🌱 Patch AM: How a Bonney Lake driver died in a seven-hour SR 167 shutdown

Hello Bonney Lake! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Bonney Lake driver died in a seven-hour SR 167 shutdown

Also on today's calendar: SSCT CHRISTMAS HAM SHOOT — Swiss Sportsmen's Club of Tacoma and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Heavy morning rain, with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.
• Tuesday: Windy with occasional rain, temps: high: 58, low: 41.
• Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 51 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Semi-Truck Driver Arrested in Crash That Kills 29-Year-Old Man in Washington (ntd.com) — A 29-year-old Bonney Lake man was killed Thursday when his Mazda was pushed under a semi-truck during a chain-reaction crash on State Route 167 in Auburn. The semi’s California-licensed driver has been arrested on a vehicular homicide charge, and federal officials are now scrutinizing how some states issue commercial driver’s licenses after several deadly crashes nationwide.
   

📸 Around Bonney Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bonney Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Bonney Lake Panthers vs Olympia Bears
  Bonney Lake High School, 10920 199th Ave Ct E, Bonney Lake
  5:00 pm

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Other local 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

Monday December 22

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

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

Monday December 15

• English Language Learning Classes
  Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
  10:30 am
• Makerspace Independent Study
  Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
  12:00 pm
• Santa Photos at Sunrise Village
  Sunrise Village Shopping Center , 10507 156th Street East , Puyallup
  3:00 pm
• The Teen Lounge
  Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
  3:30 pm
• Paper Farolitos Workshop: The Light Inside Us
  Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn, WA 98002
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Digital Skills Class
  Orting Pierce County Library , 202 Washington Ave S , Orting
  10:00 am
• Mottet Book Sale!
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
  12:00 pm
• Housing Justice Project
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pierce County deputies rescued elderly people, adults, and children trapped in a flooded RV park as the Puyallup River rose, and a newly renovated 38-acre park reopened with a dog park and bike trails.
  4:51AM on Dec 14: Pierce County deputies rescued elderly people, adults, and children trapped around their mobile homes as the Puyallup River rose. (Nextdoor )
• https://commencementbank.com/hams-for-the-holidays
  Hams for the Holidays Commencement Bank along with Nourish Pierce County and the Tacoma Dome, invite you to come by the Tacoma Dome on Friday,… (Nextdoor Prairie Ridge PRMC)

• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Bonney Lake. Apply here.
• The Grounds Guys posted a job opening for Landscaping Team Member in Bonney Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonney Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sumner

• Oregon State signee Lance McGee named Washington Player of the Year by MaxPreps (on3.com)

Puyallup

• The Colts Must Bounce Back Versus The Soaring Seahawks (teamnbsmedia.com)
• Yakima's McGee ready to play running back at Oregon State after leading Sumner to state championship (tri-cityherald.com)

Ok Bonney Lake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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