Wild Plum
Photo by Jen Rutter
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Apr. 1st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10AM-5PM - Free Day @ Buffalo Bill Museum
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 2:30PM - Retirement Party for Chief Joe Harvey
- 3PM - Weekly Jam Session
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting
- 6-7:30PM - Wards 1 & 2, District 1 Neighborhood Meeting
- 6:30PM - Wednesday Night Trivia @ Holidaily
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Night @ Golden Mill
- 8:11PM - Full Moon
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Full Moon
Photo by Chris Davell
The moon will be full tonight. The sun will set at 7:24PM and rise at 6:42 tomorrow morning.
The moon will rise at 4:09PM and set at 6:09 tomorrow morning.
This information brought to you by Buglet Battery.
10AM-5PM Free Day @ Buffalo Bill Museum
Visitors to the Buffalo Bill Museum enjoy free admission on the first Wednesday of the month from November through April. Free dates in 2025 include November 5th and December 3rd. Free dates in 2026 are January 7th, February 4th, March 4th and April 1st. For groups of 10 or more please make a reservation. To request an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter or CART, contact us at buffalobill.museum@denvergov.org or call (720) 865-2160. Please provide three business days’ notice. More information
Location:
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987½ Lookout Mountain Road (Map)
2:30PM Retirement Party for Chief Joe Harvey @ Footprints Restaurant at Fossil Trace
After 11 years with the City of Golden Police Department, Chief of Police Joe Harvey is retiring. No registration is required. We hope to see you there!
Location:
Footprints Restaurant at Fossil Trace
3050 Illinois Street (Map)
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to planning@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
Site Plan for 817-821 16th Street
This property includes a house with apartments on the first and second floors and a garage with an apartment in the basement. The applicant is requesting a major adjustment that would allow a third apartment in the house (in the basement) and two additional units in the garage. See the staff memo and the attachments.
Study Session: How to Increase Density in Single Family Home Neighborhoods
Planning staff will propose ways to build more houses in single family neighborhoods (called R-1 or Peripheral Form Zone Overlay). The proposals suggest subdividing lots so that two houses can be built where there was formerly one. Learn more.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
6-7:30PM Wards 1 & 2, District 1 Neighborhood Meeting @ Natural Grocers
Three members of the Golden City Council will host a neighborhood meeting to connect with community members. This is an informal meet-and-greet opportunity with the following councilors:
- District One Councilor / Mayor Pro Tem: Lisa Vitry
- Ward One Councilor: Emily Kurzinkski
- Ward Two Councilor: Gerchard Pfau
Residents are encouraged to stop by to meet their councilors, share thoughts and opinions on community matters, or simply introduce themselves. More information.
Location:
Natural Grocers
2401 Ford Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 04/01/26
Live Music for Wednesday, Apr. 1st
- 6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5:30-8:30PM Open Mic Night @ Barrels and Bottles
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Potatoes at War
During both World Wars, Americans were asked to reduce wheat consumption. They were urged to eat more potatoes instead.
83 Years Ago
The April 1, 1943 Colorado Transcript included the following editorial:
POTATOES IN FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
EAT THEM" hot or cold, new or old, large or small, but raise and eat potatoes. The lowly Irish potato has its eyes open to its task of again saving humanity and civilization. During times of drought, famine, pestilence and war the potato comes to the fore. Now that freedom depends on food, the humble potato is again on the job. There are 198 different ways of cooking potatoes. As a “ship-saver” England is growing 70 per cent more potatoes than ever before. Potatoes are a crop that does very well in almost every part of the United States.
So much attention is being given to this matter of food and to the potato that Fortune published this adaptation of one of the Mother Goose rhymes:
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe;
She had so many children she didn’t know what to do;
She gave them potatoes instead of bread,
And the children were happy and very well fed.
Weather
Overnight: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Thursday: Sunny, 71°F
Thursday Night: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Snow Showers, 37°F
Friday: Chance Snow Showers, 51°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 35°F
Saturday: Sunny, 61°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 37°F
Sunday: Sunny, 68°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 42°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 70°F
Supporters
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon , Unite Fitness, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, and Earth Sweet Boutique
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/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, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/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, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, and Jane & Mike Templeton
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, and Tamara Feucht
