SAD NEWS
I am sorry to report that Vicki Wagner died of injuries sustained in a fall. If I hear of any memorial arrangements, I’ll report it here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
6-6:55AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10AM Marv Kay Celebration of Life @ Marv Kay Stadium (map)
A public celebration of life for Marv Kay, the longtime Colorado School of Mines and City of Golden leader often called the “greatest Oredigger of all time,” will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2023, at the football stadium that bears Kay’s name on the Mines campus. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will include the retirement of the Mines jersey number that Kay wore during his career as an All-American lineman for the Orediggers. Attendees are asked to wear their Mines gear. More information
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)
12:30PM Golden Women in Business Book Club @ Tributary Food Hall
1PM Wild West Short Tour
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual) (except 5/29)
5-8PM Dine Back Night: Bell Elementary PTA @ Golden Mill
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
The DDA will have two new members tonight, as JJ Risch and Dean Valdez were both term-limited out. The group will review the list of current and future DDA projects (included in the packet).
Staff will explain the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) agreements that are currently in effect. These include Property Tax TIFs with the Buffalo Rose, the former mortuary, and the Golden Mill. They also have Sales Tax Sharing agreements with the Buffalo Rose and Tributary Food Hall.
Staff will go over the revenue and expenses. The DDA’s biggest budget items are $200,000 contribution to the City’s capital budget, $95,000 for holiday lighting, $74,000 for City staff, and $20,000 each for power washing the sidewalks, transit support, and Visit Golden.
Staff will organize two committees to evaluate the downtown outdoor dining projects–one for Miners Alley and the other for restaurants using the parking lanes.
The packet includes a rendering showing the remodeled facade for the former florist shop and antiques store. The plan is to replace for brickwork and bring the building back to its 1872 appearance.
See the complete calendar of events.
TRIVIA
7-8PM Colorado Trivia League @ Morris & Mae
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
The September 30, 1970 Golden Transcript featured the “Marv Kay Story.” At that time, Marv was beginning his second year as the head football coach for the School of Mines. He had been on the Mines athletic staff for five years and had previously served as the assistant football coach and the head varsity swimming coach. Marv had graduated as a mining engineer from the School of Mines in 1963. The article detailed his accomplishments as a student athlete.
The 6’1″ 250 pound student won two letters as a heavyweight wrestler and three letters as a varsity tackle. He was named to several All-Opponent teams in the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (now the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, RMAC), and received All-American football mention in 1960. Following his graduation in 1963 Kay was drafted by the Denver Broncos.
Marv came to the School of Mines as a freshman in 1957. That same year, his father died. Marv quit school to work, to help support his mother and four siblings. For several years, he alternated between school and work, eventually graduating six years later. While in school, he was elected as president of both his junior and senior classes, received citizenship awards from ROTC, and was named “Mr. Engineer” for student leadership.
The thing that struck me about this article was that already, in 1970, people were writing “The Marv Kay Story.” At that time, he was just getting started!
Marv served on Golden City Council for twelve years and was Mayor for eight. He has also served as board member, advisor, and president of the Golden Civic Foundation. Marv went on to become the school Athletic Director and a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. He is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. The School of Mines named him Professor Emeritus.
In 2015, the School of Mines recognized his lifetime of service by naming their new 4,000 seat grandstand the Marv Kay Stadium.
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!
