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What's Happening in Golden - Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 2025

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 2025

,   and  Barb Warden
10 min read
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Autumn Leaves on a Neighborhood Walk

Photo by Andi Pearson
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Wednesday, Oct. 15th

Golden History Tours
Fit and Energize Exercise Class
Toddler Time - Registration Required

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

7:30-9AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers

The Citizens Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC) will continue walking through the Proposed 2026 Budget. In December, they will read a letter to City Council saying that they endorse it.

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street   (Map)

4-5PM Jim Clawson Talk @ Front Porch

Dr. Jim Clawson - Photo by Povy Kendal Atchison

NASA Talk - Jim Clawson

Golden is full of fascinating individuals who have lived rich lives. This lecture series features a talk from a local author, expert, or enthusiast that promises to be thought provoking and engaging.Space Policy: Where Are We Headed Next? with NASA Advanced Exploration Systems Scientific and Technical Advisor, Jim Clawson. So much has changed in just a few years—from private companies launching astronauts to new plans for returning to the Moon. And the pace of change in U.S. space policy hasn’t slowed down.

In this engaging and accessible talk, we’ll take a clear-eyed look at the latest developments in America’s space program. From shifts in NASA’s priorities and new partnerships with private companies to growing international competition and fresh debates in Congress, you’ll get up to speed on what’s really happening in the world of space—and why it matters back here on Earth.

Whether you grew up watching the Moon landing or just want to understand where all these rocket launches are leading, this talk will offer clarity, context, and plenty of room for questions. *Activity Level: 30-60 minutes sitting.

Location:

Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street   (Map)

5-6:30PM Homelessness Community Forum @ Golden Community Center

Photo by Joyce Davell

Golden is a community that cares for all who live here and increasing questions about homelessness reflect that spirit. Like many Front Range cities, the City is facing a regional shortage of shelter and affordable housing, especially as more people experience eviction or housing instability. In response, the City has built a coordinated team focused on outreach, mental health support, and pathways to stable housing—helping dozens of neighbors move off the streets in 2024—while keeping public safety and a sense of safety at the forefront. 

Please join us for a business and community forum to learn more about the City’s approach at the Community Room in the Golden Community Center.  

Location:

Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street   (Map)

When:

5-6:30PM on Wednesday, Oct. 15th

5:30-8PM Creating Your Tarot Card @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus

Join professional artist, Dyanna Csaposs, and fellow participants in the workshop, Creating Your Tarot Card.

Tarot represents a symbolic journey through the human experience—our emotions, intuition, transformations, and deeper truths. Together we will each create a tarot Art piece, a mirror to our present self. All mediums welcome. 

Intuitive expression, Using symbolism within the language of art, Learning about Tarot and how to use it within art making, and Using multimedia as a means to create will be facilitated.

Register

Location:

Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street   (Map)

5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall

 The Planning Commission will consider moving the sustainability standards to a different section of the municipal code. They are also adding "resilient landscaping standards."

They will then take another walkthrough of the draft Comprehensive Plan. The Commission last discussed this at during the September meeting. They were finding it a bit boggling, because it was so different from previous versions of the Comp Plan. 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 provide 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)

When:

5:30PM on Wednesday, Oct. 15th

6PM Pitch-a-Friend | Millenial Edition @ Golden Mill

During Pitch-A-Friend, participants showcase their single friend or loved one to a crowd of other singles in a 3 to 5-minute slide presentation. This time, it will be both a Millennial-focused event and a costume event (with a contest!) It’s free to attend, and guests can get pitched, do a pitch, or just hang out in a singles-friendly environment (LGBTQ+ friendly, too). More information

Location:

Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street   (Map)

Live Music for Wednesday, Oct. 15th

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For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: The Murderous Cars of the Twenties

Car-related advertisements from the Colorado Transcript - Fall, 1925
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In the 19-teens through 19-twenties, the Transcript was full articles about gruesome car accidents. This isn't surprising, in that cars had little safety equipment, there were few defined "rules of the road," and the drivers were all new and inexperienced.

100 Years Ago
The October 15, 1925 Colorado Transcript featured a front page article titled "THREE SCHOOL OF MINES STUDENTS KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH NEAR GOLDEN - THREE OTHERS INJURED WHEN CAR RETURNING FROM FOOTBALL GAME HITS FORD BUG AT CEMETERY HILL CURVE."

Three students of the School of Mines were instantly killed and three others were injured last Friday night, when a heavy Willys-St. Claire roadster crashed into a Ford bug near the top of Cemetery hill, just south of the Golden city limits.

Photo on the left ("the roadster") courtesy of the Wills Sainte Claire Museum Website Drawing on the right ("Model T bug") courtesy of the Model T Ford Club of Facebook Page

Both drivers were killed, as was the passenger in the roadster. The three passengers in the bug were injured, one having a fractured skull and one a fractured leg.

There was discussion as to who was responsible for the accident. Some witnesses were saying that the roadster was driving without headlights. A local repair shop testified that they had fixed the lights before the trip. The roadster driver "was known as an excellent driver, but a speedy one. His car was a powerful one and he was generally inclined to let it out." A traffic officer had been following the car and he estimated that it was going at least 50 MPH as it rounded the curve.

...the bug was literally torn to pieces. The rear wheels were torn from the frame and carried a distance of 200 feet from the point where the rash occurred.

I mentioned the lack of safety equipment on cars of this era. Most of them were open air. This was the case with the Model T Bug, and the article opined that this saved the three passengers, because they were thrown from the car upon impact.

Weather

Overnight's Weather

Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday's Weather

Wednesday: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night's Weather

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 50°F

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers, 62°F

Thursday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 41°F

Friday: Sunny, 63°F

Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 43°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 64°F

Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 43°F

Sunday: Sunny, 72°F

Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 49°F

Monday: Mostly Sunny, 71°F

Monday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 41°F

Tuesday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 57°F

News About Golden - October 15, 2025

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DUI driver who killed Golden police officer, injured 3 others, pleads guilty

By Heather Williard
Fox 31

DENVER (KDVR) — The driver who drove impaired on the night of Nov. 6, 2024, before crashing and killing Golden Police Department Officer Evan Dunn, has entered a guilty plea under a plea agreement.

Stephen Geer, 44, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide – DUI, which was linked to Dunn’s death, and vehicular assault – DUI, which was connected to all surviving parties... Read more...

Former professor pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed Golden police officer

By Nick Coltrain
Denver Post

Stephen Geer pleaded guilty Monday to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence and vehicular assault for a drunk-driving crash last November that killed a Golden police officer and injured three other people, according to the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office... Read more...

The timeline of events around DUI crash that killed Golden Police officer

By Kevin Vaughan
9News

GOLDEN, Colo. — The following timeline covers Stephen Geer’s assertions about his whereabouts and activities on Nov. 6, 2024, as well as other events that occurred that day and the conclusions of investigators as they worked to corroborate his story. It is based on multiple court documents obtained by 9NEWS Investigates... Read more...

Golden Fire rescues driver after car crashes into Clear Creek overnight

By Óscar Contreras
Denver Channel 7

GOLDEN, Colo. — First responders rescued a driver who crashed their vehicle into Clear Creek early Tuesday morning, officials said in a news release... Read more...

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