Wednesday: Clouds breaking; not as warm, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10-Year-Old Girl Dies After Drowning at Lake Tapps – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A 10-year-old girl from the Bonney Lake area has died after being pulled from Lake Tapps earlier this month, despite extensive rescue and medical efforts. Officials confirm drowning as the cause of death and are using the tragedy to stress life jackets and extra caution for children around Lake Tapps and other open water near Bonney Lake.
• Pierce County city ends animal control agreement to cut costs. Here's the plan (thenewstribune.com) — Bonney Lake remains a client of Metro Animal Services even as the city of Milton ends its contract this fall to save money and bring animal control in-house. The change could affect how regional resources are shared among Bonney Lake and other partner cities that still rely on Metro for animal care and control.
Back to School Night at DVE Daffodil Valley Elementary Sumner, WA 98390 4:30 pm
Open House: Back to School Night Bonney Lake Elementary Sumner, WA 98390 5:00 pm
Back to School Night at MLE Maple Lawn Elementary Sumner, WA 98390 5:00 pm
Orting Elementary School Open House Orting School District Orting Elementary School 5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Senior Sunrise - Baseball Field Bonney Lake High School Sumner, WA 98390 5:45 am
GMS office open 7am - 3:30pm Glacier Middle School Buckley, WA 98321 7:00 am
Ice Cream Social & Meet the Teacher Night - Mountain Meadow Mountain Meadow Elementary School Mountain Meadow Elementary, 11812 Mundy Loss Rd, Buckley, WA 98 4:00 pm
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National Veterinary Associates posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Sumner. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Sumner
Pride event in East Pierce County will have increased security this month (thenewstribune.com)
Puyallup
Enter For Your Chance to Win Tickets to Adam Ray! (audacy.com)
Nintendo Fan Loses Nearly Complete NES Collection in Heartbreaking Theft (polygon.com)
Former serviceman sentenced in Maryland on charges of child exploitation (cbsnews.com)
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