🌱 RV Fire On Allison Street + Submit A Reusable Bag Design By Friday

Hello, friends! It's Thursday in Lakewood, and I'm in your inbox pinch-hitting for your regular writer to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally, including news on...

• 🚓 A shootout at the Colorado Mills Mall
• 🥶 Ancient ice cores
• 🛑 The trails at WF Hayden Park

☀️ But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 43 Low: 26.

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📰 Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. The mobile home park at 14th Avenue and Allison Street was the scene of an RV fire on Monday. West Metro Fire Rescue kept the flames from affecting nearby RVs and travel trailers. Experts believe that a space heater inside the vehicle caused the blaze. The human occupants made it out okay; a doggie didn’t. (West Metro Fire Rescue)
2. A shootout outside the Colorado Mills Mall at 14500 West Colfax Avenue left customers rattled on Saturday. Two stores, Dick's Sporting Goods and Off Broadway Shoes, were damaged by bullets. Reportedly, two groups of people exchanged gunfire. Nobody was hurt, and nobody was arrested. (KDVR)
3. Did you know that the Denver Federal Center at West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street is home to the National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility? While storing ice in Colorado might sound a little like carrying owls to Athens, we learned on Tuesday that this ice is 400,000 years old. By inspecting some of the samples, scientists realized that “greenhouse gas emissions have about doubled since the time most of the ice cores were formed.” (9 News)
4. Talking about snow and ice, stay away from William Frederick Hayden Park at 1000 South Rooney Road. Officials closed it due to muddy trails. Give the soil some time to dry before hitting the trails again. (Lakewood Trails)
5. Since January 1, you’ve been paying 10 cents for every plastic bag you’re getting at the grocery store. Lakewood’s got your back. The city’s handing out FREE reusable bags. Best of all, you could be the one determining what they look like. But hurry! You need to turn in your design by Friday at 5 p.m.! (Lakewood Together)

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📆 Today in Lakewood:

• Embrace Your Awesomeness, with Brad Montgomery, meets at the Mile Hi Church (7 AM)
• Baby Time at the Belmar Library (9:15 AM)
• Online Mid-Morning Meditation with the Jefferson Center for Mental Health (10 AM)
• Masks & Hats Exhibit at the Lakewood Arts Council & Gallery (12 PM)
• Fried Cod Dinner & Bacardi Rum at the Fiddlesticks Bar and Grill (5 PM)

From my notebook:

• "Is it worth risking your life for one or two extra minutes? Speeding is just not worth it! Hit the link below to see what Trooper Sutherland has to say about speeding."
  (Colorado State Patrol via Facebook)
• "In light of our 40th Anniversary, we are looking to reconnect with wish alumni! If you had a wish granted by Make-A-Wish Colorado in the 80's or 90's, please reach out to smurphy@colorado.wish.org!" (Make-A-Wish Colorado via Instagram)
• "Be a Hometown Hero! The Los Angeles County Fire Department will be conducting Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training at LASD STARS Center in Whittier! The training will take place on three consecutive Saturdays." (Lakewood Sheriff's Station via Facebook)
• "Our sister site, Washington Heights Art Center, has an opening for a Facility Specialist. This is a full-time position with benefits. Apply online at Lakewood.org/Jobs or follow the link below. Posting closes February 15th." (Lakewood Cultural Center via Facebook)
• "This fun prom-like event is coming soon. Don't miss the fun!" (Autism Society of Colorado via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! Your regular writer will see you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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