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π± Boys Volleyball Game vs Lyman Gilmore at Magnolia and 11 more events
And check out 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Show on the Alta Sierra Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Show at Miners Foundry Cultural Center
- Boys Volleyball Game vs Lyman Gilmore at Magnolia at Magnolia Intermediate School
- Cross Country Meet - Magnolia at Alta Sierra Elementary
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warmer with plenty of sun, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alta Sierra
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★ Featured events ★
- 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Show →
Miners Foundry Cultural Center, 325 Spring St, Nevada City
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Boys Volleyball Game vs Lyman Gilmore at Magnolia
Magnolia Intermediate School Grass Valley, CA 95949
4:00 pm - Cross Country Meet - Magnolia
Alta Sierra Elementary Grass Valley, CA 95949
4:00 pm - Gold Country Chess Tournament
Magnolia Intermediate School Grass Valley, CA 95949
8:30 am
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Nevada City Winery Gallery Exhibition: "Rooted in Color" by Mary Lett Kober →
Nevada City Winery Gallery, 321 Spring Street, Nevada City
2:00 pm - Parent Circle →
The Learning Center, Sierra Nevada Children's Services, 420 Sierra College Dr #100, Grass Valley
3:00 pm - Foothills Compassionate Care Free Workshop - "Plan Ahead: Protect What Matters Most" →
Foothills Compassionate Care, 11270 Rough and Ready Highway, Grass Valley
4:00 pm - The Resilience Project of Western Nevada County to Host Community Meeting →
LOVE Building - Condon Park, Grass Valley
4:00 pm - The Resilience Project of Western Nevada County Community Meeting →
L.O.V.E. Building at Condon Park, 660 Minnie Street, Grass Valley
4:00 pm - Silvestre and Orixa Brazilian Dance Classes with Vera Passos →
Miners Foundry, 325 Spring St, Nevada City
5:00 pm - Firewise Assessments, Action Plans & Open Office Hours →
Gene Albaugh Meeting Room, Madellyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City
5:30 pm - Sierra Streams Institute's September Sci Pub: "Underwater Archaeology" at Gold Vibe →
Gold Vibe Kombuchary, 12615 Charles Drive, Grass Valley
6:00 pm - Nevada County Housing Element Update Community Workshop →
Eric Rood Administration Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Great Clips posted a job opening for Salon Manager - Sams Town Marketplace in Colfax. Apply here.
- PG&E Corporation posted a job opening for Compliance Specialist in Grass Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alta Sierra here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grass Valley
- Ron Milner Sac Gamers Expo 2026 Guest of Honor (gamersheroes.com)
Nevada City
- Nevada City Rotary Announces Return of Pumpkins Palooza Family Celebration and Painted Pumpkins Scavenger Hunt This October (yubanet.com)
- 9 Small Towns in California's Sierra Nevada with the Best Downtowns (worldatlas.com)
- Shakedown Citi Brings an East Coast Edge to the Grateful Dead Tradition on First California Tour (gratefulweb.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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