🌱 How much would Orting’s proposed school levy add to your tax bill?

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• How much would Orting’s proposed school levy add to your tax bill?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy with rain at times, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 49, low: 40.
• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 54 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ready for another election? Lots of school measures on Pierce County ballot soon (thenewstribune.com) — Orting residents will vote February 10, 2026 on renewing the Orting School District’s educational programs and operations levy at $2.00 per $1,000 of assessed value, starting in 2027. The special election, part of a countywide slate of school tax measures, could significantly shape local classroom programs, staffing, and services, with ballots mailed out January 23.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Santa Photos at Sunrise Village
  Sunrise Village Shopping Center , 10507 156th Street East , Puyallup
  3:00 pm
• Up and Atom: Fake Snow
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• Holiday Celebration--Who Knows? (Mazatlán in Puyallup)
  Mazatlan Restaurant South Hill Puyallup , 13024 Meridian E , Puyallup
  6:00 pm
• Drop-In Tech Help @Fern Hill
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm
• 4/5 concert
  Collins Elementary School Tacoma, WA 98444
  6:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm
• Winter Band Concert
  WHS Theater
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Homeschool Culinary Arts
  Marion Grange Hall , 27725 Sumner Buckley Hwy , Buckley
  1:30 pm
• STEAM Kids: Discovery Lab
  Milton/Edgewood Pierce County Library , 900 Meridian Ave E , Milton
  3:30 pm
• Jingle & Mingle Family Event
  Midland Elementary School Tacoma, WA 98444
  5:00 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 )
• One person was found dead in a house fire in Tacoma, with crews facing challenging conditions to extinguish the blaze.
  11:39AM on Dec 14: Crews responded to a house fire on N Union Ave, with one occupant found deceased. (Nextdoor )

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Orting. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Cook/Production in Orting. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orting here.

🗞 Nearby News

Puyallup

• Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State... (semissourian.com)

Sumner

• Woman declared dead at Pierce County Jail, Sheriff's Office says (thenewstribune.com)
• Western WA evacuation updates: Evacuation orders issued for Stehekin Valley (mynorthwest.com)
• The Colts Must Bounce Back Versus The Soaring Seahawks (teamnbsmedia.com)

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