Virtual Events
TriceraTOTs – Weather Cycle
6-6:55AM Cycling
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
10:15-10:45AM Virtual: Baby and Toddler Time
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual
Real World Events
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5PM VIBE@Five @ New Terrain Brewing
6-8PM Toad Trivia Tuesdays @ Mountain Toad Brewing
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
6:30PM City Council Study Session @ City Hall
City Council will review the 2022 plans provided by the boards and commissions. Each group will have 10 minutes. Link to the plans below.
Investment Advisory Committee
Fire Pension Board
Community Sustainability Advisory Board
Parks, Recreation and Museum Advisory Board
Planning Commission
Historic Preservation Board
Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board
Economic Development Commission
Public Arts Commission
Downtown Development Authority
Golden Urban Renewal Authority
Council itself has subcommittees, which will also report on their status and plans:
Appointee Evaluation Subcommittee
Boards and Commissions Oversight Subcommittee
Clear Creek Subcommittee
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Subcommittee
Legislative Advocacy Subcommittee
Policy Prioritization Subcommittee
7PM Trivia Night @ the Ace
7-9PM Team Trivia Night @ Tributary Food Hall
Golden History Moment
The Avenue Flashes column has been running in the Golden Transcript since 1934. Ever wonder where they got the name?
86 Years Ago
The March 8, 1934 Colorado Transcript tells of the damage caused by a powerful windstorm.
All Golden was awakened shortly after midnight Sunday morning by the roar of a freak wind that swept out of Clear Creek canon into the city. When the wind was at its height one blast of the fire siren after another brought people clothed and partially clad into the streets.
From the residential section many thought the whole business section of Golden to be in flames. Flash after flash of bright light shot into the sky and reflected on the dust that filled the air, which gave the impression of smoke and flames.
The roof of the Everett building had blown off and slammed into the Rubey Bank building, shattering the plate glass windows. The floor of the bank was littered with bricks, glass, and lumber. Pieces of the metal roof had landed on the trolley wires, which carried 600 volts of electricity. This caused the flashes–a dramatic effect, seen all over town.
The next issue of the Transcript included a new column, Avenue Flashes. The earliest columns were brief news “flashes” concerning the people and businesses along Washington Avenue. Virginia Weigand took over sometime during the ’50s and kept at it until her death in 1998. She would report on the stores, their employees, and the seasonal changes in their window displays. She was an enthusiastic gardener, and often commented on the state of the gardens around town, and what was in bloom. Dorothy Akal inherited the column after Virginia’s death, and did a fine job until she passed away in 2012. Her son John Akal is the current columnist.
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!
