🌱 21-plus Gun Purchases + Police Sergeant Assaults + New Theater

Good morning, everybody. It's Tuesday in Lakewood and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Because community news matters! Today you'll find news about...

• A bill proposes raising the gun-purchasing minimum age.
• May Bonfils Stanton Performing Art Center
• Copper Mountain resort fatal sledding accident

But first, today's weather:

Periods of clouds and sun. High: 55. Low: 28.

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Here are the top four stories today in Lakewood:

1. A bill that would raise the legal age of purchasing a gun to 21 cleared the House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs committee yesterday. It is now going to the full chamber for debate. The bill, which hopes to increase public safety, includes caveats of police officers and military members aged 18-21 and individuals with specific certifications. (Fox 31)
2. Former Denver Police Department sergeant Timothy Ronald Hyatt, 45, was sentenced earlier this week for attempting to sexually assault a minor. Hyatt will be registered as a sex offender and undergo intensive supervised probation. (Denver 7)
3. May Bonfils Stanton Performing Art Center is being reborn through a a $9.3 million renovation. This midcentury theater is hoping to become a cultural staple of the city and increase opportunities for artists in Denver. (The Denver Post)
4. Two teenagers died in a sledding incident at Copper Mountain ski resort this weekend. The two teenagers were sledding after the resort had closed and experienced fatal blunt-force trauma after falling onto ice. (CBS Colorado)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Great Decisions 2023: China and the U.S.! Lakewood Library, 6:00 PM
• Intercambio Spanish Conversation Table / Intercambio: Mesa de Conversación en español! Belmar Library, 6:30 PM
• Family Time! Belmar Library, 7:15 PM

From my notebook:

• Colorado in Spring: "There's nothing better than seeing nature in full bloom. Happy first day of spring! 🌷 📸: @colorado.wanderer" (Visit Colorado via Instagram)
• Stolen Vehicle: "Paramount Deputies Arrest Driver of Stolen Vehicle After Vehicle Pursuit On Saturday, a Paramount Deputy located a stolen Cadillac Escalade in the area of Paramount Blvd and Alondra Blvd." (Lakewood Sheriff's Station via Facebook)
• Red Rock Formations: "Discover a world of adventure and natural beauty in Colorado. 🏔️🎿🥾 💡 Colorado has some of the most varied landscape in the world. " (Colorado, Denver 🌲 Travel | Hotels | Outdoors | Tips via Instagram)
• Lakewood Colorado City Government: "Lakewood’s Youth Program Grant is a new opportunity for nonprofit organizations to introduce unique or otherwise cost-prohibitive programming or to support existing programming that serves youth in Lakewood." (Lakewood Colorado City Government via Facebook)

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