Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Virtual HIIT
8:30-9:30AM Virtual Power Training
8:30-9:25AM Strength and Cardio
11AM-12PM All Levels Yoga Virtual
10:30-11:30AM Virtual: Pet Show and Tell
Real World Events
1-2PM The Friday Tour: Locomotives Steam & Diesel @ Colorado Railroad Museum
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
3PM Wild West Walking History Tour – SOLD OUT
7:30PM The Crucible @ Miners Alley Playhouse
8-10:30PM Golden Ghosts & Spirits Tour @ Goosetown Station
7 and 9:30PM Colorado Haunted History: Murder, Mayhem and Madness Tour
Live Music
5PM Tangents @ Goosetown Station
6PM The Fireman Band @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7PM DJ & Sax @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
8PM That Eighties Band @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
86 Years Ago
In 1935, the Armory belonged to the School of Mines. The first floor was leased out to the Golden Post Office and the US Geological Survey. The second floor contained WPA offices, classrooms, and sleeping rooms for ROTC students. The third floor contained a rifle range for use in military training.
The October 22, 1935 Oredigger reported that Lannie Brendle, who slept in a room below the firing range, awakened on Saturday morning, the 17th of October, to find that the ceiling of his room was “red hot.” He ran to get the caretaker, who called the fire department.
The fire had started when someone left a still-burning cigarette on a firing mat (a padded mat that shooters knelt or lay on as they shot). The fire burned slowly, first through the mat, then into the floor. It was moving into the 2nd floor ceiling when Brendle discovered it the next morning.
The fire department had to burrow through the floor and ceiling to get to the fire, but were able to stop it. Damage amounted to about $1,000.
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!
