The Golden Police Department will have officers participating in Walk to School Day, interacting with students and parents and ensuring the walk to school is safe and fun for everyone.
Three local schools are participating in Walk to School Day: Free Horizon Montessori, Shelton Elementary, and Mitchell.
Free Horizon Montessori
This event, in which the school has been participating for five years, is a way to celebrate and support safety as parents walk with the kids to school. Participants will gather around 7:45 a.m. at SPOT Bikes, 331 Corporate Circle, and begin walking at 8 a.m.
Shelton Elementary
Shelton will have “walking school buses” of students led by volunteers from 3 different spots in the neighborhood surrounding the school. They will celebrate the event by having school leaders and members of the student wellness team greet the walkers with balloons, handouts, stickers, and fresh fruit. As part of their grant with the City of Golden, they will also be joined by some city officials on a “walk/bike to school” audit that morning to determine the safest routes for kids to utilize. The City of Golden will be printing maps based on the audit.
Mitchell Elementary
Buses will off-load students at the New Loveland Mine Park and the students will walk to school from there. Many students who live in the surrounding neighborhoods walk to school with their parents. All students and parents will be met at the entrance to the school by cheering and cowbell ringing members of a student group promoting “Fuel Up to Play 60,” a national program that empowers youth, schools and communities to stay healthy by improving nutrition and physical activity at school.
Last April, Americans turned in 447 tons (over 893,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,400 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,200 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 11 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 6.4 million pounds—about 3,200 tons—of pills.
Golden PD will be hosting a site for the second DEA Drug Take Back Day of the year on October 22, 2016. Bring your pills for disposal to City Hall, 911 10th Street. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Please keep in mind, we can only accept pills or patches. The City cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps.
Anyone is invited to bring their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to be safely discarded. This service is free of charge, with no questions asked. Read more at www.dea.gov
Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan will hold the 7th annual Mayor’s 2016 Community Event at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. This year, in addition to her Mayor’s Awards for Excellence, the Mayor is partnering with the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) to also acknowledge people who work toward the betterment of both the City and the University.
CSM President Paul Johnson invites residents to join him at the Student Center on the CSM Campus, 1600 Maple St., for this free event.
Mayor’s 2016 Community Event
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.
CSM Student Center, 1600 Maple Street
Parking for the event
Free parking is available after 5 p.m. in lots D and Y, both just off of Elm Street near the Student Center. D Lot is across from the Rec Center, as you enter off of 19th onto Elm. Y is just one block further on the corner of Elm and W. Campus. Bldg. 60 on the map is the Student Center. From D, there is a sidewalk that runs between the Rec Center and Student Center. From Y, there is a sidewalk that runs between the Traditional Dorms to the Student Center
Shop and dine in Golden on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26! New this year is Golden’s Shop Small Welcome Station. Pick up this year’s Shop Small tote bag filled with local merchants’ coupons, sip a hot drink and enjoy the festivities before experiencing all of Golden’s five shopping areas. The welcome station will be located on the East side of the Golden Visitors Center at 1010 Washington Ave., and will be marked by balloons.
Find unique and meaningful gifts for the holidays at our one-of-a-kind shops. Be sure to snap some pictures and tag both @visitgoldenco and the business you’re supporting on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #shopsmall for the chance to win $100. Five winners will be randomly selected. Learn more at Visitgolden.com.
This statewide movement celebrates and encourages philanthropy in Colorado with a local focus. Celebrating the theme “Give where you live” Colorado Gives Day makes giving locally easy by allowing people to go to one website www.coloradogives.org where they can find local charitable organizations they care about all in one place. You can sort by cause or location to find the perfect charity that speaks to you. The actual day is December 6, 2016, but give early and get ahead of the curve! Or if you can’t give now, the site is up all year long, so give when you can.
