Community Corner
🌱 What Orting’s police cameras are tracking—and how your data is used
Also check out Foss Varsity Football @ Orting on the Orting Patch calendar
What's up Orting! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Orting's police cameras are tracking—and how your data is used
Also on today's calendar: The Hungry Housewives 12th Annual Craft & Vendor Show and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 70, low: 50.
- Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Caught on camera: The debate over Flock Safety hits the streets of Pierce County (thenewstribune.com) — Pierce County's growing network of Flock license-plate cameras now includes Orting, where police have an eight-camera contract nearing its end and publicly defend the system as a valuable safety tool. The article details how Orting shares camera locations, recent vandalism tied to confusion with school speed cameras, and broader regional debates over privacy, transparency, and new state limits on this technology. 
📸 Around Orting
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orting
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★ Featured events ★
- Foss Varsity Football @ Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Red Hat Days in Orting WA →
Foot Hills Park, 162nd Ave E, Orting
10:00 am - Fife at Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm - The Hungry Housewives 12th Annual Craft & Vendor Show →
GMS, 240 N C St, Buckley
10:00 am - Small Town Fall Crawl →
Orting Gazebo in South Main Park, Bridge St South & Harman Way S, Orting - Clover Park at Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm - Clover Park Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm - Clover Park at Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm - Washington at Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm - Franklin Pierce at Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm - October Volunteer Work Party →
McMillan Trailhead, Orting
10:00 am - Eatonville Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Orting →
Orting High School, 320 Washington Ave N, Orting
7:15 pm
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Tuesday October 20
Saturday October 24
Thursday October 29
📣 Orting Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mondelez International posted a job opening for Part-Time Nabisco Merchandiser/Order Writer in Orting. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Orting. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orting here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bonney Lake
- Handheld laser welding on the launchpad (thefabricator.com)
- Finding a Family Favorite in Puyallup (tacomaweekly.com)
- Washington Cc Meet Calendar (milesplit.com)
Puyallup
- BECU to open new Neighborhood Financial Center in Frederickson (cuinsight.com)
- 4-H kids represent county at state - Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader (ptleader.com)
- Man arrested for trying to sell stolen excavator on Facebook Marketplace (fox13seattle.com)
Ok Orting! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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