Th ee GoldenGolden Vol. 17, Issue 10 Informer November 2012 The Official City of Golden Newsletter

Golden in National Spotlight page 6

Turkey Time: Buy Local page 9

Responsibly Rid Golden Employee Helps Your Yard of Waste in Heroic Rescue page 7 page 8 2012 Golden City Council

Marjorie Sloan Saoirse Charis-Graves Marcia Claxton Joe Behm Marcie Miller Bob Vermeulen Bill Fisher MAYOR DISTRICT ONE WARD ONE MAYOR PRO-TEM DISTRICT TWO WARD THREE WARD FOUR WARD TWO 303-279-0088 303-709-7529 303-526-1214 303-918-1103 720-326-8636 303-218-0080 303-588-3389 E-mail: msloan E-mail: scharisgraves E-mail: mclaxton E-mail: jbehm E-mail: mmiller E-mail: bvermeulen E-mail: bfi sher @cityofgolden.net @cityofgolden.net @cityofgolden.net @cityofgolden.net @cityofgolden.net @cityofgolden.net @cityofgolden.net To contact the entire City Council, e-mail [email protected]

Th e Golden Informer IN THIS ISSUE is produced and published Cover photo: file photo monthly by the Golden City Heads Up: Important Upcoming Items ...... Page 3 Manager’s Offi ce and mailed as Council’s Corner ...... Page 3 a source of news and information Mayor's Message: Thanksgiving Message ...... Page 4 to all residences and businesses The Future of Transportation… In Your Words ...... Page 5 inside the City limits. Comments Politics Provides Golden Free Publicity ...... Page 6 on The Informer are welcome. A Treasure No Longer Hidden ...... Page 6 Please write to: City of Golden, A Story That’s Gone to the Dogs ...... Page 7 911 10th St., Golden, CO 80401, Fall Yard Waste Collections for City of Golden PAYT Program will be Nov. 3, 10 & 17 ...... Page 8 Attn: Karlyn Tilley; Golden Sustainability: Social, Economic & Environmental Issues ...... Page 9 call 303-384-8132; or e-mail Golden Community Calendar ...... Pages 10-12 [email protected]. Front Porch News ...... Page 13 Awarding a Commitment to Golden ...... Page 14 Graphic Designer Sarah Yongprakit Golden Recognized for Downtown Excellence ...... Page 14 The Golden Informer is the proud Fire Prevention Week ...... Page 15 winner of the City/County Light Up the Night ...... Page 15 Communications and Marketing Association’s prestigious 2005 Golden Community Center Activities Calendar ...... Page 16 and 2007 fi rst place Savvy and The “Rock” Retires ...... Page 17 2006 second place Silver Circle national awards for city- and county-produced external Ripe for the Picking ...... Page 17 printed newsletters in communities of up to Golden History Museums ...... Page 18 45,000 people nationwide. Giving the Gift of Art ...... Page 19 Deck the Halls Golden Style ...... Page 19 City of Golden Department Managers

Mike Bestor Dan Hartman Steve Glueck Susan Brooks Rod Tarullo Bill Kilpatrick John Bales Jeff Hansen Teresa Reilly Karlyn Tilley City Manager Public Works Planning and City Clerk Parks and Police Fire Finance Human Communications Development Recreation Resources 303-384-8010 303-384-8150 303-384-8095 303-384-8014 303-384-8120 303-384-8033 303-384-8090 303-384-8020 303-384-8017 303-384-8132 mbestor dhartman sglueck sbrooks rtarullo bkilpatrick jbales jhansen treilly ktilley @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof @cityof golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net golden.net Page 2 November 2012 The Golden Informer HEADS UP: Important Upcoming Items

Denver West Blvd. Tickets are $90 or $850 for a table of 10. The GCF was founded in 1970 to raise funds, primarily from private sources, and to use them for the betterment of Golden. elow is the Golden Since then, it has contributed BCity Council’s over $2.5 million to charitable, calendar. Regular study cultural and civic projects in sessions are scheduled the Golden community. Funds for the fi rst and third Thursdays and regular raised this year benefi t Golden’s business meetings are SUBSCRIBE TO CITY WEBSITE schools and non-profi t organizations. scheduled for the second You can now subscribe to the City of The event is open to the public but Golden website to receive a weekly and fourth Thursdays of reservations are required. For reservations, each month. All meetings summary of “what’s new” in the City, visit www.goldencivicfoundation.org, are at 7 p.m. in Council delivered right to your email inbox. The email [email protected] or call Chambers at City Hall, email you receive contains a synopsis of 303-910-8492. 911 10th St., unless new information posted to the website otherwise noted. Council including the latest happenings in the DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME does not normally meet city, police and fi re department news, Get ready for that extra hour of sleep! on the fi fth Thursday in upcoming events and transportation Daylight Saving Time ends on Nov. 4, any month. updates. You can then click on any story which means you get to set your clocks Nov. 1 that interests you, to read more. back one hour. The change in time occurs Rescheduled Regular This is a free service and you can at 2 a.m., which is believed to be the Business Meeting unsubscribe at any time through the time that has the least impact on workers, Nov. 8 website. In the future, we will be adding businesses and schedules. Regular Business text messaging notifi cations for emergency After you change your clocks, be sure Meeting situations. Simply follow this link: to change the batteries in all of your Nov. 15 http://www.cityofgolden.net/account/ smoke detectors and CO2 detectors. No Meeting registration/ or go to the homepage and Approximately 90 percent of homes in the click on “E-newsletter Signup” under United States have smoke detectors, but it Nov. 22 Additional Resources to create your is estimated that one-third of those have No Meeting account today. dead or missing batteries. Nov. 29 No Meeting HONOR AND SUPPORT SERVICE CITY HOLIDAY HOURS IN GOLDEN Council’s upcoming The City of Golden’s administrative agendas, packets and The Golden offi ces will be closed on Nov. 22 and 23 in meeting minutes are Civic foun- observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. available online under dation (GCF) The offi ces will return to regular business the City Council link at will hold its hours on Monday, Nov. 26. The Golden www.CityofGolden.net. 37th annual Community Center will be open from Public comment is Dinner and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, welcome on the agenda Auction from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, but will continue normal business hours at all regular business Nov. 10 at the Denver Marriott West, 1717 on Friday, Nov. 23. meetings.

