomber had hoped. While a large part of Jefferson County lost power, Public Service was able to route around the problem and had service partially restored within 15 minutes and fully restored in about an hour.
Canadian police found him in Vancouver in June of 1970 and began extradition procedures. He apparently slipped away, and was next seen in New York in June of 1971. He again evaded capture, but was arrested in Rhode Island in 1975. Local police had approached him in his car and found it contained “a small arsenal of weapons.” At that point, he was identified and brought back to Colorado. He was released on $277,500 bond, which was guaranteed by his mother.
Bishop was convicted of three counts of sabotage and sentenced to seven years in prison, but remained free on bond, pending appeal. The ruling was overturned on appeal, so he remained free.
His attorney later defended Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around -3, with temperatures rising to around 17 overnight. Wind chill values as low as -4. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High near 41, with temperatures falling to around 37 in the afternoon. West wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 22, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. West wind 13 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 22°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 31°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 12°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 34°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 21°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow, 49°F
Friday Night: Chance Light Snow, 21°F
Saturday: Light Snow Likely, 27°F
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow, 13°F
Sunday: Chance Light Snow, 26°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy, 12°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 37°F
Supporters
Many thanks to the people and organizations who support What’s Happening in Golden? If you would like to support local news, please CLICK HERE!
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, and Michael Mason
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, Joy Brandt, and Vic DeMaria
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, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, and The Golden Hotel
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, 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, John & Carol McEncroe, and Rose McLaughlin
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
