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🌱 Family Storytime With Stay and Play and 11 more events
Also check out Bay Area Connect Conference on the Ladera Patch calendar

Good morning Ladera! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Bay Area Connect Conference at San Mateo Elks Lodge
- Family Storytime With Stay and Play at Pacifica Sanchez Library
- Dungeons & Dragons at Portola Valley Library
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Not as warm but pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
📸 Around Ladera
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ladera
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★ Featured events ★
- Bay Area Connect Conference →
San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
9:00 am
Friday February 26
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Other local events
- Family Storytime With Stay and Play
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
11:15 am - Dungeons & Dragons
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
12:30 pm - VolunTEEN Hour
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
2:00 pm - Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am - Musical Storytime With Stay and Play at San Pedro Valley Park
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
10:30 am - Gem Painting at the Library!
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
12:30 pm - Dancheong Sun-Catcher Workshop
Pacifica Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica
3:30 pm - Traditional Copal Wood Alebrije Painting for Día de los Muertos
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
3:30 pm - Stories of Light: Celebrating Diwali
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am - 3D Print and Paint
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
2:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Qi Gong Class →
Independence Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, Woodside
9:00 am - Baby Bounce Storytime
Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley
10:30 am
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is an emergency vehicle on El Camino Real...
There is an emergency vehicle on El Camino Real reported at 10:07 PM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor ) - There is road construction on US-101 S reported at...
There is road construction on US-101 S reported at 10:01 PM. "US-101 South - Highway Construction Route 101" (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Portola Valley
- Portola Valley Town Council: Craig Taylor (almanacnews.com)
- Portola Valley Town Council: Mary Hufty (almanacnews.com)
Woodside
- Woodside Town Council District 2: Lyle Weaver (almanacnews.com)
- Woodside whistleblower report continues to stir up controversy (almanacnews.com)
- A 1963 Corvette Grand Sport, one of only five ever built, sold for $18,705,000 to become the world's most valuable Corvette (newsbreak.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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