🌱 Where you can drop off holiday donations in Auburn this week
Morning Auburn! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where you can drop off holiday donations in Auburn this week
- How Auburn’s Emerald Downs helped reshape horse racing north of the border
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 59 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 50, low: 43.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 52 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Community generosity powers a season of giving at Valley Cities (auburn-reporter.com) — A regional holiday donation drive is actively collecting toys, coats, clothing, and toiletries at several Valley Cities and Columbia Bank locations, including two sites in Auburn. Residents can drop off items or give online to support mental health, addiction recovery, and housing services, and anyone struggling locally can call Valley Cities or the 24-hour crisis line for help. 
• Two track closures end horse racing in Canada west of the Rockies (animals24-7.org) — Horse racing west of the Rockies in Canada has effectively ended with the closure of two British Columbia tracks, and the story notes how Emerald Downs in Auburn helped draw U.S. bettors away decades ago. While the focus is on Vancouver and Surrey, it underlines Auburn’s long-standing role as a major regional thoroughbred racing destination still operating today.
📸 Around Auburn
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The Olson Bros Band
Auburn Way S & Muckleshoot Plaza, Auburn
11:30 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Hora de cuentos en español / Spanish Story Time
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
4:30 pm -
El Centro de Bienvenida / The Welcoming Center
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
5:30 pm -
Pajama Story Time
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
6:30 pm -
WorkSource: Job and Resume Assistance
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
10:00 am -
Toddler Story Time
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
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Genealogy Help with South King County Genealogical Society
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
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Family Story Time
Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
11:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Intro to the Laser Cutter: Glowforge
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
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Intro to the Sewing Machine
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
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Teen Tuesday Crafts!
Muckelshoot Library , 39917 Auburn Enumclaw Road SE , Auburn
4:00 pm -
Makerspace Independent Study
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello everyone.
Here offering our landscaping and tree services. We are a small company and looking for more costumers We are licensed insured and bonded. If… (Nextdoor Lakeland Hills) - Anyone missing a cat?
117th pl se in Kent! Please help spread the word, the cat wants to go in and is very hungry! We cannot let it in since we have 2 cats and they’re… (Nextdoor Trail Run)
- Both directions of SR 167 are closing in Kent & Auburn due to water on the roadway. The closure is from S 212th St (mp 22) to 15th Street NW (mp 16)... (X: wsdot_traffic)
- We had a great time this weekend with students from the Auburn School District during the Auburn Police Department’s Shop with a Cop event! (X: AuburnWAPolice)
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Warehouse Maintenance Associate in Auburn. Apply here.
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Part-time Nabisco Retail Merchandiser/ Stocker in Auburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Auburn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kent
- Kent pedestrian killed in hit-and-run along SR 516 (kentreporter.com)
- SR 167 flooding: Kent to Auburn 6-mile closure update (mynorthwest.com)
- Suburbs near Seattle under evacuation order after levee failure prompts flood warning (adn.com)
Federal Way
- Community generosity powers a season of giving at Valley Cities (federalwaymirror.com)
- Project of the Year Finalist, Best Health Care: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, St. Francis Family Birth Center (enr.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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