🌱 Patch AM: Littleton man badly hurt after pickup plunges off Kansas overpass

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In today's newsletter:

• Littleton man badly hurt after pickup plunges off Kansas overpass
• Littleton Latter‑day Saints head back as Denver temple reopens
• Remember that parenting musical that premiered at Town Hall Arts Center?

Also on today's calendar: Free Paint Recycling Event! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 51 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 54.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colorado man seriously injured after pickup hydroplanes over I-70 overpass near Hays (kwch.com) — A 66-year-old man from Littleton was seriously injured when his pickup hydroplaned on a rainy stretch of I-70 near Hays, Kansas, vaulted over an overpass guardrail, and landed on the road below. Kansas Highway Patrol investigators say the truck's trailer detached and overturned during the crash, and the driver was taken to Hays Medical Center for treatment.
   

• Denver Colorado Temple reopens after two-week closure (bucketlistcommunitynews.com) — Local Latter‑day Saints can once again attend the Denver Colorado Temple after its two‑week maintenance closure, with many members from nearby congregations like the Ridge Road church in Littleton already planning visits. Families describe the temple as a place of peace, reflection, and important religious ordinances, and volunteers helped deep‑clean and update the building during the shutdown. The reopening has some Littleton members recommitting to more frequent temple attendance.
   

• Watch: Kara Lindsay Performs 'Behind' From That Parenting Musical (playbill.com) — A new cast album of That Parenting Musical is on the way, but Littleton audiences may remember it from its 2023 premiere staging at Town Hall Arts Center. The show, developed in Colorado theaters, turns the chaos of raising young kids into songs and stories many local parents will recognize. The album's release offers a chance to revisit a production that began close to home.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Littleton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Free Paint Recycling Event! →
  Heritage High School, 1401 W Geddes Ave, Littleton
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Live Music - Wylie Jones →
  The Alley, 2420 West Main Street, Littleton
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Sunday Fun-day w/ Josh Blackburn →
  The Alley, 2420 West Main Street, Littleton
  12:00 pm
• Woof-o-Ween →
  Aspen Grove Shopping Center, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton
  12:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver →
  Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 Main St., Littleton
• The Momentum Collective →
  6510 S Broadway, Littleton
Tuesday October 6
• Open Mic Night →
  The Alley, 2420 West Main Street, Littleton
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Spinsday - Vinyl Night →
  The Alley, 2420 West Main Street, Littleton
  6:00 pm
• Known Night: Ultimate Trivia →
  Littleton CO
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver →
  Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 Main St., Littleton
• Weekly Blues Jam - Open Stage! →
  The Alley, 2420 West Main Street, Littleton
  6:00 pm
• Spooky Swing Canvas Painting at ViewHouse Littleton →
  ViewHouse, 2680 Main Street, Littleton
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Farms →
  Littleton CO

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Oh not again!
  Sly and the family are in my yard! Little Berry and his uncle Bill. Bear sighting. (Nextdoor East Heritage)
• I went online to renew a license plate for my Trailor.
  I did not have the exact address so I searched it. Looked like the right place so I clicked on it. Filed it all out as I have always done and after… (Nextdoor Columbine Manor)

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Line Cook in Littleton. Apply here.
• Floor & Decor Holdings posted a job opening for Command Center Associate in Littleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Littleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood

• Greater Pittston goes 'Jake strong' in support of local family (psdispatch.com)
• Father, son federally charged in connection to death of Ole Miss student (mycentraloregon.com)
• Store clerk and son charged with selling kratom linked to Ole Miss student death (wbal.com)

Greenwood Village

• Can Colorado make oil companies pay for climate damage? The Supreme Court will soon decide (deseret.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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