🌱 Patch AM: 8:30 PM Elders Meeting and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 8:30 PM Elders Meeting at Trinity Church
• New Year's Day at Trinity Church
• Reading with Rover at Kingsgate Library

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

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 43, low: 40.
• Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 54 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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Wednesday December 31

• 8:30 PM Elders Meeting
  Trinity Church Church Office
  8:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day
  Trinity Church Kirkland, WA 98033

Saturday January 3

• Reading with Rover
  Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Toddler Story Time
  Kirkland Library , 308 Kirkland Avenue , Kirkland
  10:30 am
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
  1:15 pm
• Cheerleading Class ~ 6 Mondays~ 1/5 to 2/9/26 ~ 4:30 to 5:15pm
  Friendship Academy , 1206 N 185th St , Shoreline
  4:30 pm
• Winter Cooking Class ~ 7 Mondays ~ January 5 thru February 16th~ 6pm to 8pm - CLASS IS FULL
  Ronald United Methodist Church , 17839 Aurora Ave N , Shoreline
  6:00 pm
• 7 PM Twelfth Night Ball
  The Feather Ballroom , 801 1st Street , Snohomish
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve Crafternoon
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  1:00 pm
• Bollywood NYE 2026
  Mirra | Social Entertainment Venue - Lincoln South Tower (3rd Floor) , 500 Bellevue Way NE Suite 310 , 3rd floor , Bellevue
  7:00 pm
• Xtreme Theatresports New Year's Eve Party
  Unexpected Productions Improv Comedy at Pike Place Market , 1428 Post Alley , Seattle
  9:00 pm
• The Big Ballard Ball Drop New Year's Eve Comedy Celebration
  Old Stove Brewing Co - Gardens , 1550 NW 49th St , Seattle
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOUND DOG ALERT!
  is this your pet? Pet was found on December 29, 2025 near Bellevue, WA For more details about this pet or to contact the finder, click here: https:… (Nextdoor Juanita)
• "Avoid the area" due to gas leak in Seattle, Washington.
  9:43PM on Dec 29: Firefighters are investigating a natural gas leak in the 1800 block of W. Emerson Pl. (Nextdoor )

• Ziply Fiber posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Kirkland. Apply here.
• Accenture posted a job opening for Customer Service Strategy Consultant in Kirkland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Redmond

• Will WA's rich flee? Doubtful, but they'll sure talk about it (bellinghamherald.com)
• Puyallup father released from ICE custody after two months (king5.com)
• 2025: KCRHA Year in Review (kcrha.org)

Bothell

• A grandfather's words, lost for 82 years, finally reach home (king5.com)

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