What's Happening in Golden - Wednesday, Jun. 4th, 2025

Looking Down from Lookout Mountain

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

Events for Wednesday, Jun. 4th

• All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
• All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros

• All day - Golden History Tours
• 9-11AM - Golden Walks
• 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
• 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
• 4:30-5:30PM - Retirement Distributions - Strategies for Success
• 5-8PM - Ring of Fire Cast @ Golden Mill
• 5:30PM - Cancelled: Planning Commission Meeting
• 6-8PM - Biking the Blue Marble - 50,000 Miles Around the Globe with Ted Eliason
• 6PM - Trivia Night

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

Birdseye View of Construction in Golden - June, 2025

Drone footage of several construction projects currently in Golden - watch it

Pat Klein has produced a video update of our several construction projects around town. He's been doing this at approximately two-month intervals, and it's fun to watch the buildings progress. He's been documenting the new Mines apartments (west of Hwy 6), the new undergrad dorm (19th & Illnois), "The Col" (17270 Colfax), Ulysses Park, Lena Gulch, Canyon View Apartments (off Golden Gate Canyon Road), and Clayworks (9th and Ford).

Watch it here!

View the previous videos here: April | March.

5-8PM - Ring of Fire Cast @ Golden Mill

When: 5-8PM
Where: Golden Mill, 1012 Ford Street (map)

For one night only, The Golden Mill will host the cast of “Ring of Fire, The Remarkable Life of Johnny Cash” from Miners Alley Performing Arts Center for a night of high-energy, live Johnny Cash music. Guests can enjoy the powerhouse vocalists performing a selection of Cash’s catalog while supporting the arts – a portion of the evening’s beverage sales will be donated to Miner’s Alley Performing Arts Center. Get ready for foot-stompin' hits, powerhouse vocals, and a whole lotta heart -straight from the stage to your barstool.

Understanding the Budget #11: Property Taxes - part 5

Commercial and residential properties in Golden - Photos by Richard Luckin

By Loretta Huff

The full "Understanding the Budget" series is available here.

While Loretta is a member of the Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC), these articles reflect Loretta's personal understanding and do not represent positions of the CBAC.

We now have the background to dig deeper into an example of 2024 property taxes that are being paid in 2025.

As a reminder for 2024 property taxes that are paid in 2025,

Property Taxes Due = (Assessed Value – any applicable adjustment) x Assessment Rate x Mill Levy

Our previous examples (properties in Golden but not downtown) were these.

• Residential property:  ($750,000 - $55,000) x 6.7% x .0908060 = $4,228.38
• Business property:   ($750,000 - $30,000) x 27.9% x .0908060 = $18,199.73

These taxes would be distributed as follows (residential, business)

 When these taxes are accumulated across the city, the 2025 Budget (page 32 and 34) estimates the following property tax amounts going to each fund.

• City of Golden General Fund:  $9,400,000
• Golden Fire Department Fund: $4,636,000

The additional amounts from property taxes for downtown properties based on the dedicated mill levies are estimated at these amounts in the 2025 Budget (pages 49 and 50).

• DDA:  $310,000
• GDGID Fund:  $52,000

Live Music for Wednesday, Jun. 4th

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• 6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Miners Saloon
• More Live Music
  4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
  5-8PM Bill McKay Band @ Golden Hotel
  6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge

For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: Making Do and Doing Without

Power Company Ad, Urging People to Buy War Bonds – June 4, 1942 Colorado Transcript
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83 Years Ago
The June 4, 1942 Colorado Transcript showed Golden on a wartime footing, with many articles about rationing and housing shortages.

Sugar was strictly rationed, but special applications were being accepted to allow families to can their summer produce. Tires were becoming increasingly scarce. The tire rationing board published a list every month, giving the name of every person who had been permitted to buy a new or used tire.

Even use of telephone lines was restricted. Wartime shortage of materials made it difficult for the phone company to maintain or expand their service offerings.

The application of these restrictions will undoubtedly mean inconvenience for some people–part of the price of protecting our liberty–but we ask your fullest cooperation, for the restrictions will mean that more lead, iron, steel, zinc, copper and rubber used in telephone equipment will now go into arms.
Telephone Company Ad – June 4, 1942 Colorado Transcript

There was a nationwide housing shortage, and Golden was no exception. New wartime industries were creating the need for housing near government plants, but building materials were in short supply. The June 4th paper included an editorial stating that Camp George West should be put to use. The Transcript noted that 2500-3000 men and officers could be housed there.

Weather

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 52°F

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms, 70°F

Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 52°F

Friday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 70°F

Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 52°F

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F

Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F

Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 77°F

Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 56°F

Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 79°F

Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 57°F

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F

Supporters

Many thanks to the people and organizations who support What’s Happening in Golden?  If you would like to support local news, please CLICK HERE!

Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, 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, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Vic DeMaria

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, and Robert Thresher.

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, and Cherryln Parker

Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens