November Morning
Photo by Richard Luckin
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South Side of North Table Mountain
Photo by Scott Wilson
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Nov. 5th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Fall Yard Waste Collection
- 6:19AM - Full Moon
- 9AM-4PM - 2025 Business Summit
- 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10AM-4PM - Everly Backpack Course
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 11AM-4PM - The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition on Tour
- 2PM - Diva Royale
- 3-5PM - Figure Drawing
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-7PM - Family Engagement Night / 8th Grade Open House
- 5:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting
- 6-8PM - Wine Tasting and Food Pairing
- 6:30PM - Wednesday Night Trivia
- 7:30PM - SCRIPTprov
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Election Results
Photo by Richard Luckin
These are not final, official counts, but as of 1:33AM, the tallies were:
City Council
Ward 1
Emily Kurzinski (unopposed) - 800 votes
Ward 2
Dan Sung - 717 votes
Gerchard Plau - 761 votes
Ward 3
Loretta A. Huff - 640 votes
Brad Prince - 149 votes
Don Cameron - 904 votes
Ward 4
Brendan Firlie 297 votes
Sandra Knecht 972 votes
Thank you to everyone who ran and congratulations to the winners.
Jefferson County School Board
School Board District 1
Michael Yocum - 48,463
Denine Echevarria - 87,755
School Board District 2
Samuel Myrant - 45,606
Peter Gibbins - 96,942
School Board District 5
Mary Parker - 45,230
Tina Moeinian - 58,221
Gloria "Terri" Rascon - 39,542
You can check the County Election Results page for updates.
At the state level, Propositions LL and MM (school meals) both passed by significant margins.
Full Moon
Photo by Jeremy Keller
The moon is full this morning and tonight. It will set at 6:48 this morning and rise again at 4:45PM. The sun will rise at 6:33AM and set at 4:53PM.
This update is brought to you by Buglet Battery.
3-5PM Figure Drawing @ Foothills Art Center
Facilitated, independent study of figure drawing with a professional nude fine arts model via Art of Modeling. All skill levels welcome. Age 18+
In this 2 hour session, poses vary from short 1 minute gestures to 20 or 30 minute studies. Bring your own supplies. Easels and chairs provided.
Location:
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (map)
(303) 279-3922
5:30PM Planning Commission Study Session @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Packet
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to planning@cityofgolden.net
- There are no in-person comments during study sessions
The Planning Commission will take another walkthrough of the draft Comprehensive Plan (included in the packet). The Commission has discussed this several times. The new document is quite different from previous versions of the Comp Plan. The original Plan was based on the Golden Vision 2030 document that evolved after lengthy public outreach.
This new one focuses almost entirely on housing--in particular, affordable housing (and how to get more of it). This Plan cites the 2022 Housing Needs Assessment, which set a goal of 3,100 new housing units by 2032– most of it "affordable." This, in turn, will affect the streets--both because we'll have more people and because affordable housing is allowed to be built with less parking.
The Plan is a massive undertaking, and many of the sections are still "to-be-provided later," but the Planning Commission will keep plugging away at it. Staff hopes to post another version for public comment later this month.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
A Busy, Funny Day at Miners Alley
Diva Royale will close this weekend, and remaining tickets are scarce! They added an extra 2PM matinee today to this very amusing play, and even that is nearly sold out. Grab your tickets while you can!
The always-funny SCRIPTprov is on stage tonight at 7:30. What happens when a scene from a "legit" play gets hijacked by improvisers? HILARITY ENSUES! Buy tickets here.
Location:
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
1103 Arapahoe Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 11/5/25
Live Music for Wednesday, Nov. 5th
- 6-9PM Bunny Blake @ 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: Golden Relief
The Koenig Mercantile at 12th and Washington provided a storeroom for donated clothing and food - Golden History Museum collection
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ONLY 34 ARE UNEMPLOYED IN GOLDEN
Welfare body hunting jobs; clothing needed
One hundred and fifty-eight women and children are vitally interested in the success of the Golden Welfare association's campaign to "make a job for a man." These are the dependents of the 34 men who have registered as being out of employment in Golden and vicinity.
Colorado Transcript - November 19, 1931
94 Years Ago
In 1931, Golden was mired in the depths of the Great Depression. The town's biggest employer, Coors, was no longer making beer due to Prohibition. Their malted milk business provided some jobs, but not as many as the brewing business had.
With no federal safety nets in that pre-New Deal era, the community was organizing its own "Golden Welfare Association." It was first mentioned in the October 29th edition of the Transcript. The Association hoped to connect unemployed men with people who companies that might need help.
The November 5, 1931 issue reported that the Association was looking for a space where they could establish a Central Headquarters. So far four men had applied for work. The November 19 provided an update saying that the number had increased to thirty-four.
The December 10, 1931 Colorado Transcript wrote about a new Golden Welfare Fund. The Welfare Association's recent survey had shown that many “heads of household” in Golden were unemployed, and that their families were deprived of food, clothing, and fuel. The new Welfare Fund was designed to accept donations of cash, clothing, and food. The board members were encouraged by their initial canvass of the community. Many Golden teachers and employees at the School of Mines had pledged to donate a certain amount from their wages.
People were squeamish about the term “charity,” so the board was careful to explain that recipients had to work in order to receive relief funds. Women and children were exempt from the work requirement.
Most of the men did street work: a February 11, 1932 article reported that the Welfare Association was spending about $16 a day for labor. By that time, twenty blocks of city streets had been graveled. The crews were employed three days a week. The workers were paid with credit to local stores, rather than cash.
The Koenig Mercantile at 12th and Washington was providing a storeroom for donated clothing and food, and volunteer relief workers were there on most days to distribute the goods. The Red Cross was providing coal for needy families, and the Golden Relief Association was in charge of distributing it.
The relief program ended in the spring. Apparently, it was assumed that families could take of themselves during warm weather. The following November, a new funds drive was organized, and the program was resumed.
Transcript references to the Golden Welfare Fund dwindled after Roosevelt was elected, as Federal Government programs began to provide government work as well as old age pensions.
Golden History: Grant Churches' Garage
Colorado Transcript - November 4, 1920
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105 Years Ago
This advertisement for Grant Churches' Garage appeared in the November 4, 1920 Colorado Transcript. The garage must have done well, because in 1922 Mr. Churches moved from his location on 12th Street, building a new, bigger facility on Washington Avenue.
In 1927, he decided to convert the building into a big indoor swimming pool called The Golden Plunge. The pool business, while popular, didn't survive the Depression. The building was later a Labor Temple, then a department store. It's now the Buffalo Rose events center. The pool is still there, in the basement!
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West southwest wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 47°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 67°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 39°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 62°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 40°F
Saturday: Sunny, 53°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 29°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 51°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 35°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 44°F
Veterans Day: Mostly Sunny, 67°F
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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 Joy Brandt
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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, and Centennial State Wealth Advisors
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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
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