🌱 DNA confirms identity in deadly wrong-way crash near Los Alamos

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In today's newsletter:

• DNA confirms identity in deadly wrong-way crash near Los Alamos

Also on today's calendar: Speaker Series: Medicare 101: Making Sense of Your Benefits Featuring: Cheryl Canty, Independent Medicare Insurance Advisor and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 84 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 85, low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 85 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver Killed in Wrong-Way Crash with Chumash Bus Identified as Church Vandal (noozhawk.com) — A deadly wrong-way crash on Highway 101 near Los Alamos in June has now been linked to a man previously convicted of vandalizing a Santa Barbara church. Authorities used DNA testing to confirm the driver's identity while detailing the fiery collision that injured Chumash Casino employees on a shuttle bus and the ongoing efforts to repair the damaged church mosaic.
   

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Thursday October 1
• Bandito Burgers and BBQ Tacos →
  Bodega, 273 Bell Street, Los Alamos
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Friday October 2
• Speaker Series: Medicare 101: Making Sense of Your Benefits Featuring: Cheryl Canty, Independent Medicare Insurance Advisor →
  Clemetine Carter Wines, 388 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• BBQ Round Up →
  Bodega, 273 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Bandito Burgers and BBQ Tacos →
  Bodega, 273 Bell Street, Los Alamos
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Rocktoberfest →
  Los Alamos CA
  4:00 pm
• Van Allen Twins at Rocktoberfest →
  Rocktoberfest, Los Alamos
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Nataly Lola at Sideways Lounge →
  Sideways Lounge, Buellton
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Wine Wednesday BINGO!-Wine Stone Inn
  Wine Stone Inn, 255 W. Clark Ave., Old Orcutt
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• HBA Grow Your Business Event
  Town Center Mall near Macy's upstairs above Gina's Piece of Cake
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Pet Wellness Clinic, Buellton →
  Farm Supply Company Buellton, 700 McMurray Road, Buellton
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Nataly Lola at the Tasting Room →
  Vega Vineyard & Farm, 9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton
  10:00 am
• Nataly Lola at Vega Vineyard and Farm →
  Vega Vineyard & Farm, Buellton
  12:00 pm

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• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Buellton. Apply here.
• Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Buellton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Alamos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buellton

• Santa Ynez Valley Children's Museum Receives $2 Million State Grant (noozhawk.com)

Lompoc

• Adoptable Dog in Lompoc: Meet Barbara at the County Animal Center (edhat.com)
• Free Spay/Neuter Surgeries Offered for North County Pets (noozhawk.com)
• Peter Rupert: Santa Barbara City Council Forgot to Connect the Dots with 'Rent Stabilization' (noozhawk.com)

Santa Ynez

• Santa Ynez Valley High School Riders Win California Dressage Society Championship Titles (edhat.com)
• Santa Barbara County Winery Named 2026 USA Winery of the Year (edhat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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