Good morning, Goldenites. Some days, I feel like that Shaboozey song: “All I really need is a little good news.” Today is one of those days.

While I don’t have anything for you on the national or international front, there’s a lot of good news around Golden this week! 😀

Goldenites raised $11,600 for local food banks at the inaugural Empty Bowls event; the history museum has a new exhibit on the city’s coolest people and things; three Mines wrestlers are going to the national championship; and both Golden basketball teams are still alive in the 5A playoffs!

There’s plenty more to read below, but first, here’s my High-Low-Buffalo recap of the week:

🦬 This week’s High-Low-Buffalo

High: Saturday’s D2 wrestling tournament was so much fun. 🤼 I haven’t really covered a wrestling tournament since I was in high school, so it brought back a lot of fun memories.

Also, I overheard some of the funniest stuff while I was running around the floor, like one wrestler saying “This tournament’s killer” after his teammate lost. Then, while I was waiting on Mines’ Cody Thompson to compete in the 149 first-place match, I decided to photograph the 141 first-place match. Good thing I did, because it was a dramatic one! The San Francisco State wrestler pulled off some cool maneuver, and his teammate who happened to be sitting next to me said, “I hope you got that.” Yes. Yes, I did. 📸

Low: I caught whatever’s been going around. 😷 I took every precaution so it hopefully didn’t spread farther, but I apologize to anyone who had to interact with me because I sounded like death all week.

Buffalo: I’ve never looked at that diorama of 1879 Golden in the history museum before, until I was there covering the new “Glimpses of Golden” exhibit. I was looking for any buildings or landmarks I recognized, and spotted the tiny Transcript office! 🥺

The event may have been called “Empty Bowls,” but the bowls didn’t stay empty for long.

As people filed through the church’s entry hall, they each picked out one handmade stoneware bowl by Foothills Art Center artists. Then, they stepped into the Great Hall, where volunteers filled each bowl with a ladleful of chili or soup from local restaurants.

By the end of the night, the bowls were empty again, and attendees took them home as a reminder of their neighbors whose bowls are regularly empty.

Hunger Free Golden hoped to raise both awareness of and money for local food pantries at the inaugural Empty Bowls event Feb. 25 at Calvary Church. The event ultimately raised $11,619, which will be split among five Golden-area pantries.

Colorado School of Mines wrestlers Cody Thompson, Jakob Smith, and Wyatt Reisz may live in the land of Coors, but for the next two weeks, they’re going to be all about that natty life.

The three Orediggers have qualified for the NCAA Division II national championship tournament in the 149, 174 and 184 weight classes, respectively, thanks to strong performances at Super Region VI championship Feb. 28 at Mines’ Lockridge Arena.

Is it possible to condense a city’s 160-plus history into a single room? Probably not the entire thing, but certainly glimpses of it.

That’s the premise behind the Golden History Museum’s newest exhibit, “Glimpses of Golden,” which opened in mid-February in the former legendary people gallery in the museum’s northeastern section.

Museum officials explained how the new “Glimpses of Golden” exhibit highlights many well-known Goldenites — just as the previous exhibit did — but also includes local institutions, businesses, items and phenomena.

“We wanted to open it up beyond people,” Curator Stephanie Gilmore said of the new exhibit’s subject matter.

🏀 Both the Golden High School boys and girls basketball teams are still alive in the 5A state playoffs. The boys play tonight, while the girls play tomorrow. Read the preview story here.

💐 Both Mines basketball teams are playing in RMAC tournament games tonight. But, last week, they celebrated three seniors at their Feb. 24 Senior Night games. Check out the story and photo gallery here.

💲 The last time Jeffco voters approved a mill levy override, the ballot promised an oversight committee to review how their money was spent. But, seven years and nearly $250 million later, that committee still doesn’t exist. And local teachers say they can’t campaign for any more ballot measures without binding guarantees on where the money will go. Read the story here.

🚨 Amid ICE activity in Denver and surrounding communities, Jeffco students say the school district’s immigration policy doesn’t do enough to protect them. Read the story here.

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This week’s keyword search (as suggested by a subscriber): “drought”

The result: In October 1928, Golden saw some much-needed relief after a three-month drought. ❄ (Let’s hope we see some moisture this week, too! 🤞 )

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