🌱 Patch AM: Arvada quantum startup taps seasoned founder to lead major product launch.

Good morning to you Arvada! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Arvada quantum startup taps seasoned founder to lead major product launch.
• How Arvada Library's renovation helped launch one teen's construction career.
• Why a racist road-rage rant in Arvada is drawing national outrage.

Also on today's calendar: Free Family Fall Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 57.
• Monday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bifrost Electronics names New Mexico native Doug Campbell CEO (abqjournal.com subscription) — An Arvada-based quantum tech company, Bifrost Electronics, has appointed veteran deep-tech entrepreneur Doug Campbell as CEO while it prepares to launch its Heimdall Amplifier, designed to improve qubit signal reading. The firm, spun out of Colorado School of Mines research and backed by Colorado investors, is part of the Elevate Quantum Tech Hub spanning the region.
   

• Aurora Public Schools program helps students turn construction into career (cbsnews.com) — An Aurora student's construction internship on the Arvada Library renovation shows how local projects can launch real careers, turning classroom skills into paid work and an apprenticeship. For Arvada residents, it's a reminder that improvements to community spaces also create pathways for young tradespeople who may keep building in the metro area for years to come.
   

• Colorado Nurse Launches Racist Rant During Road Rage Incident: 'Go Back to Mexico' (thenerdstash.com) — A road-rage confrontation filmed in Arvada shows a woman in medical scrubs hurling racist insults at another driver, including telling them to "go back to Mexico." The viral video, widely shared on TikTok and Reddit, has sparked criticism of her behavior and questions about how such conduct reflects on healthcare professionals who serve Colorado communities, including Arvada.
   

📸 Around Arvada

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arvada

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Free Family Fall Festival →
  Glory of God Lutheran Church, 12200 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• WWE ANNUAL RUN WITH THE WOLVES →
  Arvada CO
• Masks & Pumpkin Spice Lattes →
  6520 Wadsworth Blvd unit 209b, Arvada
• Fall Harvest Bash →
  Simms Street Recreation Center, 11706 W. 82nd Ave., Arvada
  1:00 pm
• LEGO® Build and Play
  Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling Street, Arvada
  2:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Beaded Tapestry Workshop →
  Method & Muse Spirits, 7513 Grandview Avenue, Arvada
• FREE Laundry Services Now On Tuesdays
  Community Table, 8555 W 57th Ave, Arvada
  3:00 am
• GED Tutoring & Test Prep
  Community Table, 8555 W 57th Ave, Arvada
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Excelerate 2026: WIN Global Summit →
  Redeemer Temple, 3701 West 64th Avenue, Arvada
• Toddler Time
  Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling Street, Arvada
  10:15 am
• FREE Jefferson County Home Show, October 2027 →
  Exhibit Halls at Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 W 6th Ave, Golden
  12:00 pm
• Yarn and Needle Arts: Household & Useful Items
  Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling Street, Arvada
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just had a tile backsplash installed by Lotus Tile LLC — marble-look tile along the counters and a tempered glass backsplash above the range.
  The glass panel is a total showstopper and totally transformed the kitchen. Chris did an amazing job: clean cuts, even grout lines, and an easy,… (Nextdoor Rainbow Ridge)
• Does anyone get yearly maintenance on furnace and ac?
  Who do you use and how much? Note: we have not had any maintenance in 10 years. (Nextdoor Leyden Rock)

• Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Arvada. Apply here.
• PNC posted a job opening for Lead Teller - 64th and Ward in Arvada. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arvada here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheat Ridge

• Colorado bridge closure cuts key community connection, city leaders say fix is complicated (cbsnews.com)
• PBS News Hour How diesel prices are rippling through the economy (pbs.org)
• September 24, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode (thirteen.org)

Westminster

• Hyland Hills Parks & Recreation Hosts Free Spooky Movie Series in October (milehighonthecheap.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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