🌱 Patch AM: How Golden Fire-Rescue handled a stranded climber on North Table

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In today's newsletter:

• How Golden Fire-Rescue handled a stranded climber on North Table
• How drought is pushing hungry black bears closer to Golden's neighborhoods.

Also on today's calendar: Miniatures & Dollhouse Show and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Golden Fire-Rescue (goldentoday.com) — Golden Fire-Rescue crews recently assisted a stranded climber on North Table, safely lowering them and confirming no injuries before escorting them back to their vehicle. This new recurring report series, shared via GoldenToday, will give residents a closer look at local fire and rescue responses around town.
   

• Parched summer in the Rockies sends hungry bears into urban areas and confrontations with people (wjcl.com) — A recent black bear attack on a hiker in Golden highlights how this parched summer is driving hungry bears into Colorado communities, including cities along the Front Range. Wildlife officials report a sharp rise in sightings, vehicle break-ins, and home encounters, and they're urging residents to secure trash, pet food, and bird feeders to avoid dangerous conflicts.
   

📸 Around Golden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Miniatures & Dollhouse Show →
  Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Blvd, Lakewood
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Baby Goat Nights 2026 - 9/9 →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Return on Membership Breakfast
  Hampton Inn & Suites Wheat Ridge / Denver West (In Clear Creek Crossing by Intermountain Health / Lutheran Hospital), 4025 Clear Creek Drive, Wheat Ridge
  8:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Sunday Swing →
  Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave, Golden
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• WanderFest '26 (10th Anniversary Party) →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Cataracts & Eye Care - Educational Talk →
  Arbor View Senior Living, 8001 W 71st Ave, Arvada
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Free Family Fall Festival →
  Glory of God Lutheran Church, 12200 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• Open for Visitors →
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am
• Golden Startup Coffee →
  Hosted by Connects Workspace Red Rocks inside Morris & Mae Market, 18475 W Colfax Ave Suite 132, Golden
  9:00 am
• Discovery Play
  Golden Library, 1019 Tenth Street, Golden
  10:15 am
• Wedding Site Tours →
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  4:00 pm
• Jeffco Airport Advisory Board Meeting →
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  5:00 pm
• English as a Second Language Class / Clases de Aprendizaje de Ingl
  Golden Library, 1019 Tenth Street, Golden
  5:30 pm

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• Arbor View Senior Living — (303) 732-5909
• Junk Wranglers — (970) 500-8518

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My wife and I just had a fantastic dinner at Summit Steak bar.
  It's at the Bowles street exit off of C470. We eat at high end steak places regularly. In Denver our "go to" places are Shanahan's, Capital Grille,… (Nextdoor Lookout Mountain 2)
• Kid grown tomato sale today!
  Only $2 each!! 50th and Indiana. The drought has been delaying our harvest, but we finally our getting a fall bounty. (Nextdoor Golden Fairmount)

• The Colorado School of Mines posted a job opening for Fall 2026 Adjunct Faculty in Golden. Apply here.
• Post Acute Medical posted a job opening for Transportation Specialist - PRN | Golden Rehab in Golden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Golden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Can you contact a Priceline Immediately by phone? (yelp.com)
• 'We were anxious to help': Reflecting on Colorado Task Force 1 deployment to Ground Zero, 25 years later (9news.com)
• How 2 realtors bootstrapped their way into coffee, food and fitness (denverpost.com)

Wheat Ridge

• Distribution Supervisor jobs hiring near Wheat Ridge, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)

Ok Golden! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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