Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Cycling
10AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
10-10:55AM Awareness Through Movement
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
Correction
In yesterday’s post, I wrote that Public Works was proposing higher water rates for homes with bigger yards. I misunderstood: the higher rates will be for initial tap fees for new construction; not for ongoing water use.
Real World Events
According to the City:
On Thursday, May 19, the helicopter will be back, impacting the areas of Sunset Dr., Lookout View Dr., and Lookout View Ct. Residents in these areas have received info from Xcel Energy regarding power outages happening that day, and electronic message boards are set up to warn about the coming closures. Flaggers will be positioned to allow local residents access in and out of the impacted neighborhoods.
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
8-10AM Sunrise Awards Breakfast @ Golden Hotel
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
6-9PM Mini Paint Night @ Golden Game Guild
6:30-8PM 6th-8th Grade Choir & Orchestra Concert @ Bell Middle School
7PM Parks, Recreation and Museums Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
PRAM will discuss the rules & techniques the city will employ to control Creek traffic this summer. They will use signs to try to divert fast bike traffic to the path on the south side of the Creek. The north side will get a center stripe to try to keep eastbound and westbound traffic in different lanes. Slow bikes and pedestrians will share the north side, as will tubers.
Although the tubing outfitters will not be required to provide shuttles until 2023, it was mentioned in one of the meetings that Adventure West will provide one this year. This will cut down on some of the tubers using the sidewalk to walk upstream for another run.
Bicyclists and tubers must go single file. Dogs must be on leashes no more than 6′ long. See the meeting packet to lean more about this summer’s Creek traffic rules.
Steve Glueck has been visiting the boards and commissions to ask their opinions about how the City should support our cultural organizations. He will talk with PRAM tonight.
7:30PM Blue Ridge @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Tonight is Industry Night Pricing for Blue Ridge, PLUS 100% of money received from tickets and the bar is donated to The Denver Actors Fund! Tickets start at $17 for Students and $25 for Adults and Industry folks (actors, designers, tech crew, admins) Pay only $10 with promo code “Industry”
Live Music
5-8PM Alibi @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Jon & Lucas @ Goosetown Station
5PM Josh Blackburn @ Wrigley’s
6-9PM Chris Child @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-9PM Chain Station @ New Terrain Brewing
6PM Open Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
6:30-8:30PM Derek Dames Ohl @ Tributary Food Hall
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
Golden History Moment
The Colorado Transcript has been covering Golden since December of 1866. It was a valuable resource for Golden residents of the time, but may be even more valuable for those of us who like to know what life was like during Golden’s pioneer days.
Here are several news/promotional pieces from the May 19, 1869 Transcript.
153 Years Ago
Mrs. Johnson, at her millinery store, adjoining Clark & Doolittle’s, has received another invoice of fashionable bonnets, ribbons, artificial flowers, and other trimmings, making her stock very complete. She is glad to assure the ladies of this vicinity that there is no longer any need of their going away from here for goods in her line, as she has all the latest fashions, and will sell as cheap as any similar establishment.
The fine stock ranch on the north Table Mountain is this year in charge of Messrs. Gainer, Gorman & Co., all careful and responsible men, who will see that all stock entrusted to their care is well cared for. The range is one of the best in the country, being enclosed either by fence or impassable rocks. Grass is excellent, the entire mountain having been burned over this spring, with plenty of fresh living water at all seasons. They have a new advertisement in this issue.
Here’s one last piece that caught my attention:
We had hoped that the day for Vigilance Committees in Colorado had passed forever, and we now believe that our laws are all-sufficient for the punishment of crime, but it seems that all do not think so. On last Friday we visited Denver and being detained later than usual, we started for home a little after dark. As we were approaching the F street bridge, and about to drive upon it, we came suddenly upon a crowd of men, who were very quietly standing on the bridge. The bridles of our horses were seized from either side by two of them while several others approached our buggy, one of whom asked if we had seen anything…we said “yes.” Then they told us that packages they were carrying were bought at Peabody’s, and that if we would let the people of Jefferson county know that Peabody was selling dry goods, clothing, etc., cheaper than any house in Denver, we could depart in peace. We departed, hence this local.
I thought it was going to be another lynching story, but was relieved to learn that it was a promotion for a dry goods store.
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!
