Community Corner
🌱 Can you help identify the suspect in Bonsall restaurant burglaries?
Make time for Military Appreciation Weekend at Mellano Farm Stand's Marigold & Pumpkin Festival on the Bonsall Patch calendar
Hi Bonsall! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can you help identify the suspect in Bonsall restaurant burglaries?
Also on today's calendar: Military Appreciation Weekend at Mellano Farm Stand's Marigold & Pumpkin Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, temps: high: 99, low: 69.
- Saturday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Suspect Sought After 2 Burglaries At North County Restaurant (patch.com) — A Bonsall restaurant, Backdraft Bar & Grill on Mission Road, was burglarized twice this summer, with a suspect stealing supplies and causing hundreds of dollars in damage. Investigators believe the same man hit the locked patio both times and are asking anyone with information to contact the Fallbrook Sheriff's Substation. 
📸 Around Bonsall
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bonsall
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★ Featured events ★
- Military Appreciation Weekend at Mellano Farm Stand's Marigold & Pumpkin Festival →
Mellano Farm Stand, 5714 N River Rd, Oceanside
10:30 am - Military Appreciation Weekend at Mellano Farm Stand's Pumpkin & Marigold Festival →
Mellano Farm Stand, 5714 N River Rd, Oceanside
10:30 am - Night Of Sung Prayer - Free Event →
Mission San Luis Rey Parish Church, 4050 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA, 92057,
7:00 pm - Fallbrook Wine Fest →
Ross Lake Lavender Farm, 40055 Ross Rd, Fallbrook
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Fallbrook Wine Fest →
Daily Blooms Farm, 40055 Ross Road, Fallbrook 92028
12:00 pm - Fall Festival of Gems and Minerals →
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society, 123 W Alvarado St, Fallbrook
9:00 am - Svetlana Smolina, Classical Pianist →
Fallbrook Mission Theater, 231 N Main Ave, Fallbrook
2:00 pm - Key Ceremony for Army SPC Seth Wakeling →
1448 Los Amigos, Fallbrook
10:00 am - Boo at the Zoo →
Wild Wonders, Inc, 5712 Vía Montellano, Bonsall
6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
📣 Bonsall Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- State of Community Health San Diego - 2026 Presented by Neighborhood Healthcare
California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido
8:30 am - Coffee with the Principal
Mission Vista High Oceanside, CA 92057
8:45 am - Volunteer Farm Days →
Splitrock Farm and Retreat, 39032 Harris Trail, Fallbrook
9:00 am - FALLBROOK →
Fallbrook Senior Center, Fallbrook
11:15 am - Varsity Girls Golf vs Mission Vista
Arrowood Golf Course, 5201 Village Dr, Oceanside
4:00 pm - Prompt Engineering (AI) 2 of 5
Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
5:00 pm - Frosh Football vs Poway
El Camino High School, 400 Rancho Del Oro Dr, Oceanside
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This little guy is running in traffic on North River Rd.
he has a collar but won't let anyone get near him please if this is your pup grab them (Nextdoor Via Puerta Del Sol)
- Bonsall Unified School District posted a job opening for Custodian - Night (Bonsall West Elementary School) in Bonsall. Apply here.
- Cintas Corporation posted a job opening for Warehouse Associate - Loader/Unloader - 2nd Shift in Vista. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonsall here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vista
- City of Vista Promotes Natalie Jacobs to Deputy City Manager (northcountydailystar.com)
- Ford Motor Company Team to Join Vista 'Stuff the Truck' Donation Reveal (northcountydailystar.com)
- Vista celebrates completion of new rail trail segment (thecoastnews.com)
Fallbrook
- Fallbrook deputies arrest man with warrant after finding firearms, methamphetamine (fox5sandiego.com)
Oceanside
- Suspect Sought After 2 Burglaries At North County Restaurant (patch.com)
- Wanted Man Arrested With Guns, Suspected Meth In North County: Sheriff's Office (patch.com)
Ok Bonsall! 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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