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🌱 Shoplifting Fees + $$ For Orphaned Wells + What's In A Name?

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Get on up, Lakewood! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

Tuesday's weather: A snow shower in the p.m.. High: 28 Low: 18.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Evergreen ice skating tradition faces changes. It's not uncommon for a couple thousand people to skate the lake on busy day. Locals and the growing masses of Denver converge at what is billed as North America's largest, groomed outdoor rink. Locals fear that warming temps may change how the lake is used in the winter. (AP)
  2. Denver business owner to charge 1% fee to recover shoplifting losses. A downtown business owner says shoplifting at his stores has gotten so bad he's having to charge customers a fee to make up the costs. This isn't the only store that's impacted by theft, as most retailers will agree that shoplifting in their stores is on the rise. (7News)
  3. Colorado requests $25M in federal aid to help clean up thousands of orphan wells. The US Department of Interior is providing nearly $1.4 billion to states across the U.S. to help clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. Colorado's request comes as officials are working to revise rules that would require oil and gas drillers to provide financial assurance they can plug their wells. (CO Sun)
  4. Some Colorado parents' child care costs more than half their income. In 2018, a single parent with an infant in Colorado can spend almost 50% of their income on a child care center. A minimum wage worker in Colorado would need to work full time for 32 weeks to pay for care for one infant. (Newsline)
  5. How did Broomfield become Broomfield? Historians may not know exactly where Broomfield got its name, but they have eliminated less likely explanations – and settled on the broom corn story. (CPR)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • South Lakewood Business Association: FREE meeting (7:15 a.m.)
  • Career Exploration: For Job Seekers & Career Changers. (9 a.m.)
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic: Jefferson County Fairgrounds (9 a.m.)
  • Baby Time: Lakewood Library. (9 a.m.)
  • Silver to Mathew Winters: Village Walk Trail. (11:40 a.m.)
  • Textile Craft Drop In: Belmar Library. (1 p.m.)
  • High school sports in and around Lakewood: This week in preps. (Patch)

From my notebook:

  • Fill ou the survey for Lakewood's Imagine Tomorrow! Arts, parks and recreation for all:The City of Lakewood Department of Community Resources is embarking on a year-long planning effort to create a bold vision for the future of Lakewood's arts, parks and recreation system! (Lakewood)
  • Jeffco ends COVID testing for unvaccinated government workers. With COVID cases falling, the county also says it is scheduled to review the public health order requiring masking in public places and schools. (Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning with another edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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