What’s Happening in Golden Today?
8-9AM What’s Brewing Golden @ Golden Hotel
For December’s meeting, Golden Police Officer Annie Pike, along with Homeless Navigator, Bodhi Horton, and Golden Police Department’s Co-Responder, Elizabeth Gallagher, will be doing a more in-depth discussion surrounding Golden’s unhoused individuals within businesses and how the police department is responding.
This meeting is open to all businesses within the Golden area but with a focus on small businesses and restaurants within the City limits of Golden. This meeting is provided as a service by the Golden Chamber of Commerce. Chamber membership is highly encouraged but is not required to attend. Guests are welcome. More information
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center
10AM and 1PM Wild West Walking Tour
10AM and 1PM Wild West Short Tour
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (on-site only), The Christmas Tree Who Loved Trains By Annie Silvestro (online)
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
1-3PM Hand Embroidery Stitchers @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Join Rita Meyerhoff for this delightful sit-and-stitch in the RMQM library. It’s open to anyone interested in embroidery work, crazy quilts or hand stitching. Bring current projects to work on or start a new one. Get inspired by your other “Crazy Quilt Sisters” along the way. Cost: $FREE / Museum admission not included. More information
6-7PM Book Discussion Group – The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek @ Golden Library
6:30-8:30PM Bar Bingo Night @ VFW Post 4171
7:30PM A Christmas Story @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Holiday Food Drive for the Christian Action Guild Food Pantry @ Mountain Toad Brewery (map) and the Golden Visitor Center (map)
Holiday Canned Food Drive for BGOLDN @ On Tap Credit Union (map)
Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
Trivia
6PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
Golden History Moment
The Story of the Transcript – Part 2 of 3
The Transcript didn’t just report on the City’s growth: it was a tireless booster, endlessly extolling the excellent climate, water, scenery, and boundless natural resources of this location. In the manner of 19th century newspapers, it didn’t hesitate to stretch a fact when describing the City’s perfections. The very first issue of the paper (December 19, 1866) assured readers that Clear Creek had tremendous water power and could power an infinite number of mills along its banks. (That may have been an overstatement for our rather small creek.)
The Transcript played an active role in attracting the Colorado School of Mines, and in keeping it, when other cities tried to entice it away. The paper has enthusiastically covered 150 years of academic and athletic triumphs.
The Transcript wrote editorials endorsing new schools, paving the streets, improving our water supply, and building a sewer system, all the while keeping a close watch on City and County expenditures. For many years, the Transcript listed every bill and every salary that the City paid.
George West ran the Transcript from its founding in 1866 until his death in 1906. When he died, his wife Eliza became the President of the company and his son Harley became the editor. When Harley died in 1927, his wife Vera became the President. She later installed her second husband—Fleet Parsons—as editor, while she retained ownership until her own death in 1954. Fleet continued to run the paper until his death in 1959.
The Transcript building at 1115 Washington Avenue (map) was built in 1870 and thereafter was the office and printing plant for as long as the paper was in family hands.
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!
