🌱 Patch AM: Aha interview and 11 more events

What's up Lakewood! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.
• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 56, low: 41.
• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• Aha interview
  Fife Historical Society , 2820 54th Ave E , Fife
  1:45 pm
• Teen Drop-In
  Fife Pierce County Library , 6622 20th St E , Fife
  3:30 pm
• Fiber Arts Meetup
  Algona-Pacific Library , 255 Ellingson Road , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• Monday Jazz at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill, Bremerton
  Brother Don’s Bar & Grill , 4200 Kitsap Way , Bremerton
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Baby Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Up and Atom: Tangrams
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• Up and Atom: Wander the Solar System
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• Tacoma Creates - Fused Together Workshop
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  5:00 pm
• BLOOM SOCIETY - Sisterhood Meeting
  Bloom Society , 4927 N Pearl St , Ruston
  6:00 pm
• Drop-In Tech Help @Fern Hill
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help @ Mottet
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm
• Español/English Chat Group
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  6:00 pm

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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 )
• Hello neighbors
  I am looking for work I was working as a ironworker With steel and rebar . I know how to used the cutting torch high temperature flame, usually… (Nextdoor Lakewood Dr W)

• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for School Counselor in Lakewood. Apply here.
• Clover Park School District posted a job opening for Building Mechanic: Electrician - 20269204 in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Steilacoom

• Basketball Recap: Eatonville Comes Up Short (maxpreps.com)

University Place

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

Ok Lakewood! 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

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