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Yard Waste, the Gipper, Silver, Addition and Demolition, a Warning for Slackers, and Where to Vote

Golden Eye Candy – Stratton Hall in November – enlarge

What’s Happening in Golden Today?

Photo courtesy City of Golden

Fall Yard Waste Collection Begins (through Friday)
Material may be placed in your organics cart, bundled, or in certified compostable bags available for purchase at The Home Depot and other home improvement stores. Yard Waste for this collection is limited to grass clippings, pine needles, leaves, weeds, branches, sawdust, ground or chipped wood. More….

6-6:55AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10AM and 1PM Wild West Walking Tour (2 hours)
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)1PM Wild West Short Tour (1 hour)

2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (Virtual)
Today’s topic: The Life and Legacy of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan presided over some of the most significant changes of the 20th century, from the switch to supply side economics to the end of the Cold War. Examine Reagan’s life before becoming president, his years as the bold yet controversial Commander-in-Chief and his lasting impact on both the country and the world. Register

4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual)
6-7PM Native Americans of Colorado @ Golden Library

6PM Mine Expansion Virtual Community Meeting (Virtual)
Jefferson County Planning and Zoning will hold a virtual meeting to discuss the planned expansion of the clay mine at the north end of town. If you’re concerned about this issue, plan to attend. For more info, check the County site and the Protect the Hogback site.

6:30PM Friends of Mines Museum Lecture: “Silver, Born of Cataclysmic Events and Brought to us by Improbable Happenings” – Patrick Rowe, Los Alamos, NM
Friends of the Museum is hosting a virtual Zoom lecture for anyone interested! Below is the abstract for the talk and a short biography of the presenter, Patrick Rowe.  It will be super interesting, and we hope to see you there! More information

Proposed addition to 1415 Ford St.

6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
HPB will consider providing a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for a rear addition to 1415 Ford St. (map). The house is a contributing structure in the East Street Historic District.

They will also consider a COA for 915 9th Street (map), where the owners plan to demolish the current home and build a new home with detached garage and second floor Accessory Dwelling Unit.

CoorsTek has submitted their request for COA for most of the buildings on their former industrial campus (map). The most visibly historic structure–the long brick wall along Ford Street–will remain.

Western end of the CoorsTek campus – photo by Patrick Klein – enlarge

Golden History Moment

The United States entered World War I in 1917. At first, President Wilson hoped to conduct the war with an entirely volunteer force. It soon became clear that they would not get enough volunteers, so Congress instituted a draft. Many men failed to register with the Selective Service.

Colorado Transcript – November 7, 1918

104 Years Ago
The November 7, 1918 Colorado Transcript announced City Council’s latest ordinance. At the request of the War Department, effective immediately, the City of Golden required “all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 61 to engage regularly and habitually in some useful and recognized business, trade, or occupation for at least five days of each calendar week and an average of at least six hours per day…. This legislation by the city council is purely a war measure, and while it may seem drastic, similar orders have been passed by almost every municipality in the country.”

Fortunately for the slackers and the leisure class, the war ended just a few days later, on November 11th. The draft was canceled at that time.


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!


VOTE!

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Tomorrow is election day. Have you dropped off your ballot? We have four drop-off boxes in Golden:

Golden City Hall
911 10th St

Colorado School of Mines Library
1400 Illinois St., Golden

Jeffco Elections Division
3500 Illinois St.

Jeffco Courts and Admin Building
100 Jefferson County Parkway.

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