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🌱 Memorial Set Up For Fire Victims + Get A Flu Shot + Loveland Is Open

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Morning, everybody. It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town. In today's issue, you'll find news about these stories and more...

  • Memorial set up for mother and daughter killed in apartment fire.
  • Doctors suggesting you get the flu shot to protect yourself and your community.
  • Voodoo Doughnuts opens its third location in Colorado at Denver International Airport.

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

  1. Community sets up memorial at Lakewood apartment building. The memorial was set up outside the burned apartment building in honor of OKathleen Payton, 31, and her daughter Jazmine Payton Aguayo, 10. Their lives were taken when the fire raged through the building on Monday morning. (KUSA)
  2. Doctors suggest getting flu shot to protect you from influenza season. Minimizing the flu is easy. Get a shot. Local doctors are suggesting that one of the best ways to minimize the spread of the flu is to get a flu shot. (FOX31)
  3. Police chief in Morrison is working to change town's reputation as a speed trap. The chief of police that took the job last May, promised to change the policing model and to end the infamous Morrison speed traps. Has anyone gotten a ticket lately in Morrison? (MSN)
  4. DIA gets a Voodoo Doughnut shop. The Portland-based doughnut maker has opened a new shop at the Denver airport, with a fourth location planned for Boulder. (9News)
  5. Loveland ski area is open for the season. Visitors to the ski area will be treated to some new upgrades this year, which include the replacement of lift six, as well as an expansion of the Valley Lodge. (7News)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • Baby Time: Belmar Library (10:15 a.m.)
  • Friday Open Studio: At Lakewood Arts. (Noon - 5 p.m.)
  • Modern Farm: Gina Smith Caswell at Core Art Space. (5-9 p.m.)
  • Lynon Aksamit solo works: opening reception. (6-10 p.m.)
  • Colfax Art Crawl: Día de los Muertos (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Warren Miller movie coming to Lakewood Community Center. Warren Miller's 73rd annual ski and snowboard film, Daymaker makes it way to Lakewood on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. (Patch)

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That's it for today. See you all Saturday morning with another edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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