🌱 Patch AM: Can the 5-1 Banning Broncos keep their runaway momentum?

Hello Banning! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can the 5-1 Banning Broncos keep their runaway momentum?
• How long extreme heat will threaten the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning

Also on today's calendar: Banning Estates Fall Craft Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
• Sunday: Some rain, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Upsets on the horizon? Picking all of the Week 8 football games (visaliatimesdelta.com) — Banning Broncos fans can look ahead to a big Week 8 road matchup at Twentynine Palms, where local sportswriters expect Banning's 5-1 squad to keep rolling. The column also breaks down other Coachella Valley high school games, offering predicted scores and highlighting which contests could shake up league title races.
   

• Dangerous Heat Wave Grips Southern California, Utilities Warn of Potential Outages (ntd.com) — Residents near Banning are under an extended heat warning as a dangerous regional heat wave strains the power grid and raises risks of heat-related illness through at least Friday. Utilities urge conserving electricity, while health officials stress staying hydrated, using air conditioning when possible, and checking on vulnerable neighbors until cooler temperatures arrive this weekend.
   

📸 Around Banning

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Banning

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Banning Estates Fall Craft Fair →
  3800 Wilson Street, Banning, CA,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Empire Wrestling Federation at Banning Community Center →
  Banning Community Center, 789 N. San Gorgonio Ave, Banning
• October 10, 2026 Banning Community Center →
  Banning Community Center, 789 N. San Gorgonio Ave, Banning
• Fall Craft Fair →
  Solera Oak Valley Greens Association, 1615 Fairway Dr, Beaumont
  9:00 am
• Fall Gathering at Malki →
  Malki Museum, 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning
  11:00 am
• Community Day 2026 - BZP Banning (P9 Connect) →
  955 South Hargrave Street, Banning
  11:00 am
Monday October 12
• Beaumont Banning →
  Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1320 W Williams St, Banning
  12:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• San Gorgonio Garden Club October Meeting →
  The Grange, Cherry Valley
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Young Artist Workshop →
  Art & Heritage Museum, 42 W Ramsey St, Banning
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• GUIDELINES for Dia De Los Muertos Art Show & Reception PLUS DDLM High School Category! →
  Art & Heritage Museum, 42 W Ramsey St, Banning
  12:00 pm
• Dia De Los Muertos Art Competition →
  The Art & Heritage Museum, 42 W Ramsey St, Banning
  1:00 pm
• Spooktacular Trunk or Treat →
  789 N San Gorgonio Ave, Banning
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Golfers Saddle Up to Support the Hemet Sheriff's Mounted Posse —Muriel Dufresne, Golden Era Productions Read on Patch

• SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - Part-Time in Banning. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for Assistant Unit Manager in Banning. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Banning here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cabazon

• Cabazon Band Backs New Jersey's Supreme Court Petition on Kalshi (rg.org)
• 21st Morongo rodeo thrills crowds (sbsun.com)

Yucaipa

• 35869 Wildwood Crest Dr, Yucaipa, CA 92399 (redfin.com)
• Angelo Lopez Killed in EB I-10 Collision (sweetlaw.com)
• IE Varsity's previews of top high school football games on Friday, Oct. 9 (pressenterprise.com)

San Jacinto

• Earthquake Model Reveals: Stress in California at Record Level (enn.com)

Ok Banning! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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