🌱 Patch AM: Hockey community gathers to remember beloved San Carlos “gentle giant”

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• Hockey community gathers to remember beloved San Carlos "gentle giant"

Also on today's calendar: Speak Outside of Toastmasters for Fun, Profit & Club Building and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 75, low: 56.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hockey community honors San Carlos crash victim on what would have been his 59th birthday (newsbreak.com) — Friends, family, and hockey teammates gathered at Nazareth Ice Oasis in Foster City to honor a beloved San Carlos resident killed in a wrong-way crash, celebrating what would have been his 59th birthday. The community remembered Steve Hinkson as a devoted husband, father, and "gentle giant" on the ice, using the gathering to support his family and keep his memory close.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Carlos

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Speak Outside of Toastmasters for Fun, Profit & Club Building →
  Skyway Center, 655 Skyway Rd, San Carlos, CA, 94070 + Online,
  6:00 pm
• Michelle Lambert Live at Alhambra Irish House →
  Alhambra Irish House, 831 Main St, Redwood City
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• CA Propositions Unzipped →
  Skyway Center SQL, 655 Skyway Rd, San Carlos
  1:30 pm
Friday February 26
• Bay Area Connect Conference →
  San Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W 20th Ave, San Mateo
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Dance Karaoke Fridays at The Rail Club! →
  The Rail Sports Bar & Lounge, 612 El Camino Real, San Carlos
• Today's Schedule 10-5 →
  Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos
  10:00 am
• 🎶 Live Music, Pizza & Wine at Auto Vino's Friday Happy Hour →
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  4:30 pm
• The Wanderers at Auto Vino Happy Hour →
  Auto Vino, San Carlos
  5:00 pm
• The Wanderers at Auto Vino →
  Auto Vino, San Carlos
  5:00 pm
• Friday Night DJ →
  Molly O's, 1163 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos
  10:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Sculpt on the Runway →
  Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos
  8:30 am
• EV Showcase at San Carlos Art and Wine Faire →
  1300 Block of San Carlos Ave, 1300 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• MOIA America Launches First Autonomous ID. Buzz Rides (fuelcellsworks.com)
• James Bond and Carl Janke Day (rosamondpress.com)
• City of Belmont's Free 100th Birthday Centennial Fest + Drone Show (2026) (funcheap.com)

Redwood City

• Redwood City celebrates Dia de los Muertos on Nov. 8 (mercurynews.com)
• Sunny scrimmage (millertonnews.com)

San Mateo

• Body Found On Highway Near San Mateo Bridge, Cause Of Death Under Investigation: CHP (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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