🌱 Little Shop of Horrors and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• SRO Theater Presents Little Shop of Horrors
• Little Shop of Horrors at Performing Arts Center at YHS
• Yelm CARE Event

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📸 Around Yelm

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yelm

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• SRO Theater Presents Little Shop of Horrors →
  1315 Yelm Ave W, Yelm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Little Shop of Horrors →
  Performing Arts Center at YHS, 1315 W Yelm Ave, Yelm
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• SRO Theater Presents Little Shop of Horrors →
  1315 Yelm Ave W, Yelm
Wednesday October 7
• Yelm CARE Event →
  Yelm High School, Yelm
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Levy Listening Session
  Lackamas Elementary School, 16240 Bald Hill Rd SE, Yelm
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Nightmare on Yelm Street 2026 →
  Nisqually Valley Moose Lodge 1905, 1117 W Yelm Ave, Yelm
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• RHS VB @ Mossyrock
  Rainier Senior High School Rainier, WA 98576
  5:45 pm
• Football @ Illwaco
  Rainier Middle School Rainier, WA 98576
  6:00 pm
• Football @ Rainier VS Onalaska
  Rainier Middle School Rainier, WA 98576
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• RHS Football vs. Mossyrock (Homecoming)
  Rainier Senior High School Rainier, WA 98576
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• HoCo Dance in Commons
  Rainier Senior High School Rainier, WA 98576
  7:30 pm
Monday October 5
• Volleyball @ Rainier VS Mossyrock
  Rainier Middle School Rainier, WA 98576
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for some babysitting help!
  Anyone in the neighborhood or older teenagers wanting to help? Reach out and I'll provide info!! Thanks!! (Nextdoor Bald Hills)

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Yelm. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (07079) - 10501 Creek st in Yelm. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yelm here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rainier

• Looking back — and ahead (uw.edu)
• Starbucks continues to contract in Washington state (mega993online.com)
• 5 takeaways from Week 4 of high school football in Cowlitz County (bellinghamherald.com)

Lacey

• Lacey Home Energy Score debate divides real estate agents, climate advocates (thejoltnews.com)
• How Germany shaped the way I view food (thejoltnews.com)
• Top Local News – Thurston County – September 29, 2026 (thurstontalk.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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