🌱 Other Worlds: Online Speculative Fiction Book Club End-of-Year Meet-up! and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Other Worlds: Online Speculative Fiction Book Club End-of-Year Meet-up! at Wheelock Branch Library
• Learn to Play Mah Jongg at Swasey Branch Library
• Baby Storytime at Swasey Branch Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy with rain at times, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy with a few showers, temps: high: 50, low: 44.
• Thursday: Rain becoming steadier; windy, with a high of 52 and low of 42 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ruston

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• King Dre at the Spar, Tacoma
  The Spar, 2121 N 30th St, Tacoma
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Other Worlds: Online Speculative Fiction Book Club End-of-Year Meet-up!
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  6:30 am
• Learn to Play Mah Jongg
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  12:30 pm
• Baby Storytime
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help @ Wheelock
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Family Chess Club
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• PokĂŠmon League
  Wheelock Branch Library , 3722 North 26Th , Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• Community Compass
  Swasey Branch Library , 7001 Sixth Avenue , Tacoma
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Next Step: Job Support
  Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch , 1102 Tacoma Avenue South , Tacoma
  3:00 pm
• Up and Atom: Family Game Night
  Tacoma Public Library Kobetich Branch , 212 Browns Point Blvd NE , Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• Up and Atom
  Tacoma Public Library Kobetich Branch , 212 Browns Point Blvd NE , Tacoma
  4:00 pm
• GHHS - MAIN - WRESTLING MEET vs CK
  GHH - Main Gym
  4:15 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 )

🗞 Nearby News

Tacoma

• Gambler turns $2 bet into ‘massive' jackpot near Tacoma. ‘The excitement is real' (theolympian.com)
• Ford's 2026 Maverick Lease Deals This December Will Make You Want It More (thenewstribune.com)
• Western Washington lottery tickets split Hit 5 jackpot. Here's how much they won (thenewstribune.com)

Gig Harbor

• Up to 75% off discounts at Pierce County jewelry store closing this month (thenewstribune.com)

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