WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10:30AM and 1:30PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
5:30-7PM Yoga for Winter Athletes @ Unite Fitness
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LIVE MUSIC
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
7-10PM Amanda Hawkins @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7:30PM Maya Ogea & Band @ Buffalo Rose (Main Venue)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
For a few years, Golden had a tradition of gathering for “the burning of the greens.” This was a community bonfire, where we burned our Christmas trees.
The event started small. In 1953, Calvary Church celebrated the Twelfth Night of Christmas by burning the greens they had used to decorate the church. About 60 people participated, and they combined it with a chili supper.
The next year, the Golden Ministerial Alliance got involved, as did the Chamber of Commerce. The event was moved to the area we now call Lions Park. Community members were invited to bring their Christmas trees, and the Chamber brought the ones used along Washington Avenue. The trees were burned near the pond (which is now gone), so people were invited to bring their ice skates.
By the mid-60s, the Golden Jaycees were sponsoring the event, with the Mayor and the Methodist Minister as speakers.
By 1970, we had new air pollution standards, and bonfires were illegal. That year, Golden residents were invited to bring their Christmas trees to the Foss Ranch, where they would be used for bird cover and soil conservation.
These days, the City accepts the trees, feeds them all through a chipper, and turns them into free mulch. (Sorry, I couldn’t find a link.)
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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