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Cheers Golden! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Golden's thrilling win vaulted the Demons into the 4A top 10.
  • Golden resident faces prison after threatening federal judges by phone

Also on today's calendar: Altar de Muertos: String Quartet Masterworks Performance and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 66, low: 45.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Football roundup: Chaparral tops No. 5 Douglas County in late-season thriller - Colorado High School Activities Association (chsaanow.com) — Golden High School's football team edged No. 10 Bear Creek 34–31, extending its winning streak to six games and vaulting the Demons into the 4A top‑10 rankings. The statewide roundup also details other key Colorado upsets and ranking shifts, but Golden's late‑season surge stands out for local fans watching playoff prospects.
   

• Colorado man convicted of threatening judges: 'You will be dead' (cbsnews.com) — A Golden resident has been convicted in federal court for threatening two judges and a court clerk after his discrimination case was dismissed, and now faces up to 10 years in prison. Local readers should know that sentencing is set for February 2027, underscoring how serious federal authorities consider threats against the judiciary, even when made by someone living in their own community.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

  • Black Student Sues Lakewood Charter School Over Racial Harassment & Racist Graffiti Naming Him (yellowscene.com)
  • ACC Celebrates Indigenous Cultures Day (arapahoe.edu)
  • Louisville proposes 2027 fee changes, including higher police rates and library late-fee removal (thebadger.news)

Wheat Ridge

  • Paige Spiranac: Husband Bikini Photos Net worth Boyfriend (sportsjone.com)
  • 13 Antique Malls Where the Best Finds Are Buried Deep in the Booths (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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