🌱 State Theatre of Modesto and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling at Twin Rivers Saloon
• State Theatre of Modesto at State Theatre of Modesto Inc
• FIGS Mobile Pantry-4th Wednesday of the Month at Empire Church of Christ

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot with sizzling sunshine, with a high of 95 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 93, low: 57.
• Saturday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 63 degrees.

📸 Around Empire

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Empire

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling →
  Twin Rivers Saloon, 7000 Maze Blvd, Modesto
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• State Theatre of Modesto →
  State Theatre of Modesto Inc, 1307 J St, Modesto
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 28
• FIGS Mobile Pantry-4th Wednesday of the Month →
  Empire Church of Christ, 434 Church Street, Empire
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• HHS Volleyball Fros/JV/V vs Sonora 5PM/6PM
  Hughson High School, 7419 E Whitmore Ave, Hughson
  4:00 pm
• Girls/Boys Water Polo vs. Grace Davis
  Central Valley High school, 4033 Central Ave, Ceres
  4:00 pm
• HHS Flag Football Varsity vs Sonora
  Sonora High School, 401 S Palm St, La Habra
  5:00 pm
• Frosh-Soph Football vs. Grace Davis
  Central Valley High school, 4033 Central Ave, Ceres
  6:00 pm
• HHS Frosh Football vs Ripon
  Hughson High School, 7419 E Whitmore Ave, Hughson
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• JV/VAR Football @ Grace Davis
  Grace M. Davis High School, 1200 W Rumble Rd, Modesto
  5:00 pm
• Football vs. Beyer FR KICKOFF (Senior Night)
  Ceres High School Ceres, CA 95307
  5:00 pm
• HHS Football JV/V vs Ripon 5PM/7PM
  Hughson High School, 7419 E Whitmore Ave, Hughson
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Defensive Handgun 1 (DH1) →
  Ceres Range, Ceres
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ceres Unified School District posted a job opening for Recreational Leader @ La Rosa in Ceres. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Ceres. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Empire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hughson

• Gary Lee Jones (turlockjournal.com)

Ceres

• Q&A with Ceres City Council candidates (cerescourier.com)
• 32 golf teams come together to raise funds for Ceres charities (cerescourier.com)
• Burlington opens new store on Hatch Road (cerescourier.com)

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-- 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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