🌱 How much will Bethel’s new school levies add to your tax bill?

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• How much will Bethel’s new school levies add to your tax bill?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with a few showers, temps: high: 49, low: 40.
• Thursday: Rain; windy in the morning, with a high of 47 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ready for another election? Lots of school measures on Pierce County ballot soon (thenewstribune.com) — Bethel School District voters will see local school tax measures on the Pierce County special election ballot set for February 10, 2026, with ballots mailed January 23. Alongside nine other districts, Bethel is asking residents to renew or approve levies that fund educational programs, technology, building repairs, and other school needs, with most collections beginning in 2027.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• BHS Sports: Boys Basketball Weight Training
  BHS Fitness Center
  4:30 pm
• SK Pee Wee Basketball
  South Kitsap School District DISC Gym
  5:00 pm
• SK Girls Flag Football vs Olympic
  SKHS Kitsap Bank Stadium
  5:00 pm
• BHS Basketball: Girls VAR, JV Team @ Bainbridge HS (away)
  Bainbridge High School
  5:15 pm
• Artvana Sip & Paint at YOKED Brewery, Port Orchard December 2025
  Yoked Farmhouse & Brewery , 525 SW Pine Rd Unit 227 , Port Orchard
  5:30 pm
• SKYAA Community Basketball
  South Kitsap School District SC Gym
  5:30 pm
• Jam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band
  Brother Don's Bar & Grill , 4200 Kitsap Way , Bremerton
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• SK Track Conditioning
  South Kitsap School District SKHS Kitsap Bank Stadium
  6:00 am
• Play Cafe: Post Office!
  87 Sidney Ave , Port Orchard
  10:15 am
• Teen Hangout
  Kitsap Regional Library, Bremerton - Sylvan Way , 1301 Sylvan Way , Bremerton
  3:00 pm
• SK C Boys Basketball @ Rogers
  Rogers High School
  4:00 pm
• Adult Lego Club
  Kitsap Regional Library, Bremerton - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , 612 5th St , Bremerton
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Port Orchard

• In Port Orchard, a new shelter shows a model that gets people housed (kitsapsun.com)
• Mabel the duck is Port Orchard's newest sensation (kitsapdailynews.com)
• How to Adapt Your Morning Routine With the Seasons (lifetime.life)

Bremerton

• Winter project at Bremerton ferry terminal to trim back some runs (kitsapsun.com)
• Kitsap OBGYN 'fortunate' to find partner in tribe amid economic woes (kitsapsun.com)
• Patina Hot Rod Project? 1973 Ford Maverick (barnfinds.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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