🌱 Patch AM: Can the 5-1 Bonney Lake Panthers keep rolling on the road?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can the 5-1 Bonney Lake Panthers keep rolling on the road?
• Bonney Lake families mourn the passing of Shannon LaRae Vaughn, 52

Also on today's calendar: Lake Washington Girls Varsity Basketball @ Bonney Lake and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 47 and low of 40 degrees.
• Saturday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 49, low: 40.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 52 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Game Preview: Bonney Lake Panthers vs. South Kitsap Wolves + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com) — Bonney Lake basketball fans can watch the Panthers, now 5-1, visit South Kitsap for a 7 p.m. tipoff tonight after a dominant 61–22 win over Graham-Kapowsin. The matchup revisits last year’s lopsided Bonney Lake victory, but this time the Panthers play on the road, with tickets available through South Kitsap’s GoFan partner site.
   

• Shannon LaRae Vaughn, 52 (bonnercountydailybee.com) — Bonney Lake families are closely connected to the life of Shannon LaRae Vaughn, whose father and grandmother live in the city and mourn her passing after a long cancer battle. The detailed obituary traces her deep faith, love of family, and years spent in Buckley and Enumclaw before settling in Idaho, and invites friends to a May 2026 celebration of life in Sandpoint.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bonney Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• SSCT CHRISTMAS HAM SHOOT — Swiss Sportsmen's Club of Tacoma
  Swiss Sportsman Club Park, 9205 198th Ave E, Bonney Lake
  9:20 am

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Lake Washington Girls Varsity Basketball @ Bonney Lake
  Bonney Lake High School , 10920 199th Ave Ct E , Bonney Lake
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• CLOSED-Christmas Eve
  City of Bonney Lake , 9002 Main St E , Bonney Lake

Thursday December 25

• CLOSED-Christmas Day
  City of Bonney Lake , 9002 Main St E , Bonney Lake

Saturday December 27

• Acoustic Night @ Cocoa Legato
  George’s Bonney Lake Tavern , 18212 WA-410 , Bonney Lake
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Preschool & Kindergarten Cooking & Crafting
  Marion Grange Hall , 27725 Sumner Buckley Hwy , Buckley
  10:00 am
• Lunch at Dillanos Roasting Plant in Sumner
  Dillanos Coffee Roasters , 1620 45th St E , Sumner
  11:00 am
• After School Theatre Club
  Marion Grange Hall , 27725 Sumner Buckley Hwy , Buckley
  4:30 pm
• Holiday Magic
  Washington State Fair , 110 9th Ave SW , Puyallup
  4:30 pm
• Bad Moms Christmas pajama party and gift exchange
  Blue Rooster , 331Hwy , WA-410 , Buckley
  6:00 pm
• Bethel Girls Varsity Basketball @ Sumner
  Sumner High School , 1707 Main St , Sumner
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Beginner Quilt Making, Sat. Dec. 20 (AM)
  Ben Franklin Crafts - Bonney Lake , 21121 WA-410 , Bonney Lake
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nextdoor user reports police, medics, and fire on Holden and Military Rd SW, and KIRO 7 reports one person killed in a Lakewood house fire.
  7:56PM on Dec 17: Police activity and strategic impact at Holden Rd SW & Military Rd SW, Lakewood, Washington, per local source (Nextdoor )
• A disabled vehicle fire on I-5 Northbound at milepost 76.2 near the 13th Street off-ramp is causing delays.
  1:26PM on Dec 17: A disabled vehicle fire on I-5 Northbound at milepost 76.2 near the 13th Street off-ramp is causing delays starting at 1:22 PM on… (Nextdoor )

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Bonney Lake. Apply here.
• Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Bonney Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonney Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sumner

• High school girls soccer: The News Tribune's 2025 All-Area team (thenewstribune.com)

Puyallup

• High school girls soccer: The News Tribune's 2025 All-Area team (thenewstribune.com)
• 2 Powerball tickets — including one sold near Tacoma — win in WA. How much? (thenewstribune.com)
• Pierce County juice bar abruptly closes Tacoma, Puyallup locations (thenewstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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