The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 3 MAYOR’S MESSAGE Thanksgiving Message By Mayor Marjorie Sloan

n our nation’s darkest moment, President Abraham Lincoln ordered the last Thursday of November “set Iapart” for Americans to refl ect on the many blessings in our lives. This year, Goldenites have so much for which to be thankful. We live in a town of heart-stopping natural beauty. On his visit to our Lions Park, President Barack Obama took the stage and commented that Golden is “just too pretty” and so “spectacular” that he didn’t know how we “got any work done around here.” NBC national news featured downtown Golden and Golden residents in a segment on undecided voters. The many professional and amateur photographers who have come to town quickly realized that Golden looks idyllic from any camera angle. In everyday life, it’s easy to take our setting for granted. The very reason the President and reporters came to town may be another source of gratitude. Elections are essential to our democracy – and Golden has played an outsized role this year in the presidential race. Because every vote in Colorado and Jefferson County is hotly contested, the President spoke in Lions Park and Republican nominee Governor Mitt Romney held an event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Golden residents have had the opportunity to take the candidates’ measure on our home turf, making us some of the best-informed voters in the country. We have a community fi lled with caring and giving residents. Last month we honored community volunteers who exemplify our culture of volunteerism. These individuals have spearheaded the local stage of the USA Pro Challenge, added value to our children’s education, worked on community communication, encouraged additions to our open-space lands, and repaired, then donated, bicycles to those who could use them. Many others donate countless hours to our civic life. As stated in the Mother Earth News article about “Eight Great Places You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of,” 2012 Edition, Golden residents give priority “to ensur[ing] the health of both individuals and the community,” and “making choices with an eye to sustainability.” We are also fortunate to have City employees who are committed to providing the best service possible. We don’t often take stock of what these folks do for us – maintaining our roads; ensuring our reliable, clean water supply; keeping us safe; encouraging sustainable best practices; developing opportunities for Golden’s businesses; and making our parks “pristine” (as described in the Livability.com article naming Golden the No. 2 best small town in the nation). On a more pensive note, Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving resolution called for special recognition of “all who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers” as a result of war and civil strife. In our Thanksgiving remembrances, we may include a welcome to our returning service men and women, a cheer for the recovery of those wounded in war or civil violence such as the recent incident in an Aurora theater, and an expression of sorrow for those we have lost. This Thanksgiving, in our own ways, we can take a moment to refl ect, remember, and give thanks. Happy Thanksgiving.

Page 4 November 2012 The Golden Informer The Future of Transportation… In Your Words hen you picture the future of regional transportation Win and around Golden, what do you see? That was the question we asked residents during two open houses in September. The City of Golden invited all residents to discuss transportation options and where you want us to focus our time and money in the future. more reactive stance if future traffi c needs to have a say, but we need to About 150 Golden residents increases or other projects in our consider the surrounding areas and attended the open houses, hosted area are proposed. There was an at Fossil Trace Golf Club and how to draw them in rather than overwhelming amount of dislikes the Golden Community Center. push them away in any plan.” for this option. Only two people It was an open forum with A quick poll also revealed that liked it, with one commenting “The stations offering information most participants drive on US 6 and money spent fi ghting this fi ght and plenty of opportunities for SH 93 nine or more times a week, would have paid for the road! I don’t people to submit their opinions on and feel that addressing current and think it should be a toll road but transportation issues. future transportation needs along must be built soon.” On the other As a starting point, the City those roads is very important. When side, 41 people posted their dislike presented three options and asked with comments such as “Continue asked about funding options, an attendees to pick their favorite, least the fi ght, do not leave it to others to overwhelming majority said that a favorite and then provide comments choose for us” and “Money spent to regional sales tax would be better on sticky notes. defi ne what we want and what will than tolling. Comments included, ALTERNATIVE #1 – be built is the best money spent.” “A regional sales tax would be an JUST SAY NO. okay way to fund the highway” but The basic idea is that Golden should ALTERNATIVE #3 – FIGHT FOR many warned “These improvements continue to actively oppose the GOLDEN IN NEGOTIATIONS. should be paid for by the entire This, the most popular of the three Jefferson Parkway and other efforts metro area, or at least an area far options, essentially proposes that to add development-generated beyond Golden’s boundaries.” Golden should seek to be a partner/ traffi c to SH 93 and US 6. Of those Residents were also invited to participant in any legitimate regional who voted, 20 liked this idea with participate in a webinar online in effort to implement transportation comments such as “We have been early October. It outlined these same solutions that meet our Golden involved too long to give up the options and gathered feedback. The fi ght now.” Twenty-eight people Vision 2030 values and goals, and entire list of comments was given also reasonable compromises on disliked this idea, commenting that to City Council for consideration in beltway-related issues. Six people “Seems like we are past this point future decisions. The Council strives disliked this idea, with comments already” and “This idea is risky to be as transparent as possible in such as “If compromise means without support.” this process, and the City will make tolled lanes through Golden, it sure any actions will be presented ALTERNATIVE #2 – is wrong” and “City Council to our residents for their feedback QUIT FUNDING THE FIGHT. needs to completely fi ght this.” This alternative proposes that Alternatively, 68 people liked this before action is taken. Golden should scale back its idea, commenting that “Golden You can view all of the results expensive opposition to the should negotiate the BEST deal from the community meetings at Jefferson Parkway, and move to a possible in all cases” and “Golden www.GetTheFactsGolden.org. The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 5 Politics Provides Golden Free Publicity ecause Golden is the of Baby Doe’s Clothing; and county seat of one of Optometrist Kelley Jackson- Btwo swing counties in Condon, owner of Table Colorado, and Colorado is one Mountain Vision. of the few swing states expected The producer of NBC Nightly to make a big impact on the News chose Golden because of elections, Golden found itself its relevance to the election, but time and again in the national also because of its scenic beauty. spotlight in recent months. “This city is ideal,” said producer We were visited by both Clare Duffy. “This is what I candidates; and on the night picture Colorado looks like. It’s of the fi rst Presidential debate, the fantasy.” Golden was featured on the NBC Mr. Brokaw hadn’t been to Nightly News as Tom Brokaw From L to R: Golden Communications Manager Golden since he was a college interviewed some Golden Karlyn Tilley, NBC's Tom Brokaw, Mayor Marjorie kid who made a road trip to get Sloan and panelist Kelley Jackson-Condon at the residents and business owners Windy Saddle. Coors beer. He said his interest in who were still undecided voters Golden was mostly political, but at that time. V.P. for the National Western Stock he couldn’t help take in the beauty Splendidly representing our city Show; Attorney Amy Ruhl of Moye of our little town, as did all of his were Golden residents John Ellis, White LLP; Nancy Mason, owner millions of viewers.

