Week of April 20, 2023
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VOLUME 157 | ISSUE 18
It’s not Myster-E — it’s engineering
Golden pursuing wristbands, more shuttles for Clear Creek this summer Traffic signal considered long-term solution for Ford Street crossing BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
E theme though, building boats inspired by “Men in Black,” Vikings, ducks, bubble baths, “Breaking Bad” and more. One team’s boat had a table with charcuterie, glasses and a bottle of something bubbly that the students drank as they floated between the first two rapids. Overall, there were more than 100 entries across three hours Saturday morning. Many Mines students participated for the first time this year, although they’ve watched before to get ideas. “Some of the oddest boats make it,” sophomore Mariah Koenen said, recalling an octagon-shaped one last year. Koenen’s team, The Travern,
As Golden prepares for an influx of tubers along Clear Creek this summer, city officials are moving forward with a wristband-type concept for tubers on weekends and holidays, and partnering with outfitters to provide additional shuttle service. These measures will collect more data on how many tubers are visiting, what percentage are bringing their own tubes, how many trips they’re taking and more. Carly Lorentz, deputy city manager, said staff members haven’t finalized what the wristband strategy will look like, explaining that Golden could pursue wristbands for individual tubers or stickers for the tubes themselves. The city also doesn’t have firm plans for expanding shuttle services right now, she added, but the goal is to reduce the number of tubers on the trail. One outfitter operated a shuttle last summer with ample participation, and the city could either help expand the existing shuttles and/or provide its own, Lorentz described.
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People clap and cheer as cardboard boats float down Clear Creek for the School of Mines annual E-Days boat race.
Mines students test skills, knowledge in annual cardboard boat races BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
For months, Colorado School of Mines students have been collecting cardboard — everything from moving boxes and TV boxes to 24-packs of beer and pizza boxes — in preparation for this day. On April 15, hundreds of Mines students, parents, faculty and alumni, as well as Golden community members lined both sides of the Clear Creek Whitewater Park, stand-
ing on their tiptoes and climbing on rocks to catch a glimpse of the next boat to sail or sink down the creek. Mines celebrated its 89th annual Engineering Days, or E-Days, this weekend, complete with an ore cart pull to the Capitol April 14 and the iconic cardboard boat races April 15. Students build boats made completely of cardboard and duct tape. Some collapsed quickly, only making it through the first rapid, while others were still intact as the students heaved them into the dumpsters. This year’s E-Days theme was Myster-E, and several boating teams ran with the idea. They built Mystery Machines in themes from “Scooby-Doo,” “Gravity Falls,” “Clue” and at least one “Blue’s Clues”-inspired boat. Not everyone went for the Myster-
PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 28
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