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🌱 Patch AM: Planning Hayden Park this month? What Lakewood locals watch for on trails

Also check out Sunset Happy Hour in Parker on the Lakewood Patch calendar

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Hello Lakewood! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning Hayden Park this month? What Lakewood locals watch for on trails
  • How Arvada West flipped the script late at Lakewood's Trailblazer Stadium
  • How a disgraced DNA analyst may affect Lakewood criminal cases

Also on today's calendar: Sunset Happy Hour in Parker and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Colorado Hiking Trails Locals Skip In September Due To Active Snakes (takingthekids.com) — William Frederick Hayden Park in Lakewood offers big views and varied trails, but September's heat keeps snakes active along its exposed slopes. Local hikers and bikers are urged to start early, stay on-trail, keep dogs leashed and watch grassy shoulders so they can still enjoy the park's fall colors and city-and-mountain vistas safely.
   

• Arvada West flag football rallies late versus Valor Christian at Trailblazer Stadium (coloradopreps.com) — Arvada West's flag football team stayed perfect in Jeffco League play with a late rally over Valor Christian at Lakewood's Trailblazer Stadium. Two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a pick-six, turned a deficit into a 19-6 win, showcasing clutch defense and composure that Lakewood fans and local students could see firsthand as league play heads into its second half.
   

• A legacy of doubt: Former CBI forensic scientist who mishandled DNA sentenced to 10 years in prison (kktv.com) — Lakewood is among dozens of Colorado communities where criminal cases are being reexamined after former state forensic scientist Yvonne "Missy" Woods was sentenced in Jefferson County to 10 years in prison for manipulating DNA evidence. Her misconduct, spanning more than a decade and over 1,000 cases, has shaken confidence in the justice system, forced costly reviews, and contributed to major backlogs in processing sexual assault kits across the state.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Beautiful, sweet, teenage border collie mix puppy available for adoption through sloppy kisses animal rescue.
    He is an amazing teenage puppy rescued from a high-kill nm shelter. He's great with kids, other dogs, cats. This guy is known as Sullivan at the… (Nextdoor Bear Creek)
  • Hello does this sweet girl belong to anyone?
    Found off of 12th and kippling. Has a growth in her left eye but looks cared for. No collar (Nextdoor Eiberhood)

🗞 Nearby News

Wheat Ridge

  • There's a kangaroo ranch in Denver and you can do yoga with them (kygo.com)
  • USA TODAY Sports Super 10 Colorado flag football rankings, Week 3 (marconews.com)
  • Colorado enacts new penalties for violent crimes and updates race categories on state forms (gazette.com)

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Ok Lakewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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