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🌱 Patch AM: How will a $300k grant change training options at Clover Park?
Also check out Sunday Sound Bath on the Lakewood Patch calendar
Good morning to you Lakewood! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will a $300k grant change training options at Clover Park?
Also on today's calendar: Sunday Sound Bath and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
- Tuesday: A bit of rain, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
- Wednesday: Sunny spells, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pierce County invests $300k in training programs at technical college (knkx.org) — Pierce County is putting $300,000 into training programs at Lakewood's Clover Park Technical College, expanding scholarships and lowering costs for short-term courses in trades like construction, electrical work, and linework. The funding aims to reach disconnected young adults and other residents seeking better-paying careers, with rapidly growing enrollment at the college's Eastside Training Center showing strong local demand. 
📸 Around Lakewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood
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★ Featured events ★
- Sunday Sound Bath →
Urban Grace: The Downtown Church, 902 Market St, Tacoma
6:30 pm - 24th National Fine Art Show →
1108 26th Ave NW, Gig Harbor
9:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
- Lakewood Ward Youth Activities →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5420 104th Street Southwest, Lakewood - Play to Learn | Lakewood Library →
Lakewood Pierce County Library, 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
10:30 am - Business After Hours: Home Sweet Home at Elevate PNW Real Estate →
Lakewood WA
5:00 pm - Common Grounds: Military Families Coffee Hour →
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Valley Cities, 6103 Mount Tacoma Drive Southwest, Lakewood - Tour Historic Fort Steilacoom museum →
Historic Fort Steilacoom, 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest, Lakewood - Operation Connection: Military Couples Workshop →
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Valley Cities, 6103 Mount Tacoma Drive Southwest, Lakewood - CPR, First Aid & AED Class →
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Station 20, 10928 Pacific Highway SW, Lakewood
9:00 am - Serve the Children Auction →
McGavick Conference Center, Lakewood
5:00 pm - The SisterFriend Gathering →
STINK Cheese-Meat and El Tufo Wine Bar, 909 A St, Tacoma - Caramel Apple Sunday →
10402 Kline St SW, Lakewood
10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
📣 Lakewood Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Maverick Washington, LLC posted a job opening for Line Cook - Tacoma-Lakewood in Lakewood. Apply here.
- Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Lakewood Town Center in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- Dog wellness chain Scenthound opens in University Place (thenewstribune.com)
- Fifth teenage suspect in deadly Chelan Hills Fire arrested in Roy (thenewstribune.com)
Ok Lakewood! 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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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