What’s Happening in Golden Today?
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM-2PM Demo Days @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM and 1PM Wild West Walking Tour (2 hours)
10AM, 1PM, and 4PM Wild West Short Tour (1 hour)
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual (Virtual)
1-3PM Hexie Ladies @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
5:15-8:15PM North Table Mountain Party Laps @ Golden Mill
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
Tonight’s consent agenda includes the first reading on the amended Lena Gulch drainage plan. The public hearing will be held on Nov. 15th.
Council will read three proclamations: Law Enforcement Records Personnel Week, Veterans Day, and Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Rev. Bethany Thomas will provide the annual report on Hunger Free Golden’s efforts to address food insecurity in Golden. They are requesting $100,000 for 2023 to support local food pantries, the Golden Mobile Market, pantry infrastructure, food education, and community engagement.
Council will vote on a resolution to opt out of the new Paid Family Leave and Medical Leave Insurance Program. The meeting packet states that the City provides better benefits than those outlined in the new program.
They will hold a public hearing on the 2023-2024 Operating Budget. Notably, City management is requesting 11.5 new full time employees.
They will discuss and vote on a new Golden Open Space Master Plan, Phase 1.
Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
Trivia
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
Golden History Moment
162 Years Ago
The November 1, 1860 Western Mountaineer (Golden’s first newspaper) reported on the trains that were arriving and the goods they brought.
W. A. H. Loveland & Co.’s train arrived in this city on Saturday last, and have discharged at their store on Washington Avenue. L. & Co. now have a large stock of goods in store, and sell as low as any other firm in the country.
This article predated the arrival of railroads by a decade. The term “trains” referred to wagon trains. At that time, merchants needed to return to “the states” to replenish their inventory. The closest city of any size was St. Joseph, Missouri. The trip took approximately six weeks, each way.
Mr. John Armor’s train of twenty wagons arrived on Monday, and discharged a portion of their freight, the balance of which goes to the mountains.
The trip was long, tedious, uncomfortable, and at times dangerous. The state of the wagon roads was always newsworthy.
Both the above trains came in over the St. Vrain and Golden City road, to take advantage of the superior feed, and to avoid the annoyance arising from the large number of dead cattle upon the Platte and the Cut-off. Mr. Armor informs us that his wagons are loaded heavier than usual, each one having from 6000 to 7000 pounds. He says that he shall in future bring all his trains in over the St. Vrain road, as it is much less severe for the feet of his cattle.
“Cattle” probably referred to the oxen used to pull the wagons.
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!
Summary of November Events
1
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Hexie Ladies @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
2
11:30-12:45PM Community Development Committee @ Golden Visitors Center
2-3PM Google Docs @ Golden Library
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
6:30PM League of Women Voters – 2022 Ballot Issues Presentation (Virtual)
3
9AM Public Art Commission Meeting @ City Hall
12:30-6PM Women’s Summit of the Rockies @ Colorado School of Mines
5:30-7:30PM Ribbon Cutting @ Connect Physical Therapy
5:30-8PM The Long, Endearing History of the American Kitchen Hack @ Center for Technology and Learning
6-7PM Ukulele Thursdays @ Golden Library
6-9PM Squeakeasy @ Foothills Animal Shelter
6:15-7:15PM Belly Dance @ Pranatonic
4
8-9AM Morning StArt: An Artist Coffee Meetup with David Topping (Virtual)
8PM Stone Beat Invasion – Rolling Stone & Beatles hits @ Buffalo Rose
5
8AM-3PM 2nd Annual Dino Ridge High School Science Quiz Bowl @ Colorado School of Mines
9AM-4PM Holiday Craft Fair @ Golden Gate Grange
9AM-1PM Fresh Start @ Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility
9AM Demon Dash @ Golden High School
10AM Coffee With Councilors @ Golden Community Center Front Porch
10:30-11:30AM Organ Movement & Glute Recovery Workshop @ Holidaily Brewing
12-1PM Living in Harmony @ Natural Grocers
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
1-2:30PM Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners (Virtual)
3:30-5PM Dungeons & Dragons for Advanced Players (Virtual)
4-6PM Ribbon Cutting @ Golden Paws Animal Center
5-10PM Night at the Museums @ American Mountaineering Museum and Dinosaur Ridge
7PM The Talking Dead Pub Crawl @ Goosetown Station
8PM Wash Park Band – Colorado’s Premier Funk Dance Band @ Buffalo Rose
7
Fall Yard Waste Collection Begins (through Friday)
5-8PM Monday Market @ Cannonball Creek Brewing
6-7PM Native Americans of Colorado @ Golden Library
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall
8
4:02AM Full Moon
TriceraTOTs
4:30-5:30PM Teen Advisory Board @ Golden Library
5PM VIBE@Five @ Holidaily Brewing Company
