Golden's 2024 4th of July Celebration in Lions Park
Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Jul. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Live Music
- 9-10:15AM - Golden Walks
- 9AM - Golden Startup Coffee
- 10:15-11:15AM - Discovery Play
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time
- 1-4PM - Composition and Color with Jane Mathews
- 3-5PM - An Amazing Race for Tweens
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 4PM - $5 Yoga Class - Intermediate/Advanced Yoga Sculpt
- 5-7PM - Lookout Mountain Road Study - Open House
- 5-7PM - Leadership Golden Meet & Greet
- 6-7:30PM - Bingo Night
- 6:30PM - Trivia Night
- 6:30PM - Historic Preservation Board Meeting - Canceled
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9-11AM Golden Startup Coffee @ Morris & Mae
Join us for Golden Startup Coffee on Wed, 7/10 at 9am to hear from Austere Environmental, a low-cost remediation solution for oil contaminated soil and Blaze Energy Technologies, that uses carbon-free fuel ammonia as a drop-in replacement for conventional fossil fuels.
Morris & Mae
18475 W. Colfax Avenue (map)
1-4PM Composition and Color with Jane Mathews @ The Quilt Museum
Visual compositions including quilts require an understanding of basic composition styles and harmonies to feel right. Colors also play into the mix and even your personality comes into play!
Jane will lead you through the principles of design and color with demonstrations,
and hands-on short class assignments. Students will learn how to look
at compositions and solve visual problems.
Discussion will include how one's personality influences design choices and taking risks
Supplies: Scissors, GlueStik, Ruler
Go to Home Depot, Lowes, etc, and pick up a variety of color cards,
and folders with small squares of color samples in a variety of light,
dark and medium colors and values.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 240 (map)
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
3-5PM An Amazing Race for Tweens
Tweens and their caregivers are invited to turn historic downtown Golden into a scavenger hunt competition! Teams will enjoy an adventure gameshow experience as they make their way through the city solving clues and completing challenges in a race for first place.
Wear comfy clothes and shoes for this adventure. Bottled water will be provided. This event is for the 9-11 crowd and registration is required for every adventurer.
Sign up with friends or come ready to make new ones while seeing Golden in a whole new way!
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (map)
5-7PM Leadership Golden Meet & Greet @ Golden City Brewery
Are you thinking of applying for this year's Leadership Golden class? They're hosting a meet & greet this Wednesday, July 10th, at Golden City Brewery. Come and meet some people who have gone through the program!
Are you a Leadership Golden alumnus? You're invited too—come see some old friends & classmates!
To apply for this year's Leadership Golden class, or to learn more about it, visit www.leadershipgolden.org.
This is a fantastic program that will teach you all about Golden and show you how to get involved in the community. Over the course of nine months, they have sessions on government, history, culture, city finance, volunteering, and much more. They’re accepting applications now for the class that starts this fall. The class is free. They’ve offered this class every year since 1984, and the alumni list is a Who’s Who of Who’s Making Golden Great.
Applications For The 2024 - 2025 Leadership Golden Class Will Be Accepted From June 1st - July 31st. Please check the class sessions schedule to be sure it works with your schedule before applying. Then, be sure to complete the entire application no later than July 31st, 2024!
Golden City Brewery
920 1/2 12th Street (map)
5-7PM Lookout Mountain Road Study Open House
Photo by Bud Rockhill
Purpose of the Study
This is an iconic destination that provides access to local communities, open spaces, historical sites, trails, stunning views of the front range, and lots of recreation opportunities. This roadway serves various users, from bicyclists and pedestrians to motorists, motorcyclists, and the occasional hang glider. It is important that this road is safe for all users who enjoy it. Therefore, the county is seeking design recommendations to improve functionality and safety for all users.
Attend the open house meeting to explore and discuss draft concepts for improvement. Provide your input to help refine the design for enhanced safety and functionality for all users.
More information
Jefferson County Administration and Court Facility
100 Jefferson County Parkway (map)
Live Music for Wednesday, Jul. 10th
- 6-9PM Chris Koltak @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Fire at the Industrial School
The State Industrial School – click to enlarge
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100 Years Ago
Firefighting was harder in the days before modern firetrucks and pressurized water lines. Early pump trucks were designed to use any source available, such as a ditch or a pond, and malfunctions were fairly frequent.
The Colorado Transcript and Jefferson County Republican–both published on July 10, 1924–described a disastrous fire at the Industrial School. The residents and employees were having dinner when someone spotted smoke coming out of the main administration building. Two employees–the bookkeeper and the baker–ran into the building to investigate but were overcome by smoke and had to be dragged out.
The fire originated in a locked storage room on the 3rd floor and that entire floor was soon in flames. Several of the school’s vocational classrooms were located in that building The residents–inmates and employees both–were able to save equipment from the carpenter shop, shoe shop, band room, and blacksmithing shop, but the laundry room and tailor shop were total losses.
The building that burned was the oldest one on campus, built in 1881. The Superintendent thought that a lightning storm that happened just before the fire might have shorted out some of the old wiring.
Golden’s volunteer fire department responded to the School’s call for help, but the closest hydrant was located at 24th and Ford Streets–the edge of the City limits at that time–and the water pressure was insufficient to reach the school. They brought the hose cart onto campus and put a hose into an irrigation ditch, pumping water from there. By the time they got that working, the Denver Fire Department had arrived and both groups worked to extinguish the remains of the building. One of Golden’s fire fighters suffered a broken leg in the process of maneuvering a hose onto the second floor.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for funding the online collection of historic newspapers, and thanks to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 64°F
Thursday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 94°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 67°F
Friday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 99°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 70°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 97°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 70°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 98°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 71°F
Monday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 94°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 67°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
News Relating to Golden - July 10, 2024
Colorado breweries score a whopping 38 medals at U.S. Open Beer Championship 2024
By Tiney Ricciardi
Denver Post
Colorado breweries raked in the hardware at this year’s U.S. Open Beer Championship, collecting 38 medals in style categories from American-style pilsener to imperial porter... Read more...
Hensley Hired as Mines Assistant Swimming Coach
By Sam Boender
Colorado School of Mines Athletics
GOLDEN, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines Men's and Women's Swimming Head Coach Claire McDaniel has hired Noah Hensley as her fulltime assistant coach heading into the 2024-25 season... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Golden History Museum, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Morris & Mae Market, Miners Saloon, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden Hayride Outpost, Kona Bowls, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Peggy Brochtrup
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Barbara Banks & Ed Imatani, and Joy Brandt
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer
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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, Casey & Gina Brown, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Carol Abel, 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, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, and the Golden Transcript
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson
