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Sunday at the Quilt Museum, Swing Dancing at the Buffalo Rose, and a Narrow Escape from Horrible Death

Double Eye Candy from Chris Davell, Celebrating Yesterday’s Rain in Black & White – enlarge
…and Color – enlarge

Virtual Events

9-10:15AM Align and Flow


Real World Events

HAIR today at 2PM

9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
2PM HAIR @ Miners Alley Playhouse

2-4PM Sunday at the Museum @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Sew Many Pieces ~ 3,000 and Counting
Jeananne Wright shares stories about her collection of quilts more than 3,000 pieces. Her stories and passion for quilt history are sure to delight!

3-4PM Wordplay Writing Workshop @ Golden Library
Poetry is not dead, but sometimes it feels that way! Here you can express yourself, expand your creative writing skills and see how cool poetry can be. Throw out the grammar book, let down your guard and have fun with the possibilities of verse by trying unusual writing activities and playing unconventional games that sometimes involve no writing at all!All skills levels welcome. Ideal for the 12-18 crowd..


Live Music

11AM-2PM Keith Wren @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) 
3PM Look Both Ways @ Wrigley’s
4-7PM Derek Hall @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage) 
4-7PM The Mighty Ravin’ Wolf @ Over Yonder

4-7:30PM Sunday Swing @ Buffalo Rose

5-8PM Keith Hicks @ Golden Mill
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern


Golden History Moment

The September 11, 1913 Colorado Transcript included an article describing a ranchman’s “Narrow Escape from Horrible Death.”

This photo, taken during the Armistice Day celebration in 1918, includes both Sorensen’s Grocery and Richard Broad’s drygoods store – Golden History Museum collection – enlarge

J. N. Hess, who lives up Mt. Vernon canon had a miraculous escape from death last Saturday afternoon when he attempted to stop his team which ran away. Hess was standing at Broad’s store in conversation and his team was tied in front of Sorensen’s grocery store. The horses became frightened and started to run and Hess thought that he could stop them by running in front of them.

Reed Morrill’s house (and fence) at 12th and Arapahoe – Google Street View

He did succeed in checking them for an instant but in some manner he fell and it was only in catching a hold on the wagon tongue that he saved himself from being trampled to death, for the team dashed on, making a turn at Twelfth street and proceeding on until they reached the alley near Reed Morrill’s residence where they ran against the fence. All this time Hess was hanging to the bridle of the horses with his hands, his feet wound around the tongue, and when the team hit the fence a number of witnesses of the runaway were on hand to catch the horses. Hess was picked up in a dazed condition, with a bad cut on the forehead where the horses kicked him when he first went down.
Colorado Transcript
– September 11, 1913

Dr. Kelly bandaged Hess’s wounds, and he drove home later that day. “Little damage was done to the wagon.”


Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!

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