🌱 Patch AM: Teen Drop-In and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Teen Drop-In at University Place Pierce County Library

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 50 and low of 36 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 42.
• Sunday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 50 and low of 45 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Place

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Learn Reiki (First Degree)
  The Spa at WisdomU, 4103 Bridgeport Way W, University Place
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 22

• Teen Drop-In
  University Place Pierce County Library , 3609 Market Pl W , University Place
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Story Time for Babies
  Dupont Pierce County Library , 1540 Wilmington Dr , DuPont
  10:30 am
• Ready Reader: Read to a Rabbit!
  Lakewood Pierce County Library , 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW , Lakewood
  3:00 pm
• Big Jay Oakerson
  Tacoma Comedy Club , 933 Market St , Tacoma
  7:00 pm
• Festival of New Voices 2025 – Lakewood Playhouse
  Lakewood Playhouse , 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW , Lakewood
  7:30 pm
• Live Music at O’Looney’s
  O'Looney's Irish Pub , 3222 56th St , Gig Harbor
  8:00 pm
• Band of Friends @ Tacoma Amvets
  Amvets Post 1 Tacoma , 5717 S Tyler St , Tacoma
  8:00 pm
• Mickey Avalon
  Airport Tavern Music Hall , 5406 S Tacoma Way , Tacoma
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Specialized Bowling Meetup - January
  Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks) , 2416 14th Ave NW , Gig Harbor
  11:15 am
• Christ Church Knitters
  Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, WA 98403
  1:00 pm
• Ghibli Fest
  Lakewood Pierce County Library , 10202 Gravelly Lake Dr SW , Lakewood
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• missing still!
  please be on the look out in the University Place/Tacoma area! Microchipped and needed home! Reward if found!! (Nextdoor University Place West)
• Collision cleared on SR 512 EB at MP 8.74 near SR 161 / 104th St E / 31st Ave SW.
  4:20AM on Jan 7: Collision on SR 512 EB at MP 8.74 near SR 161 / 104th St E / 31st Ave SW fully blocks the ramp, beginning at 4:17 am on Jan. 7, 2026. (Nextdoor )

• Safelite posted a job opening for Paid Training - Auto Glass Technician Trainee in Lakewood. Apply here.
• Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer - Mall Patrol Team in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University Place here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

• Jackson overcomes slow start, takes down Eagles (heraldnet.com)
• WA lawmaker proposes new rules for license plate reading cameras (fox13seattle.com)

Steilacoom

• Patient at WA's Western State Hospital dies at construction site (fox13seattle.com)
• Basketball Recap: Steilacoom Has No Trouble Against Clover Park (maxpreps.com)

Tacoma

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-- The Patch AM Team

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