🌱 How Colorado’s warm winter is changing tick risks near Commerce City

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In today's newsletter:

• How Colorado’s warm winter is changing tick risks near Commerce City

Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 60.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Colorado's mild winter helped ticks flourish (rmpbs.org) — Commerce City is the dateline for a statewide warning that Colorado’s record-warm winter has allowed ticks to thrive, raising the risk of tick-borne illnesses. State health officials are training counties to collect and submit ticks for analysis, while residents are urged to use repellents, check themselves and pets after being outdoors, and stay alert for symptoms.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Commerce City

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Friday June 5

• Skyhawks Introductory Course Beginning Golf... →
  Fronterra Park, 10020 Joplin St, Commerce City
  9:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 4

• Brighton Business Builders →
  Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce Location: Masonic Lodge 30 S 7th Ave, Brighton, CO 80601
  8:00 am
• Burning Spear →
  Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side, 2637 Welton St, Denver
  11:00 am
• Every Body Health & Wellness 5-Year Anniversary... →
  Every Body Health & Wellness, 11684 Huron St Suite 104, Northglenn
  4:00 pm
• Drop in Summer Garden Hours
  Westgate Charter Denver, CO 80241
  5:00 pm
• Brighton Youth Commission Meeting →
  Brighton City Hall, 500 S 4th Ave, Brighton
  5:00 pm
• People + Produce Thornton →
  Carpenter Park Fields, 11000 Colorado Blvd, Thornton
  5:00 pm
• mySummer Living Moss Pictures with Sacred Science... →
  Anythink Wright Farms Library, 5877 E 120th Ave, Thornton
  5:30 pm
• Soul Collage – January →
  Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N 11th Ave, Brighton
  5:30 pm
• Pradabagshawty →
  Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver
  7:00 pm
• Satire Brewing Company →
  Satire Brewing Company, 12136 Grant Cir unit b, Thornton
  7:00 pm
• Avery Lynch →
  Globe Hall Live Music and BBQ, 4483 Logan St, Denver
  7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Colorado QuitLine offers up to $100 incentive to help adults quit tobacco and nicotine
  The Colorado QuitLine offers up to $100 incentive to help adults across the state quit tobacco and nicotine products.The Colorado QuitLine is... (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Stinky was LOST on May 17, 2026 in Commerce City, CO 80022 near 64th & Monaco commerce City Colorado Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor Locust St)
• Good morning!!
  I was finally able to get a first girls get together last night for an actual free wine tasting event with free food as well!! As I stated and posted… (Nextdoor Adams City)

• Leevers posted a job opening for Commerce City Save A Lot Meat Cutter in Commerce City. Apply here.
• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Commerce City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Commerce City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Thornton

• Adams 12 Five Star Schools Breaks Ground on New Thornton High School to Support Career and Technical Education Pathways (schoolconstructionnews.com)
• Dick's 'House of Sport' to open first Colorado location (9news.com)
• Jury convicts Thornton youth pastor of child sex assault (denverpost.com)

Brighton

• Five NIU Baseball Student-Athletes Named To CSC Academic All-District Team (niuhuskies.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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