🌱 Firebaugh Food Distribution and 10 more events

Hi Firebaugh! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Tranquility Tigers vs Avenal Buccaneers
• Cross Country vs. Sierra and Creekside at Sierra Junior High School
• Firebaugh Food Distribution at Firebaugh Community Center

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 99 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 102, low: 64.
• Monday: Sunny and very hot, with a high of 101 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Firebaugh

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Firebaugh

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15

• Tranquility Tigers vs Avenal Buccaneers →
  Tranquillity High School, 6052 Juanche Ave, Tranquillity
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7

• Cross Country vs. Sierra and Creekside
  Sierra Junior High School, 29143 Auberry Rd, Prather
  4:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Firebaugh Food Distribution →
  Firebaugh Community Center, 1655 13th Street, Firebaugh
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• SHORELINE MAFIA →
  Save Mart, 1337 E Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos
  5:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Mendota Food Distribution →
  Mendota – Food Distribution, 121 Belmont Ave, Mendota
  9:00 am
• City Council Meeting →
  Mendota Council Chambers, 725 Riofrio Street, Mendota
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• FB vs Fresno HS (5pm JV, 7:30pm Var) & Sideline Cheer
  McLane Stadium, 2727 N Cedar Ave, Fresno
  5:00 pm

Friday October 9

• XC @ Asics Clovis Invitational
  Woodward Park , Fresno, CA, USA
  7:15 am
• Kinder Ag Literacy Day
  Madera South High School, 705 W Pecan Ave, Madera
  8:30 am

Saturday October 17

• Bear Creek Ukulele Society — The MAC →
  Merced Multicultural Arts Center, 645 W Main St, Merced
  11:30 am

Tuesday October 27

• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Mendota Council Chambers, 725 Riofrio Street, Mendota
  6:30 pm

Thursday November 5

• Recreation Commission Meeting →
  City of Mendota, 643 Quince St, Mendota
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All clear after crash landing at Madera Muni Airport, California.
  3:13PM on Oct 1: A Cessna 185 crashed nose-first at Madera Municipal Airport on October 1, 2026, with only the pilot on board, and the FAA is… (Nextdoor )

• Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District posted a job opening for Custodian Substitute in Firebaugh. Apply here.
• Dos Palos Oro Loma Jt. Unified posted a job opening for After School Meal Cook @ Bryant Middle School-ELOP in Dos Palos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Firebaugh here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dos Palos

• Central California under a heat advisory Saturday and Sunday (sacbee.com)
• How local businesses, schools fared in latest Merced County health inspections (mercedsunstar.com)

Madera

• Madera South High expands music program with new advanced musicianship course (abc30.com)
• Did your front door get kicked hard? Prank hits neighborhoods (redding.com)
• MOLLY HATCHET Release 'Once A Gambler' Single And Lyric Video (bravewords.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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