🌱 Patch AM: Why Piner forfeited—and what it means for Healdsburg’s next game

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Piner forfeited—and what it means for Healdsburg's next game
• How Cloverdale's City Hall feud pulled in Healdsburg leaders

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Wine & Shine Lowrider & Classic Car Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 43 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 42.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• California high school football team forfeits game amid controversy (usatoday.com) — Piner High's football team in Santa Rosa forfeited its latest game after a student walkout over an Instagram post supporting Cornell students accused in a 2024 rape case, leaving the squad without enough healthy linemen. The team, now 2-4, is scheduled to return to action on October 16 with a home game against Healdsburg, giving local fans a chance to see how the program responds.
   

• Cloverdale's lone councilwoman accuses colleagues of strip club visit while at conference, sparking public blowup at City Hall (pressdemocrat.com) — Cloverdale's lone councilwoman has accused male colleagues and top staff of fostering a sexist culture and retaliating after she raised concerns, including an alleged taxpayer-funded strip club visit during a Sacramento conference. City officials deny her claims, cite staff complaints about her conduct, and have restricted her contact with employees, while she has sought support from regional leaders, including women councilmembers in Healdsburg and Petaluma.
   

📸 Around Healdsburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Healdsburg

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 18
• 2nd Annual Wine & Shine Lowrider & Classic Car Show →
  14210 Bacchus Lndg Wy, Healdsburg
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Seeds and Reads: All About Owls →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  3:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Homework Help →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  9:00 am
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  City Hall Council Chamber, 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Healdsburg Chamber Healdsburg City Council Candidates Forum →
  The Lodge at Healdsburg, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 1261 Grove Street, Healdsburg
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting →
  City Hall Council Chamber, 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg
  6:00 pm
• Sewing Machine Basics for Adults →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Tai Chi In Healdsburg with David Chung →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  11:00 am
• Intercambio →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  4:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Bilingual Baby and Toddler Storytime →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  10:30 am
• Baby Village →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  11:15 am
Saturday October 17
• Live Music By Take 3 Jazz Trio →
  Spicy Vines Winery, 441 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kraig Van Kirk, of Kraig's tech help came same day!
  He is wonderfully kind, informed and helpful, he anticipated what I would need to know and set me up with a link HP to monitor my printer, keep track… (Nextdoor Healdsburg)
• Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity.
  Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand. Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things… (Nextdoor Parkland Farms)

• VONS posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Healdsburg. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Healdsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Healdsburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

• Cross country: Healdsburg's Welty lead standout local performances at prestigious Clovis Invitational (pressdemocrat.com)
• Sonoma County housing: How 4th District supervisor candidates plan to fix affordability (pressdemocrat.com)

Ok Healdsburg! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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