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50 People Sign Up For Fresh Start + Lakewood Gem Hits Market

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Good morning, Lakewood! Hooray it's Friday! Hope you've had a great week! What are you doing this weekend as the summer winds down? If you're like me, there's a bumper crop of ripe tomatoes on the vine in the garden, so here's 44 ideas to use them and not get tomato burnout!

Friday's weather: Still cool, and not as hot as it has been. High: 85 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Time for a Fresh Start: 50 people had their warrants cleared last week at the first ever Fresh Start event hosted by the First Judicial District. Those fifty may only seem like like a drop in the bucket (there's more than 24,000 outstanding warrants). However, the anticipated benefits of the program is to make the community safer, help folks dogged by minor offenses get their lives back on track and save taxpayer dollars – which on a single day, is estimated to have saved some $37,000.00 in court and legal fees. (Jeffco)
  2. Cider Days Festival Returns for its 45th Year! If you've never been to Lakewood's Cider Days, you're in for a real treat at this family friendly event. Of course there'll be plenty of cider and beer, but there's also a tractor pull, apple pie eating contests, trick pigs. Kids activities include a straw bale maze, train and burro rides. (Patch)
  3. Rocky Mountain Airport plan runs into headwinds. Neighbors who regularly complain about noise pollution are opposed to the plan to add more planes and bigger planes that use the regional airport. (Jeffco Transcript)
  4. Historic Lakewood "gem" hits the market. The most expensive home listing in Lakewood, also dubbed a 'historic gem' by the listing agent; this the seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom home is on the market for a mere $3.69 million. (Patch)

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Today in Lakewood

  • Support local artists: Forever Summer - paintings by Catherine Carilli at Next Gallery. This exhibition is up at NEXT Gallery on West Colfax until August 22nd. The gallery is open tonight from (6:00-10:00PM)
  • Sprout City Farms Volunteer Day! Today from the First Saturday of every month 10:00am–12:00pm (email) Sprout City Farms to sign up for a volunteer day. There's only 10 spots each day, so get on it! Mountair Park Community Farm
  • Friday Night is Family Night at the Denver Aquarium - Need to get out of the house with the kids? Head over to the Aquarium, where you'll find bargain priced kids meals, and the exhibit pass kids 10 & under is only $6.
  • Concert at Belmar: Tonight get your surf gear out and head over to Belmar so you can rock out with the THE BELOVED INVADERS. This surf rock band plays both originals and covers of classic and modern surf tunes. Surf's up Dude! (6:00PM)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

  • Runners Roost Lakewood: Join us tomorrow for a group run with @mizunorunningusa. Mizuno will have some raffles and giveaways to those who come out and test out some shoes. Hope to see you out there! (Facebook)
  • Bureau of Land Management: The BLM will begin a habitat improvement project along the Yampa River beginning Aug. 23. During construction, portions of Routt County Road 18 will be closed on weekdays. (Facebook)
  • Autism Society of Colorado: Join us for a great day of community and fun! If you can't join us in person be sure to donate and support your favorite individual or team! There are some great prizes available for top fundraisers! (Facebook)

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