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🌱 Why SWAT surrounded a Penngrove home for three tense hours
And on the Penngrove Patch calendar - The Humdinger Car Show

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In today's newsletter:
- Why SWAT surrounded a Penngrove home for three tense hours
Also on today's calendar: Penngrove Luau - Sept. 27, 2026 and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 3-Hour Standoff Ends In Tear Gas And Penngrove Man's Arrest (patch.com) — A Penngrove resident was arrested after a three-hour SWAT standoff at his Hatchery Road home, where officers used tear gas before he surrendered. The arrest stems from a July stabbing investigation in Petaluma, and detectives say they recovered weapons and evidence from both locations. Anyone with direct information is urged to contact Petaluma police detectives.
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📸 Around Penngrove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Penngrove
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★ Featured events ★
- The Humdinger Car Show →
Penngrove Park, 11800 Main St, Penngrove
11:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- VIP Petcare Vaccination Clinic →
10035 Main Street, Penngrove - The Humdinger Car Show — Let's Go Rockabilly! →
Penngrove Park, 11800 Main St, Penngrove
11:00 am - Penngrove Luau - Sept. 27, 2026 →
Penngrove Park, 11800 Main St, Penngrove
2:30 pm - Grand Bazaar of Petaluma →
Petaluma Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma
10:00 am - BIG BOOK SALE by Friends of SR Libraries Oct 2-5 →
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
10:00 am
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tuesday Morning River Walk →
Petaluma River Park, 100 East D Street, Petaluma
9:00 am - The Petaluma East Side Farmers' Market →
Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
9:30 am - Petaluma Farmers Market →
320 N. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
9:30 am - Petaluma East Side Farmers Market →
Petaluma CA
10:00 am - Watercolor | Doodle Tangle with Nancy Ballard →
230 Lakeville St, Petaluma
10:00 am - Petaluma Girls Volleyball vs. Casa Grande →
Petaluma CA
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Server in Rohnert Park. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Rohnert Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Penngrove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cotati
- Letters to the Editor, Sunday, Sept. 13 (pressdemocrat.com)
Rohnert Park
- Old Caz Beer and Museum of Sonoma County Release 'Running Fence' IPA Commemorating 50 Years of an Iconic Sonoma County Art Installation (wineindustryadvisor.com)
- 3-bedroom-home-sells-for-680000-in-rohnert-park (fresnobee.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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