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What's Happening in Golden - Thursday, Sep. 10th, 2026

News and events in Golden, Colorado. Thursday, Sep. 10th, 2026

,   and  Barb Warden
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Summer Night in Golden

Photo by John McEncroe
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What's happening in Golden today?

Events for Thursday, Sep. 10th

Golden History Tours
Baby Time - Registration Required
Mines Museum Collections Benefit Sale
Taco Town

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

4-5PM Pokémon Club @ Golden Library

Pokémon trainers unite! Visit the library each month as Pokémon trainers of all levels come together for an hour of fun! Those just entering the training field can borrow Golden Library’s beginner decks. Experienced trainers are welcome to bring their own 60 card deck to play. Trading cards will only take place if your adult is present. More information

Location:

Golden Library
1019 10th Street   (Map)

6:30PM Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers

The city has hired a consulting firm to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a makerspace in Golden. They are also working with a consultant to develop an economic dashboard and comparing software packages that would analyze Golden’s economic profile.

Our combined sales, use, and lodging tax is below budget projections but still higher than last year. More information

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street   (Map)

7-8:30PM Denver Giving Group Q2 2026 Meeting @ Connects Workspace Red Rocks

Join us at Connects Workspace Red Rocks to make an impact, connect with old friends, and meet new people. We start at 7:00 p.m. sharp, but come early and grab a drink and some food at the food truck. More information

How it works:

  1. MEET: We meet every 3 months (Quarterly)
  2. LISTEN: Representatives of 3 different charities give a brief (around 10 minute) pitch about their charity, followed by brief Q&A.
  3. VOTE: Members vote on which cause to support.
  4. MAKE AN IMPACT: The non-profit that receives the most votes will be awarded total of all donations—$100 from each member.

Location:

Connects Workspace Red Rocks
18475 West Colfax Avenue   (Map)

The Golden Word - 09/10/26

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Live Music for Thursday, Sep. 10th

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  • 5-8PM Shawn Nelson @ Golden Mill
  • More Live Music
    5-9PM     Live Music @ Wrigley’s
    6PM Annie in the Water @ New Terrain Brewing
    6:30-9:30PM Parky Jobbins @ Goosetown Station
    7-10PM Liver Down the River @ Columbine Cafe
    7-10PM Open Jam Night @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
    8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge

For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar

Golden History: White Ash Mine Disaster, Part 2

Golden c. 1890 view east, mines and brickworks in foreground – Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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From Part 1: September 9th was the anniversary of the worst mining accident in Golden’s history: The White Ash Mine disaster.

Part 2. Disaster Strikes

On 9 September 1889, at about 4:00 p.m. after the evening shift had gone down to work in the active level (720 feet) of the White Ash Mine, Charles Hoagland, mine engineer, reported:

The men below sent up a signal to send down the cage. It was at once lowered. It went to within about 6 feet of the bottom of the [vertical] shaft and then struck something…We worked with the cage for a few minutes, and finally something below broke. Since then we have heard nothing…[The foreman, Evan Jones] went down on a ladder to the 280-foot level and came back…the air was so bad he had to ascend…[The men] went over to the old [abandoned Loveland] mine [located 1960 feet to the north across Clear Creek] at 6 [p.m.] and found that shaft to be perfectly dry. [It was always filled with water, used at the Golden Brick Co.].

People gathered at the mine throughout the evening and night, crazy with grief. Inspector McNeil was called at 9 p.m. When McNeil arrived at midnight, the shaft was full of carbon dioxide and the top of water was 100 feet above the bottom of the shaft. By 8:00 a.m. McNeil and mine foreman Evan Jones were able to go down the shaft in a bucket to the 480-ft level [those two gentlemen had guts], where they could hear water running. On the way they also encountered intense heat and could see timbers on fire at the 280-ft level. Within days, the mine workings completely filled with water that could not be pumped out. All was lost.

Inspector McNeil formally determined that the rock and coal pillar separating the Old Loveland and White Ash mines, probably weakened by a coal fire, broke, allowing water to burst through the 280-ft tunnel of the White Ash Mine. The water flowed quickly across the tunnel to reach the vertical shaft and then to the very lowest 720-foot level of the White Ash Mine, drowning the miners.

Statue and plaque at the west end of 12th Street honors the ten miners drowned in the White Ash mine disaster on 9 September 1889. View south. Photo by D. Anderson. Click to enlarge

Thereafter, the White Ash mine was abandoned and at one point in time was considered a cemetery. Every year on the anniversary of the disaster, Goldenites placed flowers and held a memorial at the former mine site. On 9 September 1936, in commemoration of the lives lost in the tragedy, a monument was placed at the west end of the Mines football field above the mine tunnels. The ceremony, attended by 1000 Goldenites, was led by Mayor Bert Jones, the son of former mine foreman Evan Jones, who sought to rescue the trapped miners 47 years earlier. A new memorial, at the site of the former mine entrance on 12th Street, was dedicated by Mayor Marv Kay on 29 October 2016.

Sources: Colorado Transcript 10 Sept 1936

Foothills Genealogical Association of Colorado, 1993, WPA history of Golden, p. 474-476 has the full account from the Golden Weekly Globe. Issues recounting the disaster in the Colorado Transcript and Golden Weekly Globe are lacking in the collections of Colorado Historical Newspapers.

McNeil, 1890, 4th Biennial Report of the State Inspector of Coal Mines of the State of Colorado.

This was an excerpt from Golden Rocks: The Geology and Mining History of Golden, Colorado by Donna Anderson and Paul Haseman.

The authors have granted me permission to reprint excerpts, but I recommend that you read the whole book. You can buy a copy from the Lulu website, borrow one from the library (there’s a waiting list!), or read it online for free, courtesy of the School of Mines library.

Weather

Overnight's Weather

Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.

Thursday's Weather

Thursday: Sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night's Weather

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 60°F

Friday: Partly Sunny, 89°F

Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 62°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 83°F

Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F

Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 91°F

Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 61°F

Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 82°F

Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 59°F

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 78°F

Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 59°F

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 83°F

News About Golden - September 10, 2026

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The Golden Roundup

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Fall colors expected to peak along Front Range in the next week or so

By Tiney Ricciardi
Denver Post

Leaf-peepers, start your engines because it’s just about showtime.

Aspen trees have begun turning gold at higher elevations across the Front Range, and while the colors remain patchy so far, experts believe the leaves will start to change in mass this weekend... Read more...

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