Saturday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.
Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gig Harbor man is at the eye of the pickleball storm with the Seattle Tsunami (gigharbornow.org) — Gig Harbor resident Brian Baker has climbed to No. 10 in national senior pickleball rankings while starring for the Seattle Tsunami. He still plays regularly at local spots like Sehmel Park and YMCA courts, where he's watched Gig Harbor's pickleball scene explode and hopes to keep teaching and growing the sport in the community.
Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock Wheelock Branch Library 3722 North 26Th, Tacoma, WA 98407 11:00 am
Sunday August 23
COM - PES / Gym & Stage area - Anthem Church Purdy Elementary School PES - Classroom # 1, PES - Gym 8:00 am
Monday August 24
PHS- Football ASA Camp (Two- A - Days) Peninsula High School PHS Roy Anderson Field 8:00 am
COM - MES / Field - HSC Minter Creek Elementary MES - Field 5:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
University Place
Tacoma Musical Playhouse announces new executive producer taking over in Sept. (thenewstribune.com)
Tacoma's SoundView blanks Alabama in Little League World Series opener (thenewstribune.com)
Redditors spotted a plane in a Lakewood man's backyard. How did it get there? (thenewstribune.com)
Tacoma
Sit, Stay, Sip: Redd Dog Brewing Grand Opening on August 22nd in Tacoma (washingtonbeerblog.com)
Children's Therapy Center Tentative Agreement Reached! (ufcw3000.org)
A suspect fled an Eastside traffic stop. Police found him in a pool. (thenewstribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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