‘Tis the Season
The Golden Halloween calendar is now up, at GoldenHalloween.com. Plan your month!
What’s Happening in Golden Today?
Mines’ Homecoming
8AM 5K Race
9AM Street Fair on Kafadar Commons
10AM Tailgate party
12PM Mines vs. Colorado Mesa football game
8AM-1PM LAST ONE FOR THE SEASON: Golden Farmers Market @ parking lot next to the Golden Library
8AM-12PM Shred-A-Thon @ Sheriff’s Office Headquarters
8AM-4PM Marv Kay Come In & Play Free Day @ Golden Community Center
9AM-3PM Girl Scout Day @ Dinosaur Ridge
9-10AM Zumba (Virtual)
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11AM and 1PM The Legend of Sleepy Hollow @ Miners Alley Playhouse
11AM-2PM Performing Arts Festival @ Golden High School
11AM and 1PM – Cemetery Tour @ Golden Cemetery
12PM CSM Football vs Colorado Mesa @ Marv Kay Stadium
12PM ChiliFest @ Golden City Brewery
Golden City Brewery will be holding its 24th annual ChiliFest on October 8, 2022. Local Chili Chefs will start serving chili at noon, and serve until gone. GCB will be selling limited edition mugs for $10, full of beer, and all proceeds will go right to the CAG to help support the food pantry. Help us make up for last year and give back to the Golden community.
3-4PM Colorado Cryptids @ Golden Library
Monsters aren’t real, are they? Dig into accounts of Colorado cryptids including Sasquatch, lake monsters, tommyknockers and tiny T-Rexes. You’ll never imagine what might be lurking in the Colorado wilderness!
8PM The Talking Dead Pub Crawl @ Goosetown Station
Live Music
11AM-2PM Chris Koza @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
12PM Zea Stallings @ Tributary Food Hall
4PM Playback @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Cool Shade @ Goosetown Station
7-10PM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
80 Years Ago
The October 8, 1942 Colorado Transcript gave several updates on the scrap drive. The War Production Board had put out a call, asking all citizens to collect unneeded metal so it could be used for war materials (guns, ammunition, ships, tanks, etc.).
The War Production Board Chair announced that any county that collected more than 100 pounds per capita would received a “salvage victory pennant” to fly at the courthouse.
The high school had collected a substantial pile, which was growing on the school grounds. The City had a mountain of scrap behind City Hall on 12th Street. “Seven big truck loads, averaging 3 tons each have already gone to fight the Japs.”
The Transcript put their own spin on the drive. They were collecting stray locks and keys. Apparently many Goldenites had a collection of mystery keys. “Dave Johnston brought in a box full of old locks and keys, no two of which fit; and we have the large key ring, big enough to hang a man, that Fred Robinson turned in full of keys of all sizes, last week.”
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!
