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🌱 Patch AM: Which Curtis athletes are up for Athlete of the Week?
Coming up: Lavell Crawford on the University Place Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Which Curtis athletes are up for Athlete of the Week?
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
- Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Vote for The News Tribune's Fall Sports Athlete of the Week (thenewstribune.com) — Curtis High School volleyball standouts from University Place are among the nominees for The News Tribune's Fall Sports Athlete of the Week, recognizing performances from Aug. 31–Sept. 5. Local readers can vote online until noon Friday and see how Curtis players stack up against top athletes from South Sound schools in volleyball and soccer. 
📸 Around University Place
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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Place
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★ Featured events ★
- Lavell Crawford →
Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market St, Tacoma
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
10:00 am - Daily 15 Minute Movement Break - Yoga and Fitness
University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
11:00 am - Summer Accessibility POP Session 6: Basic Accessibility in Excel
University of Washington Tacoma Zoom (please see registration link)
11:00 am - Drop-in Advising: Meet an Academic Advisor through Zoom
University of Washington Tacoma Online
12:30 pm - Genealogy Help Desk
Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
12:30 pm - Drop-in Advising: Meet with an Academic Advisor In-Person
University of Washington Tacoma UW Tacoma Garretson Woodruff Pratt (GWP)
1:00 pm - Up and Atom
Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
3:30 pm - Co-op Conversion Academy
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Online: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/co-op-conversion-academy
6:00 pm - Annual Nat'l AA Archives Workshop →
Tacoma WA - Virtual Weight Training Class with The Whole U
University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
6:15 am - National AA Archives Workshop →
Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma
8:00 am
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Collision cleared on SR 7 NB at MP 48.33 near 176th St S.
12:01PM on Sep 7: Collision Reported on SR 7 NB at MP 48.33 Near 176th St S, Intersection Partially Blocked. (Nextdoor )
- Navistar International Corporation posted a job opening for Distribution Associate-Material Handler in Lakewood. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Tacoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University Place here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lakewood
- 5907 to 5909 SW 111th Unit 07-09, Lakewood, WA 98499 (redfin.com)
- Tools of surveillance (theweek.com)
Steilacoom
- West Coast snubbed in new study of best places to retire in the US (nypost.com)
Tacoma
- Tacoma grocer on FBI's Most Wanted Fraudster list arrested in India (thenewstribune.com)
- Tacoma to lose second Fred Meyer since 2025, leaving one in city (king5.com)
- Woke mob raising funds for transgender surgery to PROTEST Tacoma brewery's political donation (theblaze.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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