Community Corner
🌱 Where Maple Valley residents can go right now for flood shelter
Coming up: Historically Hip Artisan Market on the Maple Valley Patch calendar

Good day Maple Valley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Maple Valley residents can go right now for flood shelter
Also on today's calendar: Historically Hip Artisan Market and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Maple Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Maple Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 51 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 45.
- Saturday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WA floods: Where to find weather shelters, emergency information (seattletimes.com) — If you need a safe place to go during this week’s severe Western Washington flooding, New Community Church in Maple Valley is open as an American Red Cross shelter. The article also shares evacuation tips, links to county emergency sites, and other shelter locations across the region so you can find help and stay informed as conditions evolve.
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📸 Around Maple Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- Historically Hip Artisan Market
232 Front St N, Issaquah
9:00 am
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Fun Fridays
Maple Valley Library , 21844 SE 248th Street , Maple Valley
4:00 pm - Donut Crawl
Crown Donuts , Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE , Maple Valley
9:00 am - Winter Market
Johnsons Home & Garden , 26625 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE , Maple Valley
9:00 am - seeTrees & Nick Cain
House & Hazel , 23631 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE , Maple Valley
7:00 pm - Teen Readers Club
Maple Valley Library , 21844 SE 248th Street , Maple Valley
4:00 pm - Preschool Building Party
21844 SE 248th St , Maple Valley
6:15 pm - It's a Chanukah Party!
Maple Valley Library , 21844 SE 248th Street , Maple Valley
6:00 pm - Small Business Help Desk
Maple Valley Library , 21844 SE 248th Street , Maple Valley
12:30 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
📣 Maple Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Thursdays Red Dog Saloon Jams, Maple Valley, with host Billy Shew
The Red Dog Saloon , 18605 Renton-Maple Vly Rd , Maple Valley
7:00 pm - Friday Family Story Time
Covington Library 27100 164th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98042
11:00 am - Family Story Time
Covington Library , 27100 164th Ave SE , Covington
11:00 am - Family & Preschool Story Time
Kent Library , 212 2nd Ave N , Kent
11:15 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: he is not chipped.
We will be taking him to a local agency in hopes he can be placed into a good home. He’s a very sweet boy. Is he yours? Another passerby and I… (Nextdoor Maple Valley/Ravensdale) - Report of police activity in Renton, Washington.
9:25PM on Dec 9: Nextdoor user reports six police cars outside Astra apartments on Sunset Blvd. (Nextdoor )
- Ambrosia QSR posted a job opening for Shift Leader Maple Valley Burger King in Maple Valley. Apply here.
- Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Maple Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kent
- Community celebrates new local light rail stations in Kent (kentreporter.com)
- Armed robbery and carjacking suspect arrested after multi agency pursuit in Kent (ilovekent.net)
- Kent Police officer fires gun at suspect but man not hit (kentreporter.com)
Auburn
Ok Maple Valley! 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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