A Treasure No Longer Hidden he City of Golden recently received national You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of” by Mother Earth Trecognition in the areas of livability, sustainably and News, a national magazine focused on sustainable healthy workplaces for its outstanding programming living. Golden was one of eight communities on the list and community assets; proving once again why Golden for 2012. is the place to live, work and play. “While Golden honors its unique past, it also has its eye Golden was picked as one of the best small towns on the future with innovative open space and renewable- in America by Livability.com, a comprehensive online energy programs to protect its natural resources,” K.C. resource on more than 500 of America's Best Places to Compton, senior editor for the magazine, said in a news live, visit, work, play and explore. Golden was ranked release. The Great Places list appeared in the October- #2 on the Top 10 Small Towns list. November issue of Mother Earth News and can also be Liviabiliy.com examined cities with less than 25,000 accessed at www.motherearthnews.com. residents that offered a relaxed lifestyle with beautiful In addition, the City of Golden was recognized for scenery, cultural amenities, great restaurants and lots of having one of the healthiest work places for medium- outdoor activities. sized companies in Colorado by the Denver Business They also considered the median household incomes Journal. Employers were evaluated on having a and home prices, crime rates, unemployment rates, tobacco-free workplace policy, access to wellness average commutes and distances to large cities. initiatives, health risk assessments, Biometric screening “Golden is a gateway to the Rocky Mountains, home of and other wellness programming. Read more at the Coors Brewery and one of the best small towns in http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/09/19/ the country…” Livability.com wrote. To read the entire denver-business-journal-announces.html. article, visit http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-small- The City of Golden is pleased to receive so many towns-2012/golden/co. accolades and honored to be recognized for its Golden was also given the honor of “Great Places programming and community assets. Page 6 November 2012 The Golden Informer A Story That’s Gone to the Dogs ypically, the phrase “Gone to the Dogs” means failure. But Tthis is a story of selfl essness, heart and ultimately success, that quite literally goes to the dogs. Back in August, a couple hiking on Mt. Bierstadt, one of Colorado’s famous 14ers, came across an injured dog that had been left for dead. They gave the dog food and water, but were unable to lift the large German Shepard mix off the steep mountain. So as soon as

Above: "Lucky" as she was being rescued. Left: Golden's Brandon Vail (front row, second from right) with the other rescuers on the Ellen Show. Lucky truly lives up to her name. Brandon, who is the Aquatics Coordinator for Golden’s Parks and Recreation Department, was one of the rescuers who got to travel to California to be on the Ellen Show in September to tell Lucky’s story. He and the other rescuers they got down, they posted a call that’s what did it for me.” were each awarded with a gift card for help on a local hiking website, Brandon’s group did not fi nd the from Columbia Sportswear for their www.14ers.com. dog but were hopeful she heard them heroic actions. “It’s something that I The response was overwhelming. and knew people were looking for never thought would happen for just Within hours, a group of hikers, her. One day later, another group of doing the right thing,” said Brandon. led by City of Golden employee eight strangers made the same climb “It’s been an amazing and rewarding Brandon Vail, began hiking up the and eventually did fi nd the dog alive. experience and inspiring to see what mountain to try to fi nd the dog. They She wasn’t moving much, her paws the outcome can be when the power hiked throughout the night and by were shredded and she was about 15 of strangers comes together for a 1:30 a.m., got to the spot where the pounds lighter than when she was genuine purpose.” missing dog was seen. A night trek abandoned eight days earlier. But Now, Brandon and the other up that mountain is very dangerous, she was still 98 pounds of dog that rescuers are busy forming a new but Brandon said he heard the dog rescuers took turns carrying on their organization named BOLSAR, might not make it through the night backs to bring her down safely. which stands for Brothers of Lucky and he just couldn’t wait. “I just had Since then the dog, renamed Search and Rescue. They hope to a gut reaction that I needed to do “Lucky,” has been adopted by one of train with professional search and something,” said Brandon. “I don’t the rescuers and she is doing great. rescue teams to learn the best ways think I would’ve been able to sleep The original owner was found guilty to perform canine rescues. You can that night. I looked at my dog and on the charge of Animal Cruelty learn more about their group at thought of her up there by herself… and relinquished custody of the dog. www.bolsar.org. The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 7 Fall Yard Waste Collections for City of Golden PAYT Program will be Nov. 3, 10 & 17 FALL YARD WASTE COLLECTION Section 1 (Upper half of Tuesday's GUIDELINES Route, North of Highway 58 and • This yard waste collection is ¬«93 all of Monday's Route)

