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🌱 Mountain Snow + Vaccine Bus Hits The Road + Wolf Kill Confirmed

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People of Lakewood this email is for you! Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything going on today in Lakewood.

Thursday's weather: Mostly cloudy and mild. High: 63 Low: 44.

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Here are the top five stories in Lakewood today:

  1. Mountain snow starts today, chance of snow possible in Lakewood on Friday. Clouds will push into the area as snow begins in the mountains today. Temperatures will be warm along the Front Range with highs in the lower 60s but brisk winds will hit this afternoon. (FOX31)
  2. Owner of trucking company in the I-70 crash started a new trucking business. Days after the fiery crash, the owner of the trucking company launched a new one, Volt Trucking - which has a history of violations involving brakes and brake connections. (9News)
  3. Mobile vaccine bus treks around state with stop at Camp Christmas. Between now and New Year's Eve, Colorado's COVID-19 vaccine buses are making stops across the state in an effort to get more people vaccinated. (CBS4)
  4. Wheat Ridge structure fire causes injury. One person was injured in a fire on Wednesday night near 44th and Parfet. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (7News)
  5. The return of the wolf. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have confirmed the 1st wolf kill of livestock in decades. Authorities performed a necropsy after receiving a report of a calf carcass on a ranch in North Park. (CO Sun)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • Job Search Help: How to Use Gmail & Google Docs to Connect to Employers. (9 a.m. )
  • Toy Give Away: Easter Seals of CO. (2 p.m.)
  • The Nutcracker: at Lakewood Cultural Center (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Check out Lakewood's rec center holiday hours. If you're hoping to get a jump on your fitness-related New Year's resolutions, Lakewood has updated holiday hours posted for each of the recreation centers here: (Lakewood)
  • Lakewood Police Department: Do you recognize this man suspected of theft from multiple people? On 11/15/21 the suspect pictured below allegedly walked into a business office on the 1500 block of Cole Blvd. and stole checkbooks, a wallet and other items. (Facebook)
  • Jeffco Hospital Capacity Update. Federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Jefferson County. (Patch)
  • Download an audiobook using Axis 360 and your JCPL Library Card! If you don't have a Library card already, don't sweat it. You can get a card online and start listening to an audiobook right away. Download an audiobook now! (Jeffco Library)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another edition of the Lakewood Daily — Brad K. Evans

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