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Join Golden’s first responders for an up-close and personal look at their equipment and meet the men and women who serve our community! Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the annual Safety and Preparedness Day – a FREE fun-filled safety event for the entire family.

This is the Golden Fire Department’s first in-person Safety and Preparedness Day since 2020, and they are bringing it back in style! The Golden Fire Department, along with the University of Colorado Hospital Burn Center, Vitalant Blood Donation Center, Golden Police Department, Jeffcom Dispatch, Pleasant View Fire Department, Jeffco Open Space, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State Patrol, and many more will host the annual Safety and Preparedness Day. This event will be held at Golden Fire Station #1, 911 10th St.

GFD’s Safety and Preparedness Day will include:

•  Up close and personal fire truck, ambulance, and police car tours
• Live fire demonstrations
• Game-based fire and burn education for all ages
• Face painting
• Free car seat checks

There will be opportunities to learn about safety in the home and the community. There will also be drawings for door prizes, and all-you-can-eat popcorn along with an assortment of refreshments. This event is open to EVERYONE, so bring your neighbors and come enjoy the fun. Meet firefighters, paramedics, police officers, dispatchers, nurses, and rangers to ask questions and talk shop at this fun-filled family- and community-oriented event.

This family-friendly event, sponsored by the Golden Community Commons group, takes place on the last Tuesday of the month, May through September.

Gather at Calvary Church’s Celebration Plaza at 5:30 p.m. for music, food, raffles and New Terrain Brewery on site serving beer and cider. A themed, costumed bike cruise heads off at 6:30 p.m. for a ride around Golden before heading back to the Plaza for more fun that continues until 9 p.m.

2022 Cruise Themes

• May 31:  TUTU fun!
• June 28:  Red, White & Blue + Moustaches
• July 26:  Christmas in July
• August 30:  Minions
• September 27:  Zombies!!

The cruise starts and ends at Calvary Church’s Celebration Plaza, at 13^th & Arapahoe. For more info check out the Facebook page of @TheGoldenCruise.

Based on community feedback, gathered through focus groups and a community survey, we have developed draft goals and strategies for our plan. We would like to learn more from the Golden community about how, working together, we can realize our shared vision for Golden.

Please join us for a REDI community conversation via Zoom on Sept. 29, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Please RSVP attendance and any accommodations needed to support your participation by Sept. 23 to Alex Mansfield (303) 384-8011 or amansfield@cityofgolden.net.

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En base a sus comentarios, recopilados a través de grupos de enfoque y una encuesta comunitaria, hemos desarrollado un borrador de metas y estrategias para nuestro plan. Nos gustaría aprender más de usted sobre cómo, trabajando juntos, podemos realizar nuestra visión compartida para Golden.

¡Por favor únase a nosotros! Conversación Comunitaria REDI 29 de Septiembre, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Únase con nosotros en Zoom.

Confirme su asistencia y las adaptaciones necesarias para respaldar su participación antes del 23 de Septiembre a Alex Mansfield (303) 384-8011 amansfield@cityofgolden.net

Homestead for the Holidays lets you experience the winter season just like the pioneers did. This family-friendly event will have you strolling through Golden History Park, taking in the colorful decorations, making a craft that you get to take home, and basking in the season. It’s time to go homestead for the holidays!

Valued volunteers make this event possible and will serve as interpreters within the historic structures to answer questions and guide your experience.

Advance registration is required.

Visit GoldenHistory.org/events to get ticket prices and to sign up.

(Photo by: Povy Kendal Atchison)

The annual E-Days events are put on by the Colorado School of Mines. While most of the events are for students only, there are a few visible to the public, including trebuchet contests, Cardboard Boat Races in Clear Creek and a fireworks display on Saturday night, April 15 at 9:15 p.m.

For more information, visit www.minesactivitiescouncil.com/edays.

The annual E-Days events are put on by the Colorado School of Mines. While most of the events are for students only, there are a few visible to the public, including trebuchet contests, Cardboard Boat Races in Clear Creek and a fireworks display on Saturday night, April 15 at 9:15 p.m. (weather permitting).

For more information, visit www.minesactivitiescouncil.com/edays.

Putting the ‘fun’ in fundraiser, this annual event supports the efforts of the Mitchell Elementary PTA with a stroll down the ‘saloons’ of Washington Avenue.

Check in at YoColorado (805 12th Street) from 6 – 7 p.m., then head to the Buffalo Rose for boot scooting to the music of the “Gnarbillys,” while bidding on unique auction items.

Tickets and more information are available at www.westernonwashington.com.

Come out to Golden’s newest city park, DeLong Park, for an Earth Day Celebration (rescheduled from April due to weather) held by volunteer DeLong Weedbusters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 3.

Join us for three Friday nights of free family-friendly movies and live music over the course of the summer:  July 7, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1.

July 7 and Sept. 1 of the free series will hosted in Parfet Park (10th Street and Washington Avenue) in downtown Golden.

On Aug. 4, we’ll be moving the event down the street to the Lions Park Ballfields (10th St. and Maple).

This Year’s Lineup

• July 7
  Movie: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
  Music: René Heredia and the Colorado Institute of Flamenco Dancers
• August 4
  Movie:  Strange World
  Music:  blankslate
• September 1
  Movie: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  Music: Ghost Town Drifters

Who better to fire up the griddle than Golden’s Firefighters! Don’t miss out on their tasty pancakes and bacon. Invite your friends and family to join you on the morning of Saturday, July 27, at the Golden Fire Station, 911 10th St., to fuel up your belly before heading to the Buffalo Bill Days parade.

The breakfast begins at 6 a.m. and lasts until just before the Buffalo Bill Days parade at 10 a.m. This is a great opportunity to meet Golden’s first responders in a fun and interactive way.

Purchase your tickets at the Fire Station 1 or from your favorite Golden Firefighter. Keep in mind that the biggest crowds are between 8:45 and 9:45 a.m., so try to come early. Funds raised at the breakfast go toward advanced training, equipment, and other support services for the Golden Fire Department.