🌱 Patch AM: How Shoreline neighbors will welcome winter at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

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In today's newsletter:

• How Shoreline neighbors will welcome winter at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park
• Want CPR skills from Shoreline Fire? Here’s your January class option
• Why were these repeat burglary suspects freed after Shoreline arrests?

Also on today's calendar: Annual Holiday Pops and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Low clouds breaking, temps: high: 56, low: 51.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 57 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Celebrate Winter Solstice at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park (shorelineareanews.com) — Head to Richmond Beach Saltwater Park in Shoreline on Sunday, December 21, 2025 for a community Winter Solstice gathering around a beach fire or via Zoom. Neighbors will mark the longest night with reflection, gentle contemplative practices, and simple songs, with organizers asking attendees to dress warmly and RSVP in case weather forces a last‑minute location change.
   

• CPR/AED Certification Class hosted by Shoreline Fire January 14, 2026 (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline Fire Department is offering a free CPR/AED class on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 6–8 p.m. at Station 51 in nearby Kenmore. Residents can learn adult, child, and infant CPR, AED use, and choking relief, with an optional paid certification card available by pre‑registering.
   

• Storage unit thieves caught and released (shorelineareanews.com) — Two suspects were caught trying to break into a storage unit on Aurora Avenue in Shoreline after the manager spotted them on surveillance and called 911, prompting a quick police response and K9 search. Both men, who have extensive prior records, were charged with burglary and related offenses, then later released from jail after bail was set at $10,000 each.
   

📸 Around Shoreline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoreline

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Annual Holiday Pops
  Bastyr Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Rainbow Bingo
  18560 1st Ave NE , Shoreline
  7:00 pm
• Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers - Blues - Live Music brought to you by Third Place Commons!
  Third Place Commons
  7:00 pm
• Storm Rider - featuring a full additional set of Santana
  Aurora Borealis , 16708 Aurora Ave N , Shoreline
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Commons Community Action Fair
  Third Place Commons
  10:00 am
• Commons Community Action Fair
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  10:00 am
• Saturday Family Story Time
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  11:00 am
• Friends of the Library Pop-Up Book Sale
  Lake Forest Park Library , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Seattle
  11:00 am
• Community Threads @ STL
  Shoreline Tool Library , 16610 Aurora Ave N , Shoreline
  12:00 pm
• The Dickens Carolers on the Third Place Commons Stage
  Lake Forest Park Library , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• LEGO® Block Party
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Lake Forest Park Holiday Farmers Market & Craft Fair
  17171 Bothell Way NE , Seattle
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Bodie, a dog who went missing in Seattle, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 4 days, 3 hours. Message from Owner: "Tonight around… (Nextdoor Ballinger)
• Eastbound Interstate 90 near North Bend is closed due to a mudslide, with additional reports of flooding and power outages in the region.
  8:01AM on Dec 11: Eastbound Interstate 90 near North Bend is closed due to a mudslide. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Forest Park

• Reminder: The Commons Community Action Fair - Saturday, December 13, 2025 (shorelineareanews.com)

Kenmore

• Copperworks is releasing a winter whiskey in collaboration with Pike Brewing Company (themanual.com)

Bothell

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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