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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Gig Harbor player ranked top-10 in U.S. senior pickleball
And check out FISHERMEN FEED the WORLD on the Gig Harbor Patch calendar
Greetings Gig Harbor! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Gig Harbor player ranked top-10 in U.S. senior pickleball
Also on today's calendar: FISHERMEN FEED the WORLD and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- 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. 
📸 Around Gig Harbor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gig Harbor
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- FISHERMEN FEED the WORLD →
Skansie Brothers Park and Netshed, 3211 Harborview Dr, Gig Harbor
11:00 am - COM - PES / Gym & Stage area - Anthem Church
Purdy Elementary School PES - Classroom # 1, PES - Gym
8:00 am - PHS- Football ASA Camp (Two- A - Days)
Peninsula High School PHS Roy Anderson Field
8:00 am - COM - PHS / Fastpitch Field - HSC
Peninsula High School PHS - Fastpitch Field
5:00 pm - COM - HRMS / Upper and turf fields - SSA
Harbor Ridge Middle School HRM - Turf Field, HRM - Upper Field
5:30 pm - PHS- Football ASA Camp (Two- A - Days)
Peninsula High School PHS Roy Anderson Field
8:00 am - COM - PHS / Fastpitch Field - HSC
Peninsula High School PHS - Fastpitch Field
5:00 pm - PHS- Football ASA Camp (Two- A - Days)
Peninsula High School PHS Roy Anderson Field
8:00 am - COM - HRMS / Upper and turf fields - SSA
Harbor Ridge Middle School HRM - Turf Field, HRM - Upper Field
4:45 pm - Tacoma Narrows Airport Day →
Tacoma Narrows Airport, 1202 26th Ave NW, Gig Harbor
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Saturday August 29
📣 Gig Harbor Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock
Wheelock Branch Library 3722 North 26Th, Tacoma, WA 98407
11:00 am - COM - PES / Gym & Stage area - Anthem Church
Purdy Elementary School PES - Classroom # 1, PES - Gym
8:00 am - 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
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Housekeeper for Commercial Cleaning Company in Gig Harbor. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Gig Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gig Harbor here.
🗞 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)
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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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