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Also on today's calendar: Black Hills High School Annual Native Prairie Plant Sale! and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Top Local News – Thurston County – September 29, 2026 (thurstontalk.com) — Tumwater residents face a proposed municipal utility rate hike for 2027–28 that could add nearly $19 to average monthly bills over two years, now entering budget review. The roundup also highlights a state aviation work group meeting in Tumwater, regional healthcare hiring efforts, and planning, housing, and environmental initiatives across Thurston County communities.
2. Elderhood Roundtable at the Olympia Library (thejoltnews.com) — Tumwater elders can join monthly Elderhood Roundtables at the Tumwater Library every fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. for candid conversation about aging and social connection. The program also meets at Olympia and Lacey libraries, includes occasional activities like rock painting, and welcomes participants to bring snacks to share in a relaxed, peer-led setting.
3. Wiens, Goodman log season-low scores in W.F. West's win at Highland (thurstonchronicle.com) — Tumwater golf fans will see their team visit W.F. West next Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the Bearcats' final regular-season match at Newaukum Valley against Tumwater and Aberdeen. The preview follows W.F. West's strong tri-match win at Highland, where several Bearcats posted season-low scores and coaches praised the team's balanced play.
4. WATCH: PSE customers blast proposed rate hike, utility cites climate law costs (dailygazette.com) — A Tumwater resident joined more than 100 Puget Sound Energy customers in Lacey to protest proposed electricity and natural gas rate hikes that could add hundreds of dollars a year to bills. The utility cites clean-energy mandates and rising power costs, while state regulators will decide on the plan after more public input, including an October 7 virtual hearing.
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