Fire Station Break-in + Vax Site Violence + Development Outrage

Good morning Lakewood, it's almost the weekend! Can you believe it's Friday already? These short weeks totally mess with my mental-time-space-continuum. Anyway, here's some news you can use to get your Friday started off right.

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Friday's Weather: Yet another hot smoggy day. High: 95, low: 64. Air Quality Alert Warning

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Jefferson County Public Health will add security at vaccine sites: Violence toward staff and medical personnel at mobile COVID-19 vaccination sites is becoming a growing problem. (CBS4)
2. Who broke into the Elk Creek Fire Station? Jeffco deputies are looking for the suspects that broke into a fire station in Conifer, Colorado, disrupting public safety communications. (9news)
3. Wheat Ridge development sparks outrage: A mixed-use development on 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge was approved by the city's Planning Commission but neighbors complain that it will block sunlight and increase traffic. (Jeffco Transcript)
4. President Joe Biden Set To Visit Colorado: The U.S. president is scheduled to make a pit stop in Denver to promote the Build Back Better agenda. This program will have huge impacts for Lakewood and Metro Denver, with massive federal dollars that go into local projects. (Patch)
5. Colorado Rockies player now a Hall of Famer: Larry Walker is the first Rockies player to be inducted into the Hall of fame. During his career, Walker hit 383 home runs and won three batting titles. (9News)

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Today in and around Lakewood:

• When Everything Changes: Parenting Tweens and Teens with Love & Logic. (12 a.m.)
• Core New Art Space: "Lost & Found." (5 - 10 p.m.)
• Student Council Meeting: Red Rocks Elementary School. (2 a.m.)
• GMHS Homecoming Parade: Green Mountain Elementary School. (11:30 a.m.)
• Jazz Band Performance at Lakeview Senior Center. (9:30 - 11:30 a.m.)

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Lakewood Patch Notebook

• Keep Colorado Wild pass and free state park access for Purple Heart recipients go into effect. (Valley Courier)
• Flight For Life Colorado: It took six hours and more than two dozen rescuers from Alpine Rescue Team, Flight For Life Colorado, and the Colorado National Guard, but Kelly Brown is now resting and recovering at St. Anthony Hospital. (Facebook)
• Chatfield Botantical Gardens Corn Maze Returns: The corn maze will be open Sept. 17. through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Corn Maze)
• Bureau of Land Management - Colorado: Volunteer and make a difference on public lands to help restore historic Calamity Camp this September. If you love history, the great outdoors, and working with your hands, sign up to volunteer. (Facebook)
• Lakewood Cultural Center: 2021/22 season kickoff. Welcome back with the Performance Now Theatre Company for this hilarious musical. (Facebook)
• Community Request: The organizers of the Colfax Marathon are looking for volunteers to fill positions over the marathon weekend. The marathon events are Oct. 16-17, 2021. If your are interested in helping out sign up here: (Facebook)

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