🌱 Patch AM: Tech Support for Older Adults and 10 more events

Hello Mercer Island! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Tech Support for Older Adults at Mercer Island Library
• Amazing Magic Show with Jeff Evans at Mercer Island Library
• Family Story Time at Mercer Island Library

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 44 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with a shower or two, temps: high: 41, low: 31.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 35 degrees.

📸 Around Mercer Island

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer Island

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Parent & Child: Out of This World Stories
  Youth Theatre Northwest, 4400 86th Ave SE, Mercer Island
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• Tech Support for Older Adults
  Mercer Island Library , 4400 88th Ave SE , Mercer Island
  3:15 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Amazing Magic Show with Jeff Evans
  Mercer Island Library , 4400 88th Ave SE , Mercer Island
  2:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Family Story Time
  Mercer Island Library , 4400 88th Ave SE , Mercer Island
  11:15 am
• LEGO Block Party!
  Mercer Island Library , 4400 88th Ave SE , Mercer Island
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
  10:30 am
• Teen Dungeons & Dragons Meet-Up
  Bellevue Library , 1111 110th Avenue NE , Bellevue
  4:00 pm
• Nar-Anon Family Groups
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  4:30 pm
• Shawn Schlogel
  Hotel Sorrento , 900 Madison St , Seattle
  6:00 pm
• Improv Happy Hour
  Unexpected Productions Improv Comedy at Pike Place Market , 1428 Post Alley , Seattle
  6:30 pm
• The Seattle Comedy Showcase
  The Growler Guys , 8500 Lake City Way NE , Seattle
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Take a Beat
  415 Westlake , Ave N , Seattle
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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• HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
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• Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Facility Ops Team Member-Woman's Dressing Room Attendant in Bellevue. Apply here.
• Bellevue School District posted a job opening for Custodian Swing Shift 2025-26 in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bellevue

• 12-Story Office Tower Proposed for Bellevue's Washington Square Superblock (downtownbellevue.com)
• Tokyo Stop Teriyaki E. coli Outbreak in Bellevue, WA Sickens 5 (foodpoisoningbulletin.com)
• U.S. attorneys trace WA investor money to Bellevue real estate scheme (fox13seattle.com)

Seattle

• Silent night, calmer winds in sight for Seattle this Christmas Eve (kuow.org)

Ok Mercer Island! 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: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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