🌱 Patch AM: Blessing of the Animals and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Blessing of the Animals at Curran Apple Orchard Park
• Loss of a Spouse seminar at 7909 40th St W, University Place, WA, 98466
• Special Services Day at University Place Primary School

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
• Saturday: A few morning showers, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.

📸 Around University Place

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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Place

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Sunday August 23
• Blessing of the Animals →
  Curran Apple Orchard Park, 3920 Grandview Dr W, University Place
  10:00 am
• Loss of a Spouse seminar →
  7909 40th St W, University Place, WA, 98466
  1:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Special Services Day
  University Place Primary School Tacoma, WA 98466
  8:00 am
• Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  10:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Teacher Prep & Planning Day
  University Place Primary School Tacoma, WA 98466
  7:30 am
• Final Exams
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  7:30 am
• Last day of classes
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  7:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Daily 15 Minute Movement Break - Yoga and Fitness
  University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
  11:00 am
• Baby Storytime on the Lawn
  Kobetich Branch Library 212 Browns Point Boulevard NE, Tacoma, WA 98422
  11:15 am
• Summer AI Community of Practice
  University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
  12:30 pm
• Up and Atom: Motion Commotion
  Kobetich Branch Library 212 Browns Point Boulevard NE, Tacoma, WA 98422
  3:30 pm
• Chamber After Hours
  Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Marriott Tacoma Downtown | Outdoor Event Center on the 6th (sixth) Floor 1538 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Binx got out 4 days ago and hasn't returned home yet.
  Please let me know if you see him. We live on Sylvan Drive West and 31st. (Nextdoor University Place West)

• YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties posted a job opening for Summer Day Camp Counselor in Lakewood. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University Place here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Your Voice: Rsidents share what they love about Lakewood and what they'd like to see change (krystal93.com)
• Lakewood's top cop on leave during review of no-confidence vote, investigations (thenewstribune.com)
• Indian eatery gets 85 red points. Here are Pierce Co. food scores for Aug. 10 (thenewstribune.com)

Steilacoom

• CPTC Flett Property Habitat Stewardship – Saturday, August 22nd (pierceprairiepost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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