🌱 Patch AM: Where Lakewood families can skate outdoors all winter long

Greetings Lakewood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Where Lakewood families can skate outdoors all winter long
• What led to the deadly Lakewood school activity bus crash charges?
• How troopers kept Jefferson County highways fatality-free for 150 days

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Liter Day — WestFax Brewing, Lakewood, CO and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ice skating rinks 2025-26: Check out these metro-area spots this winter (denverpost.com) — Lakewood skaters can hit The Rink at Belmar starting Nov. 21, with outdoor skating, rentals, and a tree-lighting celebration running into early February. The guide also rounds up other metro-area rinks, from Evergreen Lake to Denver and Littleton, with prices, hours, and reservation details to help you plan winter outings beyond Lakewood.
   

• Denver man charged with vehicular homicide in deadly crash with school activity bus (cbsnews.com) — Lakewood police say a high-speed crash at Kipling Parkway and West 6th Avenue involving a school activity bus has now led to a vehicular homicide charge against the SUV’s driver. The December 6 collision injured 16 people, including visiting high school wrestlers, and one victim has since died as investigators continue examining speed and other factors.
   

• Colorado State Patrol troop achieves 100+ days without impaired-driving fatality on state highways (denver7.com) — Drivers in Lakewood and the rest of Jefferson County are part of a Colorado State Patrol district that’s gone more than 150 days without an impaired-driving fatality on state highways. Troopers credit increased sobriety checkpoints for boosting DUI arrests while reducing deadly crashes, underscoring the ongoing push to keep local roads safer through the holidays.
   

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 25

• Lakewood Performing Arts Council
  Slammers Bingo, 1884 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Closed for Christmas
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am

Friday December 26

• Toddler Time
  Belmar Library , 555 South Allison Parkway , Lakewood
  10:15 am
• Family Time
  Belmar Library , 555 South Allison Parkway , Lakewood
  11:15 am

Saturday December 27

• Holiday Liter Day — WestFax Brewing, Lakewood, CO
  WestFax Brewing Company , 6733 W Colfax Ave , Lakewood
  11:00 am
• Cuentacuentos
  Belmar Library , 555 South Allison Parkway , Lakewood
  11:15 am

Sunday December 28

• Wedding Site Tours
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  10:00 am
• Nickel City Provisions — WestFax Brewing, Lakewood, CO
  WestFax Brewing Company , 6733 W Colfax Ave , Lakewood
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Athletics - Basketball (boys)
  Green Mountain High School - Auxiliary Gym, Green Mountain High School - Large Gym
  8:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Men's Basketball
  Dakota Ridge High School - Large Gym, Dakota Ridge High School - Small Gym
  7:30 am
• Book Group Bonus: Go as a River Discussion Led by Author Shelley Read
  Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
  3:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Lakewood PatchAM possible:

• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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• Arbor View Senior Living — (303) 732-5909
  Arvada’s Best Kept Secret in Senior Housing
• Crossroads at Lakewood Memory Care — (720) 393-0394
  Join us for Trick or Treat Street on 10/26/25, from 2-4pm.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I just want to say thank you to myself and to my family for budgeting right and making sure we are gonna have a good Christmas.
  Everybody is gonna have a couple toys each. I feel like it is a time to spend with your family and have them open no more than three gifts. I don’t… (Nextdoor Jefferson Gardens)
• Be careful letting your pets outside!
  This guy almost got my dog this morning! Beware of the bobcats (Nextdoor Green Mountainside)

🗞 Nearby News

Wheat Ridge

• FirstBank Company Culture: How FirstBank Builds Belonging for All Employees (builtin.com)
• Ex-Brighton coach moves to Ravens' softball program (northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com)

Morrison

• Morrison Public Library decorated for the holidays (herald-citizen.com)
• mike. tickets on sale in Morrison at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (ticketnews.com)

Golden

Ok Lakewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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