🌱 Monarch Diaper Bank at the Children's Museum at JBLM and 11 more events

What's up Fort Lewis! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
• Monday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Fort Lewis

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Monarch Diaper Bank at the Children's Museum at JBLM →
  Children’s Museum at JBLM, 2275 Liggett Ave, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
  1:00 pm
• Speed Pool Saturday's at The Penalty Box w/ Chris Aldridge →
  The Penalty Box, 2510 S 84th St, Lakewood
  7:00 pm
• Speed Pool Saturdays at The Penalty Box →
  The Penalty Box, 2510 S 84th St, Lakewood
  7:00 pm
• Weekends at The Penalty Box Sports Bar in Lakewood, WA →
  The Penalty Box, 2510 S 84th St, Lakewood
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• The City of DuPont’s Farmers’ Market →
  City of DuPont, DuPont
  11:00 am
• DuPont Fall Farmers Market 2026: A Walk Through History →
  Clocktower Park, 1301 Palisade Blvd, DuPont
  11:00 am
• DuPont Fall Farmers Market →
  DuPont WA
  11:00 am
• Hudson's Bay Heritage Day at the DuPont Fall Market →
  Clocktower Park, 1301 Palisade Blvd, DuPont
  11:00 am
• Tour Historic Fort Steilacoom museum →
  Historic Fort Steilacoom, 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest, Lakewood
  1:00 pm
• City of DuPont Farmers Market & Summer Concert Series →
  Clocktower Park, 1301 Palisade Blvd, DuPont
  3:00 pm

Monday October 5

• DuPont, WA →
  DuPont Police Department, 1780 Civic Drive, DuPont
  8:30 am

Wednesday October 7

• Play to Learn | Lakewood Library →
  Lakewood Pierce County Library, 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

DuPont

• This Week's Print Calendar – 10/2 to 10/8 - (weekly-volcano.com)
• Amtrak's Airo Debuet (thesentinelsound.org)
• Largest used bookstore in Washington turns 40 in Tacoma. Look inside (thenewstribune.com)

Lakewood

• Prep girl soccer: Edmonds-Woodway holds onto league lead (heraldnet.com)
• True Linkswear: Introduces the All Day Leather (firstcallgolf.com)
• Eight Washington Casinos Set to Close, Putting 850 Jobs at Risk (gamblingsites.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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