🌱 Patch AM: How a record-breaking kicker brought the Sixth Street trophy home

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In today's newsletter:

• How a record-breaking kicker brought the Sixth Street trophy home
• See how Claremont's colleges stack up against California's best.
• Could Pomona's dining contract fight lead to a Claremont campus strike?

Also on today's calendar: Things That Go Bump in the Night 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team beats Pomona-Pitzer to reclaim Sixth Street trophy (dailybulletin.com) — Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football reclaimed the Sixth Street trophy in Claremont with a 22-10 win over rival Pomona-Pitzer, powered by kicker Sean Lee's program-record five field goals. Local fans saw a gritty SCIAC opener featuring big defensive stands, long completions from quarterback Robert Litscher, and late-game kicks that sealed a rivalry victory just across town.
   

• Best colleges in California (kioncentralcoast.com) — Claremont stands out in a new ranking of California's top colleges, with Claremont McKenna, Pomona, and Harvey Mudd all landing in the state's top six. The list, based on Niche's 2027 data, weighs factors like tuition, acceptance rates, and graduation outcomes. For local families, it's a reminder that some of the nation's most selective schools sit right in town.
   

• Pomona and UNITE HERE begin negotiations for a new contract amid ULP filing, delegation (tsl.news) — Pomona College dining workers and their union, backed by the Claremont Student Worker Alliance, have opened tough contract talks focused on significant wage hikes and protections for union activity. The union has filed an unfair labor practice charge and presented demands at Alexander Hall, including pay for time spent bargaining and reopening student-run Milk & Honey. Outcomes could affect campus jobs, dining operations, and worker stability in Claremont.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Claremont

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Old Forester Bourbon Dinner →
  502 West 1st Street, Claremont

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Misanthropic Octopus Takes Hollywood: How a Debut Novelist Transformed a Spark of Imagination into a Netflix Hit →
  Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, Claremont
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Coffee and Convo with Faculty →
  Tranquada Center, 757 N College Way, Claremont
  11:00 am
• Pivot with Purpose: Positioning Yourself for Success →
  Career and Professional Development Office, 1021 N. Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont
  12:00 pm
• Connie Zehr: Works from the CGU Art Collection →
  East Art Gallery, 251 E. 10th Street, Claremont
  5:00 pm
• Mateo Tannatt/Cal State Fullerton Faculty Exhibition →
  Art Building, 251 E. 10th Street, Claremont
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Musa Al-Gharbi | Lunch chat and Ath dinner co-sponsored by the Salvatori, O.A, and Dreier Round Table →
  Kravis Center, Claremont
  12:15 pm
• We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite →
  Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, Claremont
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Things That Go Bump in the Night 2026 →
  California Botanic Garden, 1500 N College Ave, Claremont
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Odessa: Through the Doors, A Chamber Opera →
  Thatcher/Lyman Hall, Pomona College Music Dept., 340 N College Ave, Claremont
  8:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Dyslexia Simulation Workshop →
  The Round Building at Claremont United Methodist Church, 211 W Foothill Blvd, Claremont
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Grow Native Nursery Fall Plant Sale 2026 →
  California Botanic Garden, 1500 N College Ave, Claremont
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello - I'm in need of a good housekeeper.
  Does anyone know or recommend someone we can trust. I'm in north Claremont. Thank you (Nextdoor Thompson Creek)
• I'm living at Pilgrim Place and my little old dog, Boots, has gotten out today and has disappeared.
  He has not been found at Pilgrim Place and may have wandered nearby. He is a small curly haired white male Bichon Poodle mix, with a few tan… (Nextdoor Claremont Village Walk)

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🗞 Nearby News

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• La Verne Officials Lift Evacuations After Fire-Damaged Battery Units Removed (mynewsla.com)
• Batteries removed from Los Angeles County fire site, evacuation order lifted (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Tōgei exhibition honors meditative tea preparing practices (lvcampustimes.org)

Pomona

• Grand National Truck Show Pomona, California (idrivesocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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