🌱 Patch AM: How a Woodinville standout caught the NFL’s eye this season

Good morning Woodinville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Woodinville standout caught the NFL’s eye this season
• Why Locust Cider pulled back from its former Woodinville roots

Also on today's calendar: Watercolor Constellations and 7 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Howard R.!

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 52, low: 45.
• Sunday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 51 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Johnnie Kempker of Fruitport HS (Michigan) named Week 17 NFL ‘Way to Play' High School Award Winner (highschoolfootballamerica.com) — A Woodinville high school player, Brayden Bartoletti, earned the NFL’s Week 16 Way to Play honor for strong tackling technique, putting the city on a national football stage. The latest weekly award went to Michigan linebacker Johnnie Kempker, with each winner’s school receiving a $3,000 equipment grant.
   

• ‘We have to be near perfect': WA hard cider producer closes 4 taprooms amid rising costs (kiro7.com) — Woodinville cider fans may notice Locust Cider’s former local taproom is gone as the company shuts most Washington locations and focuses on retail sales. The founders, who started in Woodinville before relocating to Gig Harbor, cite sharply rising operating costs and taxes that are pressuring small beverage producers across the state.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodinville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Live Music Performed by: Ben “King B” Meine
  Chelan Ridge Winery Woodinville Tasting Room, 19151 144th Ave NE Unit B & C, Woodinville
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Health Insurance and Healthcare Navigation Help
  Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  3:00 pm
• 6th Boys Basketball: Northshore@Leota MS
  Leota Middle School , 19301 168th Avenue NE , Woodinville
  4:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Prayer Pack
  Timbercrest Middle School , 19115 215th Way NE , Woodinville
  7:30 am
• Intermediate Choir
  Hollywood Hill Elementary , 17110 148th Avenue N.E. , Woodinville
  8:30 am

Wednesday January 14

• Reading with Rover
  Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  3:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• 6th Boys Basketball: Leota@Timbercrest MS
  Leota Middle School , 19301 168th Avenue NE , Woodinville
  4:30 pm
• Watercolor Constellations
  19151 144th Ave NE , Woodinville
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Kristen Marlo (Woodinville) — Two Vintners: Washington Winery | Wineries Near Seattle
  Covington Cellars , 18580 142nd Ave NE , Woodinville
  4:00 pm
• Winter Whites- A Floral Design Class
  14200 NE 145th St , Woodinville
  5:30 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Welcome to Medicare
  Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  10:30 am
• Drama Rehearsal
  H.O.M.E. Program Gym
  12:45 pm
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  1:00 pm
• Second Friday Arts for Adults: Watercolors
  Kenmore Library , 6531 NE 181st Street , Kenmore
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 2.608837604522705 earthquake reported
  Jan 8 at 3:13 AM PST: 2.608837604522705 magnitude earthquake occurred near Lake Roesiger, Washington. 20 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )
• Everett Fire Department responds to a residential fire on Walnut St, with one person evaluated for smoke inhalation and the fire extinguished.
  9:38AM on Jan 7: A residential fire has been confirmed on the 2300 block of Walnut Street in Everett. (Nextdoor )

• Gold's Gym Washington posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Woodinville. Apply here.
• Gold's Gym International, Inc. posted a job opening for Age Group Swim Coach in Woodinville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodinville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bothell

• WA man faces murder charges for death of missing Bothell woman (fox13seattle.com)
• Cancer Detection Firms YD Bio, EG BioMed Explore Merger (genomeweb.com)
• Lawmakers Introduce National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act After Lapse (thequantuminsider.com)

Kenmore

• Johnson's Junk Removal Launches Full-Service Junk Removal In Kenmore (pressreleasecc.com)

Kirkland

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-- The Patch AM Team

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