http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Since the first stagecoach rumbled up Clear Creek Canyon in 1863 the Roadmaster has stood watch over all this road's travelers. The canyon's stone sentinel was named by our early gold rushers, and has remained constant while its wagon road became a railroad in the 1870s, and a highway in the 193...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~20754.aspx9/26/2005 3:45:06 PMRichard Gardner In recent months the City of Golden has moved to acquire a new place for its city shops, at the entrance to Golden Gate Canyon just east of the Jefferson County Shops. It is a major and historic undertaking in Golden's history, where its shops have never known a location other than the water wor...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~22566.aspx10/6/2005 3:46:52 PMRichard Gardner In the 84th regular election for elective officials in Golden's history, several new records were set worth bringing to the public's attention. Suffice to say, Golden's record for fewest votes in an election, 127 set in 1943, was never in jeopardy: - Total votes in a Golden election (5,316, bre...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Opinion/Politics/Story~27495.aspx11/2/2005 5:14:38 PMRichard Gardner In the coming days and weeks folks will see the unfolding of a new chapter in the history of this landmark of Colorado, our only remaining Territorial Capitol building, as a renewed place rises from the ashes. It is a long and colorful history that this new chapter is added to, with much mor...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~28255.aspx11/5/2005 6:03:02 PMRichard Gardner When the Golden's Gateway Station development rises in2006-07, there will rise a veritable landmark of the modern age indowntown Golden. Yet at the same time, what remains of the grandlandmark of the past on that same site will seem to vanish, andthen rise from the dead. It will not be th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~28264.aspx11/5/2005 6:23:06 PMRichard Gardner On November 23, 2005, Golden will mark the 100th anniversary of an event all but forgotten but is one of the most important in its history or anywhere around here. On November 23, 1905, Oscar Nolin saved the South School from exploding after its steam boiler had been sabotaged by persons unk...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~28265.aspx11/5/2005 6:37:02 PMRichard Gardner These are pictures I took on November 11th of the damage from the fire at the Old Capitol Grill on November 3, 2005. These take you through the three historic buildings affected by the fire: the Loveland Block (1122 Washington Ave.), Coors Building (next door to Loveland Block) and the Schultz ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/General-News/Story~30171.aspx11/13/2005 2:10:58 PMRichard Gardner When I saw the rebuilding of the historic Loveland Block going on this past Wednesday, of the same addition shown under construction in 1866, I knew I had to try getting a modern day shot of it being rebuilt! These pictures are probably taken exactly 139 years apart, showing all the same things,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~33295.aspx11/25/2005 7:15:52 PMRichard Gardner Here are the lights of my family's place, the historic Quaintance Block at 805 13th Street in downtown Golden. It is an unusual display were Antique Candlelight LED lights invented just this year are intertwined with white incandescent lights used to decorate downtown for at least 70 years. Nor...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Holiday-Lights/Story~33305.aspx11/25/2005 11:42:49 PMRichard Gardner These are a couple of photos taken of the Christmas lights of Washington Avenue, 40 years ago this holiday season, back in 1965. These were taken by Conrad E. Gardner , showing the Golden Jaycees (of which he was a member) stringing them up.http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Photos/Story~35127.aspx12/2/2005 10:01:53 PMRichard Gardner Ever seen frozen fish swim? Here's a picture I took of Golden's fishsculptures at the northeast side of the Washington Avenue BridgeDecember 8th! They seem to look right at home even though it was zerodegrees out. Golden once had a winter flood from ice like thisexpanding to dam up the Fo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/Photos/Story~36490.aspx12/8/2005 2:13:14 PMRichard Gardner Mining engineers will tell you it's an adit, not a shaft, but all the same, come join the 25th Annual Golden Holiday House Tour this Sunday, December 11th from 11am-4pm! Featured on this year's milestone tour are six area landmarks, representing a spectrum of Golden's unique and wonder...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/Activities/Story~36775.aspx12/9/2005 8:34:45 PMRichard Gardner Christmas in Golden has long focused on the churches in our community, dating back to our first Christmas celebrated by the Methodists in 1859. Our congregations have celebrated the Christ Mass in many ways, often reflecting upon the traditions of each church and the people who were there. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~38252.aspx12/18/2005 8:43:34 PMRichard Gardner These past couple of days the big M upon the face of Mt. Zion has cast itself in a nice shade of red, for the holidays. It's been a few years since the Colorado School of Mines observed this holiday tradition, but today we see its welcome return. This year is the 70th anniversary of when Mines st...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Holiday-Lights/Story~38876.aspx12/20/2005 9:56:34 PMRichard Gardner Today construction has began on rebuilding the chimneys of the historic Loveland Block, taken out once the building burned on November 3rd. But these aren't your father's chimneys; these are your great-great-grandfather's chimneys, of a kind not seen downtown for over 80 years! In restorin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~39269.aspx12/22/2005 1:53:51 PMRichard Gardner When each person takes their seat on the Golden City Council after being chosen for their post, it has been my tradition of welcoming each by telling them of their predecessors and they legacy they now represent.  