🌱 Patch AM: How Enumclaw residents can dump flood debris for free weekends.

Hey there, Enumclaw! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Enumclaw residents can dump flood debris for free weekends.
• How one bridge strike upended travel between Enumclaw and Buckley

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Sherri C.!

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 47 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with showers, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
• Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• King County offering free weekend flood debris drop off at three transfer stations through Jan. 11 (b-townblog.com) — Enumclaw residents dealing with recent flooding can drop off flood debris for free on weekends at the Enumclaw Recycling and Transfer Station from Dec. 20 through Jan. 11. The offer is only for self-haul customers, applies strictly to flood debris, and is limited to Saturday and Sunday operating hours, with regular fees still in place on weekdays and at other sites.
   

• Bridge strikes, project delays mark tough year for Washington transportation (kiro7.com) — Drivers between Enumclaw and Buckley endured months of disruption after an over-height truck severely damaged the White River Bridge on SR 410, forcing a 21-mile detour. The story also details other major bridge strikes, the closure of SR 165’s Fairfax Bridge, and significant delays on the I-405 widening project affecting travel across the region.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Enumclaw

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Crafty Connections
  Enumclaw Library, 1700 1st St, Enumclaw
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Chainmaille Flower Earrings
  Enumclaw Library , 1700 1st Street , Enumclaw
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Enumclaw Library , 1700 1st Street , Enumclaw
  6:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Beginner Quilt Making, Sat. Dec. 20 (AM)
  Ben Franklin Crafts - Bonney Lake , 21121 WA-410 , Bonney Lake
  9:30 am
• Kids Crafternoon - Cookie Decorating
  Simple Goodness Soda Shop , 533 Church St , Wilkeson
  11:00 am
• Christmas Trivia
  Blue Rooster , 331Hwy , WA-410 , Buckley
  6:00 pm
• Great British Bake off by way of Wilkeson
  Simple Goodness Soda Shop , 533 Church St , Wilkeson
  6:00 pm
• Muckleshoot Casino Resort
  Muckleshoot Casino Resort , 2402 Auburn Way S , Auburn
  9:00 pm

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

Tuesday December 23

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

Wednesday December 24

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Four police officers were seen heading south on 1st Ave past QFC, and the 1st Ave S Bridge reopened to traffic at 09:54 AM on December 18, 2025.
  9:21AM on Dec 18: Nextdoor user reports seeing four police officers heading south on 1st Ave past QFC. (Nextdoor )

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Cook/Production in Enumclaw. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(07197) - 1402 1st Street in Enumclaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Enumclaw here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maple Valley

• Cedar River flood threat prompts evacuation orders in Maple Valley neighborhood (komonews.com)

Auburn

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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