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Coming up: Let's Beat Breast Cancer Rally on the Lakewood Patch calendar
Good morning Lakewood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Lakewood residents need to know about Steilacoom Lake's toxic algae
- How a 29th District candidate's DUI case could affect Lakewood voters
Also on today's calendar: Let's Beat Breast Cancer Rally and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 49.
- Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Health department issues toxic algae advisory for popular Pierce County lake (thenewstribune.com) — Steilacoom Lake in Lakewood is under a toxic algae caution advisory after city sampling earlier this month found concerning levels, prompting warnings from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Lakewood residents are urged to avoid contact with visibly affected water, keep pets out, skip eating fish from bloom areas, and watch for symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, or weakness in people and animals. 
• Krista Perez pleads not guilty to DUI charge, body camera footage shows arrest (thenewstribune.com) — A Washington House candidate whose district includes parts of Lakewood has pleaded not guilty to a DUI charge stemming from an August crash in Tacoma. Body camera footage shows her declining field sobriety and breath tests, leading to an enhanced charge, even as she continues campaigning in the 29th Legislative District that covers Lakewood and nearby communities.
📸 Around Lakewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood
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★ Featured events ★
- Let's Beat Breast Cancer Rally →
Uptown Gig Harbor, 4701 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor
12:00 pm - Patrick Murray →
The Loft at Oyhut Bay Grill, 404 Salmonberry Ln SW, Ocean Shores
6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Back to Church Sunday →
10402 Kline St SW, Lakewood
10:00 am - Area Archives Work Party →
Area 72 Archives Repository, 3905 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood
12:00 pm - Kiss of the Spider Woman at Lakewood Playhouse (Matinee) →
Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood
2:00 pm - Steilacoom Ward Youth Night →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10018 Farwest Drive Southwest, Lakewood - The First Labor Strike in Washington Territory: History Presentation with Russell Holter →
Lakewood History Museum, 6114 Motor Ave SW, Lakewood
7:00 pm - Orting at Clover Park →
11023 Gravelly Lake Dr S, Lakewood
7:15 pm - Volunteering at EFN: Repack Project →
Emergency Food Network - Offices and Warehouse - No Food at This Location, 3318 92nd Street South, Lakewood - NAVFAC NW Seabee Ball Golf Scramble →
Whispering First Golf Course, 895 Lincoln Blvd SW, Lakewood
12:00 pm - PLATINUM SOUL at Zesty Steakhouse →
Zesty Steakhouse, 9905 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood
8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
📣 Lakewood Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Create Your Own Altar: A Beginner-Friendly Workshop. →
University Place- The Elysian Temple, 4103 Bridgeport Way W, University Place - First Day of Fall Quarter
Tacoma Community College, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma
7:30 am - City Council Study Session →
City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest
6:00 pm - Start Your Own Memoir or Autobiography: Writing Workshop with Author Susanne Bacon →
Steilacoom Community Center, 2301 Worthington St, Steilacoom
9:00 am
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Okay everyone!
What is one plant you are master of growing and love, and pick another that no matter how hard you try, you kill within days if not hours? (Nextdoor Springbrook Park) - Did anyone see/hear that SUPER loud BOOM !!??
A flash of bright light and then the loud BOOM. At about 3am Thursday morning?? I live by Fort Steilacoom Park and the flash of light came from east. (Nextdoor Steilacoom Park)
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Lakewood. Apply here.
- IICRC posted a job opening for Janitor Part Time in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- Mass fight in University Place prompts more police patrols (thenewstribune.com)
- 3 Tacoma-area teens suspected of starting deadly wildfire in Eastern Washington (thenewstribune.com)
Parkland
- This Week's Print Calendar – 9/18 to 9/24 - (weekly-volcano.com)
- Police searching for missing man with dementia last seen in Pierce County (thenewstribune.com)
Ok Lakewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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