🌱 FREE Photo's With Santa and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• FREE Photo's With Santa
• HS Girls BB @ Toutle at Raymond Elementary School
• Christmas Music Bingo

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain; breezy this morning, with a high of 53 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 57, low: 44.
• Saturday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.

📸 Around South Bend

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Bend

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Wine & Cheese Tasting
  Willapa Brewing Co., 405 Minnesota St, South Bend
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• FREE Photo's With Santa
  Willapa Brewing Co. , 405 Minnesota St , South Bend
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• HS Girls BB @ Toutle
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm
• Christmas Music Bingo
  Willapa Brewing Co. , 405 Minnesota St , South Bend
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• HS Boys BB w/ Ocosta (RHS)
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

Thursday December 18

• HS Girls BB w/ Mossyrock (RHS)
  Raymond Jr Sr High School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

Friday December 19

• HS Boys BB @ Tenino
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

Tuesday December 23

• HS Girls BB @ Valley
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• HS Boys BB w/ Valley (RHS)
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  4:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• HS Girls BB @ Toutle
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

Wednesday December 17

• HS Boys BB w/ Ocosta (RHS)
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

Thursday December 18

• HS Girls BB w/ Mossyrock
  Raymond Elementary School Raymond, WA 98577
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There's lots of water over roads right now and some cities and counties may not be able to get road closed signs up fast enough.
  First, if you see a road closed sign, don't go around it. It's there for your protection. A flooded road may have hidden dangers such as washed out… (Nextdoor )
• 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 )

• GREAT RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGA posted a job opening for WISe Certified Peer Counselor-Ilwaco in Ilwaco. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Raymond

• Toledo drops close matchup with Raymond-South Bend (tri-cityherald.com)

Aberdeen

• Aberdeen launches Civics Academy (thedailyworld.com)
• Feedback sought on state Route 105 corridor plan (thedailyworld.com)
• Rita Joan Frey (columbiabasinherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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