š± Could Louie or Katrina be your next Fort Bragg best friend?
Fort Bragg, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Fort Bragg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. āļø
In today's newsletter:
- Could Louie or Katrina be your next Fort Bragg best friend?
- A $62,208 Mega Millions ticket was sold in Fort Bragg.
Also on today's calendar: Glass Beach Information Table ā MendoParks and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Shifting clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
- Monday: A steady breeze with some sun, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Pets of the week: Louie and Katrina (advocate-news.com) ā Louie the one-year-old lapdog and Katrina the determined, affectionate cat are both up for adoption right now at Mendocino Coast Humane Society in Fort Bragg. With clear details on their personalities, needs, and adoption fees, local residents can quickly decide if one of these animals might be the perfect new companion and visit the Summers Lane shelter to meet them. 
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ā¢ Mega Millions ticket worth $7.3 million sold in High Desert (vvdailypress.com) ā A Mega Millions ticket sold in Palmdale hit for $7.3 million, but one of the smaller winning tickets worth $62,208 was sold in Fort Bragg. While the jackpot rolled over, this local win shows a sizable prize landed in town, adding a bit of lottery buzz for Mendocino Coast residents watching the next drawing. Ā Ā Ā
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CANCER CONVERSATIONS 4/MEN ā
SPIRIT HOUSE CENTER FOR ATTITUDINAL HEALING, 16550 Franklin Rd, Fort Bragg
11:00 am
Monday July 27
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Other local events
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(almost) Full Buck Moon Night Tour
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Point Arena Lighthouse 45500 Lighthouse Road Point Arena, CA 95468
8:00 pm -
Mendocino Jazz Society
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Tall Guy Brewing, 362 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg
6:00 pm -
Glass Beach Information Table ā MendoParks ā
MacKerricher State Park, 24100 MacKerricher Park Rd, Fort Bragg
10:00 am -
Teen D&D ~ Summer Reading edition ā
Fort Bragg Branch of Mendocino County Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg
3:00 pm -
Gloriana Dance Company
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Gloriana Studio at the Boatyard
5:30 pm -
Scribble & Splash - Suzi Long Watercolor Class
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Blue Pelican Gallery, 401 North Harbor Drive in Fort Bragg.
10:30 am -
Special Board Meeting - Equity Workshop
Fort Bragg Unified Fort Bragg, CA 95437
12:30 pm
Saturday July 25
Monday July 27
Wednesday July 29
Thursday July 30
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š Events Nearby
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Scribble & Splash - Suzi Long Watercolor Class
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Blue Pelican Gallery, 401 North Harbor Drive in Fort Bragg.
10:30 am -
Mendocino Land Trust: Caspar Pond Trail Opening & Ribbon Cutting
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Caspar Pond, Caspar CA. Located just off the east side of Hwy 1 on Fern Creek Road
11:00 am -
Elk Fire's 70th Anniversary and Summer BBQ
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Greenwood Community Center, downtown Elk
12:00 pm -
(almost) Full Buck Moon Night Tour
Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Point Arena Lighthouse 45500 Lighthouse Road Point Arena, CA 95468
8:00 pm
Saturday July 25
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning.
We are looking for a wheelchair for one of our clients. He is 6'4" so a tall chair would be great. Also, he has lost strength due to his cancerā¦ (Nextdoor Maple-Chestnut) - I want to take my teen girl clothes shopping for back to school.
Is there any place aside from kohls in ukiah that you can recommend? In Ukiah or even willits? Or are we better off planning a trip to Santa Rosaā¦ (Nextdoor Hwy 20)
- Laytonville Unified posted a job opening for 1 FTE K-4th Grade Temporary Intervention Specialist/Independent Study Teacher in Laytonville. Apply here.
š Nearby News
Mendocino
- Your Mendocino: Mendocino Coast in nine photos ā¢ The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com)
- Mendocino Shark Attack Survivor Returns to the Waves at Big River (kymkemp.com)
- Assemblymember Chris Rogers Hosts Town Hall Monday (patch.com)
Willits
- Kelley House Calendar: Joe and Mamie Lenhares (willitsnews.com)
- D3 Candidate Eric Hart Lives in a House in District 3 (mendolocal.news)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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