Carryout bags available at recreation centers

If you've missed our city festivals so far this year where we have been distributing free carryout bags, you can now pick up one at city recreation centers, the Clements Community Center or the City Clerk's Office.

These free bags have the winning photo of William F. Hayden Park on Green Mountain taken by a Lakewood resident, and they are made from 80 percent recycled bottles. We have been distributing these bags at city events and festivals, but this has gone slower than expected because several of the events have been affected by the rains earlier this year.