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🌱 First Tuesday Talk Lecture Series and 10 more events
Coming up: Friends of the Library Book Sale on the Lakeside Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Friends of the Library Book Sale
- First Tuesday Talk Lecture Series
- Greg Douglass, Solo Acoustic Guitar at So It Goes Coffeehouse
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: A steady afternoon breeze, temps: high: 69, low: 47.
- Thursday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
📸 Around Lakeside
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeside
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★ Featured events ★
- Friends of the Library Book Sale →
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- First Tuesday Talk Lecture Series →
Coos History Museum, 1210 N Front St, Coos Bay
6:00 pm - Greg Douglass, Solo Acoustic Guitar →
So It Goes Coffeehouse, 190 Central Ave, Coos Bay
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Sunday October 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Storytime →
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Avenue, Coos Bay
10:15 am - Needs Nook →
South Coast ESD, 1350 Teakwood Ave, Coos Bay
12:00 pm - Needs Nook (Coos Bay) →
South Coast ESD, 1350 Teakwood Ave, Coos Bay
12:00 pm - PTA Hillcrest Bookfair
Hillcrest Elem North Bend, OR 97459
5:00 pm - ICS 300 - Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents →
Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Avenue, Coos Bay
8:30 am - Storytime →
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Avenue, Coos Bay
10:15 am - Booster Club Lunch
North Bend SD 13 North Bend, OR 97459
11:30 am - COOS BAY, OR - CIRCUS OF HORROR →
Teatro Egipcio, 229 South Broadway, Coos Bay
7:30 pm - Tea Tasting →
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Avenue, Coos Bay
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Reedsport. Apply here.
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Dining Site Food Service Worker - Reedsport in Reedsport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakeside here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coos Bay
- First of Oregon's Coastal Canine Classics Trots Into Florence in October (beachconnection.net)
Florence
- Mapleton Water District Town Hall; Food Insecurity Impacted by Rise in Costs; Search and Rescue Volunteer Opportunity (kcfmradio.com)
- UO's beach volleyball court is ready for play (dailyemerald.com)
- 15 Most Underrated Towns To Visit in the Pacific Northwest (financebuzz.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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