🌱 Patch AM: How will Enumclaw’s 2026 budget change city projects and reserves?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Enumclaw’s 2026 budget change city projects and reserves?
• Which Enumclaw wrestlers stood out at the Rose City Championships?

Also on today's calendar: North Creek at Enumclaw and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy with rain, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 47, low: 38.
• Thursday: Rain becoming steadier, with a high of 51 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Enumclaw predicts increased revenue in 2026 budget (courierherald.com) — Enumclaw’s newly approved 2026 city budget boosts reserves while keeping services and staffing at current levels, thanks largely to stronger-than-expected utility and development revenues. Residents can expect major investments in wastewater upgrades, street repairs, and continued support for local nonprofits, while some desired projects like Cole Street sandstone replacement and new police evidence software were deferred.
   

• Hornets compete in Rose City wrestling championship (courierherald.com) — Enumclaw High wrestlers hit the mats in Portland’s Rose City Championships, with several Hornets earning multiple wins against top regional competition. Sharing the spotlight with nearby White River, Enumclaw athletes like Eddie Cormier-Higgins and Easton Bylin helped the team secure a 28th-place finish in a massive 38-team field.
   

📸 Around Enumclaw

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Enumclaw

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Auburn Mountainview Boys Varsity Basketball @ Enumclaw
  Enumclaw High School, 226 Semanski St S, Enumclaw
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Chapter Crafters Book Club
  Enumclaw Library , 1700 1st Street , Enumclaw
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• North Creek at Enumclaw
  226 Semanski St S , Enumclaw
  6:00 pm
• Billy Shew and the Sole Providers at City Hall Saloon
  City Hall Saloon & Eatery , 35317 314th Way SE , Enumclaw
  8:00 pm

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

Sunday December 28

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Teen Tuesday Crafts!
  Muckelshoot Library , 39917 Auburn Enumclaw Road SE , Auburn
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Homeschool Culinary Arts
  Marion Grange Hall , 27725 Sumner Buckley Hwy , Buckley
  1:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Fiber Crafts for Homeschoolers
  Marion Grange Hall , 27725 Sumner Buckley Hwy , Buckley
  12:00 pm
• Main Street Reads
  Buckley Pierce County Library , 123 River Ave , Buckley
  1:00 pm
• Bonney Lake Panthers vs Olympia Bears
  Bonney Lake High School , 10920 199th Ave Ct E , Bonney Lake
  5:00 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 )
• One person was found dead in a house fire in Tacoma, with crews facing challenging conditions to extinguish the blaze.
  11:39AM on Dec 14: Crews responded to a house fire on N Union Ave, with one occupant found deceased. (Nextdoor )

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Assistant Manager WA in Enumclaw. Apply here.
• Schulte posted a job opening for Server (SEASONAL) - Crystal Mountain Hotel in Enumclaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Enumclaw here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buckley

• Washington and Oregon left waiting for new cost estimate to replace I-5 bridge (newsfromthestates.com)

Auburn

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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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