🌱 Patch AM: Crash near Parkland injures two and involves a University Place driver

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• Crash near Parkland injures two and involves a University Place driver

Also on today's calendar: The SisterFriend Gathering and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Friday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two hospitalized, citation issued after three-car crash in Pierce County (thenewstribune.com) — A three-car crash on State Route 7 near Parkland sent two men from Roy and Tacoma to the hospital and also damaged a car driven by a 21-year-old woman from University Place, who was stopped in a turn lane. Troopers say the Roy driver ran a red light and was cited, and investigators report that drugs and alcohol were not factors.
   

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Saturday October 17
• The SisterFriend Gathering →
  STINK Cheese-Meat and El Tufo Wine Bar, 909 A St, Tacoma

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Starfire Elemental Wisdom- Celestial Circles ✨️ LIBRA - CARDINAL AIR →
  4103 Bridgeport Way W, University Place
• Octoberfest →
  Chambers Bay Distillery - Town Center Tasting Room, 3610 Bridgeport Way W, University Place
• Oktoberfest →
  University Place Market Square, 3609 Market Place West, University Place
  5:00 pm
• Steve Byrne →
  Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market St, Tacoma
  7:30 pm
Monday October 12
• Community Coworking at The Pod Works →
  The Pod Works LLC, 7024 27TH ST W STE A, University Place
  9:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• Fire Commissioners meeting →
  West Pierce Fire & Rescue Station 31, 3631 Drexler Drive West, University Place
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Homeschool Learning Pod (co-op) at The Pod Works →
  The Pod Works, 7024 27th Street West, University Place
  10:30 am
• Preteen Pod →
  The Pod Works, 7024 27th Street West, University Place
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Rick Glassman →
  Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market St, Tacoma
  8:45 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Parent & Me Paint Night →
  The Pod Works, 7024 27th Street West, University Place
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 7
• Play to Learn | Salishan Family Investment Center →
  Salishan Family Investment Center, 1724 E. 44th St., Tacoma
  10:00 am
• Play to Learn | Lakewood Library →
  Lakewood Pierce County Library, 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Darrington volleyball knocks off Pe Ell (heraldnet.com)
• Warehouse company to pay $500,000 settlement for sex discrimination case, including at Amarillo location (newschannel10.com)
• Harborstone CU Cuts Nearly 40 Jobs In Restructuring (cutoday.info)

Steilacoom

• Medic describes saving teen from knife attack after I-5 crash in DuPont (mynorthwest.com)
• That's a wrap: Major I-5 HOV construction project completed in DuPont/JBLM (wa.gov)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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