🌱 How a Deer Park nonprofit powers a 356-mile fight against cancer

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• How a Deer Park nonprofit powers a 356-mile fight against cancer

Also on today's calendar: NORTH COUNTRY RIDERS GAMES SHOW and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.
• Wednesday: High thin cloudiness, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
• Thursday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 73-Year-Old Grandmother Walks 356 Miles for Bone Marrow Donation Awareness (memesita.com) — A Deer Park–based nonprofit, the Jada Bascom Foundation, is at the heart of a 73-year-old grandmother's 356-mile walk to boost bone marrow donor registrations across the Pacific Northwest. Founded in Deer Park after her granddaughter's leukemia diagnosis, the group uses these long-distance treks to directly sign up new donors and highlight the urgent national need for more matches.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Deer Park

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Medicare Annual Election | Inland Empire Insurance Group Clinic Hours →
  North County Clinic, 401 S. Main St., Deer Park
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• JV Blue Softball vs. Highland
  Deer Park Middle School, 347 S Colville Rd, Deer Park
  4:00 pm
• Cross Country @ Riverside Middle School
  DEER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, 3814 E Deer Park Milan Rd, Chattaroy
  4:00 pm
• JV Gold Softball vs. Lakeside
  Deer Park Middle School, 347 S Colville Rd, Deer Park
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Softball vs. Lakeside
  Deer Park High School, 800 Weber Rd, Deer Park
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• NORTH COUNTRY RIDERS GAMES SHOW →
  Kelsey Arena, 1915 W Antler Rd, Deer Park
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Varsity Softball @ Mountainside
  DEER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd, COLBERT
  4:00 pm
• JV Blue Softball vs. Mountainside
  Deer Park Middle School, 347 S Colville Rd, Deer Park
  4:00 pm
• JV Gold Softball @ Mountainside
  DEER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd, COLBERT
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Varsity Softball vs. Riverside
  Deer Park Middle School, 347 S Colville Rd, Deer Park
  4:00 pm
• JV Blue Softball vs. Riverside
  Deer Park Middle School, 347 S Colville Rd, Deer Park
  4:00 pm
• 7th Football @ Colville
  Colville High School, 154 Highway 20 E, Colville
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Chai, a cat who went missing in Lake Stevens, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 7 hours, 42 minutes. Message from Owner: "A day… (Nextdoor Deer Park)

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Spokane, Washington in Spokane. Apply here.
• Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Area Merchandiser Lead in Spokane. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deer Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mead

• 9304 N Mountain Ln Unit 9302 N Mountain Ln, Spokane, WA 99218 (redfin.com)
• Mead School District on the hook for another $1.4 million in attorney's fees in hazing lawsuit payout (spokesman.com)
• Washington voters to decide whether transgender athletes can continue to compete in K-12 girls sports in I-638 (spokesman.com)

Spokane

• Lend Your Voice in Shaping Spokane's Built Environment (spokanecity.org)
• Spokane's first comprehensive breast center opens to patients (kxly920.com)
• Some of Spokane Public Schools' online infrastructure back online (spokesman.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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