May Morning
Photo by Barb Warden
What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, May. 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
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time
- 10AM-1PM - Coffee with a Cop @ Red Silo Coffee Roasters
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10-11AM - Story Time and Craft
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time
- 1-3PM - Hand Embroidery Stitchers
- 2:30PM - Local Licensing Authority Meeting - CANCELED
- 5:30-8PM - Continuing Exploration of the Elements of Art
- 6-7PM - Golden Library Discussion Book Group
Today’s Title: The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray
- 6-8PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6-7:45PM - Golden Beer Talks
- 6-7:30PM - Dr. Rose Kidd Beere 1859-1927
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
6PM Golden Beer Talks: Collaboration in Making a Film
Golden Beer Talks
Speakers: Kathleen Ermitage and Alan Cogen
Topic: The Art of Collaboration in Making a Film & Colorado Connections
Featured Brewery: Holidaily Brewing
Introduction by: Jacob Smith
Filmmaking team Kathleen Ermitage and Alan Cogen will discuss their inspiring new documentary Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music.
Kathleen and Alan will describe how they took their project from idea to reality, sharing about how the art of collaboration helped them find success in a challenging media environment. They also will talk about seeking to include Colorado connections wherever possible while working with world-renowed musicians and their fans.
How Golden Beer Talks Works:
The Buffalo Rose will open at 6:00 p.m. Food and drink service will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the program will begin around 6:30 p.m. Following the presentation, we’ll take a brief intermission for Q + A. We’ll wrap up around 7:45 p.m., but people interested in staying a bit longer to socialize will be able to do so. There is no cover charge and no purchase is necessary.
10-11AM Story Time & Craft @ The Railroad Museum
Join staff and volunteers at the Colorado Railroad Museum as they share some of their favorite children’s stories with a decidedly railroad theme followed by a fun make and take.
Recommended ages 4-6 years old.
More information
Free for Museum Members and included with general admission.
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ The Quilt Museum
Where: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet Street, Suite 150, Golden, CO
Join Rita Meyerhoff for this delightful sit-and-stitch in the RMQM library. It’s open to anyone interested in embroidery work, crazy quilts or hand stitching. Bring current projects to work on or start a new one. Get inspired by your other “Crazy Quilt Sisters” along the way.
Cost: FREE / Museum admission not included.
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Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 150 (map)
Baby Geese in Town
Goslings in the City Pond Near Clear Creek - Photo by Casey Brown
If you've walked by the Creek lately, you may have spotted our family of baby geese. Visit soon, because they won't stay little and cute for long.
6PM Dr. Rose Kidd Beere @ Golden History Museum
Dr. Rose Kidd Beere - photo courtesy of Wabash County Museum
Rose Kidd Beere was a doctor in Colorado in the nineteenth century. Born in Indiana and raised in western military posts, she attended Northwestern University Women’s Medical College. In 1892, she moved to Durango, Colorado, to practice medicine. In 1895 Governor Alva Adams asked her to take over the new State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children in Denver. Then in 1898 the United States went to war with Spain on the island of Cuba as well as in the Philippine Islands. The First Colorado Infantry went to the Philippines. She went, not as a doctor, but as a nurse. After a year, she returned to Denver where she was the health officer for the Denver Public Schools, setting up the first dental clinic for poor children. Then she was the doctor at the Poor Farm followed by running Denver General Hospital. Finally, in 1917 she opened a hospital to take care of soldiers coming home from the First World War.
About the Presenter
Rebecca A. Hunt received her Ph.D. in Western American social history from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1997. Her dissertation looked at ethnic groups in the Denver neighborhoods of Highland and Globeville. From 1992-94 Rebecca was co-chair of the statewide commemoration of the successful 1893 campaign to grant voting rights to Colorado’s women. Rebecca is on the historians’ council for History Colorado’s Center for Colorado Women’s History. In 2020 Rebecca retired from CU Denver and she is now a full-time writer. She writes a monthly column on the history of Denver’s NW side for the Denver North Star. Rebecca’s current book project is Urban Pioneers: Ethnic Identity and Community on Denver’s Northside.
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Golden History Museum
923 10th Street (map)
Pop-Up with Popsicles
The City posted on Facebook that they would be collecting public comment about the Jackson Street Corridor plan next to Kona Bowls (map). The initial post did not specify the time, but check here--they may update it Tuesday morning.
Live Music for Tuesday, May. 21st
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: Electric Cars to the Arms Plant
Denver and Intermountain (owned by the Tramway) car on Washington Avenue in June of 1941 – Denver Public Library Western History Collection
82 Years Ago
Commuting to work was a tricky business in 1942. Many families owned cars by that time, but both gasoline and tires were being rationed. This made mass transit a necessity.
The Denver Tramway Company provided good service between Golden and Denver; however, several hundred Golden residents worked at the brand new Remington Arms Plant (now the Federal Center), which was running three shifts and was not located near the Tramway.
This was an ongoing problem for Golden’s workers, so the Chamber of Commerce took up the issue with the Tramway. The May 21, 1942 Colorado Transcript provides the Tramway’s response. They added a bus to carry workers from the Tramway stop to the Arms Plant.
For the 8AM Shift (35 minutes from Golden to the Plant)
6:57AM – Electric Car (Tramway) leaves Golden
7:15AM – Electric Car reaches Smith station
7:15AM – Bus leaves Smith station
7:32AM – Bus arrives at the Arms Plant
For the 4PM Shift (44 minutes from Golden to the Plant)
3:11PM – Electric Car (Tramway) leaves Golden
3:29PM – Electric Car reaches Smith station
3:38PM – Bus leaves Smith station
3:55PM – Bus arrives at the Arms Plant
The return trips were of similar duration. The Tramway declared that they could not feasibly provide service to cover the midnight shift. The Chamber promised to keep working on the issue.
The Tramway had been losing passengers for years, as more and more people turned to the convenience of driving their own automobiles; however, wartime rationing forced many people to return to using mass transit. When the war ended, people happily returned to driving private automobiles.
The Golden Transcript (originally called the Colorado Transcript) has been publishing since 1866. The Golden History Museum has been working on digitizing the historic issues. You’ll find old Transcripts online at coloradohistoricnewspapers.org
Weather
Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Wednesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 69°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 46°F
Thursday: Sunny, 76°F
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 44°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 65°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 48°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 74°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 50°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 71°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 48°F
Memorial Day: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 74°F
News Relating to Golden - May 21, 2024
Golden beer: A bike tour to Golden's best breweries
By John Frank
Axios
Golden is known as a biking hub with its mountain trails, expansive views and challenging roads. One circuit that is too often overlooked is a brewery tour... Read more...
Golden High School graduates celebrate four years of hard work, determination
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
How fitting that, after receiving their diplomas, Golden High School graduates also received a sunflower as they walked back to their seats.
Like sunflowers, the Class of 2024 flourished under the Colorado sun. The graduates adapted to an ever-changing environment, and maintained a sense of optimism through it all... Read more...
A new thru-hike circling Denver takes map skills — which is all part of the adventure
By Mindy Sink
Denver Post
Is Denver’s new 177-mile Orbital Trail something you’ve been wanting to try?
There are some things you need to know before you go. Primarily, it’s not a true orbital trail. More like a suggestion of one... Read more...
Mines faculty recognized for excellence in teaching, research and mentorship
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
The Office of Academic Affairs at Colorado School of Mines is proud to announce the winners of the 2023-2024 Faculty Awards for excellence in teaching, research and mentorship... Read more...
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, and Stephen Pero
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