🌱 Patch AM: Why Locust Cider is shutting down its Woodinville taproom

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Locust Cider is shutting down its Woodinville taproom

Also on today's calendar: The Dogtones — Prohibition Cellars and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the red wire say when the white wire asked it to come out and play? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rain, heavy at times, temps: high: 58, low: 50.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 55 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Locust Cider announces closure of Spokane taproom (spokesman.com) — Locust Cider, founded in Woodinville in 2015, is permanently closing its Woodinville taproom along with locations in Seattle and Spokane, while keeping its Gig Harbor site open. The Spokane taproom has already shut its doors, and the owners say the decision to close four of six taprooms was extremely difficult.
   

📸 Around Woodinville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodinville

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★ Featured events ★

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

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Other local events

Wednesday December 10

• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  6:30 pm

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

Friday December 12

• PTSA Winterfest
  Bear Creek Elementary , 18101 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  5:00 pm
• The Dogtones — Prohibition Cellars
  Prohibition Cellars , 19501 144th Ave NE Suite F-900 , Woodinville
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Talk Time Social
  Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 9

• 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
• 10:15 AM Women's Bible Study
  Trinity Church Megan Bell Home, 23701 3rd PL W, Bothell, WA, 98021
  10:15 am
• The Friendship Club
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Meet Callie - Red Waggin' Rescue's Pet of the Week!
  Callie is currently part of the Ridge Dogs program that allows inmates in a local correctional facility to train dogs as part of their own healing… (Nextdoor Hollywood Hill)
• Rehoming our sweet momma mini Nigerian and her 8 month babies- one wether and one doe.
  The friendliest, happiest little herd. PM me with questions.. $300 for the 3 together (Nextdoor Cottage Lake)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Woodinville. Apply here.
• Washington Staffing posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Cleaner in Woodinville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodinville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• The 10 Most Popular New Living Rooms of 2025 (houzz.com)
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• Candidates and activists gearing up for an exciting 2026 cycle, as King County's switchover to even year elections takes effect (nwprogressive.org)

Redmond

• Towns from WA, OR & ID: Most Underrated in America (newstalkkit.com)

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