🌱 HMBHS - Back to School Night and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 2nd Annual Waves & Watts EcoFest
• HMBHS - Back to School Night at Farallone View Elementary
• HMBHS Back to School Night at Farallone View Elementary

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

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📸 Around Montara

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montara

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• 2nd Annual Waves & Watts EcoFest →
  Half Moon Bay
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26

• HMBHS - Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  6:00 pm
• HMBHS Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• La Costa Adult School Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary 498 Kelly Avenue
  4:30 pm
• El Granada - Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  5:30 pm
• El Granada Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  5:30 pm
• Farallone View Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  6:00 pm
• Farallone View - Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Cunha Back to School Night
  Farallone View Elementary Montara, CA 94037
  6:00 pm

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📣 Montara Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25

• Picture Day Day 1
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  8:30 am
• Adult Water Aerobics
  Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Jean E Brink Pool 401 Paloma Ave Pacifica, CA 94044
  12:40 pm
• londbard Margarita Bar
  Pacifica Chamber of Commerce Longboard Margarita Bar 180 Eureka sq Pacifica, CA 94044
  4:00 pm

Wednesday August 26

• Women's Equality Day
  Cabrillo Unified Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chevron Stations, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Millbrae. Apply here.
• MV Transportation, Inc. posted a job opening for Region Safety Director, Northwest in South San Francisco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montara here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pacifica

• ‘Soccer mom' minivans make major comeback as SUV prices skyrocket above $60K (nypost.com)
• New Bay Area Ridge Trail opens to public near Redwood City (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Reader Rides: Custom C10s, OBS Chevys, Mini-Trucks and More (streettrucksmag.com)

Half Moon Bay

• Good Taste: SF confectioner opens a sweet (and affordable) cooking school (48hills.org)
• John Donaldson – new album, ‘We Were Together, I Forget the Rest' (ukjazznews.com)

San Bruno

• Lawmakers push to save San Bruno National Archives amid planned federal closure (nbcbayarea.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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