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What's Happening in Golden - Wednesday, Nov. 27th, 2024

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Wednesday, Nov. 27th, 2024

,   and  Barb Warden
7 min read
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Mines Campus, Late Fall

Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Wednesday, Nov. 27th

Golden History Tours
Toddler Time - Registration Required

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

10AM-1PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Demo Day


Wednesdays now through mid-December there will be a new PROJECT or TOOL demonstrated between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the gallery.

Each DEMO will help you take care of that Christmas gift list. Or you can add the tools to your wish list, for others to bring you special happiness. 

Some of the things that will be demonstrated include: ZIPPER INSTALLATION for zipper bags, CORK uses, GLOW ruler, A Binding Tool from Carolyn McCormick, Jelly Roll Rugs, EPP tools and tips.

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street, Suite 150 (map)

6:30-8:30 Music Bingo @ the Golden Mill


Got family in town for Thanksgiving?  Bring everyone to the Golden Mill for good food, good drinks and good times!

Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (map)

Live Music for Wednesday, Nov. 27th

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For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: Reliving the Recent Past: 2021

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3 Years Ago
By November of 2021, the world was getting back to normal after the Coronavirus pandemic.

  • Golden held an election for City Council Ward representatives. All four wards had a single candidate, and the winners were: Don Cameron, Bill Fisher, Rob Reed, and Paul Haseman.
  • The ballot issue to allow recreational marijuana stores in Golden was approved by 54 votes (3,323 to 3,269). The lodging tax was also approved, by a much bigger margin (4,120 to 2,444).
  • Vaccines had been approved for Coronavirus, and by November 1, 2021, 79.8% of the population had received at least one dose. The infection and death rates had slowed considerably: November of 2021 saw an increase of 7,977 cases. In contrast, November of 2020 had seen an increase of 12,272 cases. Jefferson County had 80 deaths due to Coronavirus during November of 2021. There had been 173 Coronavirus deaths during November of 2020.
  • The Quilt Museum was back to holding in-person events, including a Sunday at the Museum featuring Red and White Quilts.
  • The Golden Optimist Club, which had canceled their annual tree sale in 2020, brought it back in 2021.
  • Coors “big dig” was underway as they “daylighted” Kinney Run. This project was designed to remove a large section of the brewery grounds from the flood plain.
  • Jefferson County Housing Authority’s new development, called “The Flats at Golden,” was accepting names on their “Interest List,” in anticipation of opening in early 2022.
  • Mines Little Theater performed Clue. Golden High School produced Legally Blonde. Miners Alley Playhouse opened the month with The Crucible and ended it with their holiday production, A Christmas Carol. Miners Alley Children’s Theater opened The Story of the Nutcracker.
  • The Meyer Hardware building was sold to Miners Alley Playhouse. DDA and GURA agreed to provide $1 million from the Legacy Fund to support the purchase.

Golden History: High Tech Shopping

Guy Hill Telephone Company phone - Golden History Museum collection
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122 Years Ago
The November 27, 1902 Colorado Transcript celebrated the convenience of Golden’s burgeoning telephone service.

Resident telephones are increasing in Golden, keeping Mr. Hale and his helpers on the jump in keeping up with his orders. Until the experiment is tried one hardly realizes the advantages of the institution and wear and tear of ones feelings that is obviated thereby. When the old man formerly arrived home for his lunch and his wife asked him for the butter and yeast-cake she told him to bring up he was compelled to ejaculate “Dog-gone it all, I forgot all about it!” Then he had to hike down town for the forgotten articles before he could get his lunch.

Now…instead of bothering the old man with errands the good lady can trip lightly to the phone and call up the grocer, the butcher or the ice man and order sent up what she wants without further trouble.… The ‘phone is a big thing all around.

The article also nudges stores that don’t have phones to get them. Some early merchants avoided installing phones precisely because they didn’t want to be asked to deliver small orders (such as “butter and yeast-cake”).

From the Golden History Museum collection: “Used for winter deliveries by the Koenig Mercantile Company, which operated from 1884 to 1941 in the Loveland Building at 12th and Washington. The story goes that the horse that pulled this sleigh knew his route so well that he just stopped at the houses that needed deliveries.”

Thank you to Wendy Weiman for sponsoring Golden History Moments for the month of November.

News About Golden - November 27, 2024

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Golden unveils municipal center’s concept art, proposed layout

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

If all goes according to plan, by 2027 Golden will have a new three-story City Hall and police headquarters along 10th Street between Vasquez and Archer streets.

The exterior would be wood and brick, with plaza areas and a nature path on the southwest side. There would be solar panels over the street-level parking spots on building’s east side, with additional sublevel parking outside the walkout basement... Read more...

Golden plans to enact buffer weekends between large-scale events

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Events in downtown Golden, particularly large summertime events, will look a little different next year, as the City Council prepares to approve an updated events policy at its Dec. 17 meeting... Read more...

Mines soccer knocks out Mesa on PKs, advances to NCAA tourney’s third round

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

For the third time in 13 months, the Colorado School of Mines women’s soccer team was taking on rival Colorado Mesa in a high-stakes postseason game... Read more...

Mines men’s cross country wins fourth national title in 10 years

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

The Colorado School of Mines men’s cross country team has secured its second national title in three years, reclaiming the top spot from Wingate in a down-to-the-wire 10K race... Read more...

Plan your next Colorado hike with expert advice from these guidebook authors

By Mindy Sink
Denver Post

No matter which season it is, there is a Colorado trail to be hiked. In fact, there are so many trails that it can be difficult to choose and maybe you just keep returning to a dependable favorite... Read more...

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