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In today's newsletter:

• Why hundreds of new Mines students just hauled rocks above Golden
• How a 1950s Golden hangout became a grocery store parking lot

Also on today's calendar: The Golden Hotel's Wednesdays on the Creek - Easy Tiger (Colorado Newgrass) and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 59.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Colorado School of Mines students bring a piece of home for annual M Climb (cbsnews.com) — First-year Colorado School of Mines students just completed the beloved M Climb up Mount Zion, hauling rocks from their hometowns to refresh the giant "M" that overlooks Golden. Wearing hard hats, singing the fight song, and whitewashing the symbol, they formally joined a tradition that has linked new Orediggers to the community since 1908.
   

• The Golden Bowl Inn (goldentoday.com) — A look back at the Golden Bowl Inn traces how this once-bustling mid‑century restaurant and its neighboring bowling alley evolved into today's Natural Grocers lot and Pedal Pushers Cyclery. The story walks through a pivotal 1960s rent dispute, the building's later retail tenants, and how this corner of town has steadily changed over 70 years.
   

📸 Around Golden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden

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Tuesday August 25
• Picture Makeup
  Columbine High School Golden, CO 80401
  8:15 am
• Resume Concepts: Tips to Get the Interview
  Jefferson County Business & Workforce Center Via Zoom -
  9:00 am
• Preschool Time
  Golden Library 1019 Tenth Street, Golden, CO 80401
  10:15 am
• Freddy's Spirit Night
  Coronado Elementary School Golden, CO 80401
  4:00 pm
• KDG Ice Cream Social
  Mitchell Elementary School New Loveland Mine Park, 1309 5th St, Golden, CO 80403, USA
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball Tryouts
  Bear Creek K-8 School Golden, CO 80401
  4:00 pm
• Band/Orchestra Rental Night@ Alameda HS
  Lumberg Elementary School Alameda International Jr./Sr. High, 1255 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakew
  4:00 pm
• MS Volleyball vs. CCMS
  Deer Creek Middle School , 2601 NW 234th St, Edmond, OK 73025, USA
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• The Golden Hotel's Wednesdays on the Creek - Easy Tiger (Colorado Newgrass) →
  The Golden Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel, 800 11th St, Golden
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Mystery Night @ New Terrain Brewing Co →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Baby Goat Nights 2026 - 9/9 →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Coffee and a Coke with Principal
  Shelton Elementary Golden, CO 80401
  7:45 am
• Open for Visitors →
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am
• Let's Dance
  Golden Library 1019 Tenth Street, Golden, CO 80401
  10:15 am
• LinkedIn 101
  Jefferson County Business & Workforce Center Via Zoom -
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MY DOG JUST GOT CHASED BY A MAMA BEAR.
  Went out around 4 am to let my Black Border Collie mix out to pee, stood by the screen door and she came running around the corner followed by a big… (Nextdoor Golden)
• Bobcat on Kinney Run Trail this morning (just now) on the last leg before you get to Apex Park.
  The cutie was sleeping but after we passed with out snack size dogs it was very alert. Keep your pups close. (Nextdoor Heritage Dells)

• City of Golden posted a job opening for Field/Gym Supervisor in Golden. Apply here.
• Outback Steakhouse - Out West Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook in Golden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Golden here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Honda Pilot quietly makes its case in the Colorado foothills (denverpost.com)
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Wheat Ridge

• Nephrology Job Listing: Non-Invasive Cardiologist Denver CO Wheat Ridge, CO (mdlinx.com)

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