🌱 How a Ravensdale coal seam helped put Black Diamond on the map

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Ravensdale coal seam helped put Black Diamond on the map

Also on today's calendar: Christmas at Lake Sawyer Church.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain becoming steadier, with a high of 52 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 43, low: 38.
• Saturday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WHEN COAL WAS KING: Closing the Rogers # 3 Mine : VOICE of the Valley (voiceofthevalley.com) — Fifty years after the Rogers #3 mine in Ravensdale closed, this piece looks back at the coal seam and operations that helped make nearby Black Diamond a regional mining hub. It traces the Rogers family’s remarkable mining legacy, explains the unique geology beneath greater Black Diamond, and shows how shifting energy markets and rising costs ended Washington’s underground coal era in 1975.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Black Diamond

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• December-"Christmas!" Sugar Cookie Decorating Class
  Lake Sawyer Community Club, 29006 216th Ave SE, Black Diamond
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 23

• Christmas at Lake Sawyer Church
  Lake Sawyer Church , 31605 Lake Sawyer Rd SE , Black Diamond
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Valley Cities Mobile Clinic
  Covington Library 27100 164th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98042
  9:00 am
• 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
  10:30 am
• Genealogy Help with South King County Genealogical Society
  Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
  11:00 am
• Family Story Time
  Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
  11:30 am
• The Olson Bros Band
  Auburn Way S & Muckleshoot Plaza , Auburn
  11:30 am
• Curator Walk & Talk: A Very Victorian Washington Christmas — White River Valley Museum
  White River Valley Museum , 918 H St SE , Auburn
  1:00 pm
• Covington Library Book Group
  Covington Library 27100 164th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98042
  2:00 pm
• Covington LGBTQ+ Youth Group
  Covington Library 27100 164th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98042
  4:30 pm
• Ice Cream Making Class
  House & Hazel , 23631 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE , Maple Valley
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors 👋
  I recently joined Nextdoor and wanted to say hello. I’m a local technician and I help with home tech issues like Wi-Fi, slow computers, printers,… (Nextdoor Ten Trails)

• Packaging Corporation of America posted a job opening for MACHINE OPERATOR - 3rd shift Fab Auburn, Washington in Auburn. Apply here.
• Huttig posted a job opening for Forklift Operator- Auburn, WA in Auburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Black Diamond here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maple Valley

• Flooding in and around Maple Valley last week (voiceofthevalley.com)
• Maple Valley Highway near I-405 partially closed due to mudslide (covingtonreporter.com)
• Basketball Recap: Maple Valley Comes Up Short (maxpreps.com)

Auburn

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