🌱 Patch AM: How did a hungry bobcat end up inside a Kirkland home?

Good morning to you Kirkland! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did a hungry bobcat end up inside a Kirkland home?
• Kirkland family's bobcat scare tops a day of quirky stories
• How Kirkland is joining Eastside cities for Welcoming Week events

Also on today's calendar: Fresh Hop Brewday Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Rain in the afternoon, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
• Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A bobcat inside a Kirkland house! (kism.com) — A Kirkland family recently woke up thinking a burglar was in their house, only to discover a hungry bobcat had wandered inside instead. The odd encounter was highlighted on the Brad & John show alongside other human‑interest segments, giving locals a memorable reminder that wildlife can occasionally get a little too close for comfort.
   

• 50 year old Lucky Lager cans! (kism.com) — One Brad & John segment recounts how a Kirkland family thought a burglar was in their home, only to find a hungry bobcat instead. The show also chats with a listener in Sidney, B.C., about 50‑year‑old commemorative Lucky Lager beer cans and runs through other quirky news moments to mark the start of September.
   

• Bellevue celebrates Welcoming Week (bellevuewa.gov) — East King County's Welcoming Week will feature events coordinated across cities including Kirkland, with local mayors issuing a joint proclamation encouraging residents to connect across differences. While Bellevue hosts the flagship Experience Bellevue! event, Kirkland neighbors are invited to explore a shared calendar of inclusive, low-cost activities throughout September that celebrate immigrants, refugees, and long‑time residents together.
   

📸 Around Kirkland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 2
• Fresh Hop Brewday Open House →
  Watts Brewing Company, 15510 Redmond-Woodinville Rd NE Ste E110, Woodinville, WA 98072,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• 8:30 PM Elders Meeting
  Trinity Church Church Office
  8:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• LWSD - First day of Kindergarten (staggered start)
  Emerson K-12 10903 N.E. 53rd ST., Kirkland, WA 98033
• Kenmore Business Alliance
  Bothell Kenmore Chamber of Commerce Kenmore City Hall
  8:30 am
• Sponsored Research Post-Award Office Hours for Faculty
  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
• 🤩 Accessibility Questions and Conversations Virtual Off
  University of Washington Bothell Zoom
  3:30 pm
Friday September 4
• 🖺 PDF Accessibility: Questions, learning and support v
  University of Washington Bothell Online via Zoom
  9:00 am
• Sponsored Research In-Person Open Office Hours
  University of Washington Bothell Library - LBA (Annex)
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Romeo & Juliet Auditions (Grades 6-12) →
  10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  9:00 am
• Young Frankenstein Auditions (Grade 9-Age 20) →
  Studio East, 10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Free Senior Resource Fair: Drop In and Discover →
  Peter Kirk Community Center/Kirkland Senior Center, 352 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• WM Recycle Corp Interns Promote Sustainability Across Western Washington —Joe Camero Read on Patch

• Astronics Test Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk (2026-101) in Kirkland. Apply here.
• Compass Group posted a job opening for Pastry Chef de Cuisine in Kirkland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Redmond

• 16-Yr-Old Redmond, WA Athlete Just Took on the US Open in Queens (kw3.com)
• Walk The Aligned Path Adds 10-Episode Podcast and Monthly Radio Show (youroregonnews.com)
• Lake Washington students go back to school with major changes (kiro7.com)

Bothell

• UW patient care technician arrested by ICE (king5.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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