🌱 Patch AM: What changes are coming to Fair Oaks parks and Village facilities?

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• What changes are coming to Fair Oaks parks and Village facilities?

Also on today's calendar: 2027 Medicare Information and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 98, low: 61.
• Friday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Administrator Report Outlines Operational Improvements for FORPD (americanrivermessenger.com) — Fair Oaks park leaders are celebrating national recognition for local landmarks and Village Park while also confronting a backlog of capital projects and maintenance needs. A new administrator's assessment outlines restructuring plans, and a fresh agreement with the Fair Oaks Recreation and Arts Foundation sets clearer roles for funding and support of parks and arts programs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fair Oaks

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• 2027 Medicare Information →
  Meadow Vista Community Center, 1101 Meadow Vista Rd, Meadow Vista
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• The Beatles Guitar Project Presents: John Lennon's Birthday Bash →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Veterans' Memorial Amphitheatre, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Creative Healing →
  8005 Sacramento Street, Fair Oaks
• Fair Oaks Folk Festival →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre, Fair Oaks
  12:00 pm
• Fair Oaks Folk Festival + Finale! →
  Plaza Park, Village Park, Veteran's Memorial Amphitheatre, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  12:00 pm
• Misner & Smith at Fair Oaks Performing Art Center →
  Fair Oaks Performing Art Center, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  1:00 pm
• Misner & Smith at Fair Oaks Folk Festival →
  Fair Oaks Performing Art Center, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  1:00 pm
Monday October 12
• 2026 SAR Masters Club Golf Tournament →
  North Ridge Country Club, 7600 Madison Avenue, Fair Oaks
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Fair Oaks Farmers Market →
  Fair Oaks Park, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 7
• #CITP2 Ticket Stop at Raising Cane's! →
  Raising Cane's, 7804 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights
  12:00 pm
• Carmichael Connect 2026 | A Stakeholder Summit →
  Golf Fitness Solutions, 4444 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Angels by Melissa Spoelstra →
  GRCC, 11285 Pyrites Way, Gold River
  9:30 am
• Orangevale Market →
  2826 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Orangevale

• Steel Drums Bring Cultures Together (americanrivermessenger.com)
• CHWD Celebrates California's Water Professionals Appreciation Week (citrusheightsmessenger.com)
• Food Drive Inspires Mariemont Students to Reach Beyond Themselves (carmichaeltimes.com)

Citrus Heights

• Regina Cave Reflects on 26 Years of Service (citrusheightsmessenger.com)
• Man assaulted in Citrus Heights dies after six weeks in a coma (citrusheightssentinel.com)

Rancho Cordova

• Service Beyond the Uniform (ranchocordovaindependent.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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