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Greetings Puyallup! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How stretched is Puyallup's only hospital ER right now?
  • How a Puyallup mom's survival shows CPR's lifesaving power

Also on today's calendar: Canyon Terrace 31st Annual Craft & Gift Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 48.
  • Wednesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How the staff at Good Samaritan, one of WA's busiest ERs, stays afloat (seattletimes.com) — Good Samaritan Hospital's emergency department in Puyallup is straining under heavy patient loads, even as nurses and techs innovate to keep care moving. Staff describe fast-track treatment areas, frequent hallway beds, and long, intense shifts as they serve a broad swath of Pierce County residents who increasingly rely on the city's only hospital for urgent and emergency care.
   

• CPR survivors take center stage at 2026 Washington Heart and Stroke Walk (heart.org) — A Puyallup cardiac arrest survivor, Kyra Smithlin, was honored at the Washington Heart and Stroke Walk after her family's quick CPR response helped save her life. The statewide events in Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane drew thousands, raised over $1.4 million, and spotlighted how bystander CPR can dramatically improve survival when someone collapses at home or in public.
   

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    Tuesday October 13
  • Business Growth Foundations and Solutions Series →
    Location Hybrid- Link to join will be sent upon registration. Registrations need to be completed at least 24 hours before the class. We encourage you to join in person! 323 N Meridian Puyallup, WA 98371 323 N Meridian Suite A Puyallup WA 98371, 323 N Meridian Suite A, Puyallup

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking to remodel my 1992 kitchen in Puyallup.
    (Cabinets, countertops, backsplash, change double oven to range and hood, elongate island, refinish hardwood flooring). Licensed, bonded and… (Nextdoor Sunrise Blvd)
  • So we do..
    -Tree work -build fences -yard maintenance -Junk hauling And newly added -holiday light decorations!!! Let me know if you could use any of these… (Nextdoor Sunrise Blvd)
  • Trapper's Sushi Co Dove Creek posted a job opening for Cook - BOH in Puyallup. Apply here.
  • Satori Mortgage (NMLS: 4190) posted a job opening for Real Estate Agent Add a Second Income Stream With Your License in Puyallup. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Puyallup here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sumner

  • Amazon lays off 121 more Washington workers as its AI spending hits $220 billion (startupfortune.com)

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  • High school football roundup: Mount Tahoma tops Lincoln, Silas downs Bellarmine (thenewstribune.com)
  • They were the nameless dead of this Lakewood park. After today, no longer (thenewstribune.com)

Ok Puyallup! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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