🌱 How Tumwater plans to split a $911,000 grant among local nonprofits
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In today's newsletter:
- How Tumwater plans to split a $911,000 grant among local nonprofits
- What happened on Tumwater’s Gardenia Lane in Monday’s police blotter?
- How did Tumwater’s narrow 3-2 playoff loss unfold?
Also on today's calendar: TYP MS Late Night 8 - May 15 and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a passing shower, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tumwater City Council proposes distributing $911,000 federal grant to 10 organizations (thejoltnews.com) — Tumwater’s City Council has recommended how to divide a $911,000 federal Community Development Block Grant among 10 local nonprofits, focusing on housing, home repairs, food, and youth services. The plan, which heavily benefits groups like Homes First and Habitat for Humanity, now heads through Thurston County’s review and public comment process before final HUD approval. 
• Police Blotter for Monday, May 11, 2026 - The JOLT News Organization, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit (thejoltnews.com) — Tumwater residents can see that local police reported a fourth-degree assault arrest on Gardenia Lane SW Monday night, alongside other arrests across Thurston County. This daily blotter from The JOLT lists times, locations, and alleged offenses from Lacey, Olympia, Yelm, and the Sheriff’s Office, while stressing that all suspects are presumed innocent. It offers a snapshot of nearby public safety activity.
• Nelsen twins, De Leon advance to state for Kelso girls tennis (bellinghamherald.com) — Tumwater boys soccer fell 3-2 to R.A. Long in a tight 2A district playoff, ending the T-Birds’ postseason run. In other regional action, Kelso girls tennis standouts Rylie and Taylor Nelsen and Rain De Leon all punched their tickets to the state tournament, highlighting a busy day for Southwest Washington high school sports.
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★ Featured events ★
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Civil Service Commission →
Tumwater City Hall, 555 Israel Rd SW, Tumwater
5:30 pm
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION: OSD Advocates of the Year
Olympia School District - Knox Administrative Center (Boardroom)
6:00 pm -
Spring Musical
Olympia High School Olympia, WA 98501
7:00 pm -
Band Concert
Tumwater High School THS' PAC
7:00 pm -
Tumwater Education Foundation Gala "The Sky's the Limit"
Tumwater School District Flight Museum on Old Hwy 99
5:30 pm -
Tumwater Youth Programs - Middle School Late Night (Summer send-off)
Bush Middle School Tumwater Middle School
5:30 pm -
PIE Backyard BBQ
Bush Middle School BMS
6:00 pm -
TYP MS Late Night 8 - May 15 →
Tumwater Middle School, 6335 Littlerock Rd SW, Tumwater
6:30 pm
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Timberline Spring Spectacular
North Thurston Public Schools Timberline Theater, 6120 Mullen Rd SE
7:00 pm -
North Thurston Theater Presents: Mean Girls
North Thurston Public Schools Olympia, WA 98516
7:00 pm -
Multilingo Night
Jefferson Middle School Thurgood Marshall Middle School, 3939 20th Ave NW, Olympia, WA
5:30 pm -
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: OSD Advocates of the Year
Olympia School District - Knox Administrative Center (Boardroom)
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I've asked this several times over the years with the hope that someone someday will see and reply that it's their neighbor.
Someone is burning regularly- it's not a little backyard fire making smores. It happens three-five times a week, always after dark. I personally… (Nextdoor Tumwater Hill)
- Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Tumwater. Apply here.
- Ascend Staffing posted a job opening for MIG Welder-Day Shift in Tumwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tumwater here.
🗞 Nearby News
Olympia
- Driver of stolen Home Depot van arrested after chase from Lewis County (yelmonline.com)
- High school softball: District tournament matchups, schedules in South Sound (theolympian.com)
- Kuderer kicks off Community Connect outreach on May 16 (einpresswire.com)
Lacey
- Thurston County Board of Health announces composition changes (bellinghamherald.com)
- Children's Entrepreneur Market is Coming to the Tacoma Area (southsoundbiz.com)
Rochester
- Rochester Juneteenth festival returns with Danielle Ponder (thetimesherald.com)
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