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9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
9-10AM Zumba
10-10:30AM Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
6-7PM Cycling
Real World Events
6:30AM Fairways for Families (benefits Family Tree) @ Fossil Trace
7:30AM Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting @ Golden Visitors Center
8-10AM DeLong Park Weedbusters @ DeLong Park
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM, 1PM, and 4PM Wild West Short Tour
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church
6-7PM Talon Talk @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
6PM Run Club @ Runners Roost
7:30PM HAIR @ Miners Alley Playhouse
Live Music
5-8PM Kory Montgomery @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Dynamic Distractions @ Goosetown Station
5PM Green Chi @ Over Yonder
5PM Bruce Cole @ Wrigley’s
5:30PM Still the Same @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Keith Wren @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
6-9PM Jubilingo @ New Terrain Brewing
6:30-8:30PM Derek Dames Ohl @ Tributary Food Hall
7PM Backyard Bluegrass – Pine Travelers @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
Golden History Moment
118 Years Ago
The August 18, 1904 Colorado Transcript included an article titled “Golden Furnishes Much ‘Staff of Life’ Material,” which described Golden’s two flour mills. Both were powered by Clear Creek.
The Rock Flour Mill on 9th Street had a capacity of 400 sacks of flour per day. Their warehouse on 8th Street had a storage capacity of 30,000 bushels. They produced two brands of flour at the time: “Shogo” and “Pride of Golden.” They also sold hay and feed, averaging 75 carloads per month.
The Rock Flour warehouse is still extant, on 8th Street at Cheyenne.
The Golden Milling Company was located on Ford Street, right above Clear Creek. They produced 300 sacks of flour per day, their brand being “Pride of the West.” Their elevator, which was located next to the railroad tracks on 8th Street, had capacity to store 50,000 bushels of wheat. They also sold hay, grain, feed, and other mill products, ranging from 75 to 100 carloads per month.
The Golden Mill produced flour until the 1950s and continued as a feed store for another 60 years. Today, it’s a wildly successful food hall. They still sell fine grain-based products.
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!
