What’s Happening in Golden Today?
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
Our new City Manager will be a guest at this morning’s Coffee with Councilors. Mr. Vargo came to Golden from Summit County–which may be even more tourist-centric than Golden. During the meet-the-candidates session last June, he put forth several interesting ideas for mitigating the effects of tourism for local residents, including free parking and free shuttle rides for residents (1 hr, 6 minutes into the video). This will be a good chance to hear his thoughts on the subject, now that he’s been on the job for several weeks.
Since last month’s Coffee, City Council has approved a plan to protect Golden’s Open Space and another plan that recommends building 3,100 additional homes within the City limits. There should be plenty to discuss!
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
10:30-11:30AM Organ Movement & Glute Recovery Workshop @ Holidaily Brewing
12-3PM Golden Lions Club Annual Fall Chili Fest @ Barrels & Bottles Camp George West (map)
The Golden Lions wants to thank the community for supporting us by having a free chili fest. Fun for the whole family * Activities for the kiddos
12-1PM Living in Harmony @ Natural Grocers1PM Wild West Short Tour (1 hour)
5-10PM Night at the Museums @ The American Mountaineering Museum and Dinosaur Ridge
8PM The Talking Dead Pub Crawl @ Goosetown Station
Live Music
11AM-2PM Southside Mike @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
12-2PM Zea Stallings @ Tributary Food Hall
5-8PM The Fuzzheads @ Goosetown Station
5:30PM Dig Deep & Sqwerv Residency @ Over Yonder
7-10PM Chuck Fisher @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
8PM Wash Park Band – Colorado’s Premier Funk Dance Band @ Buffalo Rose
Change the Clocks
The sun will rise at 7:33AM and set at 5:53 PM today.
Tomorrow, the sun will rise at 6:34AM and set at 4:52PM.
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2AM tomorrow morning, so remember to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed tonight.
Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/denver
Golden History Moment
91 Years Ago
The November 5, 1931 Colorado Transcript described Golden’s fledgling efforts to form a welfare association. The Great Depression, coupled with Prohibition, which had closed the Coors brewery, were having a profound effect on the Golden economy. Community leaders had recently resolved to collect donations of cash, food, and clothing to help needy families get through the winter. By early November they had received 4 applications for work (that didn’t yet exist) and were trying to decide where the “Central Headquarters” should be. A month later they had worked out many of the details.
GENEROUS GOLDEN CITIZENS OVERSUBSCRIBE WELFARE FUND
$2,500 Will Be Available for Relief of Needy
The December 10, 1931 Colorado Transcript announced the launch of a new Golden Welfare Fund. A recent survey had shown that many “heads of household” in Golden were unemployed, and that their families were deprived of food, clothing, and fuel. The new Welfare Fund was designed to accept donations of cash, clothing, and–if possible–food. The board members were encouraged by their initial canvass of the community. Many Golden teachers and employees at the School of Mines had pledged to donate a certain amount from their wages.
People were squeamish about the term “charity,” so the board was careful to explain that recipients had to work in order to receive relief funds. Women and children were exempt from the work requirement.
Most of the men did street work: a February 11, 1932 article reported that the Welfare Association was spending about $16 a day for labor. By that time, twenty blocks of city streets had been graveled. The crews were employed three days a week. The workers were paid with credit to local stores, rather than cash.
The Koenig Mercantile at 12th and Washington was providing a store room for donated clothing and food, and volunteer relief workers were there on most days to distribute the goods. The Red Cross was providing coal for needy families, and the Golden Relief Association was in charge of distributing it.
The relief program ended in the spring. Apparently, it was assumed that families could take of themselves during warm weather. The following November, a new funds drive was organized and the program was resumed.
Transcript references to the Golden Welfare Fund dwindled after Roosevelt was elected, as Federal Government programs began to provide work and old age pensions.
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!
