🌱 What Lynnwood’s new Crisis Care Center will change for people in crisis
Lynnwood, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Lynnwood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Lynnwood’s new Crisis Care Center will change for people in crisis
- How Lynnwood volunteers turned Wilcox Park into a living flag timeline
- What will it take to finally close Lynnwood’s Interurban Trail gap?
Also on today's calendar: World Dachshund Day 2026.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 64, low: 51.
- Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. ‘A place of healing': Lynnwood cuts ribbon on Crisis Care Center after years of hurdles and delays (myedmondsnews.com) — Lynnwood has opened a new Crisis Care Center, offering a 23-hour alternative to jail or the ER for people in behavioral health crisis and aiming to shift the city’s response from punishment to care. Funded by state and county grants and operated by Sea Mar, the center grew out of community pressure after a 2021 in-custody death and will soon add longer-stay beds. 
2. The History of the Wilcox Park Flags in Lynnwood (lynnwoodtimes.com) — Wilcox Park’s familiar “Flag Park” display in Lynnwood traces back to a community-driven Bicentennial project that installed 27 U.S. flags, each marking a different moment in the nation’s growth. The story explains how local volunteers, Lynnwood civic groups, and the city itself overcame funding and logistical hurdles, and how Lynnwood Parks staff still carefully maintain and seasonally raise the flags each year.
3. Dembowski begins a process to bridge the gap in the Interurban Trail (shorelineareanews.com) — Work is beginning to close the dangerous gap in the Interurban Trail between Shoreline and Snohomish County, reconnecting the route that includes Lynnwood’s existing 1990s-built segment. With $5 million secured for planning and early work, advocates envision a new bridge over Highway 104 that would make biking and walking between Lynnwood, Everett, and Seattle much safer and more seamless.
4. ‘We Can and Will Find Opportunities': Somers Charts Optimistic Path for Snohomish County (lynnwoodtimes.com) — Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers laid out budget challenges and major initiatives that will affect local services, from transportation funding to homelessness and crisis care. He highlighted the newly opened Lynnwood Crisis Care Center, county investments in housing and public safety, and efforts to keep light rail and broadband expansion on track, while urging support for new revenue tools to maintain roads and justice services.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bambi still needs a home:
Meet Bambi –a sweet 2.5-year-old old girl, 18 lb. mixed breed with big, innocent eyes that will melt your heart. She loves running around the house… (Nextdoor Lynndale) - Love Girardis.
Good food, genuine service, great value and lovely dog friendly patio. They even have water bowls and treats. (Nextdoor 60th Ave West)
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in Lynnwood. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Lynnwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lynnwood here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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