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🌱 Patch AM: How a Woodinville fifth-grader won big at a Seattle FIFA tourney
Make time for Annual Holiday Pops on the Woodinville Patch calendar

Hello Woodinville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Woodinville fifth-grader won big at a Seattle FIFA tourney
Also on today's calendar: Annual Holiday Pops and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Woodinvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Woodinvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Rain, with a high of 53 and low of 37 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 46, low: 38.
- Saturday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• FIFA Video Game Tournament and Futsal Bring Young Players to Rainier Beach (southseattleemerald.org) — A Woodinville family’s 11-year-old son traveled daily to school in Rainier Beach and recently returned home with a JBL speaker after winning a FIFA video game tournament there. The free event combined gaming and futsal to introduce more South Seattle youth to soccer and build excitement ahead of Seattle’s 2026 World Cup matches.
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📸 Around Woodinville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodinville
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Holiday Pops
Bastyr Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore
3:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Sustainable Holiday Centerpiece-A Studio Nights Event at Sky River Mead
19151 144th Ave NE , Woodinville
6:00 pm - Ian Jones Music: Ian Jones live in Woodinville
Bayernmoor Cellars - Woodinville , 17140 135th Ave NE Suite 1040 , Woodinville
4:00 pm - Live Music: Aidan Rufer will be performing
Chelan Ridge Winery Woodinville Tasting Room , 19151 144th Ave NE Unit B & C , Woodinville
5:00 pm - Unknown Legends - Prohibition Cellars
Prohibition Cellars , 19501 144th Ave NE Suite F-900 , Woodinville
6:00 pm - Three Trick Pony
Prohibition Cellars , 19501 144th Ave NE Suite F-900 , Woodinville
6:00 pm - Tiny Art Party
Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
11:30 am - Chandler Reach Live Music Saturdays
Chandler Reach Woodinville Tasting Room , 14450 Redmond - Woodinville Rd NE #107 , Woodinville
3:00 pm - Live Music: Alex Britton will be performing
Chelan Ridge Winery Woodinville Tasting Room , 19151 144th Ave NE Unit B & C , Woodinville
5:00 pm - Live Entertainment at Fireside Lounge
Willows Lodge , 14580 NE 145th St , Woodinville
6:00 pm - Sip and Centerpiece - A Holiday Floral Event with Blooms, Bites and Pours
Northeast 144th Place, NE 144th Pl, Woodinville, WA, 98077
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
📣 Woodinville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:00 am - King County Department of Local Services Office Hours
Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
10:00 am - Family Story Time
Bothell Library , 18215 98th Avenue NE , Bothell
10:00 am - Happy Hands-On Art: Winter Edition!
Kirkland Library , 308 Kirkland Avenue , Kirkland
10:30 am
Thursday December 18
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Woodinville PatchAM possible:
- 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
- Hi neighbors, has anyone else been hearing frogs or wildlife getting louder around Cottage Lake at night lately.
It seems more noticeable the past few evenings, especially once it gets quiet. Not a complaint at all, just curious if others are hearing it too or… (Nextdoor Cottage Lake)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in Woodinville. Apply here.
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Nationwide in Woodinville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodinville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bothell
- Top News Audiences See RI, The One AI That Does It All, Better Streaming Across Smart TVs, Online, and On-Demand Platforms as Streaming Viewership Surpasses Cable and Broadcast (apnews.com)
- Washington State AG Brown co-leads multistate lawsuit over suspension of EV charging funds (dailyfly.com)
- IPMX Validation Set for January (mixonline.com)
Kenmore
- You Make Third Place Commons Possible (lfptowncrier.com)
Kirkland
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