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🌱 Patch AM: How Peninsula’s big win sets up a looming showdown with Gig Harbor.
And check out Membership Mixer at Ocean 5 on the Gig Harbor Patch calendar
Good morning Gig Harbor! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Peninsula's big win sets up a looming showdown with Gig Harbor.
Also on today's calendar: KGI Watershed: 2026 State of the Watershed and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Darline M.!
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 36 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 65, low: 40.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High school football roundup: Mount Tahoma tops Lincoln, Silas downs Bellarmine (thenewstribune.com) — Peninsula Seahawks quarterback Talen McDonnell exploded for six touchdowns in a dominant win over North Thurston, keeping Peninsula's momentum rolling as they chase a fifth straight victory. Elsewhere, Mount Tahoma's schedule now points toward a key Oct. 23 showdown with Gig Harbor, a matchup local fans will be eyeing as league races tighten across the South Sound. 
📸 Around Gig Harbor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gig Harbor
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★ Featured events ★
- Membership Mixer at Ocean 5 →
Gig Harbor
Tuesday October 13
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Other local events
- GHHS - RAF - FOOTBALL C/JV TEAMS vs CK
PHS Roy Anderson Field
4:30 pm - Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday Lunch Meeting (guests welcome) →
Gig Harbor WA - PHS- JV Girls Soccer vs Capital
PHS - Upper Grass Soccer Field
4:30 pm - PHS- Volleyball vs Timberline
PHS - Main Gym, PHS - Aux Gym
5:45 pm - 253 Connections: Where Pierce County Entrepreneurs Meet (Gig Harbor) →
Gig Harbor Pierce County Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Drive, Gig Harbor - Gig Harbor Lions Club 2nd Wednesday Meeting →
Gig Harbor WA - Seine Skiff Building Project →
Gig Harbor BoatShop, 3805 Harborview Dr, Gig Harbor
8:00 am - Seine Skiff Building Project →
Gig Harbor BoatShop, 3805 Harborview Dr, Gig Harbor
8:00 am - Rotary Club of Gig Harbor (Morning Rotary) Breakfast & Program →
Gig Harbor WA - KGI Watershed: 2026 State of the Watershed →
3510 Grandview St, Gig Harbor
5:00 pm - Hallow-wine & High Bids Dinner Auction - Gig Harbor Yacht Club →
8209 Stinson Ave, Gig Harbor
5:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Tuesday October 27
Saturday October 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Wauna. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Tacoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gig Harbor here.
🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- They were the nameless dead of this Lakewood park. After today, no longer (thenewstribune.com)
- 18 must-try fall activities in the Seattle area (seattletimes.com)
Tacoma
- Pentatonix Spreading Holiday Cheer In Tacoma! Wanna Go? (newstalkkit.com)
- Hiking up a fairytale woodland into majestic views on The Gold Creek Trail (thenewstribune.com)
- Seattle Weather: Sunny and cool Seahawks Sunday (fox13seattle.com)
Ok Gig Harbor! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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