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- 21 compostable 30 gallon bags Serviced November 17th • Collected yard waste will be ¤£40 recycled. Please do not contami- nate this material with any of the following: in reusable containers or in non- REMEMBER – Avoid extra expenses - NO food waste (fruits, vegeta- compostable plastic bags will while diverting yard waste from bles, etc.), plastic, dirt, cactus, not be picked up. going to the landfill by subscribing tree stumps, branches greater • Compostable bags can be pur- to EDS' subscription Green Waste than four inches in diameter, chased locally from Meyers program. The Green Waste Program ashes, animal waste, treated Hardware, The Home Depot and will be available beginning in lumber, logs, old garden hoses EDS Waste Solutions, Inc. May through October 2013 which or broken flower pots. includes every other week pick up - No construction material is For more information, please of your yard waste cart at your curb. allowed for this service. Plastic contact EDS directly at 303-278- It’s cheap, efficient and convenient. bags are not allowed. 8600 or visit the City’s website at Call EDS today at 303-278-8600 • Material that is not bundled, not www.cityofgolden.net/links/trash. to enroll. Page 8 November 2012 The Golden Informer Social, Economic & Environmental Issues Let’s Talk Turkey Over the past few years, this newsletter has dished up many ideas about greening the holidays. Consider these for a sustainable Thanksgiving: • Buy a pasture-raised turkey from any one of more than 40 local farms on the Front Range. Visit www.eatwild.com to search for farms in our area. • Take the 100-mile Thanksgiving Challenge. See how much of your meal can be sourced locally. Vegetables, drinks, even your pie can come from local sources. See www.localharvest.org to find the best organic food that's grown closest to you. • Like to fry yours? Don’t forget to recycle your used vegetable oil at the City’s Recycling Drop Off site in ENERGY EFFICIENCY 101 north Golden. Over half of America’s energy budget goes to • Who doesn’t like leftovers? If you’re hosting friends heat, cool, and light our buildings. Renewables and family, ask them to bring a reusable container to are a good step forward, but it’s cheaper to save help reduce disposable waste. • Use natural decorations. Use your creativity with sticks, energy than to make energy. Mother Earth may leaves, flowers, and branches from your neighborhood. say, “You have to eat your energy effi ciency vegetables before your renewable energy dessert.” If you want to save $100 a month in utility bills, the right place to start is not with a solar array on the roof, but with insulation under it. Here are three easy steps: 1. Look At Your Heating Bills. It’s easy to fi nd out how many kilowatt hours (electricity) and therms (natural gas) you use through your Xcel Energy bill. Most homeowners can save 20 to 25 percent by caulking air leaks around windows, doors, and foundations. 2. Look Into Energy-Effi cient Appliances. A typical 1980’s refrigerator costs about $150 Local Golden fi rm Gunslinger Paint receives an Environmental in electricity to run for a year, but a modern Leadership Program award from the State Dept. of Health. Left to high-effi ciency refrigerator runs for about right: Mark Pahan, Quality Manager, Gunslinger Custom Paint; Lynette Myers, Administrator, Colorado Environmental Leadership $55 per year. Check out the Department of Program; Meghan Stinton, Marketing Manager, Gunslinger Energy’s list of high-effi ciency Energy Star Custom Paint. appliances on its website, www.energystar.gov. 3. Get An Audit. Audits include a blower- DID YOU KNOW? door test to locate air leaks and radon Does someone in your house leave the TV or computer on testing for lower levels. Sign up for a for hours at a time? These electronics burn about 300 watts comprehensive, professional audit through and draw fi ve to ten watts continually, even when shut down. Solution: use a power strip to turn off those phantom loads. www.cityofgolden.net/links/resourcesmart.

The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 9 GOLDEN COMMUNITY CALENDAR Nov. 1 and 15 For details call Kecia Newland at Nov. 13 MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers 303-278-8812. Golden and Rocky Flats MOPS is a support group for Hear about the history and mothers with children from birth Nov. 9 through Dec. 23 relationship between Golden, Rocky to kindergarten. First and third Greetings Flats and the Cold War. 5 to 6 p.m. at Thursdays of every month through Miners Alley Playhouse presents Golden History Center, 923 10th St. April 2013. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. this holiday-themed comedy. $3 non-members, free for members. at the First Baptist Church, 1805 Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and For details call 303-278-3557. Washington Ave. For information Sundays at 2 p.m. 1224 Washington call 303-279-4605 or visit Ave. For tickets and information Nov. 14 www.fbcgolden.org under Families. call 303-935-3044 or visit Holiday Business Expo www.minersalley.com. The Golden Chamber of Commerce Nov. 3 hosts this event fi lled with food, JSO Recital Series Kick-off Nov. 10 drink and music. Free to the public. The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Freshly Brewed History 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Table Mountain recitals are an opportunity for music Grab some coffee and a pastry and Inn, 1310 Washington Ave. lovers to enjoy classical music discuss important Golden landmarks For details call 303-279-3113. in a more relaxed and intimate with history professor Thomas J. setting. 7 p.m. at the Golden “Dr. Colorado” Noel. 9 to 10 a.m. at Nov. 15 through Dec. 31 First United Methodist Church, the Golden History Center, 923 10th Our 1500 Ford St. For details and St. $5 non-members, $3 members. Christmas tickets call 303-278-4237 or visit For details call 303-278-3557. Carol www.jeffsymphony.org. A Music Hall Golden Civic Foundation Dinner spoof on the Coffee with a Councilor The Golden Civic Foundation will most popular Sip on your favorite host its 37th Annual Dinner and Christmas beverage and talk with City Auction from 5 to 10 p.m. at the tale. Heritage Councilors about the city’s budget, Denver Marriott West, 1717 Denver Square all things “transportation,” and any West Blvd. Tickets are $90 or $850 Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave. topics you want to discuss. 9 a.m. for a table of 10. Funds raised benefi t Visit www.hsmusichall.com or at Bean Fosters, 720 Golden Ridge Golden’s schools and non-profi t call 303-279-7800 for tickets and Rd. For more information, contact organizations. For reservations, show times. Councilor Saoirse Charis-Graves visit www.goldencivicfoundation. at 303-709-7529 or scharisgraves@ org, by email at goldencivic.org@ Nov. 24 through Dec. 29 cityofgolden.net. gmail.com or call 303-910-8492. A Christmas Carol, with a Dickens Twist Nov. 3 and 4 Nov. 10 through Dec. 30 A fun-fi lled hour put on by the Craft Show and Bake Sale Holiday Art Market Children's Theatre. Shows are Features a wide variety of homemade This 38-year tradition fi lls the targeted for kids ages 2 to 12. crafts and on Saturday only, baked galleries with fi ne art and unique Saturdays, 1:30-3 p.m. Reservations and canned goods. Door prizes both crafts for sale. Foothills Art Center, recommended. Heritage Square days. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Golden 809 15th St. For information go to Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave. Terrace Village Communities’ www.foothillsartcenter.org or call Visit www.hsmusichall.com or call Clubhouse, 17801 W. Colfax Ave. 303-279-3922. 303-279-7800 for tickets. Page 10 November 2012 The Golden Informer NOV. & DEC. 2012 FREE Sales and Use Tax Workshop The City of Golden is hosting a FREE Sales and Use Tax workshop taught by our professional staff of auditors and geared toward individuals who need to learn sales and use tax concepts on an in-depth level.

