🌱 Patch AM: How Enumclaw owners won the Longacres Mile after a rare DQ

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• How Enumclaw owners won the Longacres Mile after a rare DQ

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Emerald Downs: Adios Jojo wins Longacres Mile 2026 via DQ (horseracingnation.com) — Enumclaw owners Chad Christensen and Josh McKee just saw their horse Adios Jojo elevated to victory in the 2026 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs after a dramatic disqualification of the apparent winner. The packed race card also featured record-setting mare Aloha Breeze and several other stakes winners, capping a banner day for Washington thoroughbred racing with strong local connections.
   

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Sunday August 23
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  Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw
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Monday August 24
• BKE Open House
  Enumclaw School District Enumclaw, WA 98022
  4:00 pm
• BKE PTA Back to School BBQ
  Enumclaw School District Enumclaw, WA 98022
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• GMS office open 7am - 3:30pm
  Glacier Middle School Buckley, WA 98321
  7:00 am
• Hornet Tip Off - Seniors
  White River High School , 26928 120th St E, Buckley, WA 98321
  8:00 am
• Back-to-School Resource Fair
  Sumner School District Sumner Middle School, 1508 Willow St, Sumner, WA 98390, USA
  4:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• 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
• Open House: Back to School Night
  Bonney Lake Elementary Sumner, WA 98390
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Senior Sunrise - Baseball Field
  Bonney Lake High School Sumner, WA 98390
  5:45 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
• Ice Cream Social
  Elk Ridge Elementary School Buckley, WA 98321
  4:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crystal Mountain Resort posted a job opening for Expeditor, Winter 26/27 in Enumclaw. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Enumclaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Enumclaw here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buckley

• Julie McDonald: Family genealogist unearths criminal record of law officer grandfather (chronline.com)

Maple Valley

• SR 169 closure begins to repair culverts near Black Diamond - Covington-Maple Valley Reporter (covingtonreporter.com)
• Fort Stevens living history event educated through five senses (dailyastorian.com)

Auburn

• The Life We Leave: Human Composting in Auburn (mixyplix.com)
• Auburn Hops & Crops Music and Beer Festival set for Sept. 12 (auburn-reporter.com)
• VRFA Blotter: Green River vehicle rescue, bathroom fire, medical calls & more (auburnexaminer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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