🌱 White Horse's Days Over? + Beaver As Climate Warrior + Snow Pack Up

Hey, everybody! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily. Let's get this Saturday started off right with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town, including updates on...

• U.S. House race in District 3 in Colorado between Boebert and Frisch may be headed for a recount.
• The White Horse on Alameda, one of Denver's last dive bars may never reopen.
• Will 2023 bring higher property tax bills, or will valuations drop?

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Saturday's weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 49 Low: 28.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. Metro area counties are bracing for homeowners to protest tax valuations in 2023 as prices start to drop. While property prices shot through the roof over the past 10 years in metro Denver, so did tax bills. As the market cools, county assessors up and down the front range are expecting a barrage of tax valuation disputes if values begin to fall significantly. (Sentinel)
2. Early snow pack levels in the Colorado high country is looking good. The state's snowpack is already at 140 percent of normal so far this year. That's good, but it's still way too early to know what the rest of the winter snow season will bring. (CO Sun)
3. U.S. House District 3 race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch may go to a recount. The hotly contested House race between the GOP incumbent and the Aspen former city councilmember is so close that it may go to an automatic recount once all the votes are counted. (FOX31)
4. The White Horse on Alameda is one of the area's last dive bars, and its days may be numbered. Even though it's been closed for a while, the memories linger like the pictures on the walls, and now it's for sale. The bar near Sheridan and Alameda has members of the community wondering if it will reopen or be torn down to become yet another bland apartment building. (Denverite)
5. Are beavers part of the climate change solution? A new study indicates that wild beavers could be part of the solution to protect water quality and ecosystem health from the effects of climate change. The results of the research focused on a beaver dam outside Crested Butte along the East River. (CPR)

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Today in Lakewood:

• The COVID Wife: 40 West Arts District. (Noon)
• Magick Maker's Market: West Colfax Community Association. (11 a.m.)
• Edgewater Book Group: "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman. (1 p.m.)
• Teen After Hours: Edgewater Library. (5 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Do you recognize these two? Lakewood Police are looking for these two individuals that allegedly stole a credit card and had quickly racked up thousands of dollars in charges. If you have any information on this crime, please call Agent Osckel at 303-216-4157 and reference Lakewood PD case number LK22-030. (Lakewood Police Department)
• Tickets are on sale now for the Lakewood Dance Academy's Nutcracker Tea. The academy's dancers have been working and can't wait for you to see how wonderful they are performing. Come and see the shows on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Lakewood Dance Academy)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you bright and early on Monday morning with a brand-new edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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