Community Corner
🌱 How one Catheys Valley family’s gift is stretching local hospital donations
Happening soon: Movie Night under the Stars on the Catheys Valley Patch calendar

Cheers Catheys Valley! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one Catheys Valley family's gift is stretching local hospital donations
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with hazy sun, temps: high: 97, low: 70.
- Saturday: Hazy sun and very hot, with a high of 102 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gift in Bob Stark's Memory Helps Care for Local Patients (sierranewsonline.com) — A Catheys Valley family has donated a new patient lift in memory of resident Bob Stark, fully meeting a local hospital's equipment need and redirecting earlier community donations toward a BiPAP machine. The gift supports safer, more dignified mobility care at John C. Fremont Healthcare District and stretches previous contributions further, and residents can still support additional equipment through the Foundation's donation page.
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📸 Around Catheys Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Catheys Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- Movie Night under the Stars →
AutoCamp Yosemite, 6323 CA-140, Midpines
8:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
📣 Catheys Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Merced Bears vs Buhach Colony Thunder →
Cathie Hostetler Stadium, 205 W Olive Ave, Merced
4:00 pm - JV Volleyball @ Gustine
Le Grand High School Le Grand, CA 95333
5:00 pm - Varsity Volleyball @ Gustine
Le Grand High School Le Grand, CA 95333
6:00 pm - JV Football (Home) Waterford
Le Grand High School Le Grand, CA 95333
5:00 pm - Varsity Football (Home) Waterford
Le Grand High School Le Grand, CA 95333
7:15 pm - Yosemite Goddess Festival →
Mariposa Fairgrounds, 5007 Fairgrounds Road, Mariposa - B. Volleyball/ G. Soccer
Rivera Middle
4:15 pm - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Mariposa, CA →
4982 10th St, Mariposa - Business Analytics Certification (CBAP) Training in Mariposa, CA →
4982 10th Street, Mariposa
9:00 am - Farmdale Fall Carnival
Farmdale Elementary Merced, CA 95341
5:00 pm - Bingo Night →
Around The Horn Brewing Company, 17820 CA-120, Groveland
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mariposa County Unified School District and COE posted a job opening for Special Education Instructional Aide I (Woodland Elementary School)(Mariposa, CA) in Mariposa. Apply here.
- Le Grand Union High posted a job opening for Part Time Substitute Bus Driver in Le Grand. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Catheys Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mariposa
- Update: Dome Fire grows to 5,484.2 acres in Mariposa County, now 34% contained (sacbee.com)
- Pacific Fishers (nps.gov)
- Highway 140 to Yosemite National Park turns 100 (stripes.com)
Merced
- 1-year-old airlifted after being struck by vehicle in Merced (losbanosenterprise.com)
Ok Catheys Valley! 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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