November 11, 2021
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VOLUME 155 | ISSUE 47
Bed tax passes Pot tax hazy, but makes it as well STAFF REPORT
Classic James Bond costumes were on display at the Nov. 6 fundraising event at the Colorado School of Mines.
A Golden eye towards community PHOTOS BY BILL WAY
The Golden Civic Foundation’s annual gala was served shaken, not stirred this year. The James Bondthemed event. Titled “From Golden with Love” the sold-out 46th annual gala and auction presented by the Coors
Brewing Co. on Nov. 6 had the foundation’s largest-ever fundraising goal of $150,000. The auction items included the opportunity to drive an Aston Martin around for a day, just like a certain international man of mystery. The funds raised by the founda-
tion are used to invest in the economic and cultural vitality of the Golden community through civic grants and small business loans. For more information about the Golden Civic Foundation, go to www.goldencivicfoundation.org/. And for more pictures from the event, turn to page 22.
Taking on the Explorers Grand Slam Conifer’s Lara Daniel’s goal is to summit seven mountains plus go to both poles BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Lara Daniel has her eyes set on the Explorers Grand Slam.
The Conifer resident, who took up mountaineering in 2015, has an arduous task of taking on what are known as the Seven Summits — Everest, Aconcagua, Denali,
Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson and Puncak Jaya. Add to that trips to both the North Pole and South Pole, and if she succeeds at all of those quests, Lara says she will be one of 75 people, including just 15 women, to achieve the Explorers Grand Slam.
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 26
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How all abilities can hit the trails and recreate in the state P16
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Golden will be getting a bed tax. City Ballot Issue 2C will allow the city to collect up to $2 million in new revenue, by charging a lodging tax of 6% on guests of any hotel or bed and breakfast. The measure was passing by more than 1,600 votes, out of 6,599 cast. City voters also approved the taxing of retail recreational marijuana (Measure 2B) at a rate of 6%. More than 58% of Golden voters supported the tax. It could bring in as much as $900 million a year if the city allows retail marijuana stores. The measure that would authorize a limited number of retail marijuana stores in the city (2A) passed by just 53 votes, according to the uncertified results, as of Oct. 8. As for city council candidates, no race was opposed, leaving candidates with a stress-free evening. Those candidates are incumbent Rob Reed for the Ward 1 seat, incumbent Paul Haseman for the Ward 2 seat, Don Cameron for the Ward 3 seat and William “Bill” Fisher for the Ward 4 seat. Ward 1 After initially announcing that he was not planning to seek re-election, Rob Reed announced on May 13 that he had changed his mind and would do so. “After a lot of soul-searching, conversations with my wife, and receiving encouragement from friends, neighbors, constituents and SEE ELECTION, P5