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🌱 Patch AM: What Mercer Island police handled in this week’s neighborhood incidents
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In today's newsletter:
- What Mercer Island police handled in this week's neighborhood incidents
- Want to directly support Mercer Island police projects and safety programs?
- Meet the MIHS students turning Mercer Island life into viral content
Also on today's calendar: Fall Coats | MI Thrift Shop and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 63, low: 48.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Egging causes about $500 damage to residence (mi-reporter.com) — Recent Mercer Island police reports detail several neighborhood incidents, including about $500 in damage from eggs thrown at a Southeast 33rd Street home and a vehicle stolen from Shorewood Apartments. Residents also reported lost or stolen wallets and mail theft, while multiple people with Mercer Island Police Department warrants were arrested and booked into SCORE jail. 
2. Islanders can now directly support Mercer Island police (mi-reporter.com) — Mercer Island residents now have a direct way to financially support local police projects and community programs through the new Mercer Island chapter of the North Sound Police Foundation. Donations via backmipd.org can help fund a $25,000 underwater drone kit for Marine Patrol, as well as events like Coffee with a Cop, safety talks, and officer wellness and training.
3. Influencers Make Their Mark at MIHS (mihsislander.org) — Two Mercer Island High School seniors are turning social media into serious side careers, building sizable followings on TikTok and Instagram while juggling school and the awkwardness of being recognized around town. They describe the grind behind daily posting, the pressure of public attention, and how more young creators from Mercer Island are likely to follow their path into influencing.
4. Mercer Island girls soccer snaps Liberty 10-game win streak (mi-reporter.com) — Mercer Island High School's girls soccer team just ended Liberty's 10-game unbeaten run with a hard-fought 1-1 home draw, scoring the first league goal Liberty has allowed all season. Players and coaches say the physical, confident performance proves the Islanders can contend in the playoffs as they head into four remaining regular-season matches against KingCo Crest rivals.
📸 Around Mercer Island
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer Island
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★ Featured events ★
- Seminar Series: Estate Planning • 1031 & 121 Exchanges →
Mercer Island Community & Event Center, 8236 Southeast 24th Street, Mercer Island
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Fall Coats | MI Thrift Shop →
7710 SE 34th St, Mercer Island
9:00 am - Family Story Time
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
11:15 am - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store: Book Club Event
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
3:00 pm - Mercer Island Library Book Group
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
1:30 pm - Pumpkin Painting
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
5:30 pm - Let's Dance!
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
3:30 pm - 中文家庭故事会 / Mandarin Story Time
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
10:30 am - PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement - a one-woman musical comedy about pelvic floor health →
Seattle Open Arts Place, 1406 18th Ave, Seattle
7:30 pm - Family Story Time
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island
11:15 am - PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement - A one-woman musical comedy about pelvic floor health →
Seattle Open Arts Place, 1406 18th Ave, Seattle
2:00 pm - Level 3 Training →
Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th Street, Mercer Island
11:30 am
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
📣 Mercer Island Shout Outs!
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- Hardwood Plus LLC — 4259700562
- SD Framing — (425) 628-1326
- Eastside Tree Works — 2063969998
- Crystal Carpet Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. — (425) 649-0908
- A&L Performance tuning — (503) 954-6985
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I came home and I found three creatures under my large maple tree above my driveway.
I couldn't figure out what they were and I was lucky that my dog sitter Robin was over. She quickly figured out that they were newly born squirrels… (Nextdoor North Mercer Island)
- Taziki's Cafe posted a job opening for Shift Leader-Bellevue in Bellevue. Apply here.
- Chris Jones - State Farm Insurance Agent posted a job opening for Future Opening: Office Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer Island here.
Ok Mercer Island! 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 is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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