🌱 Patch AM: How one Littleton daughter is fighting to bring her veteran father home

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Littleton daughter is fighting to bring her veteran father home
• Which new lawsuits are targeting properties and homeowners in Littleton?

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 72 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
• Saturday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman Needs Help Bringing Her Father, An Unclaimed Veteran's Remains, Home (military.com) — A Littleton woman is trying to bring her late father’s remains from a Washington veterans cemetery to Colorado so she can finally visit him and have a place to honor him locally. She’s raising money to cover DNA testing, legal fees, and transport costs required to prove next-of-kin status and reinter him at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
   

• The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 12.24.25 (businessden.com subscription) — Several new lawsuits involve Littleton properties, including claims over alleged shoddy development at the Staybridge Suites on Southpark Circle, roofing payment disputes on West Fair Avenue, and a foreclosure action tied to work on a home on West Elmhurst Place. The roundup lists dozens of recent real estate and construction-related cases across metro Denver, but these Littleton matters could directly affect local property owners and nearby businesses.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Littleton

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Friday December 26

• Family Time
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  9:15 am
• Literacy Spot with an Early Literacy Specialist!
  Koelbel Library , 5955 South Holly Street , Centennial
  10:00 am
• Let's Dance
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  11:15 am

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• 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
• Discovery Play
  Columbine Library , 7706 West Bowles Avenue , Littleton
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Blessings to you and your's.
  Merry Christmas. I want to thank the gentleman and his lovely wife who motioned me to use the checkout lane he was standing in. It was empty from… (Nextdoor Old Littleton)
• FOUND DOG
  My wife found this male Boston terrier (?) near the green belt off Allison. We took it to Deer Creek vet clinic to check for a chip but it didn’t… (Nextdoor Columbine West)

• Sunrise Senior Living posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Littleton. Apply here.
• Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Littleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Littleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Englewood

• Practice photos: A look at the Broncos' on-field preparation for Week 17 vs. the Chiefs (denverbroncos.com)
• GCI Liberty Announces Completion of Rights Offering (apnews.com)
• Here's what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on Christmas (channel3000.com)

Greenwood Village

• Americans are getting locked into decade-long car loans as new vehicle prices skyrocket (nypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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