What's Happening in Golden - Wednesday, Dec. 24th, 2025

Holiday Lights at 10th & Washington

Photo by Alan Pinkus - 2023
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Wednesday, Dec. 24th

• CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS

• Golden History Tours
• Golden Sports
• 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
• 2-5PM - Holiday Cookie Exchange
• 6PM - Bingo Night

For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar

Holiday Hours

Colorado Transcript - December 13, 1928

In case you've lost track, today is Christmas Eve and tomorrow is Christmas Day. The grocery stores will be closing early this evening and will be closed tomorrow. Walgreens will be open on Christmas Day, for your emergency/last-minute needs.

King Soopers
17171 S. Golden Road | 303-279-5458 | Map
Christmas Eve - 6AM-7PM
Christmas Day - CLOSED

Natural Grocers
2401 East St. | 303-279-2500 | map
Christmas Eve - 8:30AM-6PM
Christmas Day - CLOSED

Safeway
1701 Jackson Street | 303-278-1861 | Map
Christmas Eve - 6AM-6PM
Christmas Day - CLOSED

Walgreens
17222 S. Golden Rd. | 303-457-5823 | Map
Christmas Eve - 7AM-10PM
Christmas Day - 8AM-5PM

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Church Services

Photo by Andrew Terrill

Live Music for Wednesday, Dec. 24th

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2-6PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad

For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: George's Christmas Dream

George West photo from the Golden History Museum collection
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166 Years Ago
This story comes from the December 28, 1859 Western Mountaineer. In it, George West describes his melancholy Christmas Eve.

He was thinking of the kind of dinner that he hadn’t seen since leaving Boston, nine months earlier–turkey and all the trimmings. He was trying to persuade himself that his recurring dinner of bacon and beans would be just as good, and while considering the matter, he fell asleep.

George said he dreamt of his kind neighbor, holding a snowy white cloth full of all the foods he was longing to have. A little angel appeared beside the lady of his dreams and invited him to partake.

The invitation was so exciting that he woke up. Standing beside his bed was “the little angel of our dream, who had taken the form of a little bright-eyed daughter of our friend T.P. Boyd of the Golden City House.” And lo, the angel said, “Pa and ma want to see you.”

George was staying in the Boston Company building, in today’s Parfet Park. The Boyds lived in the Golden City House, where the Golden Hotel stands today.

He hurried over the bridge to the Boyd’s house, “and upon the table of our kind neighbor we found the fulfillment of our dream, and we heartily thank friend Boyd and his estimable lady for their thoughtfulness.”

A few years later, Mr. West married Eliza, the “little bright-eyed daughter” of the Boyd family. Perhaps he associated her with relief from starvation.

Golden History: Fire Hazard

Golden Pressed and Fire Brick Company – Golden Globe 1893 Industrial Edition – Top image shows the north side brickyard and lower image shows their plant on 8th Street
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110 Years Ago
The December 23, 1915 Colorado Transcript reported that the Golden Pressed and Fire Brick plant, north of town, had been destroyed by fire.

The fire started at five o’clock, and so fast was the sweep of the flames that within a very few minutes the big buildings were a mass of embers. The blaze started in the engine room, as near as the night foreman, Jos. Maughan, could determine. The main fire hose was in this room, but he was unable to reach it, and the terrific wind which prevailed swept the flames to every part of the yard in an incredibly short time…. The…building was built of wood, with a corrugated iron roof. Great pieces of red-hot iron and blazing timbers were picked up and hurled in every direction by the wind and heat, and the employes of the plant were unable to do anything except stand and watch the destruction.

This was not the company’s first fire. The article recalled that the plant had previously burned in 1901. The company was originally located on 8th Street, along the Colorado Central tracks. That plant had burned in 1895.

According to Golden Rocks: The Geology and Mining History of Golden, Colorado by Donna S. Anderson and Paul B. Haseman, the company remained in operation until 1963. The location is memorialized by Brickyard Road, Brickyard Circle, and the Brickyard House.

Weather

Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 45°F

Christmas Day: Mostly Sunny, 68°F

Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 42°F

Friday: Mostly Sunny, 62°F

Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 37°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 53°F

Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 25°F

Sunday: Sunny, 42°F

Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 27°F

Monday: Sunny, 50°F

Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 33°F

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 56°F

News About Golden - Decembre 24, 2025

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Golden Brush Engine 24 Push-In Dedication

5280Fire

On December 17th, 2025 Golden Fire Department held a traditional “push-in” ceremony for the new Brush Engine 24 at Station 24, 151 Heritage Rd. The event invited the community to help roll in the the new truck into the bay and after snacks with refreshments and information about the future of the fire services in district... Read more...

A practical path for bringing responsible innovation to Golden | OPINION

By Laura Weinberg
Colorado Politics

The responsibility to innovate is now part of everyday local governance. For a town like Golden, that responsibility means using practical tools that strengthen infrastructure planning, improve service delivery, and create clearer ways for residents to interact with their city. When government operates with purpose, communities gain stability and room to grow. That belief continues to guide how I approach new opportunities, such as leveraging emerging technologies... Read more...

Driver arrested road-rage shooting to enter plea Jan. 5

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

The suspected driver in the Aug. 2 road rage-incident-turned-chase through southwestern Golden is scheduled to enter a plea Jan. 5... Read more...

News About Golden - December 23, 2025

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Still Without Power After an Xcel Energy Restoration Notice? Please Report It.

Jefferson County

Customers who received an automated message saying their power has been restored but are still without electricity should report it to Xcel Energy immediately. Please use the Xcel outage map or reporting website, call 1-800-895-1999 or text OUT to 98936 so crews can identify remaining outages and restore power as quickly as possible... Read more...

Golden Year in Review 2025: Recapping the highs and lows

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset.

As the song says, swiftly fly the years; one season following another, laden with happiness and tears.

And just like that, seemingly in the blink of an eye, Goldenites are more than halfway through the decade and more than a quarter of the way through the 21st century... Read more...

Driver arrested road-rage shooting to enter plea Jan. 5

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

The suspected driver in the Aug. 2 road rage-incident-turned-chase through southwestern Golden is scheduled to enter a plea Jan. 5... Read more...

Violence, 16-hour days and no support: Why staff say they’re fleeing Colorado’s juvenile detention centers

By Sam Tabachnik
Denver Post

Carissa Wallace started working at the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center in Golden two years ago because she felt strongly about helping rehabilitate young people convicted of crimes.

She loved the teens and loved the work.

But staffing shortages began to take a toll... Read more...

Memorable Mines Moments of 2025: Campaign for MINES@150 breaks records, new provost and more

By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom

How do you top a yearlong anniversary celebration? 

By keeping the momentum going, of course, with record-breaking fundraising, the opening of new living and learning spaces, impactful research and big wins on the field and beyond.  

Colorado School of Mines had a lot to celebrate in 2025 – the 151st year since our founding – so let’s tip our Mines Hats to some of the most memorable moments of the past 12 months... Read more...

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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, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique

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 Vic DeMaria

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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, and Steve & M.L. Richardson

Members:
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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, and Wendy Weiman

Followers:
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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