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9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM and 1PM Wild West Walking Tour
10AM and 1PM Wild West Short Tour
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
11:30AM-1PM Library for All @ Golden Library
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
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HOLIDAY-READINESS CORRECTION
I WAS SO WRONG! In yesterday’s post, I said that Foothills Art Center would be opening the Holiday Art Market in the Astor House. Their Executive Director, Hassan Najjar, quickly informed me that—due to construction delays at the Astor House—this year’s Art Market will be in their original building, 809 15th St. (map). The members-only preview is today, from 12-7PM. They open to the public tomorrow, 10AM-5PM.
LIVE MUSIC
5-8PM Alibi @ Golden Mill
5:30-8:30PM Teague Starbuck @ Mountain Toad
6-9PM Carl DiFederico @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6PM Dollhouse Thieves @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
118 Years Ago
NARROW ESCAPE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Quick Action of Janitor Nolan Prevents Explosion
The November 30, 1905 Colorado Transcript described a near-catastrophe at the South School, which was prevented by the school’s janitor, Oscar Nolan.
On November 23rd, Mr. Nolan was leaving the school to run an errand. Glancing back, he noticed steam coming from the escape pipe of the school’s boiler. He ran back, entered the basement and found the boiler dry and very hot, with a big fire in the combustion chamber making it hotter still. He gave the alarm to get everyone out of the building.
He then began working to extinguish the fire, all the while expecting the boiler to explode and kill him. Amazingly, he succeeded in averting the explosion.
Nolan said that he had checked the boiler a short time before and it was half-full–well within the safety range. When he returned, the boiler was completely dry. He speculated that one of the students had drained the water–out of either curiosity or pure meanness.
The Transcript seized the opportunity to criticize the school for failure to practice regular fire drills. The article said that when the alarm sounded,
Most of them understood that the signal meant danger, but as there is no regular drill practiced, the pupils practically rolled over each other in the attempt to be first to get out of harm’s way. The stronger pushed back his weaker comrade, and it is remarkable that no one was seriously injured in the crush.
Colorado Transcript – November 30, 1905
The South School was built in 1873. It housed the elementary school children from the south side of the Creek and the high school students from all parts of the city. It was located on Cheyenne Street, between 13th and 14th Streets, but was demolished in 1965. Today, that block is occupied by the CSM Power Plant and Coolbaugh Hall.
Oscar Nolan died in the 1918 Influenza epidemic, as did his brother Charles. Both are buried in the Golden Cemetery.
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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