What’s Happening in Golden Today?
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
1-3PM Hexie Ladies @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
5:30-7:30PM Textile Society @ Golden Library
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
Trivia
6PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
Golden History Moment
2022 in Review (cont’d)
July
Small art projects appeared downtown, and ArtsWeek extended over a 10 day period.
Donna Anderson and Paul Haseman published a fantastic book called Golden Rocks about the geology and the historic extractive industries in Golden. You can buy a copy from the Lulu website, borrow one from the library (there’s a waiting list!), or read it online for free, courtesy of the School of Mines library.
Golden United sponsored screening of a documentary called A Decent Home about the complications of living in mobile home parks.
Buffalo Bill Days was held during the last weekend of the month.
City Council offer the City Manager job to Scott Vargo, formerly the Manager of Summit County, at a starting salary of $230,000.
They held an executive session to discuss property that they want to acquire “near South Golden Road and Johnson Road.” In another executive session they discussed the Rooney Road Sports Complex and related agreements.
August
Golden Police Department hosted National Night Out in Parfet Park.
The Railroad Museum hosted a screening of Richard Luckin’s latest documentary, about the Pullman company.
Miners Alley Playhouse opened their production of Hair.
The Chamber presented the Golden Fine Arts Festival.
The City presented Movies and Music in Parfet Park.
CoorsTek began demolition of their buildings.
The Quilt Museum hosted their annual garage sale.
City Council approved the Heart of Golden plan for redesigning the Clear Creek frontage and designing a new municipal building.
They choose a vendor to compete demolition of the Coors Office building.
September
The History Museum hosted Western Night, their annual fund-raiser.
Golden City Brewery hosted GoldenFest to support Golden’s Volunteer Fire Department.
The Golden Schools Foundation held their annual Golden Gallop fund-raiser.
YoColorado presented Wild West Oktoberfest to benefit the Golden Civic Foundation.
Miners Alley Playhouse presented their Hippie Dippie FUNdraiser, Let the Sunshine In.
The Fire Department hosted Safety and Preparedness Day.
The City held Golden Community Pride Days to help the community dispose of unwanted stuff.
October
The Chamber held their annual Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off in Parfet Park.
Ace Hardware opened.
The Golden Civic Foundation dedicated a bench at the Recreation Center and inaugurated a new annual free day at the Rec Center, both in honor of Marv Kay.
The Railroad Museum hosted Colorado Rails and Cocktails, featuring Railroads and World’s Fairs.
The community enjoyed many Halloween events, including a new one at the Mines Museum.
The Golden History Museum & Park hosted Autumn Fest and offered tours of the Golden Cemetery.
The History Museum informed the Parks board that they intended to deaccession 434 items from the collection.
Golden City Brewery hosted ChiliFest to benefit the Christian Action Guild food pantry.
City Council adopted a Housing Needs and Strategies Assessment that recommends adding 3,100 new homes over the next ten years. The plan riled Golden’s seniors, with its suggestion that seniors be encouraged to sell their houses to make way for working-aged families.
They created an Affordable Housing Committee that will look for ways to incent developers to build affordable housing.
They set up an affordable housing trust fund.
They accepted a grant that would fund seven additional firefighters, paying their salaries for the first three years.
They held a second executive session to Discuss Terms Regarding The Purchase, Acquisition, Lease, Transfer, Or Sale Of Real Property Interests And For Determining Positions Relative To Matters That May Be Subject To Negotiations, Developing Strategy For Negotiations, And Instructing Negotiators Concerning Such Property Interests For The Astor House.
November
The Quilt Museum held weekly “demo days.”
The Golden Lions Club held a Chili Fest to help fund their community programs.
The City’s Planning department began a study of Golden’s parking needs.
The 47th annual Holiday Art Market opened at Foothills Art Center.
Miners Alley Playhouse opened their productions of “A Christmas Story” and “The Story of the Nutcracker.”
City Council discussed spending $8 million to reconfigure the athletic fields at Ulysses Park and hiring 11.5 additional city employees.
December
The community enjoyed many holiday events and a gorgeous lighting display.
Morris & Mae opened their new food hall, bar, and local market.
The Chamber of Commerce hosted members of the police department to discuss business interactions with Golden’s unhoused population.
The School of Mines football team played in the national championship game.
City Council held an executive session to discuss the possibility of annexing land to the city: “The Area South Of Interstate 70, North Of Thunder Valley Motocross Park, East Of The Hogback, And West Of Green Mountain.”
They approved the 2023 budget.
