🌱 Why Willow Creek owns the title of California’s Bigfoot Capital

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Willow Creek owns the title of California’s Bigfoot Capital

Also on today's calendar: Bacchanal Mendocino.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 98 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 99, low: 60.
• Sunday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 99 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 15 Creepy and Weird Places to Visit in CA (vocal.media) — Willow Creek gets a spooky spotlight as California’s self-proclaimed “Bigfoot Capital of the World,” where famous footprints and the Patterson–Gimlin film were found just outside town. The broader guide rounds up 15 eerie destinations statewide, from haunted prisons and ghost towns to mysterious mountains, for residents planning creepy road trips beyond Humboldt County.
   

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📸 Around Willow Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Willow Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 27

• Bacchanal Mendocino →
  Alex Thomas Plaza, Ukiah
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• 11 a.m. to Noon, Willow Creek Library, Summer Reading Kickoff Party →
  Willow Creek Branch Library, 39 Mayfair St, Willow Creek
  11:00 am

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📣 Willow Creek Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Get the Grant: Practical Skills to Strengthen Your Application →
  Humboldt Area Foundation, 363 Indianola Rd, Bayside
  10:00 am
• Get the Grant: Practical Skills to Strengthen Your... →
  Humboldt Area Foundation, 363 Indianola Rd, Bayside
  10:00 am
• The Maker's Space Drop-In Pottery Hours →
  The Makers' Space-McKinleyville, 1450 Hiller Rd, McKinleyville
  1:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kim Yerton Memorial Library in Hoopa, Summer Reading Kickoff Party →
  Kim Yerton Memorial Library, 370 Loop Rd, Hoopa
  10:00 am
• Protect Yourself from Fraud presentation – Humboldt County Library →
  Humboldt County Library, 1313 3rd St, Eureka
  1:00 pm
• 1 to 3 p.m., Eureka Library, Summer Reading LEGO Kickoff Party →
  Eureka Main Library, 300-362 O St, Eureka
  1:00 pm
• OLYMPUS 2.0, Celebrating 20 Years →
  Theater Arts Building/Van Duzer Theatre, 1 E Laurel Dr, Arcata
  6:00 pm
• Agent Orange →
  Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St, Arcata
  7:00 pm
• DISCO in EUREKA - Music of the Bee Gees →
  The Eureka Theater, 612 F St, Eureka
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Manila & Ma-le'l Dunes →
  Ma-le'l Dunes South Unit, Vera Linda Ln, Arcata
  9:00 am
• The Third Not So Annual Paul Simon Tribute Show Encore →
  Arcata Playhouse, 1251 9th St, Arcata
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Blue Lake

• Dominick Antonelli Performing at Blue Lake Casino June 25 (kymkemp.com)
• Back Seat Drivers to play at Logger Bar (times-standard.com)
• Teen Accused of Robbing Blue Lake Gas Station With Knife and Pepper Spray (kymkemp.com)

McKinleyville

• McKinleyville High standout Neil Moon signs with CR (times-standard.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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