🌱 Patch AM: How Golden’s thrilling win vaulted the Demons into the 4A top 10.

Cheers Golden! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Golden's thrilling win vaulted the Demons into the 4A top 10.
• Golden resident faces prison after threatening federal judges by phone

Also on today's calendar: Altar de Muertos: String Quartet Masterworks Performance and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 45 degrees.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 66, low: 45.
• Wednesday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Football roundup: Chaparral tops No. 5 Douglas County in late-season thriller - Colorado High School Activities Association (chsaanow.com) — Golden High School's football team edged No. 10 Bear Creek 34–31, extending its winning streak to six games and vaulting the Demons into the 4A top‑10 rankings. The statewide roundup also details other key Colorado upsets and ranking shifts, but Golden's late‑season surge stands out for local fans watching playoff prospects.
   

• Colorado man convicted of threatening judges: 'You will be dead' (cbsnews.com) — A Golden resident has been convicted in federal court for threatening two judges and a court clerk after his discrimination case was dismissed, and now faces up to 10 years in prison. Local readers should know that sentencing is set for February 2027, underscoring how serious federal authorities consider threats against the judiciary, even when made by someone living in their own community.
   

📸 Around Golden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• Introduction to Hand Brooms at Earth Sweet Boutique →
  Earth Sweet Boutique, 1224 Arapahoe Street, Golden
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Introduction to Hand Brooms →
  Earth Sweet Boutique, 1224 Arapahoe Street, Golden
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Planning Commission & Board of County Commissioners Meeting: Unified Land Use Code (ULUC) →
  Faye Griffin Conference Room - 1st Floor, Golden
  8:30 am
• Golden Startup Coffee - October →
  Connects Workspace Red Rocks, 18475 West Colfax Avenue, Golden
  9:00 am
• Jefferson County Transportation Action and Advocacy Group Meeting →
  100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden
  1:00 pm
• SPARK! →
  Foothills Art Center – Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden
  1:00 pm
• SPARK! - October 2026 →
  Foothills Art Center – Astor House, 1133 Arapahoe Street, Golden
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Altar de Muertos: String Quartet Masterworks Performance →
  Friedhoff Hall, 909-1011 15th St, Golden
  7:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Fempire Comedy Festival →
  Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave, Boulder
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Fempire Comedy Festival →
  Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Fempire Comedy Festival →
  The Louisville Underground, 640 Main St, Louisville
  7:00 pm
Friday October 30
• Elton Dan and the Rocket Band →
  Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave, Golden
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kong Company, LLC posted a job opening for Manufacturing Shift Lead - Day Shift in Golden. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Black Student Sues Lakewood Charter School Over Racial Harassment & Racist Graffiti Naming Him (yellowscene.com)
• ACC Celebrates Indigenous Cultures Day (arapahoe.edu)
• Louisville proposes 2027 fee changes, including higher police rates and library late-fee removal (thebadger.news)

Wheat Ridge

• Paige Spiranac: Husband Bikini Photos Net worth Boyfriend (sportsjone.com)
• 13 Antique Malls Where the Best Finds Are Buried Deep in the Booths (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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