🌱 Patch AM: How a single firehouse incident reshaped leadership and equity work in Golden

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In today's newsletter:

• How a single firehouse incident reshaped leadership and equity work in Golden
• Alleged sabotage of mountain ditch system tied to Golden's water
• Western Oregon edges Mines in a tight Marv Kay Stadium battle

Also on today's calendar: Kittredge Canyonfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
• Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Golden under scrutiny: Racial incident story round-up (thegoldentranscript.com) — Golden city leaders are navigating fallout from a racially charged incident in the fire department, including firing the city manager and former fire chief and launching an independent investigation. Officials are also beginning a citywide workplace culture assessment and reexamining Golden's racial equity and inclusion goals, while residents and councilors discuss how best to support firefighters and rebuild community trust.
   

• Colorado man arrested on charges of tampering with Front Range water supply systems, diverting ditch (denverpost.com) — Golden's drinking water supply is part of a Front Range system prosecutors say was repeatedly tampered with, allegedly diverting millions of dollars' worth of water away from cities including Golden and Northglenn. A 65-year-old man now faces multiple felony charges as state and local authorities emphasize protecting critical water infrastructure.
   

• Wolves gut out 22-20 road win at Mines in opener (d2football.com) — College football fans in Golden saw a tight season opener at Marv Kay Stadium, where Western Oregon edged Colorado School of Mines 22–20. Mines' defense kept it close, but Western Oregon's strong running game and a key late interception helped the visitors hand the Orediggers a narrow home loss.
   

📸 Around Golden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Kittredge Canyonfest →
  Kittredge Community Park, 26440 CO-74, Kittredge
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Round Two Choice Enrollment Closes
  Bell Middle School Golden, CO 80401
  8:20 am
• Vision and Hearing
  Bell Middle School Golden, CO 80401
  8:20 am
• Let's Dance
  Golden Library 1019 Tenth Street, Golden, CO 80401
  10:15 am
• Interviewing for Success
  Jefferson County Business & Workforce Center via Zoom -
  1:00 pm
• Pomona Boys Soccer - Game day v Pinnacle
  Pomona High School Lakewood Memorial Field Lakewood, CO 80214
  5:00 pm
• HS VB @ Addenbrooke
  Two Roads Charter School Addenbrooke Classical Academy High School, 3605 S Teller St, Den
  5:30 pm
• Trivia at Mad Macks
  Golden Chamber of Commerce Mad Macks Brewing 1921 Youngfield St Unit 210 Golden CO
  6:30 pm
• Pomona Panthers Flag Football - JV Mountain Range
  Pomona High School Arvada, CO 80005
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Mystery Night @ New Terrain Brewing Co →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Baby Goat Nights 2026 - 9/9 →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• WanderFest '26 (10th Anniversary Party) →
  New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What a glorious day and evening!
  How amazing it was to experience a double rainbow and a lunar eclipse in our neighborhood!!! (Nextdoor Golden Ridge)
• We booked Angelica for a deep clean before hosting a large gathering last weekend and it was totally worth it.
  They hit everything that we usually skip; baseboards, window tracks, chandeliers, etc. The kitchen and bathrooms were spotless. Angelica's crew… (Nextdoor Lookout Mountain)

• Ryder posted a job opening for Warehouse Shipping and Receiving Coordinator in Golden. Apply here.
• Camping World Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate (Part Time) in Golden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Golden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Why Local Carpet Cleaning Experts Are The Best Choice For Your Property (biztobiz.org)
• Prepare now for the possibility that your ballot won't arrive (Editorial) (denverpost.com)
• Uranium Royalty : Amendment to Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) (marketscreener.com)

Wheat Ridge

• Voters in Colorado city of Wheat Ridge to decide on sales tax increase in November election (cbsnews.com)

Ok Golden! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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