🌱 Patch AM: How a Littleton daughter is fighting to bring her veteran dad home

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• How a Littleton daughter is fighting to bring her veteran dad home

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
• Saturday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of -1 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman Needs Help Bringing Her Father, An Unclaimed Veteran's Remains, Home (military.com) — A Littleton woman, Meagan Heisinger, is trying to bring her late father’s remains from a Washington State veterans cemetery back to Colorado so she can finally visit and honor him. She’s facing costly legal and DNA hurdles to prove next-of-kin status and is asking for public help to cover court, testing, transport, and funeral-home fees.
   

📸 Around Littleton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Littleton

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Saturday December 27

• Toddler Time
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  9:15 am
• Family Time
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  10:15 am
• Noon Year's Eve Celebration
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  11:30 am
• Paws for Reading
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  1:00 pm
• Discovery Play
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  3:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Makerspace Open Lab
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Literacy Spot with an Early Literacy Specialist!
  Koelbel Library , 5955 South Holly Street , Centennial
  10:00 am
• Teen Movie Night: The Mighty Ducks (1992)
  Koelbel Library , 5955 South Holly Street , Centennial
  4:30 pm

📣 Littleton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Let's Dance
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  11:15 am
• Storytime Discover
  9292 Ridgeline Blvd , Littleton
  6:00 pm
• Karaoke at Western Sky Bar & Taproom — Western Sky Bar & Taproom
  Western Sky Bar & Taproom , 4361 S Broadway , Englewood
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Noon Year's Eve Celebration
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I probably should have known better than to trust my husband.
  I asked him to pick up Christmas cookies. He came home with these, explaining that the Broncos are playing on Christmas. That makes these Christmas… (Nextdoor Ken Caryl Valley)
• To all my fine neighbors this holiday season.
  My wish for you is a very Blessed Christmas! (Nextdoor Columbine Hills)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Littleton. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Littleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Littleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood

• Chinese restaurants welcome Christmas rush of beloved Jewish tradition (9news.com)
• Photos: A sneak peek at the Broncos' all-Summit White uniform combination (denverbroncos.com)
• When Joy and Grief Collide on Your Wedding Day (nytimes.com)

Greenwood Village

• Three JBU soccer players named All-America (nwaonline.com)

Ok Littleton! 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 guess I’m out of time.
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