🌱 Fall Festival/Fundraiser and 11 more events

Hey there, Spanaway! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• School Board Meeting at Professional Development Center Cafeteria
• Fall Festival/Fundraiser at 17513 8th Ave Ct S, Spanaway, WA, 98387

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Low clouds and fog, then sun, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 69, low: 46.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spanaway

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Thursday October 8
• School Board Meeting
  Professional Development Center Cafeteria, 6501 N 23rd St, Tacoma
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Fall Festival/Fundraiser →
  17513 8th Ave Ct S, Spanaway, WA, 98387
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• Play to Learn | Puyallup Public Library (A.M.) →
  Puyallup Public Library, 324 S. Meridian, Puyallup
  10:00 am
• Play to Learn | Parkland/Spanaway Library →
  Parkland/Spanaway Pierce County Library, 13718 Pacific Ave S., Parkland
  10:30 am
• Latine/x Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt
  Mottet Branch Library, 3523 East G Street, Tacoma
  12:00 pm
• Housing Justice Project
  Moore Branch Library, 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Play to Learn | Puyallup Public Library (PM) →
  Puyallup Public Library, 324 S. Meridian, Puyallup
  1:00 pm
• Next Chapter: Bookmark Embroidery
  Moore Branch Library, 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• New Member Orientation 2026
  Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce, 323 N Meridian, Puyallup
  4:30 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help @ Mottet
  Mottet Branch Library, 3523 East G Street, Tacoma
  5:00 pm
• Studio Lighting 100
  Moore Branch Library, 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma
  6:30 pm
• Tasting Room Trivia →
  Chambers Bay Distillery - Town Center Tasting Room, 3610 Bridgeport Way W, University Place
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Wave Carwash posted a job opening for Customer Service Attendant (Sales & Operations) - Mountain Highway in Spanaway. Apply here.
• Spencer's posted a job opening for Store Manager - Spirit in Spanaway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spanaway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Turning addiction recovery into a blueprint for Christian living (thenewstribune.com)
• Darrington volleyball knocks off Pe Ell (heraldnet.com)
• All Hallows at Lakewold Gardens (greaterseattleonthecheap.com) (greaterseattleonthecheap.com)

Puyallup

• Oregon libero Reese Sheppard named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (kval.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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