WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GOLDEN TODAY?
9-10AM Western Heritage Days – Photos with Clydes in front of the Buffalo Rose
Saddle up for a taste of the Wild West in Golden during Western Heritage Days! Start by snapping a pic in front of a team of Clydesdales Don’t miss the charm and excitement of these unforgettable Western experiences!
11AM-2PM Western Heritage Month: Golden History Wagon Rides Downtown
Fresh from their triumphant appearance at Denver’s Stock Show Parade, Clydesdales Todd and Wallace will be offering wagon rides from 11AM-2PM. Board at 12th and Washington, next to the Old Capitol Grill.
8AM Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk @ Golden History Park
8-8:55AM Tai Chi (Virtual)
8:30AM-3:30PM City Council Offsite Strategic Planning Session @ Golden Hotel
9AM Mines Winter Classic @ Colorado School of Mines
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM Family Time @ Golden Library
11AM Children’s Theater – Amelia’s Big Idea OPENS @ Miners Alley Playhouse
11AM-10PM Ullr Grass @ Parfet Park
11AM 2024 Model Year Open House @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
11AM Women’s Swim Team vs. Adams State @ CSM Student Rec Center
11AM Men’s Swim Team vs. Adams State @ CSM Student Rec Center
12-1PM 21 Days to Health: Eat for Your Health @ Natural Grocers
6PM Movie Night @ Over Yonder
7:30PM Misery @ Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
SEE THE COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
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CITY MEETINGS
9AM-3:30PM City of Golden Strategic Planning Offsite @ The Golden Hotel
City Council will hold their annual retreat today at the Golden Hotel. This meeting will not be recorded or broadcast, but it is open to the public. You are welcome to attend and observe. Today’s topics include:
Strategic Planning – staff updates, consideration of new topics, direction for next steps
2024 Council Initiatives discussion
Parking Lot Items
LIVE MUSIC
12-3PM Conal Rosanbalm @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
5-9PM Live Music @ Bridgewater Grill
5-6PM Rex Rideout @ Goosetown Station
5:30-8:30PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-8PM Susie Knight @ Goosetown Station
7-11PM Band of Brothers @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7PM Lee & Co. Duo @ Golden Moon Speakeasy
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
GOLDEN HISTORY MOMENT
In its early years, the School of Mines offered short courses, designed to provide a basic technical education in a specific subject. The offerings included courses in prospecting, coal mining, and highway construction.
108 Years Ago
The January 27, 1916 Colorado Transcript announced that a Prospectors course would begin the following Monday and would last for five weeks. The cost for the course was $2, plus materials. The cost of lodging in Golden at that time ranged from $5 to $7 per week. The curriculum included:
Mineralogy, lecture and lab – 40 hours
Geological features – 10 hours
Chemistry – 30 yours
Metallurgy and assaying – 5 hours
Placer mining – 5 hours
Mining Law – 10 hours
Mine Safety
The February 3rd Transcript reported that 37 people had registered for the course–34 men and 3 women. A woman from Granby was taking the course alongside her son. Golden contributed several students, including a 19 year old man and a 64 year old minister. Several students came from far-flung places to take the class, including Michigan, Washington State, Illinois, and the Yukon Territory.
The public was invited to submit samples for the students to assay.
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!
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