Rocks, Trains, Pancakes, Art, Plays, a Dance, and Those Smart Coors Boys

*Golden Eye Candy – Greg Poulos – An early columbine at the start of yesterday’s snow storm – enlarge*

Real World Events

Kinney Run Bird Walks
This morning’s bird walk has been canceled because of the snow, but if you were signed up to do today’s walk, you are welcome to join them tomorrow morning. Send an email to info@stewardsofgolden.org if you would like to participate.

9:30AM-12PM Walk with a Geologist @ Dinosaur Ridge
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10AM-3PM Saturday Train Rides @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15AM F amily Time @ Golden Library
11AM-3PM Spring Open House Weekend @ Avalanche Harley Davidson
12-1PM Paleo Pancakes @ Natural Grocers
1PM The Princess and the Pea @ Miners Alley Playhouse

2-5PM Meet the Artists: Robert Hyatt and Paul Corbitt @ Foothills Art Center

4-8PM Continental Divide Trail Coalition 10th Birthday Bash @ Golden Mill
7-9:30PM Golden Ghosts & Spirits Tour @ Goosetown Station
7:30PM Blue Ridge @ Miners Alley Playhouse

Live Music

11AM-2PM Southside Mike @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
1PM Maiden Denver @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse

4-8PM Wylie “Crazy Horse” Jones @ Golden Mill
4PM Sound Bite @ Wrigley’s
5-8PM Wildfire Stampout @ Goosetown Station
6PM Rick Lewis Project @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse

7-10PM Lionel Young Trio @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7PM Buffalo Commons with Tara Rose and the Real Deal @ Columbine Cafe

8PM Homeslice Epic Dance Party @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern

Golden History Moment

Photo of the Coors executives in 1952 – Golden History Museum collection Front row (left to right) brothers Grover Coors, Herman Coors, and Adolph Coors II Back row next-gen brothers William, Joseph, and Adolph III – enlarge

91 Years Ago
The May 21, 1931 Colorado Transcript announced that Joe Coors, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Coors, Jr., was a valedictorian of his Junior High graduating class.

*The South School at 14th and Cheyenne, where the Coors boys attended school through 8th grade – enlarge*

Joe was the youngest of three brothers. All grew up in a cottage on the brewery grounds. The oldest boy, Adoph Coors III, was born in 1915 and was salutatorian (2nd-highest GPA) at his junior high graduation in 1929. The middle son, Bill, was valedictorian of his 8th grade class in 1930, and Joe completed the run as valedictorian in 1931.

Adolph III, grandson of the brewery founder, was the heir apparent to the brewing company. He was serving as CEO when he was kidnapped and murdered in 1960. After Ad’s death, brothers Bill and Joe ran the brewery and the porcelain company (now CoorsTek).

Adolph Coors III (January 12, 1915 – February 9, 1960)
William Kistler Coors (August 11, 1916 – October 13, 2018)
Joseph Coors, Sr. (November 12, 1917 – March 15, 2003)

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!