The Golden Transcript Tintype
Good morning, Goldenites, and welcome to the Golden Transcript Tintype!
If I haven’t met you yet, I’m Corinne Westeman — Golden Transcript reporter for four years and fellow Goldenite for almost 10! (Heritage Road, represent!)
I know a lot of emails and other newsletters are hitting your inboxes this morning, so here’s the gist:
I’ll be sending out these newsletters every Tuesday to recap all the Golden stories my colleagues and I have covered over the last week. I want these to be brisk but fun — a proverbial shot in the arm before your morning commute/classes/KaffeeKlatsch/etc.
I’ll save the full story of how I came up with the Tintype name for another time, but I wanted a name that would evoke Golden’s unique history and/or natural features, but also capture exactly what I want this newsletter to be — a snapshot of local news. And, well, Tintype fit the bill perfectly!
Now, going forward, this section will include some of my takeaways from the last week.
You can thank some friends of mine for the formatting. They’ve gotten me into the habit of recapping my weeks as “High-Low-Buffalo.” Perhaps some of you are familiar with it: a high point, a low point, and a random thing that happened. This will give you a glimpse into my week before we dive into the actual headlines.
So, without further ado, let’s get this Tintype in focus:
🦬 This week’s High-Low-Buffalo
High: Putting together and sending out the inaugural Tintype! 🥳 (But my first time covering UllrGrass was a close second.)
Low: This weekend and yesterday were incredibly busy, and it seemed like all my prospective assignments were happening at the same time. So, I had to pick some to cover myself and make alternative arrangements for others.
Buffalo: I drove up to Clear Creek County for the first time in ages, and it’s surreal to see the I-70 Floyd Hill construction and the new apartments atop the former Digger Field. Both were stories I covered for years when I worked for the Transcript’s sister paper, The Clear Creek Courant, and now they’re a reality! 😮
🌄 ATOP THE FOOTHILLS: The week’s top story
The 411: The Colorado Cowboy Gathering returned to Golden’s Buffalo Rose for the third-straight year, this time with an all-Colorado lineup of poets and musicians.
⛰ BETWEEN THE MESAS ⛰ Other highlights from the week
UllrGrass festival alleviates winter blues with bluegrass
The 411: There were Vikings galore in Parfet Park this weekend, as the UllrGrass festival infused summertime vibes into the last weekend of January.
Goldens in Golden is returning this Saturday with new layout, shuttles, traffic management
The 411: After last year’s record attendance and gridlock traffic, organizers are hoping new features and behind-the-scenes changes will help both people and pups have a better experience this Saturday.
Are you going to Goldens in Golden on Saturday?
🤠 AROUND THE VALLEY: Education, sports, arts & more
Jeffco Public Schools has “lost track” of a $33 million-promise it made to voters in 2018. Read the story here.
#22 Mines upset #16 Adams State in a down-to-the-wire wrestling dual Thursday night. Read the story here.
The Jeffco Sheriff’s Office and Colorado State Patrol are doing a DUI crackdown for Super Bowl weekend. So, drive sober or find another ride! Read the story here.
🏊 COMING DOWN THE CREEK: Upcoming meetings & events
Friday:
Golden High School’s Wish Week basketball games and fundraiser activities — Basketball games start at 5:30 p.m. at Golden High School; the wing-eating contest and Chuck-a-Duck will be during halftime of the boys varsity game.
Saturday:
Goldens in Golden event — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Parfet Park and surrounding areas.
Next Tuesday:
City Council work session and regular meeting — 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., respectively, at City Hall.
🦖 A BLAST FROM THE PAST: Searching the Transcript archives
This week’s keyword search: “golden retriever”
The results: A hilarious anecdote and an unfortunate typo from 1967 😬
Cats Whail-Dongs Run!
Chris Samples’ two beautiful white Samoyed dogs got into a bit of a sticky wicket last Saturday when they tangled with a bristling porcupine on North Turkey Creek. Their big venture ended rather ignominiously at Dr. Anderson’s office, where they had to be put under in order to have the painful quills removed. As they were passing out, they were emitting rather eerie wails of dreamy protest. About this time, a large golden retriever, padded in nonchalantly for a rabies shot, took one look at those white apparitions yowling on the table, promptly put both shaggy paws over its eyes and streaked for the nearest exit.
All archive clippings are available through The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
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