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🌱 How is Mountlake Terrace High’s phone crackdown changing student life?
Also, don't miss Annual Holiday Pops on the Mountlake Terrace Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How is Mountlake Terrace High’s phone crackdown changing student life?
Also on today's calendar: Saturday Science - Roller Coaster Family Challenge and 5 more events.
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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 Mountlake Terracefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 50 and low of 46 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 46.
- Saturday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 55 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Health Matters: ‘Beholden to Likes' — Local youth struggle to balance digital well-being (mltnews.com) — Mountlake Terrace High School students are adjusting to a much stricter cell phone ban that Edmonds School District hopes will boost mental health and classroom focus. Teachers report more engagement and fewer phone-driven conflicts, while students and local families describe both frustrations and benefits as they rethink how screens affect anxiety, friendships, and life beyond school. 
📸 Around Mountlake Terrace
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountlake Terrace
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Holiday Pops
Bastyr Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore
3:00 pm - Winter Bazaar
Mountlake Terrace Elementary School, 22001 52nd Ave W, Mountlake Terrace
10:00 am
Saturday December 20
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Saturday Science - Roller Coaster Family Challenge
Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
3:00 pm - Roller Coaster Family Challenge
Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
3:00 pm - Baby Storytime
Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
9:30 am - Wonderland Play Group
Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
10:00 am - Conscious Fathering (in-person) 12/21/25 Sunday
Hall Creek Office Park , 6912 220th St SW , Mountlake Terrace
9:00 am - Wonderland Play Group
Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
10:00 am
Saturday December 13
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Community Connections with Agape Love of Renton
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:00 am - Family Story Time
Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
10:00 am - St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:00 am - Painter’s Open Studio / Great Room
Art Works Edmonds, WA 98020
10:30 am - Toddler Story Time at Renton Library
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:30 am
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Snohomish River in Washington is forecast to reach near-record flood levels, prompting the City of Snohomish to declare a state of emergency and close Old Snohomish Monroe Road due to water over the roadway.
8:35AM on Dec 9: A water rescue operation is underway on the 10200 block of Old Snohomish Monroe Road in Snohomish. (Nextdoor ) - A fatal collision on westbound U.S. Highway 2 in Monroe resulted in road closures, which have since been lifted.
7:21AM on Dec 9: Westbound US-2 is closed at Kelsey St. in Monroe due to a collision, with traffic being detoured to Blueberry Ln SE and the closure… (Nextdoor )
- Mac's List posted a job opening for Medical Administrative Assistant in Edmonds. Apply here.
- City of Lynnwood Washington posted a job opening for Police Officer - Lateral in Lynnwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountlake Terrace here.
🗞 Nearby News
Edmonds
- Edmonds School Board hears Scriber Lake students' stories (myedmondsnews.com)
- Art Beat: Slam poetry competition, music, books and ‘Beetlejuice JR.' (myedmondsnews.com)
- Yost swimmers make a showing to protest City charge for Cascade Swim Club (myedmondsnews.com)
Lynnwood
- County closes Lynnwood officer-involved shooting investigation, awaiting prosecutor's decision (lynnwoodtoday.com)
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