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• Kirkland family injured after distracted-driving crash sends minivan off embankment

Also on today's calendar: Family Fun Nights including free dinner, games and teaching for the kids and 6 more events.

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• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
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• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three injured in three-car collision on US101 in Pacific County (chinookobserver.com) — Several Kirkland residents were hurt Monday when their Chrysler Pacifica was struck in a three-car collision on US 101 near South Bend, sending one person by air ambulance to a Tacoma trauma center. State Patrol says a northbound Tesla crossed the center line, hitting an SUV and then the Kirkland family's minivan, which went down an embankment. Investigators cite distracted driving as the preliminary cause, though everyone was wearing seatbelts.
   

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Monday August 24
• Family Fun Nights including free dinner, games and teaching for the kids →
  Woodinville Alliance Church, 13940 NE 166th St, Woodinville
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Wednesday August 19
• Sponsored Research Post-Award Office Hours for Administrators
  University of Washington Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
  10:00 am
• Campus Tour
  University of Washington Bothell Summit Hall
  11:00 am
• GFO Summer Office Hours
  University of Washington Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
  12:00 pm
• Summer Meals at Kingsgate Library
  Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
  12:00 pm
• Sponsored Research Virtual Pre-Award/Cost Transfer Office Hours
  University of Washington Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
  3:00 pm
• For Real! Realistic Fiction and Funny Books for Kids
  Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
  3:00 pm
• Book-Themed Printmaking for Adults and Teens
  Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
  5:30 pm
• Beats Beyond Boundaries
  Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Tie-Dye Party
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  12:00 pm
• Family FISH Day
  Redmond Library 15990 NE 85th Street, Redmond, WA 98052
  2:00 pm
• A River Runs Under It Book Group
  Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
  3:00 pm
• Bike Maintenance for Teens
  Kenmore Library 6531 NE 181st Street, Kenmore, WA 98028
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bothell

• Bothell police warn about mail theft, urge people to double check mailed checks (kiro7.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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