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Lake Forest Park, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Lake Forest Park! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Interested in shaping Lake Forest Park policing from the inside?
- How will BRT construction really change Lake Forest Park’s trees and traffic?
Also on today's calendar: Seattle Jazz Guitar Society Jam! and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
- Monday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jobs: City of Lake Forest Park Police Commander and part-time Transport Officer (shorelineareanews.com) — Lake Forest Park is hiring both a part-time Transport Officer and a full-time Police Commander, offering competitive hourly and six-figure annual pay ranges. If you’re interested in law enforcement work close to home, you can apply now, with priority consideration for the commander role given to applications received by October 28, 2026. 
• Comment Period Opened for Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit Permits in Lake Forest Park (lfptowncrier.com) — Lake Forest Park residents now have 30 days to comment on Sound Transit’s first critical-area permits for the SR 522 Bus Rapid Transit project, which could remove hundreds of local trees and reshape Bothell Way. Community groups urge neighbors to study the city’s online permit documents, explore an interactive tree-removal map, and press officials about construction impacts, environmental risks, and how mitigation will protect LFP’s creeks, slopes, and neighborhoods.
📸 Around Lake Forest Park
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Upcoming Events in
Lake Forest Park
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★ Featured events ★
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Music at Third Place Commons Lake Forest Park →
Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
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Seattle Jazz Guitar Society Jam! →
Lake Forest Park WA
2:00 pm -
Peter Band Supreme Fall Performance! →
Lake Forest Park WA
5:00 pm -
Junk With Us: Community Craft Night →
Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way Northeast, Lake Forest Park
7:00 pm -
Lake Forest Park Library Teen Leadership Council
Lake Forest Park Library, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Seattle
4:30 pm -
Family Story Time
Lake Forest Park Library, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Seattle
10:00 am -
Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Lake Forest Park Library, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Seattle
10:00 am -
Shorecrest Homecoming Football Game
Shoreline Stadium, 400 NE 185th St, Shoreline
7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
📣 Lake Forest Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Edmonds School Dist. Foundation 'Monster Mad Dash' →
Lake Ballinger, 23000 Lakeview Drive, Mountlake Terrace
9:00 am -
Monster Mad Dash 5K →
Lake Ballinger Center, 23000 Lakeview Dr, Mountlake Terrace
9:00 am -
Fort Worden 2026 Workshop
Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend
9:00 am -
Yost Park Habitat Restoration - Led by Edmonds Stewards →
Yost Park, 9535 Bowdoin Way, Edmonds
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Kenmore
- The Weekend's Beer Events – October 2nd Through 4th, 2026 (washingtonbeerblog.com)
Shoreline
- Jobs: City of Shoreline Facilities Maintenance Worker II and Senior Grounds Maintenance Worker (shorelineareanews.com)
- Open House @ Irons Brothers Construction (lfptowncrier.com)
- 11th annual mattress sale fundraiser at Shorecrest November 1, 2026 (shorelineareanews.com)
Ok Lake Forest Park! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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