Public Health References
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Virtual Golden
10:15-11:15AM Cuentacuentos en español / Spanish Story Time with the Library
Real World Golden
6PM Gentle Yoga in the Yard (map)
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More Golden
Are you aware that–in addition to this morning email–we also publish one in the afternoon? We keep an eye out for articles about Golden, and when we find them, we send out links so our audience can read them. The afternoon email doesn’t come out every day–just when we come across articles about Golden.
Recent articles have covered an armed robbery in Golden, new fire restrictions, Golden High School football, a new hotel being built on 8th Street, a big contribution made by Golden Rotary to help locals with food shortages, Arapahoe City (a long-gone city about 3 miles from here), Golden Mill food hall, the Lubahn Trail, Mines’ newest building, Apex Park, and many more topics of interest to Golden people.
A word of warning…we provide links to some newspapers that require subscriptions, including the Golden Transcript and the Denver Post. We assume you’d like to know that the articles exist, and if they’re of interest you’ll either subscribe or find a copy of the paper. Most of the articles are free to access though.
If you would like to try “News About Golden,” subscribe here, or just send me a note, and I’ll add you to the list.
Golden History Moment
50 Years Ago
The September 29th, 1970 Golden Transcript included an article entitled “Rooney Dump Hours Change with Season.”
The article alerted residents that the dump would be open 7AM-5PM beginning October 1st. “Tickets for one dump visit or booklets for twenty (at no discount) may be purchased at either the sanitary fill entrances or the courthouse in Golden…. Another burn at the Rooney Rd. facility will be held sometime in the near future for dead tree limbs.”
This is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a reminder of the time before the Clean Air act, when we still disposed of branches and leaves by burning them. Second, curbside trash collection was just coming into common use at that time, and many people still made regular trips to the dump to unload their household waste.
So what happened to that Rooney Road dump? It was eventually filled and “capped” (covered with clay and soil), and it’s now home to the Rooney Road Sports Complex.
Many 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!
