News from roving reporter Frank Hanou: “The new bike/walking path through Clear Creek Canyon is now open. The new span goes from the 6th Ave bridge to the bridge built for the soon to be open Peak to Plains extension.”
Virtual Events
11AM-12:15PM Cooks + Books
2PM and 3:30PM Nature Journal Club @ Lookout Mountain Nature Center
2-3:15PM Wild Ideas with Cooking for Teens
Real World Events
8AM-1PM Golden Farmers Market@ Golden Library west parking lot
10AM Saturday Train Rides@ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM Homestead Open House @ Golden History Park
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
1-3PM Color & Composition with Lea McComas
4-6PM Celebrate National Tequila Day at State 38 Distilling (map)
State 38 is one of the few in the state to actually make agave spirits (which can’t technically be called tequila because it’s made in the U.S.). To celebrate the launch of its agave spirits rebrand – Hacedor and Nat. Tequila Day, State 38 will offer 50% off cocktails made with its Blanco, Reposado and Anejo spirits (like it’s Creamy Rootbeer Reposado or its Smoked Anejo Old Fashioned) and 10% off all Hacedor bottles on National Tequila Day.
7:30 The Treasurer at Miners Alley Playhouse (also available on-demand for home viewing!)
LIVE MUSIC:
11AM Steve Johnson @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
12PM Ryan Chris and the Rough Cuts @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
2PM Luke “Loop” Story @ Golden Mill
3PM Jesh Yancey & The High Hopes @ Coda Brewing
4PM Sound Bite Band @ Wrigley’s
5PM Tangents @ Goosetown Station
6PM Rick Lewis Project @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
7PM Muriel & The Deano’s @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage – outdoor patio)
6PM Live Music on the Patio @ Ace Hi Tavern
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
102 Years Ago
The Great War was over by July 24, 1919, and Golden was settling back into a normal summer. Luther Hertel, Golden Clothier urged men to come in for some light underwear, light shirts, light shoes, and sox–“an excellent line of summer wearables.” RIchard Broad had Crepe de Chine for the ladies at $2 a yard. It was haying season, and Linder Hardware advertised mowers, binders, and rakes.
The Colorado & Southern offered daily passenger service to Black Hawk, Idaho Springs, Georgetown, and Denver. Two interurban trains (one going north through Arvada, the other going south through Lakewood) provided hourly trips to & from Denver.
Mrs. Foss had purchased the building she had been renting from Nick Koenig and planned to build on a “refreshment parlor” in the back with sides that could open in in hot weather, making an open air room. E.J. Crawford was selling Tourists’ Lunches with pies, cakes, and sandwiches. Robinson’s Book Store sold Kodak albums so you could preserve your summer fun.
The post office was about to resume accepting mail bound for Germany, which had been stopped since the beginning of the war. The county had acquired some army surplus trucks, which Cement Bill Williams drove through town on his way to a highway job in Bergen Park.
International Harvester was still using some war parlance in their advertising, assuring farmers that there was no camouflage in their pricing.
The bank was offering children’s savings banks shaped like hand grenades. Children were to save the money they earned during summer vacation and bring it to the bank to purchase Thrift or War Savings Stamps. Only after the child had purchased at least one War Savings Stamp with a face value of $5 would they own the grenade bank.
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for funding the online collection of historic newspapers.
