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In today's newsletter:

  • How A-West's six-TD performance in Lakewood set up a title shot
  • Lakewood remembers former transportation director and respected engineer Ronald J. Hensen
  • How a Lakewood-announced bill could change high school money lessons

Also on today's calendar: Keynote Lecture and Architecture book signing! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A-West quarterback Emerson Drake has six TD passes in victory against Columbine (coloradopreps.com) — Lakewood fans just watched Arvada West's flag football team dominate Columbine 40–0 at Trailblazer Stadium, keeping the Wildcats one conference win from a third straight 5A Jeffco title. Junior quarterback Emerson Drake threw six touchdown passes, the defense posted another shutout, and A‑West now heads to Valor Christian on Saturday morning aiming to clinch the league championship.
   

• Esteemed transportation engineer, professor, and expert witness Hensen dies at 88 (asce.org) — Lakewood readers learn that former city transportation director and longtime engineer Ronald J. Hensen has died at 88 after a three-year battle with ALS. Hensen helped shape key Colorado roadways, led Boulder-based TransPlans Inc., taught at Fort Lewis College and the University of Denver, and later became a respected accident-reconstruction expert while staying deeply involved in his neighborhood school community.
   

• Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Bill to Expand Financial Literacy Resources for High School Students (house.gov) — Lakewood residents may be interested in a new bipartisan bill from Rep. Brittany Pettersen, announced in Lakewood, that would give high schools voluntary tools to teach budgeting, credit management, and avoiding debt. The proposal would expand federal financial literacy guidance beyond colleges, aiming to help Colorado teens gain practical money skills before graduation.
   

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Morrison

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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