The workshop will be held in the Golden City Hall Conference Room, City Hall, 911 10th St. Candlelight Walk on Washington Avenue. Dec. 5, 2012 ...... 9 to 10 a.m. Nov. 27 through Dec. 30 - Clear Creek History Park Although this class is free, Holidays at the Astor House hosts the D’Evelyn High School space is limited. Enjoy fun holiday crafts, entertaining Concert Choir performance and Please call 303-384-8024 Victorian games, and the holiday sing-a-long at 7 p.m. for your reservation. beauty of the historic boarding - The Colorado School of Mines house. Astor House Museum, music program presents a 822 12th St. $3 for non-members, Christmas Festival of Fanfares, members are free. For details call Alleluias and Halleluiahs at 303-278-3557. 7:30 p.m. on the Bunker FREE Auditorium staged in the Green Nov. 30 Center, 924 16th St. Admission Building Use Candlelight Walk is free and open to the public. Gather at Foothills Art Center For details call 303-384-2073. Tax Workshop (15th and Arapahoe streets) at The City of Golden is hosting a FREE 6 p.m. The walk will begin at - Golden Library hosts its Holiday Building Use Tax Workshop taught 6:30 p.m. The Golden Chamber will Book Sale with over 2,000 gently by our professional staff of auditors. be selling candles for 50 cents. used books. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Class is geared toward individuals who the Golden Library, 1019 10th St. need to learn about building use tax After the Candlelight Walk: For details call 303-235-5275. concepts on an in-depth basis. - Golden Visitors Center will - Golden History Museums free The workshop will be held in the serve hot beverages and cookies. admission to all three locations: Golden City Hall Conference Room, th There will also be entertainment Golden History Center, Astor City Hall, 911 10 St. for kids and a fun holiday show to House Museum and Clear Creek November 7, 2012... 9 to 10 a.m. watch. 1010 Washington Ave. History Park. 7 to 9 p.m. For Class is free, - Rotary Amphitheatre on Clear details call 303-278-3557 or visit but space is limited. Creek presents Music and www.GoldenHistory.org. Please call 303-384-8024 Merrymaking, a family sing-a- for your reservation. long at 7 p.m. continued on Page 12 The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 11 CALENDAR NOV. & DEC. 2012 continued from Page 11 drawn carriage ride or kids can enjoy 11 a.m. at the Buffalo Rose Event a free ride in a Newfoundland dog Center, 1119 Washington Ave. Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 cart. On Washington Avenue from Tickets are $8 and reservations are Golden Holiday Open House 11 to 11:30 a.m. For details on these required. Call 303-279-0200 to The following merchants will extend events, visit www.VisitGolden.com reserve your spot. their hours and offer special sales, or www.goldencochamber.org or refreshments and entertainment for call 303-279-3113. Dec. 9 your shopping pleasure. 10 a.m. to Denver Young Artists Concert 6 p.m. (hours vary). Holiday Open House Come listen to horn player Michael • Ace Hi The Golden Visitors Center hosts an Thornton at 2:30 p.m. in Bunker • Avenue Gifts open house with cookies, candy and Auditorium at Colorado School of • Baby Doe’s Clothing refreshments from noon to 4 p.m. Mines, 924 16th St. Tickets are $20 • Bloom Boutique at 1010 Washington Ave. Call 303- for adults, $15 for students and can • Chelsea’s of London 279-3113 for details. be purchased at the door. For details • Creekside Jewelers call 303-384-2073. • Foothills Art Center • Golden Himalaya Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23 Free Horse Drawn Carriage Rides Dec. 13 • Golden Museums Pick up your ride on 12th Street Holiday Gear Party and Cultural Groups between Washington and Arapahoe The American Mountaineering • Golden Library and stroll through Historic Museum hosts a silent auction with • Golden Sweets Downtown Golden. Noon to 4 p.m., ski and mountaineering gear from • Jalopyz Gift Shop weather permitting. Call 303-279- leading retailers. Live music and • Red Wagon 3113 for details. local brews. 6 to 9 p.m. at 710 10th • Spirits in the Wind Gallery St. Call 303-996-2763 for details. • The Clothes Mine • The Silver Horse Dec. 8 Breakfast with Santa • Windy Saddle Café Tell them you read about them Meet Santa and experience the in the Golden Informer! Christmas showcase from 9 to Dec. 1 Christmas with a French Flavor The Golden Concert Choir presents this concert at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Ford St. For details Please call 303-279-1435, For more up to date information call 303-279-6649 or visit for more information. or other things to do in Golden, www.goldencommunitychoirs.org. visit www.VisitGolden.com.

Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22 Information is subject to change. Please use contact information Olde Golden Christmas on Parade to confi rm the details of an event. To list a community event happening Come see a true olde fashioned in Golden here, please send your listing to: Golden City Hall, Communications Dept., 911 10th St., Golden, CO 80401, hometown parade infused with a or by e-mail to [email protected]. Listings should include the date(s), fun, only-in-Golden spirit. Floats, the event name and a brief description of the event, which may include cost, clowns, Christmas characters, music, location and contact information. Submissions must be received by the fi rst of Santa, even elves on unicycles! the month prior to the issue you would like them printed in (i.e., Jan. 1 for the Afterwards, catch a free horse- February issue). Call 303-384-8132 with questions or for more information.

