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In today's newsletter:

  • Documentary screening boosts funding and volunteers for Napa Search and Rescue
  • What changes are coming to Napa's iconic Artesa Winery estate?
  • How a Napa daycare fight just changed state childcare rules

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Time Barn Sale Event: Saturday 9/26 from 9am until 1pm. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Trauma Nurse Turns Near Deadly Fall Into Fundraiser For Napa Search And Rescue (patch.com) — Napa County's volunteer Search and Rescue team is using a powerful documentary about a trauma nurse's waterfall fall and recovery to raise money for vital gear and training. The film, Where the Rope Ends, will screen Oct. 26 at St. Helena's Cameo Cinema, with proceeds supporting equipment, uniforms, and certifications for Napa's 36-member team and helping introduce more locals to volunteer opportunities.
   

2. This extravagant California winery owner just bought his most distinctive estate yet (sfchronicle.com) — A prominent vintner has purchased Napa's architecturally striking Artesa Winery, rebranding it as Artesa Estate and planning to emphasize sparkling wines alongside existing varietals. For Napa residents and visitors, the deal keeps the Carneros landmark active, adds new tasting experiences, and follows recent reshuffling of Boisset's tasting rooms in downtown Napa, Yountville, and St. Helena.
   

3. Cabaldon's bill to clear way for daycare signed into law by governor (thereporter.com) — A new California law inspired by a Napa County daycare dispute is designed to make it easier to open and expand childcare centers in residential neighborhoods, potentially easing waitlists for local families. Napa County Supervisor Liz Alessio and other local advocates backed the bill, saying it should expand access to licensed childcare and support working parents across Napa and the rest of the state.
   

4. Sean McCawley, Fit for Life in Napa Valley: Feeling better than when you walked in (napavalleyregister.com) — A Napa Valley fitness trainer explains how regular strength and conditioning can turn stressful harvest-season days into more manageable ones, leaving you feeling better when you leave the gym than when you arrived. Using local life in Napa as context, he breaks down how exercise helps your body handle everyday anxiety and long work hours.
   

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  • Does anyone have any ideas on things to do with kids that are homemade games, arts, and crafts from home stuff anything that you would like to share that I could do with my children?
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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