🌱 Patch AM: COM - PHS / RA - HSC and 11 more events

Good morning Gig Harbor! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• COM - PHS / RA - HSC at PHS Roy Anderson Field

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy with occasional rain, with a high of 55 and low of 45 degrees.
• Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 58, low: 44.
• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gig Harbor

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Tuesday January 13

• COM - PHS / RA - HSC
  PHS Roy Anderson Field
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• Fiber Arts Meetup
  Algona-Pacific Library , 255 Ellingson Road , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• COM - PHS / RA - HSC
  PHS Roy Anderson Field
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Up and Atom: Tangrams
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• Español/English Chat Group
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Learn to Play Mah Jongg
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  12:30 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Baby Storytime
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Family Chess Club
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• Crafting with Remakery--Small Weaving
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  5:00 pm
• Winter Adventure Tips
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Play to Learn
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Eleven elementary school students were injured in Pierce County when a sedan crashed into their school bus, and flooding assistance is now available for residents affected in Pierce and Lewis counties.
  9:17AM on Jan 10: Eleven elementary school students were injured when a sedan crashed into their school bus in Pierce County. (Nextdoor )
• A disabled vehicle fire has been cleared on I-5 Southbound at milepost 137.5 near Hylebos Creek South Fork.
  11:37PM on Jan 10: A disabled vehicle fire on I-5 Southbound at MP 137.5 near Hylebos Creek South Fork is blocking the two right lanes. (Nextdoor )

• Regal Executive Search, LLC posted a job opening for Senior Tax Accountant in Gig Harbor. Apply here.
• California Water Service Group posted a job opening for Utility Operator II/ Utility Operator III (WA) in Gig Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gig Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

University Place

• High school wrestling: South Sound wrestlers to watch in 2025-26 (thenewstribune.com)
• OBITUARY: Jane Anne Allen, 89 (marbleheadcurrent.org)

Tacoma

• Tacoma woman says she was overcharged on $1 lotto ticket. Here's the law on that (thenewstribune.com)
• After lengthy renovation, Terry's Bar is back in business in Tacoma's North End (thenewstribune.com)
• Grateful Dead's Bob Weir dead at 78 (fox13seattle.com)

Ok Gig Harbor! 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 think I’m coming down with something!
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