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🌱 Snow Shoveling Rules + Design CO License Plate + Avian Bird Flu

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Hello all! Brad K. Evans here with your fresh copy of the Lakewood Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Including updates on:

  • When it snows, you've got 24 hours to clear your sidewalks after the last snowflake falls.
  • Last chance to enter a design in Colorado's 150th anniversary license plate contest.
  • Avian flu killing millions of birds in Colorado.

Wednesday's weather: Mostly sunny and cold. High: 34 Low: 21.


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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Metro area show shoveling rules. Lakewood requires residents to have their sidewalks shoveled within 24 hours after the snowstorm ends. (FOX31)
  2. There's still time to submit a design for Colorado's 150th anniversary license plate contest. Today is the deadline to submit a design to be considered for license plate contest. The winner will receive a $1,000 prize and have their artwork featured on the 2023 Colorado license plates. (KRDO)
  3. Avian flu outbreak has killed more than 4.7 million birds in Colorado. The avian flu is contagious and has a near 100 percent mortality rate in poultry. In some instances, entire flocks have been euthanized when it's discovered. (CBS)
  4. Polis visits Club Q site in Colorado Springs. Gov. Jared Polis visited the memorial for the five people that were killed and the 17 that were wounded when a gunman opened fire on a busy Saturday night. The memorial was set up after the Nov. 19 shooting at the gay night club. (KDVR)
  5. Southern Colorado COVID-19 spike has national park requiring masks. The Great Sand Dunes National Park is once again requiring that visitors wear masks in buildings as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in southern Colorado counties. (FOX31)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • Preschool Time: Columbine Library. (9:15 a.m.)
  • Let's Dance: Lakewood Library. (10:15 a.m.)
  • Baby Time: Edgewater Library. (10:15 a.m)
  • Cuentacuentos: Lakewood Library. (3:30 p.m.)
  • Intercambio: Spanish conversation table. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Lakewood Economic Development News: For the Week of Nov. 28. (Lakewood)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you on Thursday morning for your next Lakewood update. — Brad K. Evans

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