🌱 Could a federal lawsuit shut down Tukwila’s biggest pet food plant?

Morning Tukwila! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Could a federal lawsuit shut down Tukwila’s biggest pet food plant?

Also on today's calendar: SeaTac's Biggest Yard Sale & Home Tours and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call people that look after chickens? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hazy sun, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• DOJ lawsuit seeks to halt Darwin's raw pet food production, after decade of recalls (petfoodindustry.com) — A major raw pet food maker operating a large facility in Tukwila is facing a federal lawsuit that could halt production until it meets food safety rules. Regulators cite years of recalls and contamination findings, while the company disputes the claims and says it will keep fighting to continue operations and support pet health.
   

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📸 Around Tukwila

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tukwila

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 15

• SeaTac's Biggest Yard Sale & Home Tours →
  Bow Lake, 55+ Active Lifestyle Community, 18050 32nd Ave S, SeaTac
  9:00 am

Friday August 28

• Electronics Recycling Event →
  3R Technology, a CTL Company, 8002 S 208th St, Kent
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 15

• Community Yard Sale →
  3505 S 140th St, Tukwila
  9:00 am
• CPC/PI Committee
  Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA Greater Seattle Intergroup
  10:00 am
• Family Story Time
  Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
  11:15 am
• Game Night with Purpose
  Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA St Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 1700 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton, WA, 98056, United States
  6:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• 80th Annual GSIG Summer Picnic
  Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA Greater Seattle Intergroup
  11:00 am

Tuesday August 18

• Web and Tech Committee
  Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA Greater Seattle Intergroup
  5:30 pm
• The World of Bees with Art Maranth
  Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
  6:00 pm
• GSIG Monthly Board Meeting
  Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA Greater Seattle Intergroup
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 19

• Outdoor Story Time at Dick Thurnau Park
  Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 14

• Family Dance Party in the Park
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  10:30 am
• Big Truck Day
  City of Redmond Community Events Farrel-McWhirter Park - 19545 Redmond Road Redmond WA 98052
  12:00 pm
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  1:00 pm
• Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design for Kids
  Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

SeaTac

• Nighttime closures of South 200th Street in SeaTac begin Monday, Aug. 17 (seatacblog.com)
• Police investigating after teen shot at North SeaTac Park (kiro7.com)
• SEA Airport advances $2.5 billion overhaul of aging S Concourse (king5.com)

Burien

• Downtown Burien will light up on Saturday, Sept. 12 for 19th annual Arts-A-Glow festival (b-townblog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Chicken Tenders (Thank you Mark J. for sending it in!)
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