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🌱 Patch AM: How a stray dog earned Broomfield’s very own Shep’s Crossing
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In today's newsletter:
- How a stray dog earned Broomfield’s very own Shep’s Crossing
Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 38 degrees.
- Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 58, low: 22.
- Sunday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Long Before Instagram Pets, This Dog Became a Colorado Icon (k99.com) — Broomfield’s own Shep the Turnpike Dog is still honored today through his resting place at the Broomfield Depot Museum and the Shep’s Crossing bridge named for him. This story revisits how the stray pup became a beloved greeter on the Boulder–Denver Turnpike, funded by drivers’ spare change and remembered as one of Colorado’s most loyal roadside legends. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Strategic Team Leadership for Success Workshop in Westminster, CO
Regus - Broomfield - Interlocken , 390 Interlocken Crescent Suit 350 , Broomfield
9:00 am - Music & Movement
Louisville Public Library , 951 Spruce St , Louisville
10:15 am - Toddler Time
Arvada Library , 8555 West 57th Avenue , Arvada
10:15 am - Family Time
Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
10:15 am - Let's Dance
Arvada Library , 8555 West 57th Avenue , Arvada
11:15 am - Noon-3pm - Drop-in Pickleball (Full Gym)
Lafayette, CO Calendar , 111 W. Baseline Rd. , Lafayette
12:00 pm - Christmas in Color @ Water World
Water World , 8801 N Pecos St , Federal Heights
5:00 pm - Christmas in Color
Water World , 8801 N Pecos St , Federal Heights
5:00 pm - Toast ‘n Tinker: An evening of Creativity ‘n Friendship.
CBArt Studios , 406 Center Dr Unit C , Superior
6:00 pm - COMEDY UNDERGROUND
The Louisville Underground , 640 Main St , Louisville
8:00 pm - 12/27 Flipside Double Feature — House Blend (7pm) & Flipside Presents (8pm)
Flipside Theatre , 502 Center Dr M , Superior
7:00 pm - 10am-noon - Adult Drop-in Basketball (Full Gym)
Lafayette, CO Calendar , 111 W. Baseline Rd. , Lafayette
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Merry Christmas, neighbours!
Wishing you peace, joy, and warmth this holiday season. (Nextdoor Countryside) - I have a 500 lbs safe that needs to be moved..
The safe is in Lakewood, basement - stairs, and needs to move to Broomfield, main level - no stairs. No rush - Any ideas on who to contact for this… (Nextdoor 9100 Vance)
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier-Food Service Worker UC Health Broomfield Hospital in Broomfield. Apply here.
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Associate, Holiday Seasonal, Broomfield - Williams Sonoma in Broomfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Broomfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lafayette
- Things to do in Erie, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior areas for week of Dec. 24-30 (coloradohometownweekly.com)
- A local nonprofit steps in after Boulder County freezes childcare aid (boulderreportinglab.org)
Westminster
- Colorado officer dragged by suspects in vehicle before pair arrested in Westminster (cbsnews.com)
- Colorado Man Accused of Killing Mother of His Children, Then Dumping Her Body in a Trash Can (k99.com)
- Stanford Softball signs four players to their 2026 class (on3.com)
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