🌱 Patch AM: How Enumclaw rallied after a 10-year-old’s frightening football injury.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Enumclaw rallied after a 10-year-old's frightening football injury.

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Wild Winds West Music Festival - Saturday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 62 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 47.
• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10-year-old Enumclaw boy recovering after injury in first football game triggers community support (king5.com) — A 10-year-old Enumclaw Jr. Hornets player is recovering at home in a neck brace after a scary on-field injury at Enumclaw Stadium led to an emergency helicopter flight to Harborview. Doctors found no serious spinal damage, and neighbors, teammates, and the youth football community quickly rallied, raising thousands through GoFundMe and flooding the Sunrise Elementary fifth grader with supportive messages.
   

📸 Around Enumclaw

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Enumclaw

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Wild Winds Music Festival: Nate Smith, Ernest & Austin Snell →
  Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Civil Service Commission Meeting →
  City Hall - Council Chambers, 1339 Griffin Avenue, Enumclaw
  9:00 am
• Human Services Advisory Board Meeting →
  City Hall - Council Chambers, 1339 Griffin Avenue, Enumclaw
  5:00 pm
• BESS Subcommittee →
  Stevenson-Yerxa, 1309 Myrtle Avenue, Enumclaw
  6:00 pm
• Pyrography Workshop →
  Arts Alive! Studio and Gallery, 1429 Cole Street, Enumclaw
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Wild Bird Suet Cake Workshop with Sebra Crews →
  Arts Alive! Studio and Gallery, 1429 Cole Street, Enumclaw
  11:00 am
• EHS: Battle of the Bridge Football Game
  White River High School
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Wine in the Woods →
  Greenwater Collective, 58703 Washington 410, Enumclaw
• Fall - Mud Mountain Dam Marathon & Half Marathon →
  Enumclaw WA
• 2026 Wild Winds West Music Festival - Saturday →
  Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw
  12:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Community Services Committee Meeting →
  City Hall - Council Chambers, 1339 Griffin Avenue, Enumclaw
  5:00 pm
• Public Safety Committee Meeting →
  Police Department, Enumclaw
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Farrelli's Pizza posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager - Farrelli's Enumclaw in Enumclaw. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Enumclaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Enumclaw here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buckley

• Early victories put EHS, WRHS in Top 10 list of 3A teams (courierherald.com)

Auburn

• Man sentenced for Auburn marijuana dispensary robbery (kentreporter.com)
• Renton weighs public camping ban, joining Washington cities (fox13seattle.com)
• Millions in flood control grants coming to south King County (seattleweekly.com)

Ok Enumclaw! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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