🌱 How did Hercules fare against a rising North Bay contender?

Hi there, Hercules! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Hercules fare against a rising North Bay contender?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas in Hercules 2025 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Areas of fog, then sun, temps: high: 59, low: 42.
• Saturday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boys basketball rankings: Cardinal Newman, Montgomery open in top 2 spots (modbee.com) — Hercules hoops fans will notice their local high school mentioned as a recent opponent in regional North Bay boys basketball action, where American Canyon topped Hercules 73-35. The rankings spotlight Cardinal Newman at No. 1 and Montgomery at No. 2, with Santa Rosa, Casa Grande, Justin-Siena, Windsor, and Ukiah rounding out an early-season top seven expected to keep shifting.
   

📸 Around Hercules

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hercules

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Christmas in Hercules 2025
  Valley Bible Church, 1477 Willow Ave, Hercules
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Band Winter Concert
  John Swett High School Rodeo, CA 94572
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Saturday School
  John Swett High School Rodeo, CA 94572
  8:30 am
• Family Storytime (10-10:30 & 10:30-11)
  Hercules Library , 109 Civic Dr , Hercules
  10:00 am
• Martinez Library Storytime
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  10:00 am
• Read to a Dog
  Martinez Library , 740 Court Street , Martinez
  12:00 pm
• Leather Crafting Workshop
  Hercules Library , 109 Civic Dr , Hercules
  12:30 pm
• Family Paint and Sip with Rachel Gold
  Rodeo Library , 220 Pacific Avenue , Rodeo
  2:00 pm
• We, The People, Rise Up! (Hercules) - Indivisible North East Bay
  4000 San Pablo Ave , Hercules
  7:00 pm

📣 Hercules Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Free Student Meals
  Pinole Library , 2935 Pinole Valley Road , Pinole
  11:00 am
• Cocoa and Cram
  John Swett High School Rodeo, CA 94572
  4:00 pm
• Karaoke at The Warehouse!
  The Warehouse Cafe , 5 Canyon Lake Dr , Port Costa
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Seek & Find Mythical Creatures
  El Sobrante Library , 4191 Appian Way , El Sobrante

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Pokemon was LOST on December 6, 2025 in Pinole, CA 94564 near Tennent Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner,… (Nextdoor Ohlone to Middle High)
• Hanna Ranch families!
  Teachers look forward to seeing students in their classrooms on Thursday! On Wednesday we are picking up equipment that we had to turn in and… (Nextdoor Hercules Waterfront)

• Save Mart Companies posted a job opening for Multi-Purpose Clerk - Grocery (Night Crew) - 1590 Sycamore Ave., Hercules, CA 94547 in Hercules. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for (8137) Hercules: Customer Service Rep in Hercules. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hercules here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Pablo

• Fireworks company issued $221K in fines by state after deadly Esparto explosion (abc10.com)

Richmond

• Richmond police halt license plate readers (grandviewindependent.com)
• Metztli Brings a Piece of Jalisco to Richmond (ccpulse.org)
• Teens Arrested In Connection With Car Thefts In Livermore, Danville (patch.com)

Walnut Creek

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-- The Patch AM Team

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