Buffalo Bill in the Evening
Photo by Andi Pearson
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Aug. 4th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - KaffeeKlatsch
- 9-11AM - DeLong Park Habitat Helpers
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:45AM - Storybook Tour
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 12-3PM - Kids Class - Back to School Reversible Tote
- 12-3PM - Hexie Ladies - English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts
- 5:30-8:30PM - National Night Out
- 5:30-7:30PM - Textile Society
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6-8PM - Silver Smithing Class - Make Your Own Sterling Silver Ring
- 6:30PM - Trivia Night @ Bivy Beer Bar
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday @ Buffalo Rose
- 6:30-8PM - Waterwise Yard Seminar (Virtual)
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night @ VFW
- 7PM - Pub Trivia @ Atomic Cowboy
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
9-11AM DeLong Park Habitat Helpers @ DeLong Park
Golden Parks and Recreation is using DeLong Park as a pilot project for the City’s first organic park location. This means that they will be using only natural, organic products for all plants and grasses. No synthetic chemicals will be used in our maintenance practices.
The DeLong Park Weed Busters are always happy to bring in new members, and training on weed identification is provided!
More information
Location:
DeLong Park
395 23rd Street (Map)
9AM Golden Seniors - KaffeeKlatsch @ Golden Welcome Center
Hey, Golden Seniors! Join your friends at the Welcome Center for coffee and conversation! We meet on the Creekside Patio or the Heritage Community Boardroom. Sponsored by the Golden Welcome Center, Golden Pond Retirement Community and the Rotary Club of Golden.
Location:
Golden Welcome Center
1010 Washington Avenue (Map)
10-10:45AM Storybook Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
The first Tuesday of every month, join us for the Storybook Tour! Intended for young children and their parents, the tour starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Cost is $3 per person, plus Museum admission.
This one-of-a-kind tour takes you on a trip throughout the Museum’s railyard, inspired by some of the best of children’s literature—railroad themed, of course! The Little Engine That Could, the Little Red Caboose and of course, Donald Crews’ Freight Train provide the suitable inspiration for this adventure at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Order Tickets
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
5:30-8:30PM National Night Out @ Parfet Park
Previous National Nights Out
The City of Golden's Police and Fire Department, along with the Colorado State Patrol, U.S. Marshal, and FBI will have staff with fun for the whole family. Get to know your community's protective services in a friendly, family-oriented environment. More information
Location:
Parfet Park
10th Street and Washington Avenue (Map)
6-8PM Silver Smithing Class - Make Your Own Sterling Silver Ring @ Earth Sweet Boutique
Whether you’re a total novice or looking to polish your techniques, this hands-on class gives you the professional guidance needed to design and build your own sterling silver Ring from scratch.
You'll gain confidence with specialized tools and learn essential skills like using a torch, how to solder your metal together, how to bezel your stone, and how to polish your piece.
By the end of the session, you’ll walk away with a custom, handcrafted Sterling Silver Ring and the foundation to keep creating.
Note: These silver smithing classes, including tonight's, always sell out. Consider registering for the September 15th class!
Location:
Earth Sweet Boutique
1224 Arapahoe Street (Map)
6:30PM City Council Special Meeting @ City Hall
Photo by Joyce Davell
There will be a Special City Council Meeting tonight to discuss the Snoop on a Stoop incident earlier this year. The meeting will start with public comment. Afterwards, they'll appoint a council subcommittee which will conduct a third-party investigation into the incident.
The purpose of the Third Party Investigation Subcommittee is to select outside counsel who will conduct a third party investigation; determine the scope of the investigation; and report findings from the investigation to inform city council conversation in a publicly held meeting and frame discussions that will come to full council for consideration.
Written public comment can be emailed to PublicComments@cityofgolden.gov before 3:00 p.m. today. Learn more.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 08/04/26
Golden History: Commemorating Golden's Coal Mines
Coal Mines of Golden - c.1890 - Golden History Museum Collection - Museum's Description: Black and white photograph of different coal mines in Golden. The White Ash Coal Mine is located in the foreground with two buildings and a smoke stack. There is an unidentified man sitting outside the White Ash Coal Mine building in the foreground. Located on the left side of the photograph is the smoke stack that was apart of the Rocky Mountain Fire Brick Company. Directly behind the smoke stack is the New Loveland Coal Mine with the tailings and some buildings that were apart of the Black Diamond Coal Mine. Directly behind this coal mine, in the far background of the photograph, is the North, Little, or New White Ash Coal Mine. A portion of Golden is visible on the right side of the photograph.
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By Bill Robie
Have you ever wondered why the parks in Mountain Ridge are located where they are? First and final clue is the names of the two parks: New Loveland Mine and New White Ash Mine. Yes, the parks overlie old coal mines.
During a period about 64 to 45 million years ago during the Laramide Orogeny (period of mountain building). the Golden Fault cut through what is now the west side of Golden. The previously, mostly horizontal beds of sedimentary rock on the east side of the fault line were tipped to an inclined position like the sandstone rocks at Red Rocks. In the area of Mountain Ridge, along the segment of the fault’s greatest impact, the sedimentary beds were inclined to near vertical, and in some locations even overturned to past vertical.
The Laramie section of the sedimentary rocks east of the fault contained a 4’ to 15’ wide vertical seam of coal. In 1890, miners began to exploit this resource below the two parks. Both mines were replacements for their former locations close to and on either side of Clear Creek. On September 9, 1889, operations in the original White Ash Mine got to close to the previously flooded and abandoned Loveland Mine. A pillar between the two mines broke and the White Ash Mine flooded drowning 10 workers. The owners of both mines relocated their operations to the north.
Because of the vertical coal seam, the mining technique was to bore a vertical shaft down through or just adjacent to the seam utilizing a crosscut. The coal was then recovered by digging lateral, horizontal adits (tunnels with one end) at various levels of the shaft in both directions following the coal seam. The shaft depth and lateral mining along the seams was more extensive at the New Loveland Mine than at the New White Ash Mine. Therefore the boundary of the subsidence hazard area at New Loveland is greater than at New White Ash.
When mining finally ceased around 1900, voids were left in the seams where the coal was removed. Over time, the roof and sidewalls of the mined areas could gradually collapse into the voided areas. This could cause the potential for subsidence at the surface. During development of Mountain Ridge/Canyon Point in the early 1990s, the maximum possible horizontal extent of this subsidence at the surface was carefully and conservatively calculated by engineering geologists. The boundaries of these areas became the minimum boundaries of the two parks.
Weather
Overnight: Patchy smoke and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. North northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy Smoke, 58°F
Wednesday: Patchy Smoke then Sunny, 86°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Thursday: Sunny, 94°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 65°F
Friday: Sunny, 96°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 69°F
Saturday: Sunny, 98°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 70°F
Sunday: Sunny, 97°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 71°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 96°F
News About Golden - August 4, 2026
VOLUNTARY AFTERNOON FISHING CLOSURES IN EFFECT TO PROTECT FISH POPULATIONS
City of Golden
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to avoid fishing certain rivers and streams, including a section of Clear Creek, during the hottest part of the day because of low streamflows and high water temperatures.
Effective immediately, a voluntary fishing closure is in place daily from noon to midnight on Clear Creek from Vanover Park in Golden upstream to the Tunnel 1 Trailhead... Read more...
Goldenites spend Colorado Day outdoors, in their community
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Exactly 150 years ago this month, the Territory of Colorado became the State of Colorado, becoming the 38th state in the Union and taking an indelible step toward its future... Read more...
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