🌱 How a Graham lineman earned All-American honors without allowing a sack

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Graham lineman earned All-American honors without allowing a sack

Also on today's calendar: Noon Year's Eve Party! 🕛🎉.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of rain, with a high of 56 and low of 41 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 48, low: 43.
• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 53 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kaytron Allen & Vega Ioane Receive AP All-American Honors (onwardstate.com) — A standout offensive lineman from Graham Vega Ioane, has been named a Second-Team AP All-American after not allowing a single sack all season for Penn State. He and star running back Kaytron Allen both earned AP All-American honors and have declared for the 2026 NFL Draft, with Ioane skipping the upcoming Pinstripe Bowl.
   

📸 Around Graham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Graham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Winter Solstice Celebration, Night Market & Luminary Walk
  Frontier Park, 21718 Meridian E, Graham
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve Party! 🕛🎉
  Frontier Park , 21718 Meridian E , Graham
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Digital Skills Class
  Orting Pierce County Library , 202 Washington Ave S , Orting
  10:00 am
• Olympic Boys Varsity Basketball @ Orting
  Orting High School , 320 Washington Ave N , Orting
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Annie Eastwood & Billy Stapleton Duo at the Sparrow, Kirkland 
  Sparrow , 9736 Northeast 120th Place , Kirkland
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Yelm / Olympia
  Bethel High School , 22215 38th Ave E , Spanaway
  3:30 pm
• Crochet with Debra
  Orting Pierce County Library , 202 Washington Ave S , Orting
  3:30 pm

Friday December 19

• The Profits at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
  Kimball’s Coffeehouse , 6659 Kimball Dr , Gig Harbor
  7:00 pm
• Ugly Christmas sweater night with The Tim Hall Band at Brother Don's, Bremerton
  Brother Don’s Bar & Grill , 4200 Kitsap Way , Bremerton
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Mistaken at the Spar, Tacoma
  The Spar , 2121 N 30th St , Tacoma
  7:00 pm
• Billy Shew and the Sole Providers at City Hall Saloon
  City Hall Saloon , 35317 314th Way SE , Cumberland
  8:00 pm
• Enders Band at Dawson's
  Dawson’s Bar & Grill , 5443 South Tacoma Way , Tacoma
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There are truly some good people out there still.
  I went shopping at Fred Meyer down at the Bethel station, I was unloading my groceries into my car and had planned to go back in the store because I… (Nextdoor Elk Plain)
• 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 )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Merchandiser & Display Installer (Overnight) in Graham. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (07076) - 9805 224th St. Suite E in Graham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Graham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orting

• Ready for another election? Lots of school measures on Pierce County ballot soon (thenewstribune.com)

Puyallup

• Woman declared dead at Pierce County Jail, Sheriff's Office says (thenewstribune.com)
• Washington Huskies land top WA football recruit for 2027 (seattletimes.com)
• The Colts Must Bounce Back Versus The Soaring Seahawks (teamnbsmedia.com)

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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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