Goldy-Locks in the Morning
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Sep. 10th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8:30-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9-11AM - Golden Startup Coffee
- 9:30AM-1:30PM - Embroidery Doodle Stitching
- 10:15-11:15AM - Discovery Play
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 4-7PM - Tutoring with Colorado School of Mines
- 5-8PM - Bingo Night
- 5-7PM - Volunteer Open House @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
- 5:30-8:30PM - GWiB's Cocktails & Connections Party 2025
- 6PM - Foothills Running and Cycling Club Track Practice
- 6PM - Gratitude Circle
- 6:30PM - Wednesday Night Trivia
- 6:30PM - Historic Preservation Board Meeting
- 6:30-8PM - Wine, Women, and Wealth (WWW) in Golden
- 8PM - Weirdo Wednesday
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
5-7PM Volunteer Open House @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Learn all the different ways volunteers participate in the fun at RMQM!
New volunteers regularly comment the they love the new people they meet and the new things they learn as they volunteer at RMQM. They are amazed by the art and history they had no idea about.
Join the dynamic team of volunteers who support the mission and growth of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. The range of ways you can participate are almost endless - so there is something for YOU. We can't wait to tell you more.
Light refreshments will be provided.
R.S.V.P. at 303-215-9001 or RMQM@RMQM.org
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Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum,
200 Violet Street, Suite 240 (map)
Last Week for Assassins at Miners Alley
If you haven't yet seen Assassins at Miners Alley, you need to get a move on. I saw it a couple weeks ago, and it was engrossing, disturbing, riveting, and just extraordinary.
They've added one additional performance (tonight) before its scheduled closing this Sunday. Don't miss your chance! Buy Tickets Here
6:30PM Historic Preservation Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to planning@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, at 6:30PM.
The board will begin by accepting public comment. They will then adjourn to study session, where they will continue discussing staff's proposed changes to our municipal code regarding historic preservation.
The changes include allowing staff to approve more changes without recourse to the board. They have also removed the benchmark saying that a residential structure is considered "historic" at 50 years. A historic structure would require board review before it could be demolished. Commercial buildings are still considered historic at 50 years. When they discussed this change last month, there was some discussion as to whether this complied with Department of the Interior regulations.
City Council discussed the proposed changes to the historic preservation code last night, so their comments may be incorporated into tonight's discussion.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
Live Music for Wednesday, Sep. 10th
- 6-9PM Chris Koltak @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5-9PM Open Mic @ Cannonball Creek
6PM Live Music @ 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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By Donna Anderson
Yesterday marked the 136th anniversary of the worst mine disaster 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.
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.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 63°F
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 86°F
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 60°F
Friday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 56°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 79°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 55°F
Monday: Sunny, 83°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 57°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 82°F
News About Golden - September 10, 2025
Youth detention center in Golden emptied amid what advocates called deteriorating safety conditions
By Sam Tabachnik
Denver Post
Colorado’s Division of Youth Services last month removed all youth from its Lookout Mountain detention center amid what advocates say were deteriorating safety conditions.
All 36 young people at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center in Golden were temporarily transferred to other state-run facilities, DYS interim director Dave Lee told juvenile justice stakeholders in an Aug. 28 memo reviewed by The Denver Post. Many of the staff members there have also been temporarily relocated to support youth at their new centers... Read more...
Mines volleyball starts season 4-0 at Oredigger Classic
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Amid a weekend of wins, the Colorado School of Mines volleyball team rose to the top.
The Mines football, soccer and volleyball teams won all of their combined eight games over the Sept. 4-6 weekend... Read more...
Colorado high school football rankings, Week 3: Ralston Valley lurking after back-to-back blowouts
By Matt Schubert
Denver Post
A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 3... Read more...
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