Page 12 November 2012 The Golden Informer For more information: • Stop by The Front Porch, upstairs at the Community Center, 1470 10th St.; • Call 303-384-8130; • Subscribe to the Front Porch Newsletter ($8/year); Check out the Golden Community Center’s Front Porch - • Check out the Recreation brochure; or designed specifi cally for people 50 and older. • Visit www.cityofgolden.net/ The Front Porch offers respite and entertainment, coffee, healthy snacks and cookies. links/frontporch. There is a full schedule of games, sports, social events, trips and volunteer activities. Shoot some pool, surf the internet, work on a puzzle, or just relax before you hit your next fi tness class. Here’s what’s happening this month: Celebrate Health! UPCOMING TRIPS & EVENTS Fridays, Nov. 2 & Dec. 7 Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey Distillery Tour Celebrate Health! is a monthly wellness program and Dinner - #35004-1 featuring a variety of healthy living opportunities www.stranahans.com for adults of all ages. For more information or to The fi rst Colorado-born whiskey, Stranahan’s is dedicated to make an appointment for one of our services, making the smoothest most distinctively fl avored whiskey please call 303-384-8130. on the market. We will take a tour of the distillery, sample Chair massages ...... $13 for 15 minutes the product and have an early dinner at the Rackhouse right Refl exology sessions ...... $13 for 15 minutes next door. Footcare with Chalyce .....$20 per 15 minutes Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2:15 to 6 p.m. Receive the Front Porch News Online! $9 (van, tour included, bring money for dinner) Stay up-to-date about Games, Classes & Clubs, Register/Cancel by Nov. 5. Volunteer Activities, Wellness, Trips & Events. Visit us online at www.cityofgolden.net/ Lifetime Candles Demonstration links/FrontPorch or email frontporchnews@ in Bennett - #35005-1 cityofgolden.net to get on the email list. www.lifetimecandles.com Lifetime Candles are hand carved and FREE Seminars Available! custom made in "German Old World Sign up in the Front Porch. Tradition". The uniqueness of the candle is preserved with an oil insert, Computer Training for Life-long Learning so you may enjoy the beauty of the Nov. 6 - iPad Basics candle for a lifetime. This family- Nov. 13 - Free downloadable resources at your run operation’s demonstrations and library: E-Books, audio books and hospitality should not be missed. music There is a wonderful dessert bar Nov. 13 – Gratitude: Appreciate What Is available and we will learn how to carve the candles. During this class, we will re-awaken your Afterwards we will have a bite to eat at the Aviator Bar & sense of wonder and playfulness through Grill at the Front Range Airport. enjoyable activities. We will also explore Tuesday, Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. how to make gratitude an ongoing $15 (van, tour included, bring money for lunch) spiritual practice. Exertion Level: 4 (stairs in the facility) Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Register/Cancel by Nov. 9. The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 13 Awarding a Commitment to Golden • Tracy Evanko for her quiet but unfl agging efforts toward implementing the Golden Vision and helping to create Movies and Music in the Park. • Marv Kay for his long-term encouragement of all that is good in Golden including representing our city as mayor. • Julie Kerwin for establishing a healthy method of fundraising at Shelton Elementary with a 5k Run instead of the sale of unhealthy Mayor Marjorie Sloan with the 2012 winners. foods like candy and cookie dough. • Greg Poulos for founding, guiding and chairing the olden Mayor Marjorie Sloan extends her Golden Schools Foundation, an organization designed congratulations to seven Golden residents Gwho have made exceptional contributions to to set high standards for Golden students and schools. our community. Each honoree was presented a 2012 • Ted Rains for his 33 years of spearheading the Golden Mayor’s Award for Excellence in October. Optimists Bicycle Recycle Program, repairing and distributing nearly 9,000 free bicycles to residents of HERE IS A LIST OF THE AWARD WINNERS: Golden and around the world. • Carrie Bazewicz for her outstanding contributions to • PharmaJet is the Business of the Year for its the education of children attending Golden schools. rema rkable cont r ibut ion to global healt h: t ra nsfor m i ng • Dan Dwyer for his exceptional achievements in the way vaccines and liquid medications are delivered improving the health, fi tness and community spirit of by developing a unique, effi cient, affordable and life- Golden residents. saving needle-free syringe.

Golden Recognized for Downtown Excellence olden was honored twice this dozen people for a solid year and Gyear with Governor’s Awards then hundreds of volunteers and for Downtown Excellence, given city employees during the race by the statewide organization weekend.” Downtown Colorado, Inc. The The “Downtowner of the Year” awards recognize outstanding award was given to Gary Wink, the projects and people that refl ect director of the Golden Chamber of an attitude of perseverance Commerce. Gary was recognized and dedication to community for his nearly two decades of revitalization in Colorado. organizing the great events and Golden Chamber of Commerce Director Gary “The Best Downtown Wink is joined by executives from Downtown network that have made downtown Promotion” award was given to the Colorado, Inc.; (from L to R): Anna Jones, Golden such a successful and 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge Katherine Correll and Vicki Mattox. dynamic place. Among his events Stage 6 committee. “When we bid get the exposure we wanted,” said are the Golden Farmers Market, to host a stage start of the inaugural Mark Heller, Executive Director Golden Fine Arts Festival, First year of a new international bike race, of the Golden Urban Renewal Friday Street Fairs and the Knock we knew we had to go big in order Authority (GURA). “We went huge, Your Boots Off Chili Cook-off and to keep spectators in Golden and thanks to the hard work of several Beer Festival. Page 14 November 2012 The Golden Informer Fire Prevention Week PLAN A SAFE ESCAPE • Make sure your address numbers can be seen from The Golden Fire Depart- the street. ment wants to share the • Talk about the plan with everyone in your home. theme for this year’s Fire • Practice your home fi re escape plan. Prevention Week, “Have TURKEY FRYERS Two Ways Out,” to help Thanksgiving is just around the corner. One tasty you develop a home escape method for cooking a Thanksgiving turkey is to fry plan. You can survive a fi re it. Every year fi re and burn incidents occur as a result in your home if you plan and of unsafe use of turkey fryers. The following are some practice your escape. Here safety tips that can help you safely fry your turkey. is how to make a home fi re • Keep fryer in FULL VIEW while burner is on. escape plan. • Place fryer in an open area AWAY from all walls, • Draw a map of your fences, or other structures. home which shows all • Never use IN, ON, or UNDER a garage, breezeway, doors and windows. carport, porch, or any structure that can catch fi re. • Visit each room and • Raise and lower food SLOWLY to reduce splatter fi nd two ways out. and avoid burns. Courtesy of www.FPW.org. • All windows and doors • COVER bare skin when adding or removing food. should open easily. • Check the oil temperature frequently. • Make sure your home has smoke alarms and that • If oil begins to smoke, immediately turn gas supply they have fresh batteries. OFF. • Pick a meeting place outside in front of your home • If a fi re occurs, immediately call 911. DO NOT where everyone can fi nd each other. attempt to extinguish an oil fi re with water.

