🌱 Patch AM: Which Shoreline students are being honored at next week’s arts reception?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Shoreline students are being honored at next week’s arts reception?
• Why fire trucks and smoke will surround Aldercrest Annex next week
• Why is a Shoreline teen facing adult court and $5M bail?

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 48 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Occasional rain and drizzle, temps: high: 50, low: 46.
• Monday: A couple of showers, with a high of 56 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Reflections Arts program reception and display January 15, 2026 (shorelineareanews.com) — Shoreline families are invited to celebrate local K–12 artists at the Reflections Arts Program reception on January 15 from 6:30–8 p.m. in the Shoreline Room at the Shoreline Center. Attendees can view student work, vote for a People’s Choice Award, and cheer on district finalists advancing to the state level.
   

2. Ballinger building to be used for fire training January 12 - 16, 2026 (shorelineareanews.com) — Expect smoke, sirens, and fire crews around 2902 NE 200th Street in Shoreline next week as local firefighters use a soon-to-be-demolished Ballinger neighborhood building for live training. Shoreline and Bothell crews will drill January 12, 13, 15, and 16 from 8am–4pm, practicing roof ventilation and other skills next to the Aldercrest Annex.
   

3. Shoreline 17-year-old pleads not guilty to murdering teen (mynorthwest.com) — A 17-year-old from Shoreline has pleaded not guilty to charges connected to the death of a 15-year-old Bellevue student whose body was found in his family’s Shoreline apartment. Prosecutors have charged him with murder, human trafficking, and assault, and he is being held on $5 million bail while the case proceeds in adult court.
   

4. She Planned Hundreds of Weddings. Now Her Own. (nytimes.com) — A Shoreline-raised groom, Brian Teodoro, recently married wedding planner Reneille-Gian Velez at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, blending Filipino traditions with personal touches honoring her late father. Their story traces from a Bumble match and a brief breakup to a Paris proposal and a January 3 ceremony that reflected both their Pacific Northwest roots and shared heritage.
   

5. The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent (thepublicsradio.org) — A national story on major CDC changes to childhood vaccine recommendations briefly anchors itself in Shoreline, where a 2021 COVID shot photo was taken. The piece explains which vaccines are no longer routinely recommended, why federal officials made the shift, and why many pediatric experts strongly disagree and worry about more preventable childhood illnesses.
   

📸 Around Shoreline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoreline

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Sunday January 11

• Chess Club for Kids and Teens
  Shoreline Library , 345 NE 175th Street , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Chess Club in the Commons
  Third Place Commons
  2:00 pm
• Second Sunday Sings
  Third Place Commons Dance Zone
  4:00 pm

Monday January 12

• 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
• Fiber Social
  Third Place Commons
  3:00 pm
• STRUM - Ukelele Practice
  Third Place Commons Dance Zone
  6:00 pm
• Phinney Caledonians
  Phinney Neighborhood Center , 6532 Phinney Ave N , Seattle
  7:00 pm

📣 Shoreline Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• Photography Basics for Canon Users - LIVE
  Kenmore Camera , 6708 NE 181st St , Kenmore
  9:30 am
• Climate Hub Conversation
  Third Place Commons , 17171 Bothell Way NE , Lake Forest Park
  10:30 am
• Paws for Reading
  Mountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries , 23300 58th Ave W , Mountlake Terrace
  11:00 am
• ASL Story Time
  Kenmore Library , 6531 NE 181st Street , Kenmore
  11:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stray dog out on the corner of 18th ave and Perkins.
  He seems scared and there are some kind souls trying to get it to come to them but it’s just barking. Anyone recognize the dog? (Nextdoor North City)
• A crashing wave at Cape Disappointment Lighthouse (Ilwaco, Washington, USA;
  1/8/2026) A towering wave crashes against the rugged shore below Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, its spray erupting into the overcast sky. Perched… (Nextdoor Parkwood)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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