A Dramatic Day for Clouds
Photo by Jeremy Keller
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Jun. 3rd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8-10AM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 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
- 10-10:45AM - Storybook Tour
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-3PM - Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts
- 5:30-6:30PM - Open Space Community Engagement Meeting
- 5:30-7:30PM - Textile Society
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 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
- 7PM - Trickster Tuesday - All Ages Show
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, Jun. 3rd
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
The first Tuesday of every month, join us for the Storybook Tour! Intended for young children and their parents, the tour starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Cost is $3 per person, plus Museum admission.
This one-of-a-kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s railyard, inspired by some of the best of children’s literature—railroad themed, of course! The Little Engine That Could, the Little Red Caboose and of course, Donald Crews’ Freight Train provide the suitable inspiration for this adventure at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Museum Admission: $13 adults, $8 ages 2-17, $11 age 60+. Free for Museum members and children under age 2.
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
When:
10-10:45AM on Tuesday, Jun. 3rd
Events at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum for the Month of June
Sign up for these June classes and/or events at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum using the links below.
Events
| June 8 | 2-4PM | Sunday at the Museum – Antique Quilt Road Show |
Interest Groups - No registration required / Museum admission not included
| June 3 | 9:30-11AM | Blue & White (or 2 Color) Group | |
| June 3 | 1-3PM | Hexie Ladies – English Paper Piecing | |
| June 17 | 1-3PM | Hand Embroidery Stitchers | |
| June 20 | 10AM-12PM | Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group |
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 240 (map)
303-277-0377
5:30-6:30PM Open Space Community Engagement Meeting @ Golden Community Center
Top Left: Castle Rock seen from Tucker Gulch. Top Right: Tucker Gulch just above 1st street. Bottom Left: Cressman Gulch enters Tucker Gulch. Bottom Right: Tucker Gulch Trail below 1st Street. - Click to enlarge
Join us for a short presentation and a chance to share your feedback on the draft Open Space Master Plan. After months of community input, staff analysis, and collaboration with PRAB and the Open Space Working Group, the City is refining the plan to guide open space management, protect natural areas, and address community needs.
Where are Golden's Open Spaces?
For a refresher on Golden's Open Spaces, see Tom Schweich's series, "Where are Golden's Open Spaces?"
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th St (Map)
When:
5:30-6:30PM on Tuesday, Jun. 3rd
Live Music for Tuesday, Jun. 3rd
- 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: From Humble Beginnings
50 Years Ago
The June 3, 1975 Golden Transcript announced that the tourist booth had opened for the season. This modest structure stood at 10th and Washington from the 1970s through the early 1990s and served as Golden's Welcome Center.
That corner served many purposes over the years. Sanborn Insurance Maps show the site being occupied by a Flour & Feed Store (1886), “Oil Etc.” (1890), a Meat Market (1895), Grocery Store (1906 and 1911) and finally a blacksmith shop (on the 1919 map).
Ed Furniss set up his blacksmithing business at that location in 1914. Beginning in 1922 on, he also operated a filling station on the site. Mr. Furniss retired in 1945, died in 1951 at the age of 80, and is buried in the Golden Cemetery.
Another blacksmith–Fred Bochatey–leased the shop beginning in 1945. Mr. Bochatey had been teaching blacksmithing at the Industrial School for several years. He died in 1949 at the age of 65 (and is also buried in the Golden Cemetery).
The old building was razed and in 1951 a Frontier gas station opened on that corner. The Golden Civic Foundation acquired the property in 1973, with plans to turn it into a park. They were unable to raise enough money to pay off the purchase and landscape the property, so they sold it to the City. In 1987, plans to build a new City Hall on that corner were defeated by the voters, so the tourist booth continued to operate there. The rest of the property served as a parking lot.
In 1995, a community-wide effort began to raise funds for a permanent visitors center and home for the Golden Chamber. The funds were raised, and the Golden Welcome Center was built in 1997.
It's been a good addition to the community: the volunteers greet thousands of visitors every year, the board room is in constant demand for meetings, and the patio is one of the prettiest places in town to hold a party.
Weather
Overnight: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain showers likely before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 49°F
Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 71°F
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 52°F
Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 67°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 50°F
Friday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 71°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 52°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 56°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 79°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 73°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, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Goosetown Station
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, 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, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, and Robert Thresher.
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, 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, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, and Cherryln Parker
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens
