🌱 How will Amazon’s new Kelso warehouse reshape local jobs and growth?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Amazon’s new Kelso warehouse reshape local jobs and growth?
• How a Longview-Kelso idea helped spark a countywide literacy boom

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 52.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Amazon exec to discuss Kelso warehouse at CEDC annual meeting (tncontentexchange.com) — Amazon’s new Kelso warehouse will be the focus of a Nov. 4 Cowlitz County Economic Development Council luncheon in Longview, where a senior Amazon executive will outline what the facility means for local jobs and growth. Kelso-area residents can attend the midday fundraiser, hear about future regional opportunities, and reserve seats online, with individual and table pricing that includes lunch.
   

• In death, Dolly Parton continues impact on literacy in Lewis County (seattletimes.com) — Kelso families may recognize their own Dolly Parton Imagination Library experience in this Lewis County story, which credits earlier partnerships in Longview and Kelso with inspiring the program’s local launch. The article follows one Centralia-area family while explaining how Rotary clubs, United Way, and state funding now deliver thousands of free books to children across Southwest Washington.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kelso

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Tuesday October 6

• Becoming More Me →
  The Nest, 601 Allen St, Kelso
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• JV Football vs Aberdeen
  Kelso High School - Schroeder Field
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Cross Country @ Evergreen
  Pacific Park
  4:00 pm
• JV Soccer @ Prairie
  Prairie High School
  5:00 pm
• JV Volleyball vs. Prairie
  Kelso High School - Main Gym
  5:30 pm
• C Team Volleyball vs. Prairie
  Kelso High School - S. Gym
  5:30 pm
• V Volleyball vs. Prairie
  Kelso High School - Main Gym
  7:00 pm
• V Soccer @ Prairie
  Prairie High School
  7:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Financial Aid Completion Night W/LCC
  Kelso High School - Career Center
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball Away @ Canyon Creek, 7th start 4pm / 8th start 5pm
  Huntington Middle School, 9731 Washougal River Rd, Washougal
  4:00 pm
• Football Away @ La Center HS, 7th start 4:30 / 8th start 6pm
  Huntington Middle School, 725 NE Highland Ave, La Center
  4:30 pm
• Girls Swim vs. Heritage/Mt.View/Union
  Kelso High School - Gaither Pool
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Great for a family dining experience.
  We had a group with multi generations and everyone had a great time including the smallest tots. Wait staff was super friendly, food was fantastic… (Nextdoor Lexington)
• Ever wonder what happens when judges, attorneys, and journalists sit down together to better understand one another’s work?
  In the newest episode of the Washington Courts Report podcast, host Patric Haerle talks with former King County Superior Court judges Bill Downing… (Nextdoor )

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Kelso. Apply here.
• Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in Kelso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kelso here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Longview

• What are the benefits of a new Waste Control contract for Longview? (tri-cityherald.com)
• Longview superintendent claims she was a 'scapegoat,' treated unfairly during high school sex assault investigation (kgw.com)
• Joel McEntire appeals protection order, blasts Seattle Times (seattlered.com)

Castle Rock

• Week 5 Gridiron Guide: October begins with key matchups (bellinghamherald.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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