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MUSEUM TO FEATURE NEW EXHIBIT ON MINING DISASTER <br /> Beginning Saturday, September 2, the Louisville Visit the Museum on Saturday, September 2 for the <br /> Historical Museum will present an exhibit en- exhibit opening or during any Museum hours thereafter <br /> titled "Remembering the Monarch Mine Explosion of to learn more about the Monarch#2 Mine explosion. <br /> 1936" to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the coal The Museum is located at 1001 Main Street and is <br /> mine explosion that killed eight miners. This disaster, open 10:00 AM—3:00 PM on Wednesdays, Thursdays, <br /> which occurred during the Depression, enormously and the first Saturday of each month. Admission is <br /> impacted the residents of Louisville and nearby com- FREE. For more information, please call the Museum at <br /> munities.Today, this tragic event in our local history is 303.665.9048. <br /> remembered primarily <br /> through the names of <br /> Monarch K-8 School 411 i ii. <br /> and Monarch High )01 r i <br /> School in Louisville, !I� <br /> ��011 <br /> which were selected in F <br /> .war .� <br /> part to commemorate it. -.� *+.� - = r <br /> For the first time, the - ,� ' <br /> explosion, its timeline, -I =aiiii IN <br /> and its causes have been " '"' ^,-�k- �! ;; <br /> comprehensively stud- .1 _ . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> ied. Volunteer historical ' `� / <br /> researcher Bill Cohen "' • �. <br /> has also interviewed <br /> several of the grown' <br /> children and grandchil- { ^^ <br /> dren of the miners who .0,4„1,01" <br /> �` <br /> g <br /> died. His written narra- ,% , .... '- <br /> tive will be available to �u';,, <br /> Museum visitors. <br /> �.,. <br /> Miners stand outside the Monarch Mine, circa 1925. <br /> HOLIDAY CLOSURES <br /> LABOR DAY THANKSGIVING <br /> All City facilities will <br /> be closed on Monday, �u L All City facilities will be closed on <br /> September 4. Thursday, November 23 i - <br /> for Thanksgiving. <br /> VETERANS' DAY City Hall and the Librar y will 4 <br /> P• City Hall and the Library also be closed on Friday, <br /> will be closed on Friday, November 24. <br /> November 10 in honor of <br /> Veterans' Day. <br /> Fall 2006 9 <br />