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Celebrating the Contributions & Achievements of Women in Golden and throughout Jefferson County! International Women’s Day got its start at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe as part of the labor movement. The day was first marked 109 years ago, and today hundreds of communities around the globe celebrate the many contributions and achievements of women everywhere, while noting improvements that are needed to improve life for women, children and men worldwide. This year, in keeping with the objective of the United Nations for gender parity in all careers, we are focusing on the future of women in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We are proud to be working with the Golden Library and DECTech at the Colorado School of Mines to recognize young women (grades 5 – 8) with the “Girls in STEM” awards at our luncheon event.

Schedule of events:

9 – 11 a.m. – Pre-event mini seminars (included with price of Luncheon ticket)

11 – 11:30 a.m. – Networking & Business Showcase

11:30 am – Luncheon Event:

• Keynote speaker: Brynn Watson, Lockheed Martin aerospace engineer
• Dignitaries including Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan
• Girls in STEM award winners
• “Innovator Woman of the Year” award
• “Volunteer Woman of the Year” award
• A delicious lunch
• Door Prizes
• Live Entertainment

The Colorado School of Mines is developing a new master plan in conjunction with the MINES@150 plan. Mines will hold the first of three neighborhood meetings over the next several months, to gather public input for the master plan.

The meeting will be held in the Starzer Welcome Center at Colorado School of Mines, 1812 Illinois Street on Thursday, March 8, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Enter on the north side of the building from 18^th St. Upon entering, the meeting room is to the right.

Parking is located in lot E on the west side of the building. Parking is free after 5 p.m.

The Golden Safety Academy was created to help educate and empower citizens with information and resources that enhance their personal safety and crime prevention. This free academy is held once a month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Monday of every month in the Golden Fire Department, except for the June class, which will be on Tuesday, June 12 in Council Chambers. You may attend one, several or all sessions.

Please visit our Golden Safety Academy page for more information on this informative educational series, including topics to be covered at each class, and to sign up for a class online. You can also download the full safety academy calendar below.

• Golden Safety Academy Calendar 

The Golden Investment Forum Task Force will host a community Open House on March 14, 4:30 to 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers to kick off the community engagement focus of the project.

The Open House is expected to include information on the types of potential investment projects the Task Force is researching under their duties as assigned by Council.

Taste of Golden features samplings from a wide variety of Golden’s fine dining restaurants, eateries, and sweet-shops, as well as from local Breweries and Distilleries.

This is an opportunity to sample some of the best that Golden culinary treats that Golden has to offer.

A limited number of tickets are available and no tickets will be sold at the door, so plan ahead and purchase your tickets soon on the Golden Chamber of Commerce website.​

Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Jason Glass, will moderate a panel discussion on school safety from 6 – 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at Lakewood High School (9700 W. 8^th Ave).

School security staff, local law enforcement, and other community partners will share information with the community on how we all work together on school safety. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues. The meeting will also be livestreamed .

Visit www.jeffcopublicschools.org or contact Jeffco Public School Superintendent’s office 303-982-6800 for more information.

The Golden Investment Forum Task Force is charged with outreach to the community to review the community amenities, enhancements, and improvements proposed in recent years to determine the amount of community support for these proposals.

Be on the lookout for news of one of the many public forums that will be scheduled as the year progresses. All committee meetings are open to the public.

For more information, visit the Golden Investment Forum Task Force page. To participate in the discussion, visit GuidingGolden.com.

For more information, contact:
Steve Glueck, Planning/Development Director for the City of Golden
303-384-8095
or
Deborah Deal, Task Force Chair
303-277-9520

Golden contracted with the engineering firm Bohannan Huston to conduct an independent, third party review of the roundabouts on Heritage Road and the traffic calming on Eagle Ridge Drive.

A public presentation of their final engineering report will take place April 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shelton Elementary School Library, 420 Crawford St.

• Heritage Road/Eagle Ridge Study 

This is a great opportunity to talk with representatives and residents of the South Neighborhoods, as well as any issue related to the “good of Golden.”

Meet at 10 a.m. at Bean Fosters, located at 720 Golden Ridge Road.

For details, call Councilor Saoirse Charis-Graves at 303-709-7529 or scharisgraves@cityofgolden.net.

The State of the City luncheon is presented by the Golden Chamber of Commerce as a platform for City Manager, Jason Slowinski, to give an address to the Golden community about what is happening in our City.

Lunch catering is provided by Table Mountain Inn.