🌱 Patch AM: How Del Campo’s top seed shapes Fair Oaks’ playoff hopes.

Hey there, Fair Oaks! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Del Campo's top seed shapes Fair Oaks' playoff hopes.

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

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 49.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sac-Joaquin Section 2026 flag football playoff projections - Oct. 8 (maxpreps.com) — Del Campo High in Fair Oaks is currently projected as the top seed in Division 3 of the upcoming Sac-Joaquin Section flag football playoffs, with games running from late October through early November. The projections outline likely matchups, potential play-in games, and how league standings and MaxPreps rankings will determine final brackets.
   

📸 Around Fair Oaks

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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

Saturday October 10
• Creative Healing →
  8005 Sacramento Street, Fair Oaks
• Fair Oaks Folk Festival + Finale! →
  Plaza Park, Village Park, Veteran's Memorial Amphitheatre, 7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks
  12:00 pm
• Fair Oaks Folk Festival →
  Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre, 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
Wednesday October 14
• CANCELED- FORPD Board of Directors Meetings →
  Village Hall, 7997 California Ave., Fair Oaks
  6:00 pm

📣 Fair Oaks Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 9
• Griefshare →
  GRCC, 11285 Pyrites Way, Gold River
  10:00 am
• Blood on the Clocktower | Play Games & Make New Friends! →
  Galaxy Game Cafe, 7700 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights
  6:00 pm
• Friday Men's Bible Study through the Book of Ezra →
  GRCC, 11285 Pyrites Way, Gold River
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Bubbleween →
  Citrus Town Center, 7925 Greenback Avenue, Citrus Heights

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Fair Oaks. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Fair Oaks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fair Oaks here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orangevale

• Plan effectively to build a carwash (carwash.com)
• [10-05-2026] Motorcyclist Collision With Car in Orangevale (arashlaw.com)

Citrus Heights

• Missing Citrus Heights woman with dementia found safe, police say (citrusheightssentinel.com)
• On the Issues: Q&A with Citrus Heights City Council candidate Charles Stone (citrusheightssentinel.com)
• Smoke, vape shop, set to open next to church in Citrus Heights (citrusheightssentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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