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In today's newsletter:

• How Bear Creek's four-touchdown star powered Lakewood's homecoming blowout win.
• What new fentanyl sanctions is Lakewood's congresswoman trying to extend now?

Also on today's calendar: On the Boards: Open Architecture and Design Offices! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
• Sunday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bear Creek football improves to 5-0 on the season with homecoming win over Mountain Range (coloradopreps.com) — Bear Creek High School's football team in Lakewood surged to 5-0 with a dominant homecoming win at Jeffco Stadium, fueled by Jonathan Brink's four-touchdown first half. The Bears now prepare for key league matchups at Trailblazer Stadium and NAAC that could define their season and excite local fans and students.
   

• Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Leads Sanctions Effort to Reduce Fentanyl Trafficking into United States (house.gov) — From Lakewood, Rep. Brittany Pettersen is pushing bipartisan legislation to renew sanctions tools used against foreign fentanyl traffickers. She frames the effort through her family's experience with addiction, arguing the bill will help disrupt financial networks behind fentanyl that's harming communities in Colorado and across the country.
   

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• On the Boards: Open Architecture and Design Offices! →
  Multiple addresses,
  10:00 am
• Rickie Byars "I Release & I Let Go" Concert →
  Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Pkwy, Parker
  7:00 pm
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

Saturday September 26
• Rock The Block 2026 →
  3333 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood
• Citizenship in the World Merit Badge at Colorado Adventure Point →
  Colorado Adventure Point, 10455 W. 6th Avenue, Ste 150, Lakewood
  9:00 am
• The Gift of Showing Up: How Supporting Dementia Caregivers Can Enrich Your Life →
  Mile High Church Community Center, 9077 W. Alameda Ave, Lakewood
  9:00 am
• Alpine Skate Club →
  1878 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood
  11:30 am
• Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge at Colorado Adventure Point →
  Colorado Adventure Point, 10455 W. 6th Avenue, Ste 150, Lakewood
  1:30 pm
• MT's Fry Bread & Indian Tacos →
  WestFax Brewing Company, 6733 W. Colfax Ave, Lakewood
  2:00 pm
• Chili Cook-off →
  480 South Kipling Street, Lakewood
  4:00 pm
• Annual Chili Cook-off, Bake-off, and Carnival →
  555 Zang St., Lakewood
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Lakewood Business Association Monthly Meeting - Timely Updates & Networking →
  7700 West Woodard Drive, Lakewood, Colorado - at the Westwoods Community Church
  7:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing white cat.
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🗞 Nearby News

Wheat Ridge

• Content Strategist II jobs hiring near Wheat Ridge, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• Billing and Credit Reporting Specialist II jobs hiring near Wheat Ridge, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• HHS Sends $51 Million to 28 Health Centers for Dental Care for Children with Autism and Down Syndrome (medicaldaily.com)

Morrison

• You can trace 300 dinosaur footprints on this quiet ridge near Denver (wheninyourstate.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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