Denver, CO
Coloradans get tattoos, help raise funds for Denver Animal Shelter
DENVER (KDVR) — People have a wide range of feelings when it comes to tattoos — some love them and cover their bodies with the art, while others hate them and would never get one.
Oftentimes, if someone commits to putting ink on their skin forever, they have strong feelings for what it is. Something else people tend to have strong feelings for are pets.
So, it seems a perfect match for Denver Animal Shelter to team up with Think Tank Tattoo for their latest fundraiser, Tats for Tails.
“Pets are a universal thing that bring people together, so, hopefully, we’ll see a lot of great turnout today,” Lindsay Wells of the Denver Animal Shelter said Saturday morning. “Last year we saw a 30% increase in the amount of animals that we saw, so, we had 8,700 animals come through our doors last year. And we’ve been extremely full, and the summer is always our busiest time of year.”
Think Tank Tattoo’s Jake Bray started tattooing 16 years ago. He is also an animal lover, having a dog of his own.
“We’ve done benefits in the past, and we’ve donated to the shelter,” said Bray. “Lindsay hit me up this year and was like, ‘hey we should collab together,’ and I was like absolutely, yeah, let’s do it.”
On Saturday, people got tattoos choosing from animal-inspired designs for $200. All of the proceeds went to the Denver Animal Shelter.
“Our entire foster program is funded through donations,” said Wells. “We also have a community engagement program that is fully funded through donations. We’ve built play yards with donations, we do enrichment like kongs and bones, things to keep the dogs’ and cats’ minds busy.”
Bray hopes to grow the event in the future.
“Just trying to make it bigger, and make it an annual thing. That’s what we’d like to do,” said Bray.
Anyone wishing to help can also donate to the cause online.
It’s time for the AFC’s #1 team to meet the NFC’s #2. Today the Denver Broncos host the Green Bay Packers in a key late-season inter-conference matchup that could have playoff seeding implications for both teams.
In Denver, the Broncos will be trying to hold on to the top spot in the AFC and keep their impressive win streak rolling. Denver has won ten straight games, some of them in fairly ridiculous fashion, but they sit at 11-2, sharing the top record in the NFL with the New England Patriots, who are just behind them in the playoff picture based on conference record.
The Packers, meanwhile, want to hold on to the lead in the NFC North before they have their rematch with the Chicago Bears next Saturday night. Green Bay sits behind only the Los Angeles Rams in the playoff race in the NFC, and they want to return to the Central time zone with that lead intact.
Join us here at Acme Packing Company to discuss today’s game, and Go Pack Go!
Houston Rockets (16-6, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (18-6, second in the Western Conference)
Denver; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts Houston looking to end its four-game home slide.
The Nuggets are 13-5 in conference games. Denver averages 125.5 points while outscoring opponents by 9.6 points per game.
The Rockets are 9-5 in Western Conference play. Houston is fifth in the NBA scoring 120.6 points per game while shooting 48.6%.
The Nuggets’ 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.8 more made shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Rockets give up. The Rockets average 120.6 points per game, 4.7 more than the 115.9 the Nuggets give up.
The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 22 the Nuggets won 112-109 led by 34 points from Nikola Jokic, while Reed Sheppard scored 27 points for the Rockets.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 29.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 10.9 assists for the Nuggets. Hunter Tyson is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 23 points, 9.4 rebounds, seven assists and 1.5 steals for the Rockets. Amen Thompson is averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 126.7 points, 41.4 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 53.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.
Rockets: 7-3, averaging 115.7 points, 47.2 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.0 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Christian Braun: out (ankle), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring), Julian Strawther: day to day (back).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle), Tari Eason: out (oblique).
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Police have issued a Medina Alert to try to locate a white Toyota Corolla that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Denver on Saturday.
The crash happened just before 9 a.m. near South Federal Boulevard and West Kentucky Avenue in west Denver.
The specific car being sought is a white 2010 Corolla with Colorado license plate EDM-U42, according to Denver police. Investigators say the driver of the Corolla struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk at the intersection, causing serious bodily injury. The driver then allegedly fled northbound on South Federal Boulevard.
Police say there will be slight to moderate damage to the front bumper.
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