🌱 Patch AM: How will Edmonds’ $2.1M bond savings impact your neighborhood schools?

Hello Edmonds! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Edmonds' $2.1M bond savings impact your neighborhood schools?
• Why Edmonds' first flu death has doctors urging earlier vaccinations now.

Also on today's calendar: Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Brilliant sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 43.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Edmonds School District refinances bonds, saving taxpayers $2.1M (myedmondsnews.com) — Edmonds School District has refinanced older bonds, saving local taxpayers about $2.1 million while simultaneously selling $200 million in new construction bonds voters approved in 2024. The money will fund major projects at College Place schools, Salish Middle School and Westgate Elementary, affecting facilities many Edmonds families rely on.
   

• Experts warn of early flu season as 2 flu-related deaths reported in Western Washington (komonews.com) — Health officials report an early, intense flu season in Western Washington, including the recent death of a man in his 70s from Edmonds and dozens of hospitalizations in Snohomish County. Doctors urge Edmonds residents to get flu and COVID shots sooner than usual, practice good hygiene, and stay home when sick to reduce severe illness and strain on hospitals.
   

📸 Around Edmonds

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Edmonds

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• TOPS Weekly Meetings →
  Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 – 84th Avenue West, Edmonds

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  2:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• X-Country Championship Meet
  Madrona K-8 School, 9300 236th St SW, Edmonds
  4:15 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Michael Douglas at Edmonds Center for the Arts, ONE HELLUVA RIDE →
  Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Art Walk Edmonds: Alyx Dopp →
  ARTspot Edmonds, 408 Main Street, Edmonds
  5:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  2:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Zombie Walk →
  232 Front St N, Issaquah
  1:00 pm
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 25
• Musical Comedy Murders of 1940- a comedy play! →
  Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone else getting absolutely slammed with spam emails?
  I started the day with 37 and have gotten at least 2 dozen, if not more, throughout the day. If you aren't getting a lot of them...how did you do… (Nextdoor Picnic Point)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Edmonds. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Cashier Associate - Part Time in Edmonds. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edmonds here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountlake Terrace

• High school sports roundup for Oct. 8, 2026 (mylynnwoodnews.com)

Lynnwood

• Sound Transit seeks $70.2M Lynnwood Link closeout cap, up from $30M (railway.supply)
• Lynnwood Jewelry Store Owner Opens Fire After Masked Crew Rams a Pickup Truck Through His Storefront at Midday (usacarry.com)
• Clothes for Kids needs to replenish its sock inventory. Can you help? (myedmondsnews.com)

Ok Edmonds! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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