Coffee with Councilors, Car Shows, Train Rides, Brunch, a Remodel at Foss, and a Reminder of Tomorrow’s 4th of July Celebration

*Golden Eye Candy – Chris Davell – Summer Along the Creek – click to enlarge*

Virtual Events

10AM Coffee With Councilors @ City Hall
Councilors Casey Brown and JJ Trout are hosting a HYBRID Coffee with Councilors this morning. Attend in person at City Hall or join them online or by phone.

1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (ages 12-18)
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (ages 12-18)

Real World Events

8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market@ Golden Library west parking lot
8AM-1PM Very Fine Wheels Car Show @ VFW Post 4171
9:30AM-12PM Walk with a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM Coffee With Councilors @ City Hall
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides@ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM-2PM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
12PM Wild West Walking Tour @ Golden Visitors Center
5-8:30PM Golden Super Cruise @ South Golden Road

LIVE MUSIC:
11AM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
12PM Ryan Chris and the Rough Cuts @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2PM The One and Only Jon Ham @ Golden Mill
4PM SkwarePegs @ Wrigley’s
5PM Black Ice AC/DC Tribute @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5PM Dylan French & Friends @ Goosetown Station
6PM Live Music on the Patio @ Ace Hi Tavern
7PM William Topley @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
8PM Amarugia Ridge Runners @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

Golden History Moment

*Foss Drug Store, 1940s – Golden History Museum – click to enlarge*

80 Years Ago
The July 3, 1941 Colorado Transcript celebrated the grand reopening of Foss Drug. The store was 28 years old by that time, but they did a significant remodel/facelift about every 10 years.

*Interior of the Foss Drug Store, 1940s – Golden History Museum* – click to enlarge

The Transcript described the redesigned store as “spacious, artistic, colorful, the last word in design, comfort and convenience for patrons…. All departments have been enlarged and lunch service added. The fountain room facilities are especially designed to please the public. The electrical appliance, refrigerator and radio departments have been moved to the basement which has been made easily accessible to those interested in these necessary facilities for the modern home.”

*Foss Advertisements – Colorado Transcript, July 3, 1941 – click to enlarge*

The store–always a major advertiser in the Transcript–outdid themselves, with two full-page ads plus in-column ads listing their Big Reopening specials.Their new soda fountain was offering 15 cent strawberry sundaes and 50 cent chicken dinners! The store experimented with many product lines over the years, and at that time they had a major appliance department in the basement.

Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and many thanks to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!