🌱 Patch AM: How Lakewood runners closed out 2025 at Fort Steilacoom Park

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In today's newsletter:

• How Lakewood runners closed out 2025 at Fort Steilacoom Park

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Countdown -- A Nonstop Funk Rockin' Experience at Palace Casino Lakewood.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 47, low: 36.
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 46 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ultra Weekend Recap — December 28, 2025 (ultrarunning.com) — Lakewood runners were in the spotlight as Fort Steilacoom Park hosted the Loop Out the Year 6- and 8-hour ultramarathons, with strong finishes across men’s and women’s fields. The recap also highlights other ultrarunning results from Tennessee, Missouri, and beyond to close out 2025’s racing calendar.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Festival of New Voices 2025 – Lakewood Playhouse
  Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Countdown -- A Nonstop Funk Rockin' Experience at Palace Casino Lakewood
  Palace Casino Lakewood , 8200 Tacoma Mall Blvd #B , Lakewood
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Baby Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Up and Atom: Marble Maze
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• FP-Schools Out Camp (December 30) - University Place, WA 2025
  9850 64th St W , University Place
  5:00 pm
• Drop-In Tech Help @Fern Hill
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Savvy Senior
  Du Pont Community Center , 303 Barksdale Ave , DuPont
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Geiger Building Tour for Prospective Families
  Geiger Montessori , 7401 South 8th Street , Tacoma
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Up and Atom: 3Doodler Pens
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Treat Your Shelf Book Club
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  6:30 pm

Friday January 9

• Play to Learn
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Cdr. Richard Charles Joseph Kallal Hoodsport, WA (rivercountynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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