Virtual Events
10AM Coffee With Councilors (virtual or in-person)
1-2PM Virtual: Race Relations Book Discussion for 4th-6th Graders
1-2:30PM Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
2:30-3:30PM Virtual: Race Relations Book Discussion for 6th-8thGraders
3:30-5PM Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players
Real World Events
8AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Trail
9AM-3PM Beginning Quilting Class @ Golden Quilt Company
10AM Biker Breakfast @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
10AM Coffee With Councilors @ Golden Community Center Front Porch
Coffee with Councilors is the first Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. allowing our community to meet with District 2 Councilor Casey Brown and District 1 Councilor J.J. Trout to voice concerns or just have a conversation. The event is now hybrid so you can either join your councilors at the Front Porch in the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th Street at 10 a.m. or join online..
Join with the meeting link or join by meeting number (access code) 146 898 1463 with meeting password: COGCWC. You can also join by phone at 720-650-7664. Or you may join from a video system or application by dialing 1468981463@cityofgolden.webex.com, or you can dial 173.243.2.68 and enter meeting number 146 898 1463.
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library – WAITLIST
11AM and 1PM Goldilocks and the Three Bears @ Miners Alley Playhouse (through March 19)
12-2:30PM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
1-4PM Wild West Pub Crawl @ Golden City Brewery
2-4PM Organic Square Foot Gardening @ Golden Library
7:30PM Moon Over Buffalo @ Miners Alley Playhouse (through March 19)
Live Music
11AM-2PM Scott Slay @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
1PM Band of Brothers @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5-8PM Shawn Eckels @ Golden Mill
5-8PM The Fuzzheads @ Goosetown Station
5-8PM Good For Nothin Thunder Mountain Boys @ Over Yonder
7-10PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7PM Teresa Storch Duo @ Golden Moon Speakeasy
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
For nearly 40 years, the Holland House was the place to be in Golden. It was the site of club meetings, fine dining, coffee klatches, and of course, elegant lodging.
The owners–Lu and Ethel Holland–were community boosters. In 1949, Lu Holland–in his capacity as President of the Chamber of Commerce–spearheaded the effort to build the Welcome Arch over Washington Avenue.
69 Years Ago
The March 5, 1953 Colorado Transcript included a brief item saying that Lu and Ethel Holland were on trial in federal court, charged with income tax evasion of $37,052. The government was accusing them of using a cash fund to operate the hotel during years 1946-1948. The couple claimed that they had accumulated the cash before 1933 (when there were some applicable changes to tax laws).
The prosecutor said “there was no such fund and the Hollands accumulated the money by failing to report all their earnings.” They were cleared of evasion for the first two years, and the amount of the evasion was reduced to $6,000. Lu was fined $10,000 and sentenced to two years in a federal prison. Ethel was fined $5,000. Lu’s sentence was later reduced to a year and a day.
The conviction did no lasting damage to their standing in the community, and they continued to be enthusiastic boosters. In 1959, as a member of Golden’s Centennial Celebration committee, Lu acquired a yoke of oxen and a covered wagon to be in the centennial parade. In 1965, Ethel was named “Woman of the Year” by the Golden Business and Professional Women’s Club.
The Holland House closed in 1987 and reopened as the Table Mountain Inn in 1991.
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!
