🌱 765 Unvaccinated Hospitalized + Things To Do In Denver Area

Welcome back, Denver! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in Denver.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with plenty of sun. High: 67 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Denverites can expect several dry days ahead, which will lead to warmer October afternoons in our city, Fox31 reports. Highs on Sunday are expected to reach the low 70s, but then next week, we can expect temperatures to drop into the low 60s. (FOX31 Denver)
2. Colorado has reached the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations so far in 2021, state public health officials said in a news conference Friday morning. As of Thursday, 982 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in our state, the latest public health data shows. Of that number, 765 people — or 78 percent — are unvaccinated, according to Scott Bookman, COVID-19 incident commander with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. (Patch)
3. Wildfire danger: The Denver district attorney's husband was sentenced to 10 days in jail for leaving slash piles burning unattended on his property up in northern Colorado last year. He apologized and said he'd never burn anything on his property again. (CBS Denver)
4. Westword has posted a roundup of things to do this weekend — from the Spookadelia art installation, to a Northglenn Chocolate Festival, to the Victorian Horrors exhibit at the Molly Brown House Museum. (Westword)
5. Dust off the skis! The first snowflakes of the season fell in metro Denver Thursday, and Coloradans — particularly the outdoorsy folks — were quite excited to welcome winter weather. (FOX 31 Denver)

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Today in Denver:

• National Fetch Day at The Watering Bowl (11 a.m.)
• Daddy Bruce Randolph Legacy Foundation Fundraiser (5 p.m.)
• Western Fantasy 2021 - Volunteers of America Bill Daniels Veteran Services Center (5 p.m.)
• Rotating Tap Comedy @ FlyteCo Brewing (9 p.m.)

Denver Patch Notebook

• City and County of Denver Government: "Your 2021 Coordinated Election ballots should be arriving in the mail soon if they have not arrived already. There are 3 statewide measures, candidates for the Denver Board of Education, and 13 municipal questions for you to decide." (Facebook)
• Denver Broncos Community Development: "“Just let them know that they’re not alone and that they have people that [are] there for them.” ICYMI: Denver Broncos players spent their afternoon on Tuesday assembling care packages for domestic violence survivors:" (Facebook)
• Denver Botanic Gardens: "Starving to death while protecting seeds. The origin of the modern seed bank was in the 1920s by Russian botanist and geneticist Nikolai Vavilov. This was a period in which many people in eastern Europe were dying of starvation..." (Facebook)
• Denver Police Department: "Friends, over a month ago, we introduced you to the very adorable Marley. Well, we regret to inform you that this cute boy is still at the shelter and he's been there since July 19, 2021." (Facebook)

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Events:

• David Booker rocks BOCO Cider! NO Cover. (Oct. 16)
• Celebrate Boss’s Day With 15 Percent Off Flowers And Gifts (Oct. 16)
• Career Fair (Oct. 20)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (Oct. 21)
• Psychic Medium John Edward live in Denver, CO! (Nov. 7)
• Dakota Ridge Soccer Indoor Clinic/Tournament (Nov. 14)
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— Amber Fisher

About me: I'm a Patch editor covering news in Denver's metro area and Boulder. I've spent the past nine years working for various news outlets across North America, including Chicago Patch, Global News and WBEZ. I've covered high-profile court cases, civil rights abuses, mass shootings, natural disasters and major crimes — but also countless happy news stories about kindness, innovation and resilience. When I'm not writing articles, I can be found hiking, snowboarding, debating politics with my husband and attempting to be a sci-fi and astronomy geek.

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