🌱 Patch AM: How two teens turned Woodinville’s Turkey Trot into a hunger fundraiser

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In today's newsletter:

• How two teens turned Woodinville’s Turkey Trot into a hunger fundraiser
• What Locust Cider’s Woodinville taproom closure means for local cider fans

Also on today's calendar: Short-Term Rental (STR) Updates & 2026 World Cup Hosting Opportunities Webinar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Rain, heavy at times, with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 53, low: 47.
• Friday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inglemoor sophomores use 5k run to raise money for the Woodinville Storehouse food bank (shorelineareanews.com) — Two Inglemoor High School sophomores used the Woodinville Turkey Trot 5K to spotlight hunger and raise donations for the Woodinville Storehouse Food Bank. Wearing bright posters with QR codes, they’ve already raised $525 toward a $1,000 goal and 200 canned goods, and are urging neighbors to keep supporting local families facing food insecurity.
   

• Locust Cider announces closure of Spokane taproom (spokesman.com) — Locust Cider, founded in Woodinville in 2015, is closing its Woodinville taproom by the end of the year, along with locations in Seattle and Spokane. Only the Gig Harbor site will remain open as the owners look for a new partner in Fort Collins, leaving local fans with limited options to enjoy their ciders.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Short-Term Rental (STR) Updates & 2026 World Cup Hosting Opportunities Webinar
  Virtual Webinar,
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Building Relationships Breakfast | December 2025
  Fairwinds Brittany Park , 17143 133rd Ave NE , Woodinville
  7:30 am
• Family Story Time
  Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  11:00 am
• 7/8th Boys Basketball: Timbercrest@Leota MS
  Leota Middle School , 19301 168th Avenue NE , Woodinville
  4:30 pm
• Michael Notticello: Dogtones at 425 Cellars in Woodinville
  425 Cellars , 14525 148th Ave NE #211 , Woodinville
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Wreath Making- A Studio Nights Event at Sky River Mead
  Sky River Mead and Wine , 19151 144th Ave NE , Woodinville
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Most Wonderful Crime - Murder Mystery Dinner
  Chelan Ridge Winery Woodinville Tasting Room , 19151 144th Ave NE Unit B & C , Woodinville
  5:00 pm
• PTSA Winterfest
  Bear Creek Elementary , 18101 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  5:00 pm
• Winter Wreath Making
  WIT Cellars , 19501 144th Ave NE , Woodinville
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Sustainable Holiday Centerpiece-A Studio Nights Event at Sky River Mead
  19151 144th Ave NE , Woodinville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

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

Monday December 22

• Sip and Centerpiece - A Holiday Floral Event with Blooms, Bites and Pours
  Northeast 144th Place, NE 144th Pl, Woodinville, WA, 98077
  5:30 pm

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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 )
• Report of police activity in Snohomish, Washington.
  2:01PM on Dec 8: Massive emergency response with 15 police cars, 8 ambulances, and 6 fire trucks reported along the river. (Nextdoor )

• Precision Castparts Corporation posted a job opening for Quality Inspector 3 - Weekday Night Shift - Bothell in Bothell. Apply here.
• YMCA of Greater Seattle Washington posted a job opening for Youth Sports Referee in Bothell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodinville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bothell

• Local dancers, live orchestra bring the magical Nutcracker to life (seattleweekly.com)
• Vacant commercial properties offer creative solutions for private education facilities (bizjournals.com)
• The Most Suitable Wood Types for Fences in Rainy Washington Weather (thetundradrums.com)

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