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🌱 How Colfax edged Gridley in a down-to-the-wire football battle
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In today's newsletter:
- How Colfax edged Gridley in a down-to-the-wire football battle
Also on today's calendar: New 2027 Medicare Plan Comparisons and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Warmer with plenty of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 65.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gridley loses first game in back and forth game against Colfax (fresnobee.com) — Colfax football fans just saw the Falcons edge Gridley 35-28 at home, snapping the Bulldogs' three-game winning streak in a back-and-forth matchup. The story recaps key scoring plays, then quickly runs through several other Northern California high school football results and upcoming games across the region. 
📸 Around Colfax
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colfax
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★ Featured events ★
- NorCal Resist: Monthly Free Auto Light Check and Repair →
Sierra Gold Community Senior Center, 231 Colfax Ave, Grass Valley
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Soroptimist District 4 Meeting →
Colfax Memorial Hall, 22 Sunset Ave, Colfax
8:30 am - CHS HoCo Night Rally
Colfax High Colfax, CA 95713
6:00 pm - New 2027 Medicare Plan Comparisons →
Meadow Vista Community Center, 1101 Meadow Vista Rd, Meadow Vista
10:00 am - 2027 Medicare Information →
Meadow Vista Community Center, 1101 Meadow Vista Rd, Meadow Vista
10:30 am - Sutter Plan Comparisons →
Meadow Vista Community Center, 1101 Meadow Vista Rd, Meadow Vista
10:30 am - "Meet the Moment": Community-Centered Event Series →
Sierra Gold Community Senior Center, 231 Colfax Ave, Grass Valley
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boys Volleyball Game at Union Hill
Magnolia Intermediate School Grass Valley, CA 95949
4:00 pm - Foresthill Volunteer Firefighters Association →
6:00 pm - Foresthill Pool Board →
Foresthill CA
6:30 pm - Foresthill Union School Site Council →
Foresthill CA
2:45 pm - Boys Volleyball Game vs Lyman Gilmore at Magnolia
Magnolia Intermediate School Grass Valley, CA 95949
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lost dog!
She's on Applegate and Yonehiro dr .. she's the sweetest wouldn't let Us get too close. She's out running in the street, please be careful with your… (Nextdoor Placer Hills) - We have been taking our dogs to
Dr Peggy for several years now. She and all of her staff are great. Very friendly and helpful. (Nextdoor Cape Horn)
- Wedgewood Weddings & Events posted a job opening for Wedding Banquet Server in Meadow Vista. Apply here.
- PG&E Corporation posted a job opening for Compliance Specialist in Grass Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colfax 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)
- 'Wild & Scenic' Unveils Anniversary Art (territorialdispatch.com)
- 9 Small Towns in California's Sierra Nevada with the Best Downtowns (worldatlas.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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