🌱 Hearing Held In Fire Case + CO River Confab + Edgewater Echo News

Welcome back, Lakewood. I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including news on...

• Hearing held for one of the teen boys that is believed to have caused the fire at Tiffany Square Apartments.
• Migrants that have landed in metro Denver are already searching for work.
• Local news website, Edgewater Echo, launches a paper edition.

---

Wednesday's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 36 Low: 17.

---

📢 I'm looking for business owners and marketers in Lakewood who want to build awareness, connect with customers and increase sales.

I have a limited number of sponsorships available to introduce our readers to local businesses they need to know. If that's you, then I invite you to learn more and secure your spot now.

---

Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Jeffco holds evidentiary hearing for one of the teen boys that are believed to have caused apartment building fire. Last month's fire at Tiffany Square Apartments in Lakewood took the lives of two people. Yesterday the boys were in court where evidence was presented that showed people running in panic from their apartments as the fire spread. (Gazette)
2. Arriving migrants in metro Denver are already searching for work. With hundreds of migrants arriving in Denver over the past few months, there's no surprise that they're already looking for work. Many have come from Venezuela and have arrived in the U.S. without work permits or protected immigration status. (CBS4)
3. Edgewater Echo launches a paper edition. In hopes of expanding the news source's reach in the community, the Edgewater Echo has launched a weekly paper edition which will be available at local businesses and community gathering places on Friday mornings. (Edgewater Echo)
4. Colorado River water users confab hopes to rethink how to use water. Water managers from the west are meeting in Las Vegas this week, at the same time as a water crisis is hitting the users of water from the Colorado River hard. The conference's theme is "A New Century for the Colorado River Compact," with a goal to address how to keep water flowing to 40 million people and millions of acres of farmland. (CO Sun)
5. National Western Center getting ready to move forward with next round of construction. It's almost that time of year for the stock show to come to town, and the National Western Center will be breaking ground on their next building in Elyra-Swansea on the day before the 117 National Western Stock Show begins on Jan. 7. (9News)

---

From our sponsor:

Today's Lakewood Patch newsletter is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. T-Mobile has invested billions to light up their best network ever, covering 99 percent of people in America with LTE, which helps to keep communities like ours informed and connected. We thank T-Mobile for their support and for making today's Lakewood newsletter possible.

---

Today in Lakewood:

• Craft and Chat: Columbine Library. (1 p.m.)
• Teen Advisory Board: Belmar Library. (6 p.m.)
• BYOB(ook) group: A retelling of a myth, fairy tale or classic (6:30 p.m.)

---

From my notebook:

• City of Lakewood Economic Development news: For the week of Dec. 12. (Lakewood)
• Wrap up your holiday shopping with tickets from the Lakewood Cultural Center. There's a bunch of great spring performances, and right now you can get a 20 percent discount with the promo code "Jolly" for select shows. (Lakewood)
• Lakewood brewery and veterans group join forces to brew up something special. Something is brewing at 121 Brewhouse, it's a special craft beer developed as a way to raise funds for the for Colorado Veterans Project (CVP). The limited-edition "Pride and Patriotism" amber lager will be tapped on Friday, Dec. 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. (Brew Bound)

---

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured businesses:

• Lakewood Fitness and Massage — (Visit website)
• Add your business here

Events:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (Dec. 15)
• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (Dec. 16)
• Add your event

---

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday! See you Thursday morning for a brand-new edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Lakewood Daily? Contact me at lakewoodpatch@gmail.com