I did this for the fourth time on January 12th, and here is a paraphrase of what I ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~46024.aspx1/19/2006 4:49:11 PMRichard Gardner On Sunday, the 5th of February, Faith Lutheran Church in Golden will celebrate the 45th anniversary of its organization back in 1961. Although younger than Golden's other historic congregations Faith is itself rich in history, and its original building already one of the most important sacred la...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~48125.aspx1/26/2006 2:43:31 PMRichard Gardner One of the great Valentine's stories of Golden comes from a century ago, from a beautiful family of an occupation one might not expect very many love stories to come from. Allen W. Heater married his Valentine's sweetheart in 1889, and the couple grew to be quite popular in this area. In time, ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~53242.aspx2/14/2006 1:17:23 PMRichard Gardner Whenever the Olympic Games return to the airwaves, often some intriguing questions come up, what have Goldenites done at the Olympics? After Salt Lake City people know one answer, now that Golden has a bronze medalist to call its own, but that is not the only one! Here are some Olympic trivia que...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~54676.aspx2/19/2006 12:27:01 PMRichard Gardner Join Golden Landmarks Association as we honor three of the top living contributors to Golden's history! This year's honorees include Mary Curtis, Gene Child and Jo Ann Thistlewood. This 5th annual gala takes place on Tuesday, February 28th at 6pm at the Golden Hotel at 800 11th Street, and includ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~55443.aspx2/21/2006 3:55:12 PMRichard Gardner Ingrid Norquest Gardner ,longtime church organist of Faith Lutheran in Golden, made a fonddream a reality when she took the master console of the MightyWurlitzer at the historic Paramount Theatre in Denver March 12. She performed as a guest organist of the Rocky MountainChapter of th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/Photos/Story~67221.aspx3/26/2006 6:17:55 PMRichard Gardner This month it is well to remember a forgotten but importantanniversary that was the precursor of things to come: the firstbattle to preserve the Table Mountains. The history of theirpreservation dates back much farther than most think, and eachmountain has had more transpire than most kno...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~77681.aspx4/21/2006 4:29:56 PMRichard Gardner Memorial Day has come, a time which for the nation is one set aside to remember our fallen in war, though for many they do so for the rest of the year and their lives as well. For an historian like myself it is a duty of paramount importance to ensure those Goldenites who made this sacrif...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~89713.aspx5/28/2006 11:36:39 PMRichard Gardner On the 90th anniversary of the retirement of the Golden area's last homegrown player from baseball's most decorated franchise, another has been summoned to follow in his footsteps. Mark Melancon , the pitcher who helped Golden High School achieve greatness, was chosen on June 7th by the New Yo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~93233.aspx6/8/2006 4:23:55 PMRichard Gardner June 16 is Golden's 147th Birthday! On this date in 1859 gold rushers who had camped in this valley met in the tent of Grigsby & Bowles, at today's 402 23rd Street. They decided to form this city, and on the June 20 finished creating the Golden City Association at the large gambling tent of ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~93613.aspx6/9/2006 4:21:26 PMRichard Gardner It truly is my pleasure to tell all that at long last, if you would like to munch on Spudnuts around here, you've got them! After 22 years gone from Golden and Jefferson County, a brand-new Spudnut shop is open at 58th and Ward in Arvada. For those who remember what these yummy potato flour donut...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/Story~99198.aspx6/28/2006 3:01:15 PMRichard Gardner For a good dose of old fashioned 4th of July celebration with a new millennium twist, come see the 4th of July lights at the historic Quaintance Block in downtown Golden! This is our second year putting up this annual red, white and blue display, the summer counterpart of our Christmas lights...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Independence-Day/Story~99299.aspx6/28/2006 6:56:47 PMRichard Gardner For these past months I have posted on YourHub.com about many different historic places, but this time I'm taking you to one that is really special to me, and a far distance from Golden. I am writing you from my family's ancestral home in Edinburg, Texas, in the heart of the lower Rio Gra...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Family-Friends/Stories/Story~102590.aspx7/9/2006 11:20:48 PMRichard Gardner July 24 is one of the most solemn anniversaries of Jefferson County's history, the 110th anniversary of the Great Flood of 1896. From July 24th-25th this region was gripped in the greatest terror it had known before or since, the event which destroyed the greatest amount of property and life in o...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~106533.aspx7/24/2006 3:58:49 PMRichard Gardner This weekend of July 28-30 marked the 60th anniversary of the beginning of Buffalo Bill Days, one of the longest standing community celebrations in Golden. Over this time it has taken on many forms to honor the man whom many pioneer Goldenites admired and who once worked among them as a boy, and ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~108254.aspx7/29/2006 6:45:29 PMRichard Gardner