🌱 IN PERSON: Doomscrolling Detox: Finding Your Balance in the Digital Age and 11 more events

Hi there, Fox Island! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Anderson Island 2026 Golf Tournament
• IN PERSON: Doomscrolling Detox: Finding Your Balance in the Digital Age at Nichols Community Center FICRA

Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
• Friday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Fox Island

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fox Island

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 28

• Anderson Island 2026 Golf Tournament →
  11016 Country Club Dr, Anderson Island
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday July 11

• IN PERSON: Doomscrolling Detox: Finding Your Balance in the Digital Age →
  Nichols Community Center FICRA, 690 9 Ave, Fox Island
  6:30 pm

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📣 Fox Island Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 24

• Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  10:00 am
• Job & Career Connections: Weekly Series
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  12:30 pm
• GHHS - AUX - GIRLS SUMMER LEAGUE BASKETBALL
  Gig Harbor High GHH - Auxiliary Gym
  4:00 pm
• COM - GHHS / Main Gym - Narrows Elite Basketball
  Gig Harbor High GHH - Main Gym
  4:00 pm
• COM - GHHS / Pool - Narrows Aquatics
  Gig Harbor High GHH - Swim Pool
  4:15 pm
• COM - VGE / Field - Special Olympics - softball
  Voyager Elementary VGE - Field
  5:00 pm
• COM - GMS / Lower Field - HSC
  Goodman Middle School GMS - Lower Field
  5:00 pm
• Hammers, Nails & Cocktails →
  Chambers Bay Distillery - Town Center Tasting Room, 3610 Bridgeport Way W, University Place
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 25

• Summer Achievement Academy @ CJH
  Curtis Junior High School Tacoma, WA 98466
  7:30 am
• Running Start Information Session
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  3:00 pm
• T-Town Chamber Music Festival at Pacific Lutheran... →
  Happy Duo Cafe, 3609 Market Pl W #101, University Place
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Clover Park Technical College posted a job opening for Auto Tech Substitute Instructor in Lakewood. Apply here.
• Brookdale Hockessin posted a job opening for Driver/ Activities Assistant in Tacoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fox Island here.

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🗞 Nearby News

University Place

• 500-year-old Lakewood fir must come down. Could it end up in your dining room? (thenewstribune.com)
• WSU Cougars receive pledge from local 4-star O-lineman (mynorthwest.com)

Gig Harbor

• Devoted Kiss Cafe reopening after renovations in Gig Harbor (thenewstribune.com)
• It happened again: Car crashes into Bloom Boutique in Gig Harbor (kiro7.com)
• City Council approves critical areas code updates (gigharbornow.org)

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Ok Fox Island! 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: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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