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🌱 Why Apache Junction ranks among Arizona’s best places to retire.
Coming up: Sound Bites Music & Food Festival on the Apache Junction Patch calendar
Hey hey Apache Junction! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Apache Junction ranks among Arizona's best places to retire.
Also on today's calendar: Hitching Post Saloon welcomes Arizona Avenue band and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 93, low: 73.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 11 Best Towns In Arizona To Retire Comfortably (worldatlas.com) — Apache Junction is spotlighted as one of Arizona's top retirement towns, praised for its Superstition Mountain views, nearby state and regional parks, and access to Banner Goldfield Medical Center. The piece compares it with 10 other Arizona communities, outlining home prices, healthcare options, and outdoor amenities to help retirees decide where to settle comfortably in the state. 
📸 Around Apache Junction
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Apache Junction
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★ Featured events ★
- Sound Bites Music & Food Festival →
Gilbert Regional Park, 3005 E Queen Creek Rd, Gilbert
4:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Concert in the Park - That Band →
Apache Junction Calendar, 1091 W. Southern Ave, Apache Junction
6:30 pm - Coffee With a Cop - Coffee Corner →
Apache Junction Calendar, 300 W Apache Trail #123, Apache Junction
8:00 am - Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine - Apache Junction →
Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine, 4650 N Mammoth Mine Rd, Apache Junction
9:30 am - Movie in the Park - The Nightmare Before Christmas →
Apache Junction Calendar, 1091 W. Southern Ave, Apache Junction
7:00 pm - Halloween Festival →
1091 W. Southern Ave, Apache Junction - 22nd Annual Show Your Ride Car Show →
St George Catholic Church, 300 E 16th Ave, Apache Junction
8:00 am - NAACP Masquerade Ball →
3301 South Goldfield Road, Apache Junction
6:00 pm - Florence at Apache Junction →
Apache Junction AZ
6:00 pm - Hitching Post Saloon welcomes Arizona Avenue band →
Hitching Post Saloon, 2341 N Apache Trail, Apache Junction
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 24
Monday October 26
Friday October 30
📣 Apache Junction Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bible Study →
Multi-Purpose Room, 6320 S. Kings Ranch Rd, Gold Canyon
6:00 pm - Worship Service →
6320 S. Kings Ranch Rd, Gold Canyon
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Sunday October 4
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Apache Junction PatchAM possible:
- AUTO BOSS RV — (480) 986-1049
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Where is everyone?
Last two days ive brought my son to at least 5 different parkd to play and theres no one else to play with. It's beautiful out. (Nextdoor E Junction) - My normal groomer is going to be gone for awhile looking for someone to trust my babies with.
Heard so many horror stories over the years and I worry who takes care of them. So nervous about starting over with a new person (Nextdoor Superstition Foothills)
- Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Apache Junction. Apply here.
- U.S. Bancorp posted a job opening for Relationship Banker II - Medina Crossing - Mesa, AZ in Apache Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Apache Junction here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mesa
- Crippling 2-Vehicle Crash near Country Club Drive [Mesa, AZ] (sweetlaw.com)
- Of The Trees Brings The Immersive Park Service Experience To Arizona (freshmusicfreaks.com)
- Former Macy's property at Superstition Springs Mall sells for $5 million (azbigmedia.com)
Queen Creek
- 5 new tenants are coming to Queen Creek Marketplace (azbigmedia.com)
Ok Apache Junction! 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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