🌱 Sacks Of Love Food Bank + Clear Creek Watershed + Hot Dogs In Cars

Hey, everybody! It's Tuesday in Denver and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in the community, including updates on:

• Don't leave your pets in your car on hot days.
• Trout Unlimited joins in program to improve Clear Creek watershed plan.
• Montbello food bank struggles to provide provisions after losing grant.

Tuesday's weather: Partly sunny. High: 86 Low: 57.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Is it safe to leave your dog inside the car if it is 90 degrees outside? That'd be a big no. Even if the car windows are rolled down, an 80-degree day can be fatal for a dog trapped inside a hot car. On hot days, it is not advisable to bring your dog along because leaving your best friend in the car for even 10 minutes can lead to your pet experiencing extreme distress. (FOX31)
2. After trailer stolen, Denver woman is left without a place to call home. Last January, Bernice Hollinshed's 30-foot, 8-ton trailer, connected to a generator, was stolen from its parked location at Eudora Street and 33rd Avenue. Hollinshed had temporarily unhooked her truck for a doctor's appointment, returning to find the trailer missing. The police currently have no leads regarding the theft. (CBS4)
3. New watershed plan for Clear Creek is backed by nonprofit. Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit dedicated to the well-being of rivers and streams, is working to improve the Clear Creek watershed. The hope is to make a more significant impact on the preservation and restoration of this vital ecosystem along the creek. (Westword)
4. Trailer full of Veruca Salt's singers' equipment stolen in Denver. A trailer filled with essential instruments, audio equipment, and gear was stolen from a hotel parking lot on Saturday night. The band persevered by renting and borrowing equipment, but custom gear, beloved instruments, amplifiers, guitars, consoles, and more were lost. (KDVR)
5. Montbello food bank struggles to deliver amid funding shortage. The Sacks of Love food pantry is short on funds after grant falls through. The pantry assists over 300 families daily, as many in the community have been impacted by the end of SNAP benefits post-pandemic. They have also witnessed an upsurge in migrant families seeking food support, many of whom are ineligible for SNAP and other aid. (9News)

Today in Denver:

• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh perks every week. (8:30 a.m.)
• "A Very Dinosaur Birthday": Join NYT Bestselling Author Adam Wallace at Columbine Library, Littleton. (11:15 a.m.)
• Tuesday Afternoon Book Group: "Take my Hand" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. (12:30 p.m.)
• Intercambio: Spanish Conversation Table. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out Sensatia Denver Cirque Cabaret, an innovative art collective's performance in RiNO. (303)
• Schools and other organizations can apply for CDPHE’s clean vehicle grant program. Funding can be used for clean vehicles that help protect clean air. Schools and other organizations are eligible. The deadline to apply is June 30. (CDPHE)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update! — Brad K. Evans

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