🌱 Patch AM: Which Kirkland player just landed on a Big Ten watch list?

Coffee in hand, Kirkland? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Kirkland player just landed on a Big Ten watch list?
• Are you making these winter driving mistakes around Kirkland and Seattle?
• How a Kirkland home invasion led to a 32-year sentence

Also on today's calendar: Stand Up Comedy with Meaghan Elwood @ Chainline Brewing Company featuring Barbie Collins Young and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, p.m. showers, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: On-and-off rain and drizzle, temps: high: 51, low: 47.
• Monday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Linquet Named to Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch List (huskers.com) — A University of Washington tennis player from Kirkland, junior Soham Purohit, has been named to the Big Ten’s preseason Players to Watch list alongside standout athletes from across the conference. His recognition puts a local spotlight on high-level collegiate tennis as Nebraska and other programs gear up for the upcoming season.
   

2. Tips for driving in wintry weather in the Seattle area (bellinghamherald.com) — A Kirkland resident’s icy drive home is a reminder that local winter roads can turn dangerous fast, even when everyone is cautious. This Seattle-area guide shares practical tips on staying off the roads when possible, prepping your car and emergency kit, and driving more slowly and carefully when snow, ice, or heavy rain hit the region.
   

3. Convicted felon gets 32 years for brutal Kirkland attack (komonews.com) — A man has been sentenced to more than 32 years in prison for a violent 2019 attack inside a woman’s Kirkland home, where she was robbed, stabbed, and doused with cleaning solution. The victim, now disabled and coping with PTSD, described her ongoing struggles as the judge imposed maximum terms for attempted murder, kidnapping, burglary, and robbery.
   

4. This bookstore's large homeschool section draws families from across Western WA (thenewstribune.com) — Families from Kirkland are traveling to Port Orchard for a unique homeschool-focused bookstore that offers a rare, in-person selection of curriculum materials. One Less Orphan Bookstore, which supports adoption and foster families, has reopened in a smaller, cozier space while keeping its extensive donated homeschool section that draws visitors from across Western Washington.
   

📸 Around Kirkland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• SPICED CHAI MACARONS
  FrogLegs Cooking School, 501 Market St, Kirkland
  10:15 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Reading with Rover
  Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
  1:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Toddler Story Time
  Kirkland Library , 308 Kirkland Avenue , Kirkland
  10:30 am
• Baby Story Time
  Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
  11:00 am
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
  1:15 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Family Story Time
  Kingsgate Library , 12315 NE 143rd Street , Kirkland
  1:00 pm
• Dandylyon Drama Musical Theatre Club - 1/13 through 3/10/26
  Friendship Academy , 1206 N 185th St , Shoreline
  5:00 pm
• 5:45 Woodinville Storehouse Volunteering
  Woodinville Storehouse , 17110 140th Ave NE , Woodinville
  5:45 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Stand Up Comedy with Meaghan Elwood @ Chainline Brewing Company featuring Barbie Collins Young
  Chainline Brewing Company Taproom at Urban , 500 Uptown Ct , Kirkland
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• Winter Retreat (Philharmonia)
  Odle Middle School , 502 143rd Ave NE , Bellevue
  9:00 am
• Photography Basics for Canon Users - LIVE
  Kenmore Camera , 6708 NE 181st St , Kenmore
  9:30 am
• Winter Retreat (Flute Orchestra)
  Odle Middle School , 502 143rd Ave NE , Bellevue
  10:00 am
• ARCTIC DONUT SHOPPE
  FrogLegs Cooking School , 7430 164th Ave NE suite b240 , Redmond
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MISSING: My daughter 27-year-old Jahnaya Broadnax was last seen in Kirkland early Wednesday morning at approximately 12:50 am.
  She is a vulnerable adult who is having a mental crisis and currently has no phone and no money. She is 5'4" and weighs 220 lbs. She was last… (Nextdoor North Rose Hill)
• A large explosion on Madison campus is reported, and Seattle City Light is investigating a medium outage in the Madison Valley area.
  9:49PM on Jan 8: A large explosion on Madison campus was reported, and Seattle City Light is investigating a medium outage in the Madison Valley area. (Nextdoor )

• Northwest University posted a job opening for Assistant or Associate Professor of Graduate Psychology (Part-Time) in Kirkland. Apply here.
• Lake Washington Institute of Technology posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Welding Technology in Kirkland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.

Ok Kirkland! 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

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