🌱 How serious was the latest shark attack off North Salmon Creek?

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• How serious was the latest shark attack off North Salmon Creek?

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 60, low: 51.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 58 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northern California shark attack marks 3rd incident this year off shores of Golden State (silive.com) — A surfer was bitten on the hand by a shark off North Salmon Creek in Sonoma County last Friday, marking the third shark attack in California this year. He managed to paddle to shore and drive himself to the hospital, and his injuries are not considered life-threatening, though officials haven’t identified the shark species involved.
   

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Sunday January 11

• Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA!
  Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Stewardship Day at Jenner Headlands Preserve
  Jenner Headlands Preserve , 12001 CA-1 , Jenner
  9:30 am
• Guerneville Plaza Outreach
  Guerneville Plaza
  11:00 am
• Interact Shopping Adventure
  Target , 475 Rohnert Park Expy , Rohnert Park
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Morning Yoga — Occidental Center for the Arts
  Occidental Center For the Arts , 3850 Doris Murphy Ct , Occidental
  9:00 am
• Holiday Sale — Artisans' Co-op
  Artisans' Co-op , 17175 Bodega Hwy , Bodega Bay
  11:00 am
• Winter Program
  Liberty School District Petaluma, CA 94952
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• BiblioBus at Monte Rio Community Center
  Monte Rio Recreation & Park District , 20488 CA-116 , Monte Rio
  2:00 pm
• BiblioBus at Cazadero History Learning Center
  Cazadero Music Camp , 5385 Cazadero Hwy , Cazadero
  4:00 pm
• Christmas in the Redwoods
  Alliance Redwoods Conference , 6250 Bohemian Hwy , Occidental
  5:30 pm
• Sebastopol Christmas Light Parade
  Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center , 265 S Main St , Sebastopol
  6:30 pm
• Stillness & Story: Conversations on Death at Radiate Studio
  Radiate Studio , 961 Gravenstein Hwy S, 110 , Sebastopol
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Winter Solstice Morning at Osmosis
  Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary , 209 Bohemian Hwy , Freestone
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Bodega Bay

• Former Cal, Raiders head coach Mike White's ties connected with nearly every team in the Bay Area during his six decades in football (pressdemocrat.com)
• Shark bites surfer on hand on Northern California coast, officials say (sacbee.com)
• Letters 12/15/2025 (theava.com)

Sebastopol

• RoundUp: Baby, it's cold (and foggy) outside (sebastopoltimes.com)
• Letters to the Editor, Sunday Dec. 14 (pressdemocrat.com)
• Last-minute gifts for your favorite beer lover (mercurynews.com)

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