🌱 How Benton City neighbors are rallying after the devastating Second Street Fire

Greetings Benton City! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Benton City neighbors are rallying after the devastating Second Street Fire
• Did the Benton City fire taint this year's local wine grapes?
• Which Benton City eateries aced their latest health inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 47.
• Saturday: Sunny with near-record warmth, with a high of 81 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Our stomachs dropped.' Neighbors step up to help Benton City fire victims (tri-cityherald.com) — Families in and around Benton City are rebuilding after the Second Street Fire destroyed several Kiona Village mobile homes and damaged other properties from town toward West Richland. Neighbors are organizing GoFundMe campaigns and donation drives to cover housing, clothing, and essentials for uninsured and displaced residents, highlighting the town's close-knit support network during the recovery.
   

• Local growers, wineries assess impact of Benton City fire (tricitiesbusinessnews.com) — A recent 1,151-acre wildfire in Benton City came uncomfortably close to key Red Mountain, Candy Mountain, and Goose Gap vineyards but spared winery buildings and most vines. Even so, growers expect to leave hundreds of tons of grapes unharvested over smoke concerns, with local winemakers weighing difficult decisions about fruit quality and long-term impacts.
   

• Slicer not sanitized, no water for hands. Failed Tri-Cities restaurant inspections (tri-cityherald.com) — Benton City food businesses, including Anelare Winery, Carniceria El Sol, and Kiona Vineyards, all passed recent Benton Franklin Health District inspections, while several Pasco and Kennewick restaurants failed with serious violations. The report explains how red and blue points work, which places are on probation, and how you can check detailed scores or file food safety complaints for Benton County establishments.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benton City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Line Dancing at Muret-Gaston and Purple Star Wines →
  Benton City

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Trivia Night →
  Elk Haven Winery, 34101 North Demoss Road, Benton City
  6:00 pm
• Line Dancing Lessons →
  Purple Star Winery, 56504 N East Roza Rd, Benton City
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• WINEtober | Harvest Hike & Picnic at Terra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard →
  Benton City WA
• Winetober Harvest Hike →
  Terra Blanca — Red Mountain, 34715 N DeMoss Rd, Benton City
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Brunch at Elk Haven →
  Elk Haven Winery, 34101 North Demoss Road, Benton City
  9:00 am
Friday October 9
• October 9th: Closing Early →
  Elk Haven Winery, 34101 North Demoss Road, Benton City
  2:00 pm
• Fall Club Release Party →
  Elk Haven Winery, 34101 North Demoss Road, Benton City
  4:00 pm
• Pizza & Punchdowns →
  Purple Star Winery, 56504 N East Roza Rd, Benton City
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Winetober Harvest Dinner →
  Terra Blanca — Red Mountain, 34715 N DeMoss Rd, Benton City
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Brunch at Elk Haven →
  Elk Haven Winery, 34101 North Demoss Road, Benton City
  9:00 am
• Hike Wine Dine (RSVP Required) →
  Kiona Winery, 44612 North Sunset Road, Benton City
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did you feel the earth move under your feet today?
  It's a good reminder to double check your earthquake insurance coverage! If you have any questions about how earthquake insurance works, check out:… (Nextdoor )

• Kiona-Benton City School District posted a job opening for Substitute Kitchen Helper in Benton City. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Richland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benton City here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Richland

• Deez Donuts follows its dreams in Washington (foodtruckoperator.com)

Richland

• Richland 16 Public Auction (wa.gov)
• Freewind martial artists claim four Jr Grand Championships (tri-cityherald.com)
• Walla Walla Deputy was Arrested for DUI After Richland Rollover Crash (newstalk870.am)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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