🌱 Patch AM: Rohnert Park drivers among four arrested in Cotati DUI crackdown

What's up Rohnert Park! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Rohnert Park drivers among four arrested in Cotati DUI crackdown
• Community remembers Stanley Cloney and supports Rohnert Park St. Vincent DePaul

Also on today's calendar: Aren't Reverse Mortgages a Scam? Learn the Facts at Free Webinar and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Very hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 100, low: 61.
• Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police: Four people arrested in Cotati on suspicion of DUI (pressdemocrat.com) — Two Rohnert Park men were among four people arrested on suspicion of DUI during Labor Day weekend traffic enforcement in nearby Cotati, including stops at a Cotati Avenue gas station and the Windmill Farms neighborhood. Police say another Cotati woman tried to switch seats and drive off during a sobriety test before being arrested with a blood alcohol level over three times the legal limit.
   

• Stanley Edward Cloney: Pharmacist, Woodworker, and Devoted Family Man (kymkemp.com) — Friends in Rohnert Park are invited to honor the life of longtime pharmacist and devoted family man Stanley Edward Cloney, whose memorial donations may be directed to St. Vincent DePaul's Rohnert Park P.O. Box. He leaves a legacy of community service, woodworking craftsmanship, and deep Catholic faith, with a funeral Mass planned in Windsor on October 2 followed by a reception.
   

📸 Around Rohnert Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rohnert Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Aren't Reverse Mortgages a Scam? Learn the Facts at Free Webinar →
  Online via Zoom,
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival →
  St. George Orthodox Church, 7311 College View Dr, Rohnert Park
  12:00 pm
• 2nd Annual BEE in Kenya Dinner and Art Auction →
  Dragonfly Farm and Floral, 425 Westside Rd, Healdsburg
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 13
• The Tahoes @ Waterhawk Lake Club, Rohnert Park →
  Waterhawk Lake Club, 5000 Roberts Lake Rd, Rohnert Park
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• JLCO with Wynton Marsalis in Rohnert Park →
  Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park
  7:30 pm

📣 Rohnert Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Board Meeting →
  Rincon Valley Charter - Sequoia Santa Rosa, CA 95409
  6:00 pm
• Learn to Square Dance
  Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Wischemann Hall 465 Morris Street Sebastopol, CA 95472
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Coffee with the Counselors
  Rincon Valley Charter - Sequoia Santa Rosa, CA 95409
  11:30 am
• Acoustic Sunsets →
  Sonoma Botanical Garden, 12841 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen
  5:30 pm
• San Antonio High School Back to School Night & Pasta Feed
  Petaluma City Schools San Antonio High School, 500 Vallejo St, Petaluma, CA 94952, U
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Back To School Night
  Morrice Schaefer Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night: Spring Lake Middle School
  Rincon Valley Union School District Santa Rosa, CA 95405
  5:30 pm
• Elementary - Back To School Night
  Santa Rosa French-American Charter School Santa Rosa, CA 95405
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• The Running Fence Run: A Run of Freedom- Celebrating Christo's 1976 "Running Fence" art project →
  Bloomfield CA
• David Coller & Diane Chodkowski with special guests Lolo & Pops →
  Santa Rosa CA
  4:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Historic 1984 Olympic Torch To Lead Rotary World Polio Relay —Marguerite Padovani Read on Patch

• This was posted by someone on FB (Kristen Reams) and speaks volumes about keeping your pets rather than rehoming.
  These are her words, not mine, but I agree with her message: "I am not a perfect pet owner. Not by a long shot. My dogs don't get walked every day… (Nextdoor M Section)
• Hi all, I messed up my back on Tuesday and don't think I'll be able to mow my lawn on Tuesday/Wednesday .
  That said, I'm looking for a gardener who can mow my lawns and, possibly, in the future, re-setup my auto sprinkler system. And suggestions? I live… (Nextdoor Mountain Shadows N Course)

• Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District posted a job opening for 2026-2027 Paraprofessional - Technology Middle in Rohnert Park. Apply here.
• Burger King - Ghai Management Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Rohnert Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rohnert Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• If It's Huset's, It's Probably Buddy Kofoid (speedsport.com)

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• How Santa Rosa, Calif. turned catastrophe into a national model for wildfire survival (themunicipal.com)
• As Santa Rosa advances plans for a new City Hall, here's what the deal could mean (pressdemocrat.com)
• Rodgers Creek Fault Tops Bay Area Quake Odds: 250 Years of Silence, Still Locked (techtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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