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🌱 How Highline College Foundation is backing Des Moines students this year

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Tuesday September 29th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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  • How Highline College Foundation is backing Des Moines students this year

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

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
  • Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Highline College Foundation (highline.edu) — Highline College Foundation, based right here in Des Moines, supports local students with scholarships, emergency aid, and special project funding, and is inviting residents to follow its Command Performance Series. Locals can contact the foundation at its Campus View Building office on weekdays, learn about featured panelists, and consider tax-deductible contributions that directly benefit the Des Moines-area college community.
   

📸 Around Des Moines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Moines

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    Wednesday September 30
  • Family Story Time
    Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
    12:30 pm
  • Tech Tutors at Burien Library
    Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
    3:00 pm
  • مرکز استقبال / The Welcoming Center
    Woodmont Library, 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle
    5:30 pm
  • Thursday October 1
  • Burien Writing Group
    Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
    1:00 pm
  • Saturday October 3
  • مركز الترحيب / The Welcoming Center
    Woodmont Library, 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle
    11:30 am
  • Welcome to Medicare
    Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
    1:00 pm
  • Sunday October 4
  • The Artist's Nook: Open Art Studio for Teens
    Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
    3:00 pm
  • Finger Knit a Fall Garland
    Woodmont Library, 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle
    4:00 pm
  • Monday October 5
  • STEAM Family Story Time
    Woodmont Library, 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle
    10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

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🗞 Nearby News

SeaTac

  • Seattle gets a new light rail station, and then a long wait (seattletimes.com)
  • A Simple Guide to SeaTac Cruise Transportation for Travelers (wordpress.com)

Kent

  • Kent, Covington chambers to host Candidate Showcase Oct. 6 (kentreporter.com)
  • Kent detective Ty Sagiao praised for role in homicide case that led to 73-year sentence (kiro7.com)
  • Fifth suspect arrested after fireworks allegedly sparked deadly 10,000-acre Washington wildfire (kvi.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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