9
7:30-9AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall
9-10:15AM Veterans’ Day Breakfast @ Golden High School
12-1:30PM Lunch & Learn: Recession Proof Your Business @ Golden Visitors Center
4-6PM 8th Grade Open House and Information Night @ Golden High School
4:30-6PM Demolition Derby: Ships and Shipwrecks @ Golden Library
5:30PM Golden High School PTA Meeting @ Golden High School
10
2-4PM Microsoft Excel: Basics @ Golden Library
6:30PM Economic Development Commission Meeting @ City Hall
7PM Feel Real – Ski Film Screening @ American Mountaineering Center
11
10-11:30AM NREL – Public Campus Experience (Virtual)
2-9PM Raise a Pint, Lend a Hand @ Holidaily Brewing
12
9AM Scraps Reimagined – Reading Pillow @ Golden Quilt Company
12-12:45PM Quick Class: Almond Flour Power @ Natural Grocers
12PM CSM Football vs Fort Lewis @ Marv Kay Stadium
1-3PM PAWS for Reading @ Golden Library
13
2-4PM Sunday at the Museum @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
3-4PM Wordplay Writing Workshop @ Golden Library
4-7:30PM Sunday Swing with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra @ Buffalo Rose
14
9-11AM Community Noise Roundtable Monthly Meeting (Virtual)
12-4PM Stitch’n B*tch @ Golden Quilt Company
6:30PM Golden Anti-Racism Collective Policy & Policing
6:30PM GURA Board Meeting @ City Hall
15
8-9AM What’s Brewing Golden @ Golden Hotel
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
1-3PM Crazy Quilt Sisters @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
2:30PM Local Licensing Authority Meeting @ City Hall
6-7PM Book Discussion Group @ Golden Library
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
16
10AM-3PM Aussie Bag Class @ Golden Quilt Company
2-3:30PM Hydroponic Gardening: Get Growing! @ Golden Library
3-8PM Ski X Board Tune Night @ New Terrain
4PM Titanic: Tragedy and Trial @ Golden High School
5-6PM Arte de mi Corazón (Virtual)
6-7:30PM Drinking In – and Drinking Your Way Through – Colorado’s History and Beauty @ Golden History Museum
6:30-8PM Book and Media Group
6:30-7:30PM Money Matters – Encompassing Credit (Virtual)
6:30PM Planning Commission Study Session @ City Hall
17
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
5:30-8PM Who Owns Your Story? @ Center for Technology and Learning
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
7PM Titanic: Tragedy and Trial @ Golden High School
18
10AM-12PM Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
12-7PM Member Preview – 2022 Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center
7PM Titanic: Tragedy and Trial @ Golden High School
19
10-1:45 Preschool Nature Nuts @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
10:30AM-3PM Sewing Bee @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
12-1PM Quick Class: Extraordinary Cranberry @ Natural Grocers
4PM Titanic: Tragedy and Trial @ Golden High School
20
2:30-4:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
21
6:30PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall
23
6PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board @ City Hall
24
8:30AM The Great Turkey Chase @ Parfet Park
25
7:30PM OPENING NIGHT – A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
8PM Forever in Blue Jeans – Tribute to Neil Diamond @ Buffalo Rose
26
10AM Small Business Saturday (throughout Golden)
11AM and 1PM OPENING DAY – The Story of the Nutcracker @ Miners Alley Playhouse
2-4PM Make Something: Wreath Building Workshop @ Golden Library
8PM Mr. Majestyk’s 8-Track Revival – Music of the 1970s @ Buffalo Rose
27
Museum Store Sunday
5PM Movie Night @ First Presbyterian Church of Golden
29
4-7PM Family Climb Night @ American Mountaineering Center
5:30-7:30PM Golden Elite Rockstar Connect Networking @ Buffalo Rose
Recurring Events:
Daily
Golden History Tours
Mondays
6-6:55AM Dynamic Circuit (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Let’s Dance @ Golden Library
12-12:30PM Mondays with Mayor Weinberg (Virtual)
2-3PM Active Minds Mondays (except 11/21) (Virtual)
4-4:30PM Kids Martial Arts Class (Virtual)
Tuesdays
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM-2PM Demo Days @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (11/1, 11/8, 11/15)
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
5:15-8:15PM North Table Mountain Party Laps @ Golden Mill (through November 22)
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
Wednesdays
6-6:55AM Cardio Lift Interval (Virtual)
8-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
9AM Golden Walks – Wednesday Morning Celebrating Life @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
3-5PM Hard Times Writing Workshop (Virtual)
Thursdays
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic (Virtual)
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
Fridays
6-6:55AM HIIT (Virtual)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1-2PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
2-4PM DeLong Park Weedbusters @ DeLong Park
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
Saturdays
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
12-2:30PM Walk With a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge (except for 11/5)
Sundays
9:30-11:30AM Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
