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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 90, low: 67.
- Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees.
📸 Around Alta
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday October 1 - Free Breastfeeding Support Group
Bee Well Chiropractic, 530 Searls Ave. Suite C, Nevada City
10:00 am - Nevada City Winery Gallery Exhibition: "Rooted in Color" by Mary Lett Kober →
Nevada City Winery Gallery, 321 Spring Street, Nevada City
2:00 pm - Foresthill Union School Site Council →
Foresthill CA
2:45 pm - Cross Country Meet - Magnolia
Alta Sierra Elementary Grass Valley, CA 95949
4:00 pm - Boys Volleyball Game vs Lyman Gilmore at Magnolia
Magnolia Intermediate School Grass Valley, CA 95949
4:00 pm - Locals' Night with Watson and Garfinkel at Nevada City Winery →
Nevada City Winery, 321 Spring Street, Nevada City
4:30 pm - Foresthill Divide Chamber of Commerce General Dinner Meeting →
Foresthill CA
5:30 pm - New Wave Drama Company Presents a Live Reading of "Peter Pan" →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 615 Hollow Way, Nevada City
6:00 pm - Beginning Square Dance Class
Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, 132 Main St, Nevada City
6:00 pm - Goldancers of Grass Valley: "Learn to Square Dance" Classes at Golden Empire Grange →
Golden Empire Grange, 11363 Grange Ct, Grass Valley
6:00 pm - The Improverse: Improv for the Senses Seven-Week Class Series →
The Octabarn, Nevada City
6:00 pm - Foresthill Fire Protection District Board →
Foresthill CA
6:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Colfax. Apply here.
- The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Certified School Nurse - CSN in Nevada City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alta here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nevada City
- SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Film Festival marks 25 years with commemorative poster art by co-founder Kathy Dotson and new music partnership with Madcap Records (theunion.com)
- Early in-person voting starts Monday at the Ballot Processing Center for Nevada County voters (yubanet.com)
- Olivia Pritchett Seeks Reelection for Nevada Joint Union High School District Board (yubanet.com)
Grass Valley
- 12th Annual Howl-o-ween Dog Mob Parade in Grass Valley (yubanet.com)
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-- 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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