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🌱 Know a standout officer locals should honor with the Bolstad Award?
And on the Long Beach Patch calendar - Cranberry Greenhouse Activies at Cranberry Harvest Festival
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In today's newsletter:
- Know a standout officer locals should honor with the Bolstad Award?
- How much political cash is really coming out of Long Beach?
- Long Beach woman faces felonies after tense confrontation with neighbor and police.
Also on today's calendar: One Sky One World fun fly and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, a little rain; windy, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Make Bolstad Award nominations (chinookobserver.com) — Long Beach residents are invited to nominate outstanding law enforcement officers for the annual Bolstad Award, created in memory of a trooper who died rescuing a teen off the local beach. Any current or former officer serving Pacific or Wahkiakum counties is eligible, and short nomination write-ups can be emailed to organizers before the award is presented by Nov. 8. 
2. Local political giving topped $50K to start year (chinookobserver.com) — Long Beach residents helped drive more than $50,000 in federal campaign donations from Pacific County in early 2026, contributing about $7,200 themselves and far more across the peninsula. Most local dollars went to Democratic candidates and causes, with Republicans and third parties receiving smaller shares of the giving pie.
3. Death threats, resisting arrest land woman in Pacific County Jail (chinookobserver.com) — A Long Beach woman faces felony harassment and assault charges after an alleged confrontation with a neighbor and Long Beach police that led to threats and a struggle during her Sept. 11 arrest. She's being held on multiple counts in Pacific County Superior Court, where a judge has ordered a competency evaluation ahead of her next appearance on Oct. 2.
4. Gas back above $6 in Pacific County (pressnewsagency.org) — Long Beach drivers are again paying more than $6 a gallon for regular gas, giving Pacific County the second-highest average price in Washington. With diesel costs also soaring, the spike is hitting local workers in logging, fishing, and aquaculture especially hard as global tensions and shipping issues keep oil prices elevated.
📸 Around Long Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Beach
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★ Featured events ★
- Cranberry Greenhouse Activies at Cranberry Harvest Festival →
Cranberry Museum and Research Center Greenhouse, 2907 Pioneer Rd, Long Beach
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Volleyball @ Forks
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
5:15 pm - Soccer vs. Ocosta
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
6:00 pm - Volleyball vs. RSB
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
5:45 pm - Football @ Napavine
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
7:00 pm - Soccer @ Toutle Lake
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
6:00 pm - JV Football vs. Napavine
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
6:00 pm - Volleyball @ Chief Leschi
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
5:45 pm - Volleyball vs. Winlock
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
5:45 pm - Soccer @ Napavine
Ilwaco High School Long Beach, WA 98631
6:00 pm - One Sky One World fun fly →
Bolstad Beach Approach, Long Beach
10:00 am - FarmStrong at Peninsula Performing Arts Center →
Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Avenue North, Long Beach
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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