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What's Happening in Golden - Sunday, Jun. 7th, 2026

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Sunday, Jun. 7th, 2026

,   and  Barb Warden
8 min read
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Waning Moon Over Lookout Mountain

Photo by Elaine Marolla
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Sunday, Jun. 7th

Golden History Tours
Nomad's Drag Bingo & Brunch @ Origin Hotel Red Rocks

For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar

2-4PM Teen Pride Party @ Golden Library

Grab your friends and celebrate LGBTQIA+ Teen Pride! Come to the library for fun activities, rainbow-themes crafts and an amazing community! All teens 12-18 are welcome. More information

Location:

Golden Library
1019 10th Street   (Map)

The Golden Word - 06/07/26

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Live Music for Sunday, Jun. 7th

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For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: Life and Death in Golden, 1934

The neon clock on Woods Mortuary - Golden History Museum Collection
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92 Years Ago
The June 7, 1934 Colorado Transcript summarized life (and several deaths) in Golden that week.

  • The Avenue Flashes column informed us that the cottonwoods were shedding: "A cotton snowstorm is raging with every gust of wind."
  • A new clock on Woods Mortuary was proving popular with the locals: "Everybody is driving down to the corner of 11th and Washington to check their watches with the beautiful new cathedral faced neon-clock O. A. Saunders has placed in the front doorway of Woods mortuary."
  • Mrs. Mattie Pyle of Pleasant View was being held in the Jefferson County Jail, on the charge of murdering her husband. When Mr. Pyle returned from work at noon, the two had an argument about the car, since he had left it locked and taken the keys with him. According to Mrs. Pyle, he handed her his rifle, butt-first, and it accidentally discharged, hitting him in the groin. Death was nearly instantaneous. She was later found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, with a penalty of one to eight years in the penitentiary. Despite this, she was awarded $500 from his life insurance policy.
Top: J.M. Morris Lumber Co. shown on the 1919 Sanborn Insurance Map Bottom: J.M. Morris advertisement from the June 14, 1923 Transcript
  • J.M. Morris had died the previous week at the age of 84. Mr. Morris had come to Golden in 1877. He was a builder and owned a lumber yard. The funeral was held at Woods Mortuary and he was buried in the Golden Cemetery.
  • Jean Lindgren's body had been found in Clear Creek. She had left home the previous day, after a disagreement with her husband. She had handed a letter to the streetcar operator, to be posted in Golden. The letter, addressed to her husband, informed him of her plan to kill herself. An inquest was held at Woods Mortuary and the conclusion was that she had drowned herself.
Camp George West on South Golden Road
  • Members of the National Guard were arriving at Camp George West for their annual two-week training session. Golden businessmen planned to dine with the officers that week. General Neil West Kimball, grandson of Transcript founder George West, would host the gathering. General Kimball's regular column, "Colorado Press Association's Capitol Comment," appeared in the same issue.
  • Mayor Jones had received a letter from the Colorado Division of Public Health, telling Golden to desist from dumping sewage into Clear Creek. Their charge was valid: Golden did pipe its sewage untreated, straight into the creek. This was standard practice at the time. Every city along the creek was doing the same thing, making Clear Creek a filthy, disgusting mess.
Wastewater treatment plant on the brewery grounds - Google Satellite Images

This was the middle of the Great Depression, and none of the municipalities had money to build sewage treatment plants, so the problem continued for many years. Golden was finally rescued from our culpability when Coors began treating our sewage in 1953.

Weather

Overnight's Weather

Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday's Weather

Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night's Weather

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 62°F

Monday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 86°F

Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 60°F

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 93°F

Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F

Wednesday: Sunny, 91°F

Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 57°F

Thursday: Sunny, 82°F

Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 57°F

Friday: Sunny, 85°F

Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 84°F

News About Golden - June 7, 2026

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Golden’s 2026 tubing season kicks off a month early

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Due to the ongoing drought, Golden officials have predicted this year’s tubing season would be ‘earlier and shorter’ than usual.

And, so far, that is proving to be true... Read more...

Habitat for Humanity celebrates Prosper at Golden project

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Every year, more and more community members can’t afford to rent, let alone buy, a home in Golden.

But, next year, 40 households will have a chance to buy new downtown condos... Read more...

City of Golden Police Blotter

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