🌱 Patch AM: What the new $4.4 million Shoreline Reuse Center will offer you

Hi Shoreline! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the new $4.4 million Shoreline Reuse Center will offer you
• Are Shoreline’s most vulnerable neighborhoods still disconnected in a disaster?

Also on today's calendar: Annual Holiday Pops and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Heavy rain in the morning, temps: high: 59, low: 48.
• Tuesday: Windy with rain at times, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shoreline receives $4.4 million EPA grant to establish Shoreline Reuse Center (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline has secured a $4.4 million EPA grant to build a new Shoreline Reuse Center, giving residents and businesses a one-stop hub to donate, buy, repair, and repurpose goods. The center will include a salvaged building-materials store, tool library, and community bike shop, and directly advances the city’s Climate Action Plan by cutting waste and emissions.
   

• Are you Connected? FCC-Licensed Radio Operators still needed for Shoreline neighborhoods (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline’s neighborhood emergency radio network still needs FCC-licensed operators in Echo Lake, Highlands, Innis Arden, Crista, and Meridian Park to keep residents connected when 911 and cell service fail. Licensed hams are asked to monitor 442.825 MHz and check in Mondays at 7:30 p.m., helping report local damage and share information on water, food, and shelter during major storms or earthquakes.
   

📸 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

Sunday December 14

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

Monday December 15

• Baby Story Time
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  10:00 am
• Toddler Story Time
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  11:00 am
• Travel for Older Adults
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  2:00 pm
• Fiber Social
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Reading Buddies at the Shoreline Library (Study Zone)
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  4:00 pm
• Brendan Wires
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  4:30 pm
• Tutors at Shoreline Library (Study Zone)
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  5:00 pm
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Lake Forest Park Holiday Market & Craft Fair
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  10:00 am
• Holiday Farmers Market and Crafts Fair at Third Place Commons
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  10:00 am
• Chess Club for Kids and Teens
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Social Bridge In Person at LFP Town Center (Washington State)
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing cat!
  My cat has been missing for the pass 12 hours. I think she might have escaped. Her name is Pixie. She is friendly but can be pretty skittish. Please… (Nextdoor Parkwood)
• Whatcom Falls (Whatcom Falls Park, Bellingham, Washington, USA;
  11/24/2025) Silky water spills gracefully over mossy rocks at Whatcom Falls, framed by lush forest and dappled light. The long exposure captures… (Nextdoor Parkwood)

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Forest Park

• Canopy Cat Rescue gets Sabrina out of a tree in Lake Forest Park (shorelineareanews.com)
• Officer, man hospitalized after Bellevue Transit Center shooting (bellinghamherald.com)

Kenmore

• Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (vintageaviationnews.com)

Bothell

Ok Shoreline! 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 didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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