A Golden Vista: 2 Antennas and 3 Paragliders
Photo by Elaine Marolla
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Aug. 27th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Community Center CLOSED for Maintenance
- All day - Free Workout Week @ Unite Fitness
- 8:30-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:30AM-1PM - Hand Quilting / Big Stitch
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 12-1:30PM - Golden Non-Profit Leadership Roundtable
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-8PM - Bingo Night
- 5:30PM - Golden Cornhole League
- 5:30-7PM - Next Life for Your Things: A Compassionate Guide to Downsizing
- 5:45-7:30PM - Golden Women in Business Table Talks*
- 6PM - Foothills Running and Cycling Club Track Practice
- 6-8:30PM - Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting
- 6:30PM - Wednesday Night Trivia
- 6:30-9PM - Intro to Hiking Safety
- 6:30-8PM - Waterwise Yard Seminar - Pollinator-Minded Fall/Winter Garden Care (Virtual)
- 7:30PM - SCRIPTprov
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
8:30AM Special Events Review Committee @ City Hall Council Chambers
Apologies for the late notice—this meeting wasn't posted until yesterday.
- The Special Events Review Committee will review recent events, including Buffalo Bill Days, the Bike Cruise, Farmers Market, National Night Out, Movies and Music in the Park, and the Fine Arts Festival.
- They will discuss grant applications from the Dinosaur Knowledge Bowl (October 18th) and the Golden Wine Festival (October 4th). The grant requests are not included in the meeting packet.
- They will discuss how much special events cost the City.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
9:30AM-1PM Hand Quilting / Big Stitch @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Hand Quilting is an art and skill that goes back centuries and possibly 1000's of years. American quilters hand stitched everything until the mid 1800's, when sewing machines started to become available. This class will teach you about the history of Hand Quilting - the stitches that hold the 3 layers of fabrics together - AND you will learn the relaxing stitching techniques that create the beautiful textures and visual patterns that adorn the piecing and make a quilt usable, washable, and ready to last for many years. Big Stitch quilting is a variation that will be taught during this class as well.
More information
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
5:30-7PM Next Life for Your Things: A Compassionate Guide to Downsizing @ Golden Library
Trish Rice from All About Ease Organizing will share her simple 4-Step Method for Downsizing. She'll present examples and practical ideas, also dealing
with the sentimental items that our children may not want. She'll share where those items and your donations can go to serve in their next life, with discussion on resources and best practices for hard to recycle items. Free
More information
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide public comment during the meeting, starting at 6PM.
Tonight, the Sustainability Board will discuss:
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
7:30PM SCRIPTprov @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
What happens when a scene from a "legit" play gets hijacked by improvisers?
HILARITY ENSUES! Come join us for all of the action!
$25 - Tickets
Location:
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1103 Arapahoe Street (Map)
Live Music for Wednesday, Aug. 27th
- 6-9PM Derek Hall @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5-8PM Andrew McConathy @ Golden Hotel
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Focus on 1873
1873 Birdseye View Map of Golden, with modern street names in red and a few remaining landmarks also labeled in red
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152 Years Ago
The August 27, 1873 Colorado Transcript provides interesting insight into life in early Golden.
New Laws
- The Board of Trustees (the City Council of the day) had just passed an ordinance prohibiting the firing of “any cannon, gun, fowling piece, pistol, or firearm” within the city without permission of the Board of Trustees. The fine for violating this law was $5-25.
- They were trying to cut down on speeders with an ordinance prohibiting riding or driving any horse or mule “immoderately.” That law also carried a penalty ranging from $5-25.
- Anyone operating wagons, drays, or carts used to haul freight was to purchase a license for $40/year and was required to display their license number in letters at least 1-1/2 inches tall.
Goods & Services
Advertisements sprinkled throughout the paper alerted us to the following merchandise:
- A desirable stock of dry-goods on sale by A. M. DeFrance.
- Beautiful greenhouse and bedding plants at the Colorado Nursery, two miles east of Golden. Best stock of roses in the Territory.
- Wholesale liquor available from Schmidt & Reinhold. They also carried tobacco, pipes, and cigars.
- Foreign and native jewelry was available from Millett & Company.
- The larger downtown stores offered a wide variety of merchandise. Armor & Harris carried groceries, provisions, dry goods, notions, clothing, hardware, crockery, glassware, tobacco, flour, feed, grain, boots, shoes, blasting & rifle powder.
- Banking services were available from F.E. Everett.
- The Golden House hotel offered bath rooms (literally, a room where you could take a bath). On Fridays, the bath rooms were reserved for ladies only.
Travel & Entertainment
- First class teams, carriages, and saddle horses were available at the C.C. Livery and Feed Stable.
- The Colorado Central Railroad offered four trips/day to Denver, two trips/day to Black Hawk, one trip per day to Georgetown, and two trips per day to Boulder/Longmont.
- The Colorado Central was offering excursion rates to attend a dance at the Beaver Brook pavilion. Roundtrip fare was $1 for passage from Black Hawk or Golden and $2 for tickets from Denver or Boulder.
Industry
Our nascent industries were thriving, as shown by advertisements for local coal, bricks, cut stone, locally grown hay and grain and locally cut lumber. The Golden Smelter was processing ore.
Housing Shortage
The Transcript had already begun its century-long campaign for more housing, worrying that we had lost “not less than one hundred families during the last six months who would have become permanent residents had we been able to supply them with houses.”
News Shortage
Editor George West, wanting to ensure that he had interesting news to print, offered himself as a subject:
A story seems to have gained credence that we have been chased with a shotgun…. Such an episode would be truly refreshing in this dearth time for items. Will some cuss blaze away at us–just to make it lively?
Weather
This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 79°F
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 58°F
Thursday: Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 76°F
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 59°F
Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 79°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 58°F
Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 78°F
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 56°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F
Labor Day: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 58°F
News About Golden - August 27, 2025
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Golden, CO
City of Golden
Golden, CO — Earlier this month, experts from Colorado State University Extension confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Golden. EAB was first detected in Colorado in 2013 in Boulder and has since spread to other communities. Despite Golden’s proactive management efforts, no city or community has been able to fully stop the spread of this highly invasive pest. The EAB was located in north Golden, near the intersection of Hogback Dr. and Hwy 93. While this is the first confirmed EAB in Golden, it is likely present in other locations in the City, and it should be assumed that all ash trees in the City are at risk of becoming infested... Read more... Download PDF below.
An Outdoor Mountain Bike Film Festival Rolls into Golden September 4th
GOLDEN, CO – Get ready for an evening under the stars celebrating mountain bike culture as Freehub PRESENTS makes its way to Colorado Mountain Club Basecamp (15605 West 32nd, Golden CO, 80401) on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Doors open at 4:00 PM, with the outdoor film screening commencing at 7:00 PM as the sun sets over North Table Mountain... Read more... Download PDF below.
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Sponsors:
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, 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, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Joy Brandt
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, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, and Centennial State Wealth Advisors
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, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, and Kate Olivier
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, and Peyton Gibson
