Fall at Fossil Trace
Photo by Tom Reiley
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Oct. 22nd
- 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
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10AM-12PM - Medicare Workshop and Mini Health Fair
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1:30PM - Triad - Senior Safety
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30PM - City Council Regular Business Meeting
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - CSM Women's Volleyball - Orediggers vs MSU Denver
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10AM-12PM Medicare Workshop and Mini Health Fair @ The Community Center
Learn about: Medicare and how to sign up, original Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans vs. Medicare supplements, Medicare prescription plans, costs for Medicare premiums, changes in 2025, working and Medicare, dental, vision, hearing and gym benefit savings, Medicare/Medicaid plans, and special chronic plans
Several top Medicare carriers will be on site to give you time to view different plan options.
More information
To reserve your seat, call: 303-384-8100
For more information call Kathy: 720-468-8799
Sponsored by Kathy Noel Insurance
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (map)
5-9:30PM Wild West Winterfest @ The Buffalo Rose
Giddy up & join Powder7 and Icelantic Skis for WILD WEST WINTERFEST: A ski season kickoff party
Join us for an epic night of live music, giveaways, a mechanical bull, costumes, and more!
- 2 SETS of live music (Good For Nothing Thunder Mountain Boys & Mark Morris & The Rope Duckers!)
- Mechanical Bull! (Ages 18+)
- Costume Contest (Let’s see your inner cowboy & cowgirl!)
- Huge Gear Raffle (Proceeds go to Friends of CAIC)
- Customizable Cowboy Hats
- Tintype Portraits (Vintage-style photography)
Free
** Plus a 4:00 p.m. Happy Hour Pre-Party across the street at Icelantic Skis!
More information
Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (map)
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to PublicComment@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM, or
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, starting at 6:30PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There will be three public hearings tonight (see the PUBLIC HEARINGS section below). If you want to comment on any of those topics, you should wait until the public hearing. If you want to comment on any other public business, do it during this period, at the beginning of the meeting. You will have 3 minutes to speak. Council may not respond to your questions or comments.
Written comments that were submitted before 3PM will be added to the meeting packet. Refresh the page some time after 3PM.
CONSENT MATTERS
Topics on the "Consent Agenda," will not be discussed unless one or more of the Councilors requests discussion.
- Resolution 3121 approves an updated intergovernmental agreement with Jefferson County to provide SWAT services. Learn more.
- Resolution 3123 approves a change order to the contract with Fivestar Construction, which provides specialty concrete services. The original contract was for $850K. This amendment includes an additional $100K.
The original contract included widening the Clear Creek Trail by RV Park, the new connecting trail between the Clear Creek Trail and Clear Creek Commons, modifications to the beach area and several smaller projects for parks, planning, and the museum. This additional funding covers the upgraded basketball court in Lions Park, some concrete bases for public art and four new raised crosswalks. Learn more. - Resolution 3129 amends a contract with Diamond Contract regarding 2024 utility replacement. This change will increase the contract from $1,327,494.57 to $1,577,494.57. Learn more.
- Resolution 3131 approves replacing 39 self-contained breathing apparatuses and associated equipment for the Fire Department at a net cost of $448,725. Learn more.
PROCLAMATIONS
- National First Responders Day - October 28, 2024
- Veterans Day - November 11, 2024
OTHER BUSINESS
- Third Quarter Financial Report
- Hiring FCI Constructors for Construction Management/General Contractor of Phase I ("Pre-construction") of the new City Hall/Police Building. This Pre-construction phase will cost $90,000. Learn more.
- Establishing permit-only parking on 8th Street
PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Ordinance 2248 will move the city-owned property east of Ford Street into the Downtown Development Authority's sphere of influence. This encompasses the property that the City purchased from Coors, and will allow the City to sell parcels to developers with favorable tax deals. It will also allow the DDA to finance infrastructure improvements in that area. Learn more.
- Ordinance 2249 allows the City to borrow up to $7,500,000 for drainage improvements along Lena Gulch. Learn more.
- Resolution 3128 approves a final plat and subdivision development agreement for 17270 W. Colfax (map). This will turn the 3.68 acre plot from storage units into commercial and residential units. (As of last May, they were planning 182 residential apartments, 28 of which will be boarding units, 8,778 square feet of commercial space for a restaurant and coffee shop, and 175 parking spaces.) Learn more.
Live Music for Tuesday, Oct. 22nd
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7-9PM The Decaf Muchachos @ Morris & Mae
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Fire in the Armory
Postcard of the Armory Building at 13th and Arapahoe
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89 Years Ago
In 1935, the Armory belonged to the School of Mines. The first floor was leased out to the Golden Post Office and the US Geological Survey. The second floor contained WPA offices, classrooms, and sleeping rooms for ROTC students. The third floor contained a rifle range for use in military training.
The October 22, 1935 Oredigger reported that Lannie Brendle, who slept in a room below the firing range, awakened on Saturday morning, the 17th of October, to find that the ceiling of his room was “red hot.” He ran to get the caretaker, who called the fire department.
The fire had started when someone left a still-burning cigarette on a firing mat (a padded mat that shooters knelt or lay on as they shot). The fire burned slowly, first through the mat, then into the floor. It was moving into the 2nd floor ceiling when Brendle discovered it the next morning.
The fire department had to burrow through the floor and ceiling to get to the fire, but were able to stop it. Damage amounted to about $1,000.
Many thanks to an anonymous donor for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of October.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 48°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 72°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 50°F
Thursday: Sunny, 71°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 42°F
Friday: Sunny, 64°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 44°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 48°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 74°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 49°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 71°F
News About Golden - October 22, 2024
Conifer, Golden & Valor cross country teams rule Jeffco League Championships
By Dennis Pleuss
Golden Transcript
...On the 5A side, Golden girls had no problem with the move up from 4A to 5A this season. The Demons (72 points), edged out Dakota Ridge (77 points) and Valor Christian (85 points) to claim the 5A Jeffco League girls team title. Juniors Elsa Vessely (third place) and Sophia Halverson (eighth place) led the way for Golden... Read more...
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