Rainy, Foggy, Billy Drew
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Oct. 8th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - 6:30 and 9PM After the Snowfall Ski Film
- 9-11AM - Golden Startup Coffee
- 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10:15-11:15AM - Discovery Play
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 4-7PM - Tutoring with Colorado School of Mines
- 5-8PM - Bingo Night
- 6PM - Foothills Running and Cycling Club Track Practice
- 6PM - Gratitude Circle
- 6:30PM - Wednesday Night Trivia
- 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
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- 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.
The board will consider a case involving 1817 Arapahoe Street (map). This house, which is listed on the National Register and is owned by a charitable trust, needs a new roof. The owner wants to replace the current clay tile roof with ceramic shingles. Learn more (pp. 3-41). The board will be asked to provide a Certificate of Appropriateness.
The board will then move into study session to discuss the Historic Preservation section of the City's Comprehensive Plan. City Staff hopes to present the revised Comprehensive Plan for Council approval before the end of the year. Learn more (pp. 42-45).
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
6:30 and 9PM After the Snowfall Ski Film @ Buffalo Rose
Opening on a quiet, storm-buried morning, After The Snowfall is a high-octane and heartfelt journey through the culture and chaos of modern skiing. Filmed in stunning locations from the Lyngen Alps of Norway to the heli-accessed steeps of British Columbia, the film showcases an elite crew of skiers, including Michelle Parker, Nikolai Schirmer, Nico Porteous, Caite Zeliff, and more, pushing boundaries with jaw-dropping style and skill.
But this is not just a story about pros. It is about the everyday ski bum, the weekend warrior, and the mountain town lifer whose passion burns just as bright. Interwoven throughout the action are honest and irreverent reflections from both athletes and everyday skiers on what skiing means to them; why they risk injury, chase fleeting storms, and build their lives around snow. The film explores both the literal mountains they climb and the internal terrain they navigate: personal growth, camaraderie, obsession, and joy.
Location:
Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (Map)
The Golden Word - 10/08/25
Live Music for Wednesday, Oct. 8th
- 6-9PM Chris Koltak @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6PM Open Mic @ Cannonball Creek
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: The Best Clay
Excerpt from a photo, estimated date 1908-1915, from the Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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105 Years Ago
The October 7, 1920 Colorado Transcript included the following:
In the international airplane races, held in France recently, all the American planes were equipped with spark plugs made with clay mined in Golden. These plugs were made at Belvidere, Ill., after a long series of experiments with different kind of clay. It was found that the white plastic clay, mined by the Rubey Clay company, was the best, and the company is now getting out an order of four carloads of this grade of clay for the Belvidere concern.
Golden had many active clay mines in past years. The traces of those mines are still evident throughout the area, particularly on the west side of town. Fossil Trace Golf Course was built on former clay-mining land; in fact, some of the old mining equipment remains on the fringes of the course.
Correction: yesterday's history article included incorrect election results. Mark Macha won the Ward 2 seat in 1985; not Al Bachman.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 81°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 56°F
Friday: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 57°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 78°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 53°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 45°F
Columbus Day: Mostly Sunny, 66°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 70°F
News About Golden - October 8, 2025
Review: Diva Royale
Curtain Up!
In its regional premiere, Diva Royale kicks off at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center with plenty of slapstick, sequins, and full-throttle lip-syncing. Under the gleefully raucous direction of Associate Artistic Director Warren Sherrill, actor/playwright Jeff Daniels’ farcical comedy follows three Midwestern moms on a wild ride of personal reinvention and over-the-top theatrics. What starts as a search for their guiding light evolves into a vibrant tale about identity and illusion, where shimmering angels and big laughs take center stage. In an age when self-expression is under siege, Diva Royale doesn’t retreat—it lip-syncs with total abandon... Read more...
Inaugural Golden Wine Festival brings out hundreds
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
In a city known worldwide for its beer, perhaps it’s time for Golden’s wine and wine-lovers to step into the spotlight.
At least, that’s how people at the inaugural Golden Wine Festival felt... Read more...
Mesa beats Mines 28-24 with a last-minute touchdown
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
As the saying goes, “It ain’t over till it’s over,” as the Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Mesa football teams learned during their Oct. 4 Nyikos Cup showdown.
Despite leading for most of its Homecoming game, Mines fell to Mesa 28-24 thanks to a fourth-quarter comeback... Read more...
Home Ore Bust: Mines students, alumni mark Homecoming Week
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Every fall, when Colorado School of Mines calls its children home, hundreds of them answer — sometimes bringing their own children along for the ride.
On Oct. 2-4, Mines students, staff and alumni celebrated Homecoming by painting pumpkins, roasting marshmallows, running along Clear Creek and packing into the Marv Kay Stadium stands... Read more...
5 Questions with George Saunders: What STEM students asked the acclaimed author and Mines alum
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
When George Saunders ’81 was a student at Colorado School of Mines, he lived for a time in the Arts and Crafts-style house on Illinois Street that is now home to the University Honors and Scholars Programs... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, 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:
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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
Members:
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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, and Mary Rains, 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, and Pam Logan
Followers:
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, and Joyce Sutton
