🌱 Early Bird Tour at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 90 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 56.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Early Bird Tour at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve →
  Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville
  8:30 am
• Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve →
  Elkhorn Slough Reserve, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville
  10:00 am
• 5th Watsonville Filipino American History Month (FAHM) Fest →
  Romo Park, 335 Main Street, Watsonville
  12:00 pm
• Fifth Annual Filipino American History Month Festival →
  Romo Park, 335 Main St, Watsonville
  12:00 pm
• Glass Coaster Workshop →
  Annieglass Inc, 310 Harvest Drive, Watsonville
  2:00 pm
• Barnside Conversations →
  677 Buena Vista Dr, Watsonville
  2:00 pm
• Foodies + New Friends: Watsonville | Small Town Duos Edition →
  Restaurant of the Week, Brennan Street, Watsonville
  7:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Mat Pilates →
  Kathleen King Community Room, 85 Nielson St, Watsonville
  9:00 am
• El Mercado Farmers Market →
  Watsonville Community Hospital, 75 Nielson St, Watsonville
  10:00 am
• Health Screening at the CHT Office →
  Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley, 85 Nielson St, Watsonville
  1:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• MC-CHOICE Unit →
  La Manzana Community Resource Center, 521 Main St Suite Y, Watsonville
  9:00 am

Friday October 9

• Zumba →
  Pinto Lake City Park, 451 Green Valley Road, Watsonville
  9:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• For the second year, the Watsonville Civic Plaza at 275 Main Street is glowing purple throughout October in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
  City leaders, Watsonville Police, and Monarch Services came together to continue this important tradition and reaffirm Watsonville’s commitment to… (Nextdoor )

• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for IMMEDIATE HIRE -- Retail Merchandising in Freedom. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Freedom. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freedom here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Watsonville

• Watsonville's second skatepark ramping up (pajaronian.com)
• Watsonville / Pajaro Neighborhood Newsletter for Thursday, Oct. 1 (lookout.co)
• Another view of Watsonville Community Hospital's finances (pajaronian.com)

Aptos

• Harbor girls volleyball rallies past Aptos for five-set win (santacruzsentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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