🌱 Patch AM: Reception for Mayor Dick Muri and 10 more events

Hi Lakewood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Reception for Mayor Dick Muri at Steilacoom Town Hall
• Reception for Steilacoom Mayor Dick Muri at Steilacoom Town Hall
• Christmas Eve Candle Lit Service

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Rain, some heavy this morning, with a high of 60 and low of 48 degrees.
• Tuesday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 58, low: 42.
• Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• 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

Tuesday December 16

• Reception for Mayor Dick Muri
  Steilacoom Town Hall , 1717 Lafayette St , Steilacoom
  5:00 pm
• Reception for Steilacoom Mayor Dick Muri
  Steilacoom Town Hall , 1717 Lafayette St , Steilacoom
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candle Lit Service
  10402 Kline St SW , Lakewood
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Up and Atom: Fake Snow
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• STEAM Kids: Discovery Lab
  Steilacoom Pierce County Library , 2950 Steilacoom Blvd SW , Steilacoom
  4:00 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
• Town Council
  Steilacoom Town Hall , 1717 Lafayette St , Steilacoom
  6:00 pm
• Winter Band Concert
  WHS Theater
  6:30 pm
• Tasting Room Trivia — Chambers Bay Distillery — Land Crafted, Ocean Aged
  Chambers Bay Distillery - Town Center Tasting Room , 3610 Bridgeport Way W , University Place
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 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 )
• Hello, I have a very large square coffee table that is too big for my apartment.
  I would love to gift it to someone the only catch is that I'm on the second floor and it's HEAVY moving it in was a disaster for me and I would love… (Nextdoor Monta Vista)

• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Lakewood Town Center in Lakewood. Apply here.
• SmartTalent posted a job opening for Forklift Operator - Swing Shift in Tacoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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