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT t’s the only time of The holiday fun continues Iyear the City of Golden through December with the encourages open fl ames! Olde Golden Christmas on Experience the beauty of Parade on Saturdays at 11 the season as you walk a.m. Enjoy a parade on Dec. down the main street of 1, 8, 15 and 22. You’ll see Golden, candle in hand, fl oats, clowns, Christmas singing holiday carols. characters, music, Santa, The annual Candlelight even elves on unicycles. Walk is Friday, Nov. 30, Afterwards catch a free followed by a festival with horse-drawn carriage ride hot beverages, cookies and or kids can enjoy a free entertainment provided at ride in a Newfoundland several businesses and cultural The walk begins at 6:30 p.m. dog cart. The parades are on facilities. Gather at 6 p.m. at the and ends in front of the Visitors Washington Avenue and last Foothills Art Center located at 15th Center for the lighting of the tree a half hour. For more details, and Arapahoe streets. The Golden and the thousands of lights all visit www.VisitGolden.com or Chamber of Commerce will be along Clear Creek. Festive dress www.goldencochamber.org or call selling candles for 50 cents. is encouraged! 303-279-3113.

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For more information and to register for Golden Community Center Programs, visit us online at rec.cityofgolden.net Comic Book Heroes care and disaster planning steps for Solar System, build their very own Become a Comic Book Hero! the proper care of pets. SpaceTime Planetary Landers, pilot Transform yourself into an Age: 12 years and older a remote controlled planetary rover. environmental superhero and help Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Age: 4 - 6 years, solve one of the earth’s biggest Nov. 17 Thursdays, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. problems. Use innovative comic book $60 Resident, $65 Non-resident Nov. 1 – 29 (No class Nov. 22) software, digital art and your own $42 Resident, $47 Non-resident photos to illustrate your solution. Advanced Care Babysitting Courses Age: 7 - 12 years This course is designed for the Clay Animation Mondays, 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. pre-teen (11 - 13 year olds) and Working in teams, students do it all Nov. 5 -26 helps them prepare for those fi rst - from story creation to making the $75 Resident, $80 Non-resident babysitting opportunities. Students characters and sets. As they learn will learn basic responsibilities. the production process, they will FIRST LEGO League Challenge Also stressed will be home and fire animate, record, download, assemble Join our Jr. Engineering club and be safety, infant and child CPR, rescue and edit their own movies. a part of the team! Work in groups breathing and choking procedures. Age: 4 - 6 years, using your imagination to create Certifi cation provided. Wednesdays, 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. LEGO® Dacta kits to design and Age: 11 years and older, Nov. 7 - Dec. 5 (No class Nov. 21) build moving, mini-fi g sized models Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $49 Resident, $54 Non-resident to solve challenges. Nov. 3 Age: 5 - 7 years $65 Resident, $70 Non-resident Bug Club Mondays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Hands-on insect building with ® Nov. 5 - 26 Sailing the Solar System kidK’NEX and computer $59 Resident, $64 Non-resident This program will take your child on exploration bring nature and a hands-on and minds-on adventure engineering together in a big way. Intro Classes through the Solar System where Age: 4 - 6 years, with Sera Schools Music they will get to explore the moons of Fridays, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Intro classes for the student who is Jupiter and Saturn, search for signs Nov. 9 - Dec. 7 (No class Nov. 23) just beginning his or her musical of life on the many worlds of our $49 Resident, $54 Non-resident adventure, as well as for those students who already have some ocated at the base of the foothills, experience. Students meet and learn A VENUEVENUE WITHWITH A VIEWVIEW Lthe Golden Community Center in a group setting with others their is a venue with a view! age that have the same musical ability Perfect for weddings, graduations and interests. For more information and other events, put your mind at on piano and guitar lessons, visit ease with the support of professional www.rec.cityofgolden.net. staff members and the convenience of an adjoining caterer’s kitchen. Pet First Aid & Call Larry Rock at 303-384-8133 Emergency Response for availability, facility tours and rates. This course covers common health Make your event special – have it at and safety related issues, fi rst aid the Golden Community Center. basics, when to seek professional Page 16 November 2012 The Golden Informer The “Rock” Retires ost Golden residents have met, worked with, or call Mthemselves a friend of Larry Rock. A Golden resident for 36 years, Rock became a City of Golden employee on April 1, 1994; the same year the Golden Commu- nity Center opened its doors, the fi rst center of its kind in the region.

Left: Larry Rock could brighten up any work day with his practical jokes. Above: Larry worked for Golden for 18 years and has lived in the city for 36 years. Rock brought with him expertise in guest services, having worked for Coors Brewery as the Senior Guide Whitewater Course, Rock ensured rentals and events and Supervisor of Evening Programming. Always the were worry-free and a good time was had by all. entertainer, his motto "who says work can't be fun" “It has been a fun ride at the Golden Community continued at the City of Golden. Center, my friendships and the experiences I have Rock’s career at Golden began as a Facility gained throughout the years will be memories I will Coordinator at the front desk of the Golden Community cherish for the rest of my life,” Rock said, “Thanks for Center. He was promoted to a full-time Facility Rentals the Golden memories.” Coordinator in 2005. Whether renting a pavilion in one Rock’s last day will be Friday, Nov. 30, marking the of Golden’s fi ne parks, celebrating a wedding, hosting end of an era. Thank you Larry, for 18 years of service a large meeting, or reserving time on the Clear Creek and a Rock’n’ good time! Ripe for the Picking he Rot a r y Club of Denver West is hold i ng it s second Tannual Citrus Sale. For $25 you can purchase a 20 pound box of either Texas Navel Oranges and/ or Rio Star Ruby Red Grapefruit. The fruit will be delivered fresh, straight from the grower in Texas. In your box, you will have the choice of 16 to 24 grapefruit, 36 to 44 navel oranges or a combination of both. Boxes can be picked up on Dec. 8 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Proceeds go to help support the Denver West Club charities. For details and to place your order, visit www.DenverWestRotary.org or call Tom Srsich at 303-263-4058. The Golden Informer November 2012 Page 17 Golden History Museums Astor House Museum (822 12th St.) and Golden History Center (923 10th St.) Tuesday - Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Sundays: noon to 4:30 p.m. Clear Creek History Park (11th and Arapahoe) ~ Open daily sunrise to sunset Tel: 303-278-3557 • www.GoldenHistory.org

