🌱 Patch AM: How NASA’s new workforce hub could boost opportunities at ACC Littleton

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In today's newsletter:

• How NASA's new workforce hub could boost opportunities at ACC Littleton

Also on today's calendar: Novelty Lights Open House and Showroom Grand Opening and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 96, low: 64.
• Saturday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 92 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NASA Rethinks Outreach (nasawatch.com) — Littleton's Arapahoe Community College has been chosen as part of a new NASA State Hub to train more skilled aerospace technicians. Over the next three years, the program will help connect local students with high-demand technical careers, linking community colleges, employers, and workforce systems across several states.
   

📸 Around Littleton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Littleton

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Novelty Lights Open House and Showroom Grand Opening →
  3700 N Windsor Dr, Aurora
  3:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Columbine Poms Paint Recycle Event →
  Columbine High School Parking Lot, 6201 S Pierce St, Littleton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• August Coffee and Conversations – Virtual Networking Event
  ATD Rocky Mountain Chapter Virtual - Zoom information to be sent with registration
  8:30 am
• Baby Storytime (Ages 0-24 months)
  Southglenn Library 6972 South Vine Street, Centennial, CO 80122
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime (All Ages)
  Southglenn Library 6972 South Vine Street, Centennial, CO 80122
  10:30 am
• Literacy Spot with an Early Literacy Specialist!
  Southglenn Library 6972 South Vine Street, Centennial, CO 80122
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
  , Highlands Ranch
  9:00 am
• Baby Storytime (Ages 0-24 months)
  Southglenn Library 6972 South Vine Street, Centennial, CO 80122
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime (All Ages)
  Southglenn Library 6972 South Vine Street, Centennial, CO 80122
  10:30 am
Tuesday August 25
• Emergency Preparedness Workshop
  Southglenn Library 6972 South Vine Street, Centennial, CO 80122
  5:00 pm
• 2026 CPTD Fall Group - Free Information Session
  ATD Rocky Mountain Chapter Zoom - Meeting information provided to participants 24 hours befor
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• End of Summer Luau →
  Kids Wonder, 7562 S University Blvd, Centennial
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cuteness overload!
  Hope this makes your day! Seven little foster kittens. All of them are tuxedo fuzzy fur babies. They will be available for adoption through True… (Nextdoor Columbine Hills)
• Update: we found him stuck in a shed nearby.
  He wouldn't meow all day but when the sun went down we found him. Thank you all for the advise! Hi all! I'm missing my beautiful little fur baby… (Nextdoor Solstice)

• AutoNation, Inc. posted a job opening for Aftersales Porter in Littleton. Apply here.
• Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Floor Service, Customer Service) - Full Time in Littleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Littleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood

• Englewood City Council to consider possible mandatory water restrictions (denver7.com)
• Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDK) Shares Up 4.8% - Here's Why (marketbeat.com)
• Lead Substation Engineer 1 (dice.com)

Greenwood Village

• Financial Analyst II - Corporate Planning jobs hiring near Greenwood Village, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)

Ok Littleton! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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