🌱 Patch AM: Geiger Building Tour for Prospective Families and 11 more events

What's up University Place! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Geiger Building Tour for Prospective Families at Geiger Montessori

Today's riddle: What did one volcano say to the other volcano? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.
• Monday: A brief morning shower or two, temps: high: 48, low: 36.
• Tuesday: Breezy with rain at times, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📸 Around University Place

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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Place

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Monday January 5

• Geiger Building Tour for Prospective Families
  Geiger Montessori , 7401 South 8th Street , Tacoma
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 4

• FIP Elite Basketball Skills and Drills (8-12) January - Gig Harbor, WA 2026
  PenMet Parks Recreation Center , 2524 14th Ave NW , Gig Harbor
  9:00 am
• Sunday Choral Eucharist: Not Quite Twelfth Night
  Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, WA 98403
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Geiger Building Tour for Prospective Families
  Geiger Montessori , 7401 South 8th Street , Tacoma
  10:00 am
• COM - PHS / Pool - Narrows Aquatics
  PHS - Pool
  5:30 pm
• COM - PHS / RA - HSC
  PHS Roy Anderson Field
  6:00 pm
• COM - PHS / Mat Room - GH Grizzlies Wrestling
  PHS - Mat Room
  6:00 pm
• PHS- Fastpitch Open Gyms
  PHS - Aux Gym
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Housing Justice Project
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Baby Storytime
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  1:00 pm
• Up and Atom: 3Doodler Pens
  Fern Hill Branch Library , 765 South 84th Street , Tacoma
  3:30 pm
• Up and Atom: Shocking Science! Exploring Static Electricity
  Swasey Branch Library 7001 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98406
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found.
  Sweet boy found last night. No chip, no collar. If you know this dog, please reach out. He's fed, sheltered and safe. Posted everywhere. (Nextdoor University Place Northeast)
• Does anyone have a use for 2- 1 lb propane tanks?
  I bought them a little while ago for a camping trip that got cancelled and now I dont have a place to store them. Free (Nextdoor University Place East)

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Lakewood. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 4752 in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University Place here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Lake Stevens, Stanwood, Snohomish win Friday blowouts. (heraldnet.com)
• Federal Judge Orders Prison Sentences in Celebrity Romance Scam (townhall.com)

Steilacoom

• South Sound football: Tracking college signings for the Class of 2026 (thenewstribune.com)

Tacoma

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-- The Patch AM Team

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