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🌱 Patch AM: SUV Hits PG&E Pole, Expect Walnut Creek Roadway Lane Shut Down
And on the Walnut Creek Patch calendar - Donuts & Demos!
Good morning Walnut Creek! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- SUV crash knocks out PG&E pole, lane closed on Ygnacio
Also on today's calendar: Donuts & Demos! and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 54.
- Saturday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 100 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SUV Hits PG&E Pole, Expect Walnut Creek Roadway Lane Shut Down (patch.com) — Drivers in Walnut Creek should plan for delays near Ygnacio Valley Road and North Carlos Drive after an SUV hit a PG&E power pole this morning. Crews are replacing the pole and keeping the far right eastbound lane near Ygnacio Plaza closed until around midnight. 
📸 Around Walnut Creek
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walnut Creek
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★ Featured events ★
- Donuts & Demos! →
Greenlight Driver Training, 730 Camino Ramon, Danville
10:00 am - The Great Contra Costa Crystal Fair →
Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
10:00 am - Akira Tana and Friends from Osaka Play San Ramon Library!!! →
San Ramon Library - Contra Costa County Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon
7:30 pm - Blessing of the Animals at St. Paul's Walnut Creek →
St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
9:30 am - Local Agency: Joybound →
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
11:30 am - CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal →
Claremont Resort & Club, 41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley
7:00 pm - Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival →
Downtown Pleasant Hill, 105 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Saatva Walnut Creek Grand Opening →
1619 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
5:00 pm - Cultivating Purpose in the Third Third of Life: Building a Moral Economy →
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 399 Wiget Ln, Walnut Creek
4:00 pm - Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble's Jack and the Beanstalk →
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
9:30 am - All 60's Class Reunion Srv Annual Picnic Reunion →
Hap Magee Ranch Park, 1025 La Gonda Wy, Danville
1:00 pm - Art of Mixology →
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
4:30 pm - Walnut Creek Library Foundation Presents Center REP's Preview of "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" →
Walnut Creek Library - Contra Costa County Library, 1644 N Broadway, Walnut Creek
7:00 pm - Diablo Improv Festival! →
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
7:00 pm - Diablo Improv Festival →
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
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- San Miguel murder suspect identified (calcoastnews.com)
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Ok Walnut Creek! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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