🌱 How a Granite Falls logger-turned-union leader aims for Olympia

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Granite Falls logger-turned-union leader aims for Olympia

Also on today's calendar: MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays- 3pm to Dusk and 8 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Monday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Will voters send a logger to the statehouse? (nwlaborpress.org) — A Granite Falls native, Terry Carlson, is running again for Washington’s 19th Legislative District, emphasizing union-backed “bread and butter” issues like wages, healthcare, and housing. The longtime logger and labor leader contrasts his worker-focused platform with the Republican incumbent’s culture-war priorities, arguing his organizing background and early, better-funded campaign give him a stronger shot this year.
   

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📸 Around Granite Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granite Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7

• Granite Falls Book Group - "West with Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge →
  Granite Falls Library - Sno-Isle Libraries, 815 E Galena St, Granite Falls
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4

• MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays- 3pm to Dusk →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  8:00 am
• MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  8:00 am

Friday October 9

• Friday Night Trap & 5-Stand! Open to the Public →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Winter "50 Bird" Trap Series- Week 1 →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  10:00 am
• Trap Fields & Sporting Clays course OPEN →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  10:00 am
• MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays- 3pm to Dusk →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  3:00 pm
• MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  3:00 pm

Sunday October 11

• MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  8:00 am
• MEMBERS ONLY Sporting Clays- 3pm to Dusk →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  8:00 am

Friday October 16

• Friday Night Trap & 5-Stand! Open to the Public →
  Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club, 20319 Gun Club Rd, Granite Falls
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Girls C-Team Volleyball vs Lake Stevens High School
  AHS > E-114 Aux Gym
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ok ladies...
  what is your swear by sneakers for being on your feet walking all day? Go! (Nextdoor Downtown Granite)

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Lake Stevens. Apply here.
• Aerotek posted a job opening for Aerospace Production Worker in Marysville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granite Falls here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Stevens

• Prep volleyball: Kamiak wins league opener (heraldnet.com)
• 11-Year-Old's Wedding-Themed Birthday Party Features a Life-Size Benson Boone Cutout (Exclusive) (people.com)
• Boundary County Court Records - Oct. 1, 2026 (hagadonenewsnetwork.com)

Marysville

• Stanwood girls soccer breezes past Marysville Getchell (heraldnet.com)
• Marysville PD warns drivers to take train crossings seriously and safely (kiro7.com)
• Crews investigate deadly house fire in Marysville, WA (fox13seattle.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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