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🌱 Patch AM: How Benicia’s overtime gamble set up a big home rebound chance

Coming up on the Benicia Patch calendar: Soft Pretzel Making Workshop

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Good day Benicia! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Benicia's overtime gamble set up a big home rebound chance

Also on today's calendar: Soft Pretzel Making Workshop and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Monday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 72, low: 59.
  • Tuesday: Brisk and cool, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Prep football roundup: American Canyon wins thriller as time expires (mercedsunstar.com) — Benicia High's football team dropped a heartbreaking 21-20 overtime road game to Vintage after a stopped two-point try, but quickly turns the page with upcoming matchups, including hosting Jesse Bethel next Friday. The roundup also highlights American Canyon's last-second win and notes an early September showdown between American Canyon and Benicia that local fans may circle.
   

📸 Around Benicia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benicia

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Other local events
    Tuesday September 1
  • Benicia First Tuesday Poetry Group →
    Benicia Public Library, 150 E L St, Benicia
    6:30 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Girls Volleyball Game @ Benicia
    Benicia Middle Benicia, CA 94510
    4:30 pm
  • Back to School Night
    Benicia Middle Benicia, CA 94510
    5:30 pm
  • BMS Back to School Night
    Matthew Turner Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday September 5
  • Poetry By The Cup Open Mic →
    Moschetti Artisan Roastery, 11 6th St, Vallejo
    11:00 am
    • Monday September 7
  • BUSD Closed in Observance of Labor Day
    Benicia Unified Benicia, CA 94510
    8:00 am
    • Tuesday September 8
  • Girls Volleyball Game @ Benicia
    Benicia Middle Benicia, CA 94510
    4:30 pm
    • Thursday September 10
  • BHS Back to School Night
    Matthew Turner Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Harvest Fair →
    Vallejo John F. Kennedy Library, 505 Santa Clara St, Vallejo
    11:00 am
  • Poetry In The Palazzo →
    Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave, Vacaville
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found Dog
    Anyone know who this little guy belongs to? Found in Waters End area (Nextdoor Waters End)
  • Need a reliable handyman this weekend?
    I'm available for basic home repairs, interior electrical work, light carpentry, landscaping, and power washing. I don't handle plumbing or major… (Nextdoor Old Southampton)
  • Golden 1 Credit Union posted a job opening for Member Service Specialist (Vallejo County) in Vallejo. Apply here.
  • Heritage Grocers Group posted a job opening for Kitchen Cashier in Vallejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Vallejo

Martinez

  • Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting (wbal.com)

Ok Benicia! 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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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