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🌱 Patch AM: How Gig Harbor Police are honoring fallen Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting
And on the Gig Harbor Patch calendar - GHHS - POOL - BOYS SWIM
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In today's newsletter:
- How Gig Harbor Police are honoring fallen Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting
Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Rain in the afternoon, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.
- Tuesday: An a.m. shower; mainly cloudy, temps: high: 48, low: 39.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 48 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Remembering Trooper Tara Guting: Support from law enforcement and first responders pour in (kiro7.com) — Gig Harbor Police publicly joined agencies statewide in mourning Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, who was killed while assisting at a crash near the Port of Tacoma. Their message of solidarity and gratitude for her service appears alongside tributes from multiple police and fire departments as investigators continue looking into the fatal collision. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- GHHS - POOL - BOYS SWIM
Gig Harbor High , GHH - Swim Pool , Artondale
8:00 am - GHHS - MAIN - Girls Basketball
Gig Harbor High , GHH - Main Gym , Artondale
8:30 am - Up and Atom: Winter Wonderland Science
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
3:30 pm - Español/English Chat Group
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
6:00 pm - Winter Scavenger Hunt
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
12:00 pm - Kid Program Kits: Craftopia Melting Snowman
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
10:00 am - Family Storytime
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
10:30 am - Drop-in Tech Help @ Swasey Branch
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
11:00 am - GHHS - TURF 1 - OPEN FIELD/BASEBALL
Gig Harbor High , GHH - Turf Soccer Field # 1 , Artondale
4:30 pm - Karaoke at The Float
The Float , 14511 Sherman Dr NW , Gig Harbor
8:30 pm - Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock
Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
11:00 am - Tiny Tots with Tacoma Little Theatre
Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
12:30 pm
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Tacoma
- Animal alert: Point Defiance Zoo welcomes new otters, debuts tiger this weekend (kiro7.com)
- Some Newlyweds Are Trading Dance Floors for Gaming Floors (nytimes.com)
- WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is going all in on D&D, tabletop gaming (thenewstribune.com)
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