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🌱 Patch AM: Could your memory help solve Kirkland’s 2006 unsolved murder case?
Coming up: Build and Create - Open house at Steamoji Kirkland on the Kirkland Patch calendar
Greetings Kirkland! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your memory help solve Kirkland's 2006 unsolved murder case?
- Which I-405 lanes and ramps near Kirkland will shut down tonight?
- Kirkland resident teacher once charged over online messages; case later dismissed.
Also on today's calendar: Build and Create - Open house at Steamoji Kirkland and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
- Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Crime Stoppers offers reward in unsolved 2006 Kirkland, WA murder case (fox13seattle.com) — Kirkland police are renewing attention on the unsolved 2006 killing of 23-year-old resident John Austin Schuoler, found beaten in his Kirkland apartment, and Crime Stoppers is now offering a $1,000 reward for tips. Investigators hope someone in the community will finally come forward, especially anyone who recalls details from that September evening or has information about his missing green REI backpack. 
2. Drivers on I-405 face more closures this week (mynorthwest.com) — If you drive I-405 through Kirkland, expect major overnight lane and ramp closures this week between Kirkland and Totem Lake for pavement repairs. Northbound lanes and key ramps, including SR 520 connections and the Northeast 124th and 128th Street ramps, will close from 9 p.m. to early morning, so plan for delays and follow posted detours to avoid getting stuck.
3. Redmond teacher sent sexual messages to a fictitious 13-year-old girl, prosecutors say (theolympian.com) — A Redmond private school teacher who lives in Kirkland was charged in 2024 with four counts of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes after explicit online chats with an undercover Seattle officer posing as a 13-year-old girl; those charges were later dismissed without prejudice. The story details the allegations, his role at Brighton Academy, and court-ordered restrictions during his release.
4. How Regional Collaboration Can Help Local Governments Rethink Capacity and Deliver Climate Action (mrsc.org) — Kirkland is highlighted as part of the Eastside Climate Partnership, where several Eastside cities are teaming up to share staff, tools, and funding strategies for climate projects. The piece explains how collaborations like Energy Smart Eastside can help Kirkland and its neighbors move from climate planning to on-the-ground action, and offers ideas local officials could adapt to boost capacity and secure more resources.
5. WA father sues school district for denying religious opt-out from LGBTQ instruction (adfmedia.org) — A new federal lawsuit targets the Lake Washington School District, which serves Kirkland, after a father says his religious requests to opt his son out of LGBTQ-related instruction were largely denied. Backed by Alliance Defending Freedom, he argues the district's policies violate his constitutional parental rights, raising questions for Kirkland families about how classroom content and opt-outs are handled.
📸 Around Kirkland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland
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★ Featured events ★
- Build and Create - Open house at Steamoji Kirkland →
Steamoji Kirkland, Maker Space for kids, 355 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
2:00 pm - Help Eastern WA Fire victims ART SUPPLIES DRIVE →
Crown Bees - Solitary Bees, Houses & Supplies, 17721 132nd Ave NE, Woodinville
9:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
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Other local events
- Japanese Story Time/日本語ストーリータイム
Kingsgate Library 12315 NE 143rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
10:30 am - 中文故事時間 | Mandarin Story Time
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033
10:30 am - Campus Tour
University of Washington Bothell Summit Hall
11:00 am - Sponsored Research Virtual Open Office Hours
University of Washington Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
11:00 am - Kirkland Rotary Foundation Gala & Auction
Kirkland Rotary The Woodmark Hotel & Still Spa
6:00 pm - Hoedown ~ Saturday ~ September 12th ~ 9am to 6pm
Friendship Adventures WA - Stand-Up Comedy Headliner Zahnae Acquino →
Chainline Brewing Co., 500 Uptown Ct, Kirkland
8:00 pm - 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 - Free Senior Resource Fair: Drop In and Discover →
Peter Kirk Community Center/Kirkland Senior Center, 352 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
10:00 am
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A scope of work isn't the same as a contract, and any contractor telling you differently wants to deceive you —Robert Frank Read on Patch
- Hi all,
I live in Cedar Heights Apartments and I've been missing Jinx the cat since Monday 8-31. She snuck out before the alarms went off then probably got… (Nextdoor North Rose Hill)
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Kirkland. Apply here.
- Evereve posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist Stores Part Time-The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkland here.
Ok Kirkland! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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