🌱 Patch AM: Why a Fair Oaks hoops star wants age limits in college sports

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Fair Oaks hoops star wants age limits in college sports

Also on today's calendar: Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in Roseville! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 87, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Matt Barnes blasts college eligibility scandal: 'I don't like 25-year-olds playing with teenagers' (nypost.com) — A former Del Campo High School standout from Fair Oaks, Matt Barnes, is speaking out about older ex-pro athletes returning to college sports and competing against teenagers. In a new interview, he calls for an age cap, arguing college should remain a short developmental stop for young players, including his own highly recruited twin sons.
   

📸 Around Fair Oaks

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Oaks

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in Roseville! →
  Westfield Galleria at Roseville, 1151 Galleria Blvd, Roseville
  12:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in Folsom! →
  Lakeside Church, 745 Oak Ave Pkwy, Folsom
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• CCsegeR - A Tribute to Bob Seger and CCR →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center, 7991 California Ave, Fair Oaks
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers the "Boat America Safety Class" →
  Park Delta Bay, 922 W Brannan Island Rd, Isleton
  7:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Principal Coffee
  Rancho Cordova Elementary RCE Room 5
  8:15 am
• Minimum Day *Special Bell
  Cordova High Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
  8:30 am
• First Football vs Bettye Davis HS - Jr Vikes Night
  Oakmont High School Roseville, CA 95661
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Flag Football vs. Roseville
  Oakmont High School Roseville, CA 95661
  5:30 pm
• JV/V Football vs. Bettye Davis (Jr. Vikes Night!)
  Oakmont High School
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• JV Girls Volleyball Bulldog Bash @ Folsom HS
  Oakmont High School Folsom High School
  8:00 am
• V/JV/FS B/G Cross Country Oakmont Invitational
  Oakmont High School Johnson Springview Park, Rocklin
  8:00 am
Sunday August 30
• POP OUT SZN 6 WC TOUR STOP 11: MATHER SKATEPARK →
  Mather Skatepark, 3755 Schriever Ave, Mather
  12:00 pm
• GIRLS NIGHT OUT LIVE AUSTRALIAN TAKEOVER RANCHO CORDOVA,CA!!! →
  Louie's Cocktail Lounge, 3030 Mather Field Rd, Rancho Cordova
  8:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Boys FFB @ Creekview Ranch
  Robert C. Cooley Middle Roseville, CA 95747
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey Neighbors 👋
  Looking for a house cleaner in the Fair Oaks neighborhood. Looking for a deep clean to start with this up coming Tuesday Sept 1st. Weekly cleanings… (Nextdoor Sunbonnet)
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🗞 Nearby News

Citrus Heights

• Citrus Heights Council denies property owner's appeal over Antelope Road abatement order (citrusheightssentinel.com)

Carmichael

• Eureka splits tournament games, bests Ferndale in early season (modbee.com)

Rancho Cordova

• Man rescued from American River, airlifted to hospital (fox40.com)
• Can farming help restore an ecosystem? One Sacramento-area farm is trying (capradio.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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