🌱 Patch AM: How Foster City’s hockey community honored a beloved San Carlos player

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In today's newsletter:

• How Foster City's hockey community honored a beloved San Carlos player

Also on today's calendar: Bay Area Connect Conference and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Low clouds and fog, then sun, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
• Friday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bay Area hockey community honors San Carlos man killed in wrong-way crash on what would have been his 59th birthday (nbcbayarea.com) — Friends and family gathered at Foster City's Nazareth Ice Oasis to celebrate the 59th birthday of San Carlos resident Steve Hinkson, a beloved husband, father and hockey player killed in a recent wrong-way crash in Santa Clara. The hockey community honored him with a relaxed game, stories, and tributes that highlighted his generosity, devotion to family, and passion for the sport.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Foster City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 23
• Bay Area Connect Conference →
  San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Drop-in Mahjong →
  Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC), 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  12:45 pm
• City Council Candidate Forum →
  Foster City Council Chambers, 620 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  6:00 pm
• CUBAN SALSA with Ken Delmar →
  Foster City Community Center, Foster City
  6:00 pm
• Wornick Jewish Day School: Admissions Info Session and Tour for Prospective Parents →
  Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  7:00 pm
• Wornick Admissions Info Session & Tour for Prospective Parents →
  Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  7:00 pm
• אימון לזכרן של הודיה ותאיר דוד הי"ד שתי אחיות שנרצחו במסיבת הנובה →
  PJCC - Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City
  8:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• 2026 Conference →
  Crowne Plaza – Foster City, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City
• 13th Annual Adult Autism Conference →
  Crowne Plaza Foster City-San Mateo, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City
  8:00 am
• Compost Giveaway →
  Boat Park, Foster City
  8:00 am
• Senior Tech Tutoring →
  Foster City Community Center, Foster City
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Wornick Design Challenge for 4th & 5th Graders and Middle School Info Session for Parents →
  Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bay Area locals hit the vineyards;
  this Anna's Hummingbird found her own tasting room right here in Foster City. Anna's Hummingbird on Mexican Sage Bush (Nextdoor Ketch Island)

🗞 Nearby News

Redwood City

• 3 Redwood City Residents Among SMC Death Notices (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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