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🌱 How Lacey’s high school gymnasts are rebuilding for a stronger season

Coming up on the Lacey Patch calendar: Cool Reflections

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Lacey’s high school gymnasts are rebuilding for a stronger season

Also on today's calendar: Intro to Machine Sewing and 5 more events.

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And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, MARIE H.!

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 49, low: 40.
  • Thursday: Downpours, breezy, then rain, with a high of 51 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Thurston Gymnastics Strives for Growth in 2025-26 Season (thurstontalk.com) — North Thurston’s combined high school gymnastics team, which practices in Lacey at Black Hills Gymnastics, is rebuilding with 13 new athletes and seven returners this winter. After placing third in a recent Olympia meet, the young squad is focusing on steady skill growth under longtime coach Shannon Brigham and senior leaders who are helping guide first-time competitors.
   

📸 Around Lacey

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📸 The retention pond at Horizon Pointe, 12/10/25 so much rain! —MARIE H. Like

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lacey

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★ Featured events ★

    Wednesday December 17
  • Cool Reflections
    Painting with a Twist, 5831 Lacey Blvd SE Suite E, Lacey
    7:00 pm

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Other local events

🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday December 16
  • YMCA: Winter Party
    Thurgood Marshall Middle School Olympia, WA 98502
    4:00 pm
  • Winter Concert 1 (JV)
    Capital High School Olympia, WA 98502
    7:00 pm
  • Holiday Concert
    Olympia High School Olympia, WA 98501
    7:30 pm
    • Wednesday December 17
  • Get on Santa’s Sweet List at my Christmas Sugar Cookie Decorating Class!
    Top Rung Brewing Company , 8343 Hogum Bay Ln NE , Lacey
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Kevin, a cat who went missing in Thurston County, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 8 minutes. Message from Owner: "Very missed!… (Nextdoor Classic Heights)
  • Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
    Naña was LOST on December 13, 2025 in Thurston County, WA 98513 near Marvin and pacific Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Classic Heights)
  • Michaels posted a job opening for Seasonal Replenishment Team Member in Lacey. Apply here.
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Lacey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lacey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Olympia

  • Jackknifed semi blocks all lanes of northbound I-5 near Olympia Monday morning (theolympian.com)
  • Your tips for parents dealing with holiday stress (theolympian.com)
  • WATCH: Freedom Foundation reports 250,000 union opt outs post-Janus decision (blackchronicle.com)

Tumwater

  • $7.6 million to revamp Tumwater fire station that opened in 1995 (theolympian.com)

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