The Fight for the Right to Claim Capital Status he Territory of Colorado existed from 1861 until T1876 when the area became the 38th state to be admitted to the Union. The capital of the territory bounced around from Colorado City to Golden to Denver during the 1860s, and there was even a period of “shared custody” between Golden and Denver during the latter half of the decade. Finally, in 1867 the debate over the fi nal resting place came to a head. It was Golden City versus Denver, and a vote was scheduled for that December. As emotions and tempers ran high over votes, the Colorado Transcript was not above personal attacks, and in this case Governor Golden City in the 1860s. Photo courtesy of Golden History Museums, City of Golden Evans was the main focus, as Collection. the Dec. 4, 1867 issue of the paper demonstrates. blind, that they cannot see through Queen City of the Plains had “As to the true question of the this nice little game? The Denver better accommodations for the location of the Capital, whether schemers remind us very much legislatures. Golden resident Golden City is the place best of the silly Ostrich who, when he W.A.H. Loveland and the Jefferson calculated to subserve the interests gets his head concealed by a tuft County legislatures worked to better of the community at large, we do of grass or a hole in the ground, equip Golden to be the capital, not assume to say, but we do not forgets that his tail feathers are including opening a post offi ce hesitate to state that bribery on a exposed to view…If the State men and telegraph in one of the hotels large or small scale cannot make and those who favor a change of to ease communication issues. But the people of Colorado believe the Capital sustain others who are in the end, the improvements were that its location in Denver is a sine guilty of using unfair measures qua non1 to the prosperity of the to accomplish their ends they are not enough to steal the distinction Territory. What would better suit against the honor and manhood of from Denver. The House of the purposes of Mr. Evans than to our people.” Representatives approved moving have the Legislature squatted upon There were many factors at play the capital to Denver by a vote of some of his town-lots, that he might in Denver’s win as the capital. It had 13 to 7 and the Senate approved the the easier manipulate himself into better infrastructure, a telegraph, move by a narrow vote of 7 to 6. the United States Senate? Does the executive offi ces stayed 1Roughly meaning that without Denver as the he think everybody is stupid or in Denver, and of course the capital, Colorado would not prosper. Page 18 November 2012 The Golden Informer Giving the Gift of Art

From left to right: Spoons by Ginger Peterson, Heart Necklace by Michele Conn, Jewelry by Carol Weir, and Handmade Books by Pam Fortner.

Special holiday programming— • Nov. 30 – Free photos with Santa, including visiting artists, demo before the Golden Candlelight Walk days, and fun kids’ activities—make • Dec. 1 – Meet demonstrating HART a truly festive experience. artists in the gallery ne-of-a-kind artistic trea- To support this incredibly popular • Dec. 8 – SCFD Family Day, with sures are in Golden for exhibition, Foothills Art Center is free holiday art activities for kids the holidays! The Holiday O extending its hours of operation to • Dec. 15 – Meet demonstrating Art Market (HART) exhibition, include Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 artists in the gallery a 38-year Foothills Art Center p.m. during HART. Admission and • Dec. 22 – Holiday art activities tradition, fi lls the galleries with fi ne activities are free. for kids art and unique crafts from Nov. 10 through Dec. 30. Displayed in a SPECIAL HART EVENTS AT Visit www.foothillsartcenter.org s t u n n i n g h ol i d ay s e t t i n g , v i s it o r s w i l l FOOTHILLS ART CENTER INCLUDE: for details on the HART exhibition fi nd gifts in all price ranges, hand • Nov. 9 – Meet the artists at the and special events or call crafted by 100+ Colorado artists. HART Opening Night Reception 303-279-3922.

DECK THE HALLS GOLDEN STYLE he annual Golden-themed was produced in 1986. The artist was TChristmas ornament is now on Hal Shelton. Of all of the fundraisers sale. The collection of ornaments held by LGAA at that time, this is the goes back to the 1980s and this year’s only one still in existence. ornament is just as unique as all of The 2012 ornament was created the others. by local artist Jesse Crock. It’s titled, Bill Robie brought about the idea “The Welcome Arch and Bicycle” for the Christmas ornament back to represent the USA Pro Cycling in 1985. While traveling in New Challenge Stage 6 held for the England, he and his family came second time in Golden. Jesse also across an ornament depicting a scene from that created the winning artwork for Stage 6 of the area. As chance would have it, a Denver company bike race, and he was the designer of this year’s named Topperscott had produced the bulb. When collectible poster at the Golden Fine Arts Festival. Robie returned to Golden, he presented the idea The Christmas ornaments are $8 and on sale at to the Leadership Golden Alumni Association the following locations: Golden Visitors Center, (LGAA) Board of Directors for consideration as a Avenue Gifts, Jalopyz and Creekside Jewelers. For fundraiser. The group agreed and the fi rst ornament more information, call 303-279-3113.

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Celebrate the holiday season in a place that’s as close to your home as it is to your heart. Gather on Washington for a true hometown Christmas parade, shop the avenue, and then stroll down Clear Creek illuminated with thousands of twinkling lights. Indulge in the warmth of friends and family and experience Christmas the old fashioned way. Find your holiday spirit at www.VisitGolden.com. Kick off your holiday celebrations with the Candlelight Walk on Friday, Nov. 30 and rejoice with your neighbors as Christmas lights illuminate downtown.