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🌱 Patch AM: How a simple birthday scratch ticket changed one Gig Harbor couple’s year
Also, don't miss Karaoke at The Float on the Gig Harbor Patch calendar
Hello Gig Harbor! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a simple birthday scratch ticket changed one Gig Harbor couple’s year
Also on today's calendar: Sunday Happy Hour (Football & Games).
Find out what's happening in Gig Harborfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Gig Harborfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 38 degrees.
- Friday: A brief shower or two, temps: high: 44, low: 34.
- Saturday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 44 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gig Harbor couple's birthday tradition pays off with $20,000 lottery win (komonews.com) — A longtime Gig Harbor couple’s birthday scratch-ticket tradition just turned into a $20,000 win, adding extra cheer to their holiday season. After confirming the ticket was real, they claimed the prize, celebrated with shopping and dinner, and plan to put the rest toward Chad’s dream of owning a Ford Mustang, according to Washington’s Lottery. 
📸 Around Gig Harbor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gig Harbor
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★ Featured events ★
- Karaoke at The Float
The Float, 14511 Sherman Dr NW, Gig Harbor
8:30 pm
Friday December 26
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Other local events
- Sunday Happy Hour (Football & Games)
Hidden Harbor Wine Library , 8805 N Harborview Dr Suite 204 , Gig Harbor
3:00 pm
Sunday December 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
- GHHS - POOL - BOYS SWIM
Gig Harbor High , GHH - Swim Pool , Artondale
8:00 am - Open Mic Night at Kimball Coffeehouse
Kimball Coffeehouse , 6659 Kimball Dr a102 , Gig Harbor
5:30 pm - Trek Gig Harbor – Thursday Night Gravel Ride
Trek Bicycle Gig Harbor , 6820 Kimball Dr b1 , Gig Harbor
6:20 pm - GHHS - MAIN - Girls Basketball
Gig Harbor High , GHH - Main Gym , Artondale
8:30 am - 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 - TACOMA - TACOMA COMEDY CLUB 6th Ave - CHEERS WITH QUEERS BRUNCH SHOWCASE — RICH SNYDER
Tacoma Comedy Club - 6th and Proctor , 3829 6th Ave , Tacoma
2:30 pm - GHHS - TURF 1 - OPEN FIELD/BASEBALL
Gig Harbor High , GHH - Turf Soccer Field # 1 , Artondale
4:30 pm - Sandy Harvey
El Gaucho Tacoma , 2119 Pacific Ave , Tacoma
6:00 pm
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Marla Mathews caught him and is now taking care of him.
Hopefully his owners will be found. Little light brown dog looks like a dachshund from far away, running through our neighborhood in WOODRIDGE… (Nextdoor Maplewood/Sunrise Beach/Crescent Valley Dr NW) - Investigators have located and impounded the suspect vehicle believed to be involved in Trooper Guting's death, and Tacoma police are seeking help from witnesses.
2:25PM on Dec 23: Investigators have located and impounded the vehicle of interest believed to have hit Trooper Guting’s body on SR509. (Nextdoor )
- ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Housekeeper for Commercial Cleaning Company in Gig Harbor. Apply here.
- Brookdale Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Gig Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gig Harbor here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tacoma
- Things to do Christmas weekend in western WA (fox13seattle.com)
- Why Homelessness Dominated Public Comment and What the Council Approved at Its Final Meeting of the Year (tacomaweekly.com)
- Tacoma Volunteers Rush In as Floodwaters Rise (tacomaweekly.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 guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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