Later Sunrises After the Time Change
Photo by Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Mar. 12th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Denver Restaurant Week (in Golden)
- 9-11AM - Golden Walks
- 9-11AM - Golden Startup Coffee
- 10:15-11:15AM - Discovery Play
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 4-6PM - Shut Up and Read
- 5-8PM - Find a Ski Buddy
- 5-8PM - Apres Wednesday @ The Golden Mill
- 5-8PM - Bingo Night
- 5:30-8:30PM - Wheel Throwing
- 5:45-7:30PM - Golden Women in Business Table Talks*
- 6-7:30PM - Time Traveling through Golden: A Geologic Journey through Deep Time!
- 6:30PM - Trivia Night
- 6:30PM - Historic Preservation Board Meeting
- 6:30-8PM - Wine, Women, and Wealth (WWW) in Golden
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Birdseye View of Construction in Golden - March, 2025
Drone footage of several construction projects currently in Golden - watch it
My readers always enjoy Pat Klein's aerial images of Golden. With so much construction in town lately, he's been capturing some interesting video footage of 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.
4-6PM Shut Up and Read @ Golden Library
Introverts and bookworms unite! Teens are invited to read or listen to anything they would like while enjoying some quiet camaraderie with other like-minded teens. Read for pleasure or study for school in a relaxing atmosphere with comfy seating and snacks
Teens can kick back with their favorite books or dive into a selection of titles we’ve handpicked just for them. Stay for the whole session or drop by for a quick escape.
Only teens in 6th — 12th grade will be allowed into this program. Please respect this age limit for safety, and to encourage peer learning.
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
When:
4-6PM on Wednesday, Mar. 12th
5-8PM Apres Wednesday @ The Golden Mill
Join us every Wednesday through the end of March for live music, great food and drink specials, swag and Loveland lift ticket giveaways, and much more!
The Golden Mill – one of CO Biz’s “Top Women-Owned Businesses” in 2024 – will host a “Find a Ski Buddy” event, creating a space where gals can find their ski and snowboard tribe while enjoying live music, ski pass giveaways, wine tastings, and more.
Find a Ski Buddy
- “Find a Ski Buddy” meetup with Ski Gals Colorado
- Loveland Ski Pass giveaway – entries open throughout the evening, winners announced at 7:30
- Live music with Jessica Paige and Lucas Parker from 5-8pm
- SheJumps – a national organization dedicated to increasing participation from women and girls in outdoor recreation – will be on-site to help women and girls get involved in the outdoors
- Jack Rabbit Hills Farms will host wine samplings throughout the evening
- Proteus boards and shwag on-site
More information
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
When:
5-8PM on Wednesday, Mar. 12th
5:30-8:30PM Wheel Throwing @ Foothills Art Center
This class is designed for the beginner student, but is open to all levels of skill. Students must be 18 years of age or older. The basics of throwing on the wheel will be covered as well as use of equipment, safety and management of materials. Students are also encouraged to explore their own creativity.
Location:
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
5:30-8:30PM on Wednesday, Mar. 12th
6-7:30PM Time Traveling through Golden: A Geologic Journey through Deep Time! @ Golden History Museum
Join us in traveling through Deep Geologic Time across the Golden area. You will learn about landscape changes over the last 300+ million years, as continents came together and split apart several times while moving from the tropics at sea level to today’s middle latitude and mountain elevations. Each landscape hosted incredibly different and now-extinct plants and animals, leaving behind a rich fossil record, including those in Golden. Mountains rose and then eroded away several times in Colorado. The Front Range we see today is the last remnant of those ancestral mountain ranges. It has been sculpted by several glacial episodes in the geologically recent past as climate changed from warm to cool and back several times.
How do we “read” rock layers? Why are some rocks red or green? Were there really camels in the Golden area? What about dinosaurs, like at Dinosaur Ridge and Triceratops Trail, tropical forests, and the asteroid extinction event (“K-T” boundary)? What does Apex Gulch and Lamb Springs tell us about animals of the last Ice Age and human interactions? What does past climate tell us about the future?
More information and to register
Location:
Golden History Museum
923 10th Street (Map)
When:
6-7:30PM on Wednesday, Mar. 12th
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
Plan to build a duplex in the backyard of 1615 Ford Street
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
- 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 (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, at 6:30PM.
HPB will continue their discussion of 1615 Ford Street, which is located in the East Street Historic District. The applicant is requesting a "Certificate of Appropriateness" for the project.
Pel-Ona Architects proposes building two new homes (a duplex) in the backyard of this 1870s single family home. They began this discussion last month and "...asked the applicant to continue the item to allow for the applicant to adjust the pitch of the roof, provide examples of telescoping gables within the neighborhood or match the gables to the existing structure and to allow staff to review the proposed materials for the addition."
The will also hear what Board Member Rooney learned at the Saving Places Conference and discuss implementation of Historic Preservation Policy recommendations, which were presented to City Council at their March 4th meeting.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6:30PM on Wednesday, Mar. 12th
Live Music for Wednesday, Mar. 12th
- 5-8PM Lucas Parker and Jessica Paige @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - 6-9PM Chris Koltak @ Miners Saloon
Miners Saloon - More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5-9PM Open Mic @ Cannonball Creek
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: For a good time...
Early Form of Transportation to Lookout Mountain
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Lookout Mountain has always been a popular tourist destination. Prior to construction of the Lariat Loop Road, the means of getting there were limited to feet–either human or equine. This postcard shows some early commercial transport. It’s a small wagon, with only four occupants, but even so it took four horses to pull it up Lookout Mountain.
That card was postmarked 1907. Several things happened within the next few years that brought far more people to that area. First, Denver developed a series of Mountain Parks, including one on Lookout Mountain. Second, Bill Williams built the Lariat Loop Trail. Third, automobiles exploded in popularity throughout the teens and twenties.
The Lariat Loop was named a National Scenic Byway in 2009.
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 64°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain, 37°F
Friday: Rain And Snow, 48°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 27°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Light Snow, 44°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy, 28°F
Sunday: Sunny, 55°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 38°F
Monday: Sunny, 66°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 35°F
Tuesday: Rain And Snow Likely, 51°F
News About Golden - March 12, 2025
Enjoy a mountain getaway near Denver: Discover Golden’s hidden gems
By Shauna Farnell
Denver Post
Instead of schlepping up and down I-70 in a snowstorm, why not take the easy drive to Golden for a mountain getaway? Tucked into the foothills just west of Denver, Golden offers its own little slice of mountain-town paradise... Read more...
Mines men’s basketball sweeps conference titles, secures No. 2 seed in NCAA tourney
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
In September, the Colorado School of Mines men’s basketball team set their goals for the 2024-25 season. They wanted to win both the RMAC regular-season title and tournament championship, and then make a run for the NCAA Division II national championship... Read more...
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Sponsors:
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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, Joy Brandt, Tom Reiley, and Michael Mason
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, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, and The Golden Hotel
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, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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, and Barb Robie
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton
