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🌱 Patch AM: How Golden-based troopers kept highways fatality-free for over 150 days
Be sure to catch Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible on the Golden Patch calendar
Coffee in hand, Golden? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Golden-based troopers kept highways fatality-free for over 150 days
- How Golden audiences embraced a controversial Sondheim musical about assassins
Also on today's calendar: Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Goldenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Goldenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 70 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 37.
- Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 54 and low of 20 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Colorado State Patrol troop achieves 100+ days without impaired-driving fatality on state highways (denver7.com) — State highways around Golden just passed more than 150 days without an impaired-driving fatality, thanks to Colorado State Patrol Troops 1A and 1E based here. Troopers credit more sobriety checkpoints for boosting DUI arrests while cutting crashes, offering some encouraging news for anyone driving through Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin counties this winter. 
• ‘Assassins' tops list of '25 musicals that were ‘worthy of your love' (denvergazette.com) — A nationally relevant Sondheim musical about presidential assassins became a major 2025 theater event right here in Golden at Miners Alley, despite community nerves about its subject matter. The production drew big crowds, careful safety-minded staging choices, and strong local response, then anchors a broader roundup of standout Colorado musicals from Arvada to Parker.
📸 Around Golden
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden
- Toddler Time
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
10:15 am - Family Time
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
10:15 am - Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible
Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
7:00 pm - Golden Book Group: Go as a River
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
3:00 pm - Let's Dance
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
10:15 am - Preschool Time
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
10:15 am - Golden's Rockin' Noon Year's Eve Party
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
11:45 am - Toddler Time
Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
10:15 am - New Years Eve w/ Dog Log (Phish Tribute)
New Terrain Brewing Company , 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy , Golden
6:00 pm - Live @ The Rose - Disco Revue
Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
7:00 pm - Live @ The Rose - Wash Park Band
Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
7:00 pm - Jason Eady & King Margo
Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- It looks like we are going to be seeing mandatory brownouts on a regular basis.
With that in mind it seems prudent to invest in either a whole house fixed generator, like Generac, or a quality portable like a 30 or 50 amp unit. … (Nextdoor Golden Fairmount) - Just sharing for awareness.
She’s messing with multiple homes in the neighborhood and taking things from multiple porches. https://neighbors.ring.com/n/zM71vqMfpZ (Nextdoor Logo South of Clear Creek)
- Ryder System, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Trailer Inspector in Golden. Apply here.
- Twin Peaks Restaurant posted a job opening for Janitor / Busser in Golden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Golden here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lakewood
- From nearly shutting down to rolling forward: How a roller rink saved a local food non-profit (kdvr.com)
- Ice skating rinks 2025-26: Check out these metro-area spots this winter (denverpost.com)
- Colorado Chamber outlines 2026 priorities ahead of legislative session (denver7.com)
Wheat Ridge
- FirstBank Company Culture: How FirstBank Builds Belonging for All Employees (builtin.com)
- Ex-Brighton coach moves to Ravens' softball program (northglenn-thorntonsentinel.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: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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