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🌱 What Sonoma Water’s leadership change means for Santa Rosa customers
And check out Aging Well With Intention 12 Week Series on the Santa Rosa Patch calendar
Hello Santa Rosa! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Sonoma Water's leadership change means for Santa Rosa customers
Also on today's calendar: Aging Well With Intention 12 Week Series and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sonoma Water Board Names Brad Sherwood Interim General Manager - Association of California Water Agencies (acwa.com) — Sonoma Water, headquartered in Santa Rosa, has named Assistant General Manager Brad Sherwood as interim general manager starting September 15, following Grant Davis' retirement. Sherwood, a 20-year veteran of the agency, will oversee regional water services while the board conducts a nationwide search for a permanent leader, aiming to maintain reliable service for local customers. 
📸 Around Santa Rosa
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santa Rosa
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- Aging Well With Intention 12 Week Series →
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
11:00 am - Coffee with the Counselors
Rincon Valley Charter - Sequoia Santa Rosa, CA 95409
11:30 am - Dave's Ice Cream Dine and Donate
Piner-Olivet Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403
3:00 pm - Back to School Night: Binkley
Rincon Valley Union School District Santa Rosa, CA 95405
5:30 pm - Fall Fundraiser Kick-Off
Morrice Schaefer Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403 - Movie Night!
Austin Creek Elementary Santa Rosa, CA 95409
6:30 pm - Executive Committee Orientation
Piner-Olivet Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403
5:30 pm - School Picture Day
Piner-Olivet Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403 - Bike Safety Meeting--Mandatory for Bike Riders
Piner-Olivet Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403
1:00 pm - Annual Northbay Craft Bash →
1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
10:00 am
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 5
📣 Santa Rosa Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Basketball Tryouts
Piner-Olivet Charter Santa Rosa, CA 95403
3:30 pm - Roseland Teen Manga Club →
Roseland Regional Library, 470 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa
6:00 pm - Fire Evacuation Drill
Cesar Chavez Language Academy Santa Rosa, CA 95407
8:50 am - Jueves de juegos →
Roseland Regional Library, 470 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa
10:30 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Some blessings don't make noise.
They simply bring peace, comforts, and a reason to smile. Today I'm grateful for all of them. (Nextdoor Wright) - Usually the dominant part of an animals anatomy portrays what sense organ they use to detect prey as well as predators.
In elephants it is the trunk and the ears that are so prominent … their sense of smell, and capacity to hear is incredible. Looking at the skull of… (Nextdoor Bennett Valley)
- PepsiCo, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandiser - Part Time / Seasonal in Santa Rosa. Apply here.
- Santa Rosa City Schools posted a job opening for Custodian II - Night Shift at Santa Rosa City Schools (1.00 FTE- 8 hours/day) 6 Vacacnies in Santa Rosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Santa Rosa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rohnert Park
- Two neighboring Sonoma County towns forge different paths on affordable housing (mercurynews.com)
- Laundry room fire in Rohnert Park displaces resident, causes $20,000 in damage to home (pressdemocrat.com)
- New culinary festival at Graton Resort & Casino features 'Top Chef' alums, local chefs (pressdemocrat.com)
Sebastopol
- Sunday RoundUp: Net Positive (sebastopoltimes.com)
- Santa Rosa's new city hall, Donald Trump's complaints: Aug. 24 PD Letters (pressdemocrat.com)
Petaluma
- Petaluma Fire Spreads Into Solar Facility (patch.com)
- Gunfire, Explosives, Hostage Fake Report Send Police To Petaluma Home (patch.com)
Ok Santa Rosa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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