April 1 – Golden>> GOLDEN VOLCANO COMES TO LIFE!
Long considered inactive, the Golden Volcano, south of Golden near I-70, yesterday erupted what appeared to be a small Plinian column. It is too soon to know if it will develop fully into a Plinian eruption, like the one that destroyed Pompeii.
Thanks to Keenan Lee, Colorado School of Mines Geology Professor, retired, for this breaking news.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
9AM-12PM Poolside Birdhouse @ Home Depot
Encourage a love for nature and ornithology in our hands-on workshop where you and your child can build a poolside birdhouse. Your young birdwatcher can observe birds’ behaviors like building a nest and watching eggs hatch without the need for expensive equipment. Once your birdhouse is built, your child can decorate it with paint and stickers. All Kids Workshop attendees must be accompanied by a parent or adult at all times. Free Register
10AM-noon Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM Coffee with Councilors @ Golden Community Center Bear Creek Room (map)
Councilor Casey Brown will host Coffee with Councilors this morning. “We’ll be discussing creek management strategies, including a recap of what strategies were implemented last year, and a preview of new concepts being explored for 2023. We’ll also welcome special guest Mitch Battilla, the owner of Adventure West, one of the two licensed tube outfitters in Golden, to learn more about their business operations and how they partner with the City on creek management efforts.”
10AM-3PM Spring Craft Fair @ Golden Elks Lodge
More than 20 vendors will sell baked goods, crochet items, handmade soaps, custom tumblers, Thirty One, Color Street, wine charms, acrylic paintings, screen printed bags and pillows and sewn items (headbands, bags, aprons, bowl koozies). There will also be door prizes. Sponsored by Golden Elks More information
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
12PM CSM Baseball – Orediggers vs. New Mexico Highlands @ Jim Darden Field
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
Do you love epic fantasy adventure? Dungeons and Dragons is a table top role playing fantasy game where a roll of the dice can change your future. If you have never played before or are a brand new to questing come roll initiative with other new adventurers! Suitable for ages 12-18. This is a month-long quest, meeting each Saturday. Registration is required and is for all sessions.
3PM Wild West Pub Crawl
3PM CSM Baseball – Orediggers vs. New Mexico Highlands @ Jim Darden Field
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
4PM Wild West Walking History Tour
6:30PM April Fools’ Improv Show @ Golden High School
Don’t miss our Screamin’ Demons improv troupe April Fools’ Day Show! Donation only. More information
7:30PM I Hate Hamlet @ Miners Alley Playhouse (through April 23)
LIVE MUSIC
11AM-2PM Chris Koza @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
11:30AM Derek Dames Ohl @ Tributary Food Hall
2-6PM 2nd Time Around @ Wrigley’s
3PM Rick Lewis Project @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-8PM Reckless Folk @ Goosetown Station
6PM Fuzzheads @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7-10PM Chuck Fisher @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7-10PM Lindsey Giffey @ Morris and Mae
8PM Petty Nicks Experience @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
58 Years Ago
The April 1, 1965 Colorado Transcript reported that the School of Mines would be celebrating Engineers’ Day on Saturday. Several of the School’s best and brightest were competing for the title of “Mr. Engineer.” The day would end with a dance at which at “Engineers’ Day Queen” would be selected. There were so few women enrolled at the School of Mines in 1965 that women from other colleges were invited to vie for the title.
Bill Robie was attending Mines at the time, and photographed several of the competitions, including single jacking (one man drilling), double jacking (two men working together) and hand steeling (object: greatest depth in a defined period of time).
The competitions are based on 19th century mining skills. For the hand mucking competition, students sought to hand-fill and ore cart, push it to the end of a track and dump out the material in the fastest time.
Several Golden barbers were invited to judge the beard contest. Del Miller appears on the far left. Del’s Tonsorial Parlor at 1210 Washington Avenue still bears his name. Only seniors were allowed to participate in this contest, and seniors were distinguished by their Stetson hats.
In the game of Push Ball, two teams competed in trying to maneuver a gigantic ball overhead to reach the end line. The game continued until the buzzer signaled the end of the game (or too many players were wounded for play to continue).
Thanks, Bill Robie, for this view of Engineers Day, 1965! This year’s E-Days will run from April 14-16th.
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!
