🌱 Patch AM: How a Napa grower raised a record‑breaking 2,195‑pound pumpkin

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Napa grower raised a record‑breaking 2,195‑pound pumpkin
• Manhunt underway after mistaken‑identity killing near Lake Berryessa

Also on today's calendar: See 'ART IN ACTION' at T Barny's STUDIO TOURS and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 102 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 101, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Sunshine and very hot, with a high of 101 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Napa grower's 2,195-pound pumpkin sets Elk Grove festival record (sacbee.com) — A Napa grower just hauled in a big win, with Linden Fowler's 2,195‑pound pumpkin setting a new record and earning $7,000 at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival. Fowler describes the long hours in his Napa patch and the supportive community of fellow growers who helped him reach this milestone.
   

• Dad of triplets horrifically killed in case of mistaken identity as manhunt launched for 3 suspects (themirror.com) — Authorities say a father of triplets was kidnapped from a Sikh temple and later found dead near Lake Berryessa in Napa County, in what investigators describe as a tragic case of mistaken identity. Three suspects are now being sought, and officials are urging the public's help while stressing the broader dangers of cargo‑theft‑related violence.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Napa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• See 'ART IN ACTION' at T Barny's STUDIO TOURS →
  4370 Pine Flat Rd, Healdsburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Napa Farmers Market →
  1100 West St. lot, Napa
  8:00 am
• Country Line Dancing at St Clair Winery & Brewery →
  St Clair Brown Winery & Brewery, Napa
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Quench at Copia: New Cool + Old School Wines →
  The CIA at Copia (The Culinary Institute of America), Napa
Friday October 9
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] →
  Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] →
  Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa
  7:00 pm
• Beyond The Bin: Napa's Recycling & Composting Facility Tour Day →
  Napa's Recycling & Composting Facility, 820 Levitin Way, Napa
  9:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Grape to Glass Harvest Experience →
  Nickel & Nickel, 8164 St Helena Hwy, Napa, CA, 94558
  11:30 am
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] →
  Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Grape to Glass Harvest Experience →
  Nickel & Nickel 8164 Saint Helena Highway Napa, CA 94558
  11:30 am
Saturday October 24
• Sing Napa Valley presents "American Songbook Singer Showcase →
  American Legion, 1240 Pearl St, Napa
  9:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Sing Napa Valley presents "American Songbook Singer Showcase" →
  American Legion, 1240 Pearl St, Napa
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What should you expect to pay for stamped concrete —Rick Robben Read on Patch

• Say hello to Apollo, our resident 6-year old beefcake!
  He came into the shelter with his hunky bro Ares, and despite a likely rough upbringing. they are happy-go-lucky boys. Both are strong and have never… (Nextdoor Mount Veeder)
• I just saw this sweet cat in the HomeGoods parking lot.
  Just hanging out by a car. He doesn't look like a stray, but also didn't act lost or scared. (Nextdoor North Westwood)

• TJX posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate in Napa. Apply here.
• Ross Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Napa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Napa here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Prep girls volleyball: Vanden serves up sweep of Sacramento (modbee.com)

American Canyon

• Sonoma County officials' text deletions called bad practice by experts (mercurynews.com)
• October 5, 2026 (sfsu.edu)
• One of California's oldest wineries files for bankruptcy after 168 years (newsbreak.com)

Sonoma

• The US Highways That Flood Most Often (worldatlas.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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