As of yesterday, the first 1.75 mile segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail is open! This trail will eventually extend from Denver to the Continental Divide. The newly-opened “Gateway Segment” runs from Golden to Tunnel 1.
Thank You to Meyer Hardware
Virtual Events
8:30-9:25AM Silver Sneakers Classic
10AM Mid-Morning Meditation
10-10:55AM All Levels Yoga
11-11:55AM Silver Sneakers Circuit
3PM Hard Times Writing Workshop
5:30-6:25PM HIIT & Sculpt
6-7PM Qs and Brews Trivia
Virtual Events Real World Events
COVID Vaccine Clinics
Vaccines are free and no ID or insurance is required. Note: JCPH is only offering third doses/boosters to immunocompromised individuals and not to the general public at this time. For more info click here.
9AM-3PM COVID Vaccine Clinic @ Jeffco Fairgrounds (map)
10AM-1PM COVID Vaccine Clinic @ Methodist Church (map)
5-8PM Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting: Connect Physical Therapy (map)
Grand Opening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. includes demos, prizes, giveaways, snacks and drinks! The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. More information
5-9PM Bike Night – Hot Rods & Harleys @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
6PM Fun Run @ Runners Roost
6-9PM Mini Paint Night @ Golden Game Guild
6PM Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
Tonight, MTAB will be reviewing a 500+ page traffic study for the planned changes to the CoorsTek property. The redevelopment will include up to 330 multifamily housing units, a 150-room business hotel, 740,000 square feet of general office space, 100,000 square feet of corporate headquarters office space, and 59,000 square feet of retail uses…so there will be significant changes to the traffic patterns in that area.
7:15PM Spirits with Cocktails @ Windy Saddle Café
Mix magical potions and raise some of Golden’s most notorious characters! Experience real Golden history with stories filled with wild west escapades told by the Ghosts who LIVED them! The portal between worlds is opened every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. through August 26th at The Windy Saddle Café on Washington Ave, in spooky downtown Golden, CO! Tickets are $45 and include 2 SPIRITED Magical Potions guaranteed to raise your psychic abilities and see ghosts, face to face! 21+ Get your tickets early at www.goldenghosttour.com Need more info? CALL 303-216-0877 or email: suzanner@madameztravelingmysteryshow.com
7:30PM Greg Fitzsimmons Standup Comedy
A night of comedy with Greg Fitzsimmons at the historic Buffalo Rose! Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons has achieved success as a stand-up, Emmy Award winning writer and host on both radio and TV. Greg is host of The Greg Fitzsimmons Show, on SiriusXM’s “Howard 101” and twice a week puts out the hugely popular FitzDog Radio podcast. A regular on @Midnight, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, and The Tonight Show, Greg has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show. Tickets
Live Music
5PM Fireball/Asha Blaine @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
5PM Roots and Rhythm @ Goosetown Station
5PM Josh Blackburn @ Wrigley’s
6PM Mostly Harmless @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
6PM EPL Band @ New Terrain Brewing
6PM Open Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
7PM The Cody Sisters @ Columbine Cafe
Golden History Moment
136 Years Ago
The August 26, 1885 Colorado Transcript tells the sad tale of young Harry Doolittle. Harry–“a remarkably bright little fellow aged about 13 years”–was visiting his uncle, Mot Johnson, at Cold Spring Ranch (approximate location of the Rock Rest). He and two little girls were picking currents on South Table Mountain. The children had been scaring each other by pretending to see snakes.
Harry spotted some currents in a jumble of rocks in a ravine, but in approaching them he was bitten by a rattlesnake. He ran, screaming, down the mountain. His companions saw and heard him, but thought he was still playing, so didn’t check on him.
Some time later, the girls finished their berrying and headed back down the mountain. About half a mile down the path, they found Harry, nearly dead. He gasped, “Oh, girls! I’m drying! Bring me some water!” One of the girls remained with him while the other ran to Mr. Johnson’s house. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson run to his aid, giving him whiskey “in the hope of relieving him from his suffering. Using it in profusion the little fellow was revived sufficiently to relate what had occurred.”
The Johnsons carried him to their house then took him to his mother’s house. Dr. Kelly was called, but it was too late to save the boy. His run down the mountain had pumped the venom throughout his body. By the time the Johnsons reached him, his leg was black from hip to foot. Young Harry had tried to suck the venom from the bite, which was on his calf, but to no avail.
Harry was buried in the Golden cemetery. The funeral “was attended by an immense concourse of people among whom were hundreds of little Harry’s playmates and school-fellows.”
The sympathies of this whole community are with the heart-broken mother, the little brothers and sister and the many relatives of the deceased.
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!
