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🌱 Fall Festival/Fundraiser and 11 more events
Spotted on the Spanaway calendar: School Board Meeting
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!)
- 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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- School Board Meeting
Professional Development Center Cafeteria, 6501 N 23rd St, Tacoma
6:00 pm - Fall Festival/Fundraiser →
17513 8th Ave Ct S, Spanaway, WA, 98387
11:00 am
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
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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