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🌱 Patch AM: How ICE arrests at big-box stores are reaching Redmond families
And on the Redmond Patch calendar - Beavers+ Sample Class for Toddlers
Good morning to you Redmond! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How ICE arrests at big-box stores are reaching Redmond families
Also on today's calendar: Beavers+ Sample Class for Toddlers and 7 more events.
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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Redmondfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 49, low: 36.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 46 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Puyallup father released from ICE custody after two months (king5.com) — An ICE operation that included an arrest outside a Home Depot in Redmond is part of a broader push targeting big-box stores for immigration enforcement. A Puyallup father arrested at a Lowe’s in November has now been released from federal custody with an ankle monitor while his immigration case proceeds, highlighting how these tactics are affecting local families across the region. 
📸 Around Redmond
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Beavers+ Sample Class for Toddlers
Redmond Toddler Group , 17725 NE 65th St , Redmond
10:00 am - New Year’s Eve Crafternoon
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Creative Art Oasis
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
4:00 pm - Tutors at Redmond Library (Study Zone)
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
3:00 pm - Family Story Time at the Redmond Community and Senior Center
Redmond Community and Senior Center , 8703 160th Avenue NE , Redmond
10:30 am - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - The Librarian is In
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
1:00 pm - Tutors at Redmond Library (Study Zone)
Redmond Library , 15990 NE 85th Street , Redmond
5:00 pm - OneRedmond Lunch & Learn: Leadership Edition
16305 NE 87th St , Redmond
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Thursday January 8
📣 Redmond Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Pose & Play: A Story Time Yoga Journey
Bothell Library 18215 98th Avenue NE, Bothell, WA 98011
1:00 pm - Winter Crafts
Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
2:30 pm - Woodinville Men's Book Group
Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
7:00 pm - New Year's Eve
Trinity Church Kirkland, WA 98033
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Redmond PatchAM possible:
- Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - N3 - No Nonsense Networking — (206) 817-9979
Join us for breakfast ~ We'd love to meet you! - Sodo Pizza — (425) 588-0963
New Pizzeria in Town! - Crystal Carpet Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. — (425) 649-0908
Celebrating 35 years serving our community - Primrose School of Redmond — (425) 800-6463
Child Care , Day Care , Preschool, Opening Soon
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
Kaya, a dog who went missing in Bellevue, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 2 hours, 29 minutes. Message from Owner: "Our Shiba… (Nextdoor Bellarose) - The yard where no cat dares to tread...
Beneath moonlit porches and in the dark, unseen corners of sleepy Tallahassee, Florida, the cats of the community shiver and speak in hushed whispers… (Nextdoor Education Hill)
- Space Exploration Technologies posted a job opening for Porter in Redmond. Apply here.
- SmartTalent posted a job opening for Medical Device Assembler in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redmond here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodinville
- Barking Frog Shines As Woodinville's Best Celebration Spot (katsfm.com)
- Looking Back on The Urbanist's 2025 (theurbanist.org)
Bellevue
Ok Redmond! 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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