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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Woodinville fifth-grader is winning big in Rainier Beach
Also, don't miss Ian Jones Music: Ian Jones live in Woodinville on the Woodinville Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Woodinville fifth-grader is winning big in Rainier Beach
- How a Woodinville battery startup fits into 2025’s cleantech rebound
Also on today's calendar: Unknown Legends - Prohibition Cellars and 4 more events.
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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 commutes daily to school in Rainier Beach and just won a free FIFA video game tournament there, heading home with a new JBL speaker. The event combined gaming and futsal to draw about 100 kids and families, part of ongoing community “activation” efforts ahead of Seattle’s 2026 World Cup matches. 
• Cleantech's Rough Year Ends On An Up Note (crunchbase.com) — Woodinville gets a brief spotlight as home to Group14 Technologies, a silicon battery materials company that landed one of 2025’s larger cleantech funding rounds. The broader piece explains how, despite strong global interest in clean energy, overall startup investment in the sector sagged this year before rebounding late in 2025.
📸 Around Woodinville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodinville
★ Featured events ★
- Ian Jones Music: Ian Jones live in Woodinville
Bayernmoor Cellars - Woodinville, 17140 135th Ave NE Suite 1040, Woodinville
4:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- Unknown Legends - Prohibition Cellars
Prohibition Cellars , 19501 144th Ave NE Suite F-900 , Woodinville
6:00 pm - Two Funk Fridays with Marilyn & the G Strings at Two Vintners Woodinville
Two Vintners , 18576 142nd Ave NE , Woodinville
6:00 pm - Tiny Art Party
Woodinville Library , 17105 Avondale Road NE , Woodinville
11:30 am - Karaoke Night
Chelan Ridge Winery Woodinville Tasting Room , 19151 144th Ave NE Unit B & C , Woodinville
5:00 pm - Intermediate Choir
Hollywood Hill Elementary , 17110 148th Avenue N.E. , Woodinville
8:30 am - WOODINVILLE FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC FEATURING DRY GOODS — Covington Cellars | Texas and Washington Wineries
Covington Cellars , 18580 142nd Ave NE , Woodinville
4:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
Friday December 26
📣 Woodinville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:00 am - Happy Hands-On Art: Winter Edition!
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
10:30 am - Senior Special Holiday Lunch
Redmond Senior and Community Center , 8703 160th Ave NE , Redmond
11:30 am
Thursday December 18
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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)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corporation posted a job opening for Shipping Specialist (Starlink) 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
Kirkland
- 5 Grocery Chains That Sell Fresh Sushi (thedailymeal.com)
- Canadiens' Joe Veleno brings 'extra edge' to tilt with Blackhawks (kingstonthisweek.com)
- Brand House Q3 sales fall 9.5% ahead of Bed, Bath & Beyond deal (chainstoreage.com)
Redmond
- Shirtless man arrested after harassing staff of Redmond restaurant, police say (kiro7.com)
- Senators Demand ICE Report (lakotatimes.com)
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