City Council Election
Every two years, part of our City Council is up for election. Two years ago, we voted for the Mayor and the two district representatives. This fall we will be voting for the four ward positions.
Do you ever worry about the direction our city is headed, or complain about decisions made by City Council? This is your chance to do something about it!
To become a candidate, you must turn in a candidate affidavit by 5PM Monday, August 23rd. The form will require 25 signatures of people in your ward. Learn more….
FYI, Jim Dale of Ward 3 has announced that he will not run for a second term. I believe the other three plan to run again.
Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval
8-8:55AM Tai Chi
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
6-7:30PM The Coors Beer Boycott: How a Hometown Industry Met Modern Activism
The Coors family ran their business according to Joe Coors’ beliefs about what his workforce should be and how they should behave. He was anti-union, pro-white male labor and was unbending in his desire to control his workers. In the 1960s this began to bump up against civil rights movements, causing increasing tension that led to a multi-decade boycott of Coors products. Come hear Dr. Rebecca Hunt tell the story of this challenging era in the history of Coors brewing.
Dr. Rebecca A. Hunt is a retired Associate Professor C/T in history at the University of Colorado Denver. She taught gender, immigration and American Western history as well as museum studies. Rebecca’s books include A Century of Healing: Swedish Medical Center (2005) and Wyoming Medical Center: A Centennial History (2011). Natrona County: People, Place and Time (2011) and Casper Chronicles II (2016). Rebecca was the historian for A Woman to Match a Mountain (2008) a documentary on Neal Forsling, Casper, Wyoming homesteader, artist and writer. Her current projects are Urban Pioneers: Continuity and Change in Two Denver Immigrant Neighborhoods and Snow Stories: Skiing in Central Wyoming. This is a virtual and in-person event.
Real World Events
7:30-9AM Citizen Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall
CBAC will discuss the marijuana and lodging tax ballot issues.
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
6-8PM Fun Painting! Watercolor and Wine with Janet Nunn @ Foothills Art Center
6-7:30PM The Coors Beer Boycott: How a Hometown Industry Met Modern Activism
6:30PM Planning Commission Study Session @ City Hall
Commission will receive training from the City Attorney with regard to Planning Commission’s quasi-judicial role in the land use hearing process and have an opportunity to ask questions and get clarifications on associated roles and responsibilities.
Live Music
6PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
6PM Brandon Sipes @ Miners Saloon
6:30PM Open Jam/Mic at Over Yonder Brewing
Tomorrow Night:
Spirits with Cocktails
Spirits with Cocktails SOLD OUT the past two weeks, but as of this writing, there are tickets available for the remaining two sessions (tomorrow night and next Thursday). Purchase tickets here….
Golden History Moment
94 Years Ago
The August 18, 1927 Colorado Transcript announced that Golden’s roundhouse was being razed. This building had served as the maintenance hub for Colorado Central Railroad locomotives.
The Colorado Central served the mining towns of Central City, Blackhawk, Idaho Springs, and Georgetown. Its corporate headquarters and maintenance hub were in Golden, and the railroad was a major employer in this town. In addition to the roundhouse, there was a coach and paint shop where freight and passenger cars were serviced.
The Colorado Central used both narrow gauge and standard gauge trains, with the smaller narrow gauge equipment used on the winding mountain routes. The roundhouse was equipped to service either size of locomotive.
When mining slowed, so did the level of freight on the railroad. The Colorado Central went through ownership and name changes, eventually becoming part of the Colorado & Southern railroad. Maintenance work was moved to Denver, and the Golden roundhouse was no longer needed.
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!
