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🌱 How a Fircrest counselor put Washington’s conversion therapy ban on pause
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Hello Fircrest! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Fircrest counselor put Washington's conversion therapy ban on pause
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Low clouds breaking, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ban on controversial conversion therapy paused for a Tacoma-area counselor (thenewstribune.com) — A Fircrest counselor has temporarily won protection from Washington's ban on conversion therapy for minors while his federal court challenge moves forward, meaning complaints against his talk-only counseling won't be pursued for now. State officials still insist the ban protects youth from harmful practices and say they remain committed to defending the law, so the outcome could affect how similar counseling is regulated statewide. 
📸 Around Fircrest
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fircrest
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★ Featured events ★
- Fircrest Movie in the Park →
Fircrest Park, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest
6:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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Other local events
- Viking Vision
Curtis Senior High School Tacoma, WA 98466
7:30 am - Cougar Days
Curtis Junior High School Tacoma, WA 98466
8:00 am - Free Sports Physicals
Stewart Middle Silas High School
8:00 am - Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
10:00 am - Job & Career Connections: Weekly Series
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
12:30 pm - Cougar Days
Curtis Junior High School Tacoma, WA 98466
8:00 am - Special Services Day
University Place Primary School Tacoma, WA 98466
8:00 am
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Monday August 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Daily 15 Minute Movement Break - Yoga and Fitness
University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
11:00 am - Back to School Scavenger Hunt
Wheelock Branch Library 3722 North 26Th, Tacoma, WA 98407
12:00 pm - Drop-in Advising: Meet an Academic Advisor through Zoom
University of Washington Tacoma Online
12:30 pm - Drop-in Advising: Meet with an Academic Advisor In-Person
University of Washington Tacoma UW Tacoma Garretson Woodruff Pratt (GWP)
1:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
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🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- Outdoor flames banned in Tacoma after fire department issues Stage 2 burn ban (thenewstribune.com)
- Pacific Sage Partners LLC Takes $1.56 Million Position in Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. $SFBC (marketbeat.com)
Tacoma
- Society of American Foresters honors four forestry faculty members (vt.edu)
- Book Child Care Services in Tacoma, WA with Kairi P. from $20/hr (care.com)
- 'It's time we do something': Spike calls for legislative action on spay-neuter costs after 80 cats overwhelm Tacoma shelters (mynorthwest.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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