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Petaluma Argus-Courier · Petaluma, CA

Taking part: Add these upcoming community events to your calendar

Check out the Petaluma Argus-Courier’s Community Events Calendar for October. (Getty Images) By Argus Courier StaffPUBLISHED: November 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM PST | UPDATED: November 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM PSTGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...Petaluma Elks Holiday Craft Faire Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s back, the Elks Lodge’s annual holiday craft and vendor faire, with several large rooms filled with vendors offering handmade gifts and one-of-a-kind holiday decor. This festive event supports local vendors as well as a number of Elks charitable projects. Open to the public. 2105 South McDowell Extension. Find out more at Elks901.org. Free history talk about one-room schoolhouses Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. David and Chari Dohn spent years riding their Harley on the backroads of California, taking pictures of vintage and one-room school houses. Join them and Harlan Osborne, sharing the stories tucked away in the pictures they’ve collected. Free.

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The Press Democrat · Cotati, CA

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Cotati restaurant ‘honored’ by surprise summer visit from Governor-elect Becerra

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during a campaign event on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly) By Charles Swanson | [email protected] | The Press DemocratPUBLISHED: November 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM PST | UPDATED: November 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM PSTGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...A Cotati restaurant was “honored” to serve Xavier Becerra during his time on the campaign trail for California governor over the summer. Mezzeluna, a Greek restaurant overlooking the town’s plaza, posted a photo to social media Nov. 5 showing Becerra with chef and co-owner Ali Cetin two days after the Democratic gubernatorial candidate was elected to lead the state. View this post on Instagram According to Cetin, Becerra visited the restaurant in July, making a surprise visit for lunch.

Sedalia Democrat · Glen Ellen, CA

Nearby: Glen Ellen, CA

Dennis receives prestigious nursing award

Bothwell Regional Health Center recently presented its latest DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Verena Dennis. The DAISY Award is for patients and their families to nominate nurses who give outstanding, compassionate and skillful care. Dennis is a Registered Nurse and works in the hospital’s Progressive Care Unit (PCU); she was nominated by a patient she cared for during a hospital stay of more than two weeks. “My message today is a thank you for this wonderful nurse that goes out of her way to care for the people she is in charge of,” the patient wrote. “Her attitude and willingness to do what is necessary have been such a blessing. Of all the nurses I have been involved with, she is the most outgoing, willing person I have ever met. My thanks to her for sharing her life with those who need her.” Dennis joined Bothwell in early 2020 as a charge nurse on the hospital’s Medical and Surgical unit on 2 Southwest.