🌱 How did the 2021 heat dome really affect our nearby forests?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did the 2021 heat dome really affect our nearby forests?

Also on today's calendar: Ocean Shores – Children’s Angel Tree and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 56, low: 50.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 51 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Unpacking the science behind the scorching from the 2021 Heat Dome (thedailyworld.com) — Ocean Shores residents may remember hitting an unusual 90 degrees during the 2021 heat dome, and new research now explains how that extreme heat scorched forests across the Olympic Peninsula. A scientist details how sudden temperature spikes and clear skies damaged tree canopies, what species were hit hardest, and why understanding these impacts matters for the future resilience of Northwest forests.
   

📸 Around Ocean Shores

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ocean Shores

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Wreath Workshop
  Ocean Shores Library, 573 Point Brown Ave NW, Ocean Shores
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Ocean Shores – Children’s Angel Tree
  Ocean Shores-North Beach Elks Lodge #2581 , 199 Ocean Lk Wy SE , Ocean Shores
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 17

• Ace Light the Night Tour of Lights — Ocean Shores
  Buck Electric Ace Hardware , 641 Point Brown Ave NW , Ocean Shores
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Ocean Shores City Council Meeting
  Ocean Shores Convention Center , 120 W Chance a La Mer NW , Ocean Shores
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Ocean Shores – New Years Party
  Ocean Shores-North Beach Elks Lodge #2581 , 199 Ocean Lk Wy SE , Ocean Shores
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Hoquiam Grizzlies vs Aberdeen Bobcats
  Hoquiam High School , 501 W Emerson Ave , Hoquiam
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• 3rd Annual Wreathmaking Benefitting the Fishermen's Memorial — The Drift
  Westport Maritime Museum , 2201 Westhaven Dr , Westport
  12:00 pm
• Live music with Kevin Case
  Corks & Taps , 130 Oyhut Bay Blvd SW, #101 , Ocean Shores
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Festival of Lights Craft Fair
  Whitney's Detail Shop Montesano, WA
  9:00 am
• Ocean Shores-North Beach #2581 Children’s Angel Tree
  Ocean Shores-North Beach Elks Lodge #2581 , 199 Ocean Lk Wy SE , Ocean Shores
  10:00 am
• Santa Claus is Coming to Oyhut Bay
  Oyhut Bay Seaside Resort Ocean Shores, WA
  12:45 pm
• Santa at Grayland Station
  1785 WA-105 , Grayland
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our partners at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently reported an invasive Chinese mitten crab caught in the Willamette River near Portland.
  This is the second mitten crab detected in 2025 in Oregon portions of the Lower Columbia River watershed. WDFW and the Washington Invasive Species… (Nextdoor )
• Is there anyone that knows about car stereo wires.
  My disabled aunt needs a ground wire either pulled or wrapped with electrical tape in her car. It’s draining her battery and she can’t afford much… (Nextdoor Minard Ave NW)

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Aberdeen. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westport

• Westport oil trader sentenced for bribing Brazilian officials in money laundering scheme (wtnh.com)
• Denise Nadeja, 57 (bonnercountydailybee.com)
• 2026 New Year's Eve Events in Grays Harbor County (graysharbortalk.com)

Hoquiam

• Rita Joan Frey (columbiabasinherald.com)
• Major floods sweep Western WA; Skagit River set to shatter record (bellinghamherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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