🌱 Patch AM: How Golden’s first Christmas ball set the tone for our town

Morning Golden! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Golden’s first Christmas ball set the tone for our town

Also on today's calendar: Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 59, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Morning snow, 1-3"; colder, with a high of 30 and low of 10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Christmas Ball of 1859 (goldentoday.com) — Golden’s very first Christmas in 1859 came with a lively community ball hosted by early merchant William Loveland, in a hall where today’s Loveland Gardens pocket park sits. A contemporary lecture at the Golden History Museum ties that festive night to a colorful frontier story, connecting modern residents with the town’s earliest holiday celebrations.
   

📸 Around Golden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden

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Saturday December 27

• 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

Sunday December 28

• Golden Book Group: Go as a River
  Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Let's Dance
  Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
  10:15 am

Tuesday December 30

• 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

Wednesday December 31

• 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

Friday January 2

• Live @ The Rose - Disco Revue
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Live @ The Rose - Wash Park Band
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Jason Eady & King Margo
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Athletics - Basketball (boys)
  Green Mountain High School - Auxiliary Gym, Green Mountain High School - Large Gym
  8:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Men's Basketball
  Dakota Ridge High School - Large Gym, Dakota Ridge High School - Small Gym
  7:30 am
• Wedding Site Tours
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  10:00 am
• Book Group Bonus: Go as a River Discussion Led by Author Shelley Read
  Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• From nearly shutting down to rolling forward: How a roller rink saved a local food non-profit (kdvr.com)
• Colorado Chamber outlines 2026 priorities ahead of legislative session (denver7.com)
• Public safety power shutoff leaves Niwot in the dark with wind gusts over 100 mph (lhvc.com)

Wheat Ridge

• Good Samaritan gives back with donations to Colorado animal hospital visitors on Christmas (cbsnews.com)
• For this prominent Democrat, it's family first, but policy disagreements linger with sons (cpr.org)

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 out of time.
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