South Downtown: the Armory and More
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Apr. 17th
- All day: CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day: Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day: Golden History Tours
- 7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- 9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Golden Walks: Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
- 10:00 AM-2:00 PM: USPS Hiring Event @ Golden Post Office
- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM: Bum Bag @ Golden Quilt Company
- 10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Toddler Time @ Golden Library
- 3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Wine of the Month Tasting @ Morris & Mae
- 6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Trivia Night @ Over Yonder Brewing Company
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
7:30-9AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Discusses Debt Policy
The Citizens Budget Advisory Committee will review the City's debt policy.
This is timely, as City Council has "unofficially" approved a plan to build new City offices, to be funded with $65 million in new debt. The "official" approval will occur when City staff brings the debt issue to a City Council business meeting. The next Council meeting will be April 23rd.
The CBAC meeting packet is available online.
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (map)
The Finance Department plans to host a Budget Open House from 6-7:30PM on April 30th at the Golden Community Center.
City Employees Reduce Work Week to 32 Hours
Photo by Joyce Davell
The City piloted a program last summer where Police Department employees worked a 4-day, 32-hour week instead of 40 hours/week. City management has been pleased with the results, so the other City departments are now adopting the 4-day, 32-hour week.
There will be no reduction in pay or benefits.
Click here to apply for City jobs.
Live Music for Wednesday, Apr. 17th
- 6:00 PM-9:00 PM: Jordan Yewey @ Miners Saloon @ Miners Saloon
Miners Saloon - More Live Music
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Victory Loans and Planting Time
A sampling of advertisements from the April 17, 1919 Colorado Transcript
105 Years Ago
The April 17, 1919 Colorado Transcript announced that Jefferson County needed to raise $149,000 for Victory Loans. World War I had ended the previous November, but we had yet to finish paying the costs of the war. A concerted campaign was underway to get county residents to buy "Victory Loan notes" from the Federal government.
The Victory Loan notes will bear interest at 4-3/4 per cent,and will mature in four years. They form the safest and best investment that can be offered anyone.
Let us take our full share and evidence our thankfulness that with this loan or boys will be brought home, and that the necessity for the most of our sacrifices during the was period that will pass away.
This is the last time the Liberty Loan Army will appeal to you for subscriptions of this nature.
Several local businesses (including Foss Drug, Koenig Mercantile, Tierney Jeweler, and Williams Transportation Company) ran large advertisements to reinforce patriotic feelings.
In other news, it was planting time, and Linder Hardware was reminding people to buy "Garden, Field and Flower Seeds." They also carried farm implements, including drills, harrows, cultivators, and plows.
The Golden Motor Company reminded farmers that "The Ford Model T one-ton truck is proving a splendid time and money saver on the farm....One Ford truck is equal to half a dozen teams, and it won't 'eat its head off' when not working.... Price, without body, $550."
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. North northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 36°F
Thursday: Chance Snow Showers, 48°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 37°F
Friday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 50°F
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 36°F
Saturday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 51°F
Saturday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 37°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 65°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 44°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 69°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 73°F
News Relating to Golden - April 17, 2024
City of Golden’s Compressed Workweek Pilot Continues
City of Golden
Effective May 1, 2024, the City of Golden is continuing to roll out a Compressed Workweek Pilot to additional city departments as was planned, if the data continued to show positive trends for productivity and services levels... Read more...
Colorado locked up middle-aged women for “lunacy,” old jail ledger reveals
By Jennifer Brown
Colorado Sun
Golden – The leather-bound ledger smells of tobacco and dust, each page listing the names of people booked into the Jefferson County Jail more than 100 years ago... Read more...
Pop-Up Camper Manufacturer Expands at Corporate Center
Mile High CRE
Supertramp Campers, a manufacturer of premium-grade pop-up truck campers, is expanding its presence within Corporate Center in Golden, which is owned and managed by St. John Properties, Inc. The company was founded by Keith and Kelsey Panich in 2017, and will now occupy 17,400 square feet of space in the 14-building, 600,000-square-foot business community... Read more...
Jeffco releases estimated operational date for gates on Lookout Mountain Road
By Stephanie Butzer
Denver Post
A new project timeline details the schedule for installing gates to close part of Lookout Mountain Road to vehicles overnight in hopes it will reduce illegal activity on the mountain... Read more...
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