10 Years Ago:
Early November, 2014 saw some residual spookiness:
- Spider Mansion, the haunted house at Heritage Square, was open through the first weekend in November. “Bootown,” their less-scary haunted house for little kids, was also open.
- Saoirsa Charis-Graves led a “Samhain” walk through the Golden, describing some of the Celtic traditions that led to our Americanized version of Halloween.
- Dave Powers visited the Haunted Physics lab, presented by Mines’ Physics department.
- GoFarm hosted a Community Harvest Dinner.
- The Jeffco Innovators Workshop heard from the president of Leptron, the Golden-based drone manufacturer.
- The Planning Commission approved the site plan for a new 4-story building at 13th and Jackson. They also granted 33 senior exemptions for a proposed 110 unit senior housing project on Golden Gate Canyon Road.
- Calvary Church asked the City to close Arapahoe Street to traffic.
- Jesse Crock painted while the Lookout Mountain Boys played at Mountain Toad.
- Miners Alley opened their holiday play, Songs for a New World.
- Golden High School presented Totally Twelfth Night (starring the incomparable Lily Conrad).
- Best-selling author Sandra Dallas visited the Quilt Museum to read from and sign copies of her new book, A Quilt for Christmas.
- 2014 was the first year for the Polar Express at the Railroad Museum.
- There was a 5K Elf Run, which benefited the Neighborhood Rehab Program.
- Golden Landmarks Association hosted a Holiday Homes Tour.
