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🌱 Patch AM: Lake Elsinore To Host E-Bike Safety Town Hall Amid Rise In Riverside County Crashes

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Hi there, Lake Elsinore! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Lake Elsinore plans town hall after spike in e-bike crashes
  • Head-on crash on Grand Avenue leaves two Lake Elsinore drivers dead
  • Padres starter tests his arm in latest rehab outing at Storm

Also on today's calendar: Four Seasons Hemet Estate Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 106 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 106, low: 70.
  • Saturday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lake Elsinore To Host E-Bike Safety Town Hall Amid Rise In Riverside County Crashes (patch.com) — Lake Elsinore residents are being invited to an October 15 town hall focused on e-bike safety and the city's new riding ordinance, following a sharp rise in crashes across Riverside County. With young riders heavily represented in recent injury statistics, the meeting aims to educate parents, teens, and other community members on responsible e-bike use and safer streets locally.
   

2. 2 dead, 2 injured in head-on collision in Lake Elsinore (pressenterprise.com) — Two men were killed and two others seriously injured after a Chevrolet Camaro crossed the center line on Grand Avenue in Lake Elsinore Tuesday night and hit a Toyota Camry head-on. The drivers of both cars later died at Inland Valley Medical Center, and the California Highway Patrol is still investigating what caused the crash.
   

3. Nick Pivetta Goes Three Innings at Single-A in Latest Rehab Outing (rotoballer.com) — A San Diego Padres pitcher is making his way back to the majors by logging rehab innings right here in Lake Elsinore. Nick Pivetta threw three frames for the Single-A Storm on Tuesday, giving up three runs but, importantly, avoiding another setback as he works back from a forearm injury.
   

4. San Diego Padres minor-league catching coach out of ICE custody one week after arrest (pressenterprise.com) — Lake Elsinore readers may recognize Oswaldo Pirela from his time as the Storm's bench coach; he's now been released on bond after being detained by federal agents in El Paso. The Venezuelan-born Padres minor-league catching coordinator, who has an ongoing asylum case, was taken into custody while traveling for work but is no longer listed in the federal detainee system.
   

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    My Skye is officially fully vaccinated! I know I posted about playdates if anyone is till interested please let me know! Also do you guys have any… (Nextdoor The Grove)
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Ok Lake Elsinore! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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