Virtual Events
8-8:55AM Tai Chi
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
11-11:55AM Find Your Balance
5-6PM Arte de mi Corazón with the library
5:30-7PM Golden Orators Toastmasters
5:30-6:30PM Step Circuit
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval
Real World Events
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
9:15-9:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library – WAITLIST
4-5PM Monthly Maker: Screen Printing @ Golden Library – WAITLIST
4-4:50PM Ski Conditioning Class at the Golden Mill
Happy hour | Fitness | Giveaways
Center Strength Studios is hosting a 50-minute ski conditioning class! Space is limited
4PM Ski X Board Tune Night @ New Terrain Brewing
6PM Pong Night @ Coda Brewing
6PM Hut Trip 101 @ Bent Gate Mountaineering
6PM Mines Park Redevelopment Meeting
The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees has given formal approval to begin work with a developer, Capstone Development Partners, on a public-private partnership that will reimagine Mines Park student housing and raise the total bed count from 538 to more than 1,000. Construction and renovation will begin in Summer 2022, with the first phase done by Fall 2023 and final completion by Fall 2024. The project team is hosting the second of three meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6-7 p.m. with current Mines Park residents, Mines students and the surrounding City of Golden community as planning progresses to receive feedback on the vision for Mines Park. Join the meeting on Zoom with password: 366972.
Live Music
6PM Live Music @ Miners Saloon
6:30PM Open Jam/Mic at Over Yonder Brewing
Colorado Women’s Day Award Nominations Due
Today (January 19th) is the deadline to nominate someone for the Colorado Women’s Day awards. The categories are
Outstanding Woman in STEM Award
Wonderful Woman in the Arts Award
Shattered Glass Award
Unsung Heroine Award
Woman Who C.A.R.E.s Award
Outstanding Woman in Business Award
There are also three awards for young women, and these have a later deadline (January 28th).
Outstanding Young Woman in STEM Award (middle school)
Outstanding Young Woman in STEM Award (high school)
Outstanding Young Woman in STEM Award (ages 19-25)
Learn more about the award categories and sign up to participate in this year’s Colorado Women’s Day conference, March 9-11th.
Ethics in Business Nominations Sought
The Rotary Club of Golden is conducting the 17th annual Ethics in Business Awards program in 2022. Each year the Club seeks nominations from the public of those organizations in our community, both for-profit and not-for-profit, that demonstrate the highest standards of ethical business practice, integrity, and civic and social responsibility.
All nominations received by Feb. 28, 2022 will be evaluated by students in the Ethics class at the Colorado School of Mines. They will choose the winners, who, along with all nominees, will be recognized and honored at an Awards luncheon on May 6, 2022, at the Sheraton Denver West hotel.
To make a nomination, go to ethics.goldenrotary.org. This Ethics in Business Awards website also gives more details on the Ethics awards program, which has been an important and popular event since its founding in 2006.
Please pass this message along to friends and associates who may want to nominate their most-ethical business. Thank you in advance for your help.
Golden History Moment
Between the Civil War and World War I, many armories were built in towns around the united states. They were intended to serve as headquarters for state militias or local units of the national guard. Typically, they were designed to look like fortresses and had thick walls. Golden’s armory, built in 1913, fit this pattern. It was designed specifically for use by the School of Mines’ engineering unit of the National Guard.
After World War I, the country’s approach to maintaining the military changed, and the local armories were no longer needed. Armories all over the US became large, attractive, unnecessary public buildings, and Golden’s was no exception.
100 Years Ago
The January 19, 1922 Colorado Transcript announced that the School of Mines was taking a ten year lease on the armory building. Always short on living accommodations for the students, the School planned to turn the second floor into a dormitory.
During the 1918 influenza epidemic the army had used part of the armory as a temporary hospital. This was still fresh in local minds in 1922, and the School announced that they planned to equip a suite of rooms on the third floor as an infirmary, which could be used “at a moment’s notice.”
The first floor had a kitchen and dining room. The school planned to remodel these and make them available for public events. The post office and a doctor’s office occupied part of the first floor, and they would be allowed to continue in those locations.
Apparently the School of Mines wasn’t able to make good use of the building either. In 1928, they sublet the armory to a private party who ran it as a hotel for about ten years.
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!
