What’s Happening in Golden Today?
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park on 11th St.
Join the Foothills Running and Cycling Club for a morning run and social walk every week! For more info, contact Pat Klein, pjklein1@comcast.net.
9AM Mines Winter Classic & Multi @ Stermole Stadium
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-noon Breakfast Burritos @ The Golden Mill
10AM and 1PM Wild West Short Tour
10AM-2PM Valentines Photo Mini Sessions @ Mountain Toad
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM-6PM 7th Anniversary Party @ Earth Sweet Boutique
10AM Coffee with Councilors @ Golden Community Center Front Porch
This month, Councilor Brown will be joined by City Sustainability Manager Theresa Worsham to discuss the City’s sustainability goals, strategies, and achievements. In-person or virtual.
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11AM-1PM Goldens in Golden @ Golden Visitors Center
Please note Washington Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The closure will be between 10th St. and 12th St. Learn more….
12PM-? Goldens in Golden After Party @ The Golden Mill
11:30AM Dyno-Mite @ The Spot
12-1PM Kick Sugar Cravings @ Natural Grocers
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1PM Mother Goose @ Miners Alley Playhouse
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
7:30PM The Great American Trailer Park Musical @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
11AM-2PM Southside Mike @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
12PM Sea Stallings @ Tributary Food Hall
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-8PM Carl Difederico @ Goosetown Station
4PM Big Hooray Bluegrass @ Over Yonder
6-7:30PM Divino BetSatori @ Pranatonic
7-10PM Howard Dlugasch @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7-10PM Groove Mountains @ Morris & Mae
7PM The Long Run & My Blue Sky @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
7PM Jake Law and the Banned @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
102 Years Ago – A Bad Week for Bootleggers
The moonshine business, which a writer quoted in the Literary Digest says is now the seventh largest industry in the United States, got a rather severe jolt in the Jefferson county court last Saturday. Two men were given heavy fines and jail sentences and a third was fined.
Colorado Transcript – February 3, 1921
“7th Industry Gets Hard Jolt in County Court” described a banner week in Jefferson County’s campaign to catch bootleggers.
L. Thuett of Golden was found with “four barrels of raisin mash and nearly three gallons of whiskey.” He was fined $200 and sentenced to three months in the county jail.
Marx Denzau of Golden was in possession of several gallons of beer and a small amount of whiskey. He was fined $100.
George McQueen of Fairmount was found with “a complete still, several gallons of mash and one and one-half gallons of hootch.” He was fined $200 and sentenced to ninety days in jail.
William Babcock, living a few miles north of Golden, was in possession of “a big still, two barrels of mash and twelve gallons of whiskey.” He was awaiting trial.
It is evident that moonshiners and bootleggers will get no sympathy when they go before Judge McCall, if they plead guilty or are proven guilty.
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!
