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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Lakeshore Drive Starbucks was briefly shut down this week
And check out Job Fair Interview Prep on the Lake Elsinore Patch calendar

Greetings Lake Elsinore! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Lakeshore Drive Starbucks was briefly shut down this week
Also on today's calendar: Blessing of the Animals and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 104, low: 69.
- Monday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Riverside County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Sept. 24-Oct. 1 (pressenterprise.com) — A Lake Elsinore Starbucks on Lakeshore Drive was briefly shut down last week after county health inspectors found a rodent infestation, but it was cleared to reopen the next day. The report lists several other Riverside County restaurants with recent closures and reopenings, giving residents a quick snapshot of current food safety actions in the region.
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📸 Around Lake Elsinore
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Elsinore
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★ Featured events ★
- Job Fair Interview Prep →
Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore
10:00 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Blessing of the Animals →
St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 111 S Kellogg St, Lake Elsinore
11:00 am - Find Your Voice Radio Workshop for Ages 9-14 →
17600 Collier Ave, Lake Elsinore
1:00 pm - JV Flag Football hosts Orange Vista
Liberty High School, 32255 Leon Rd, Winchester
5:30 pm - Var/JV Girls Flag Football vs Rancho Verde
Paloma Valley High School, 31375 Bradley Rd, Menifee
6:30 pm - Varsity Flag Football hosts Orange Vista
Liberty High School, 32255 Leon Rd, Winchester
7:00 pm - Boys Water Polo @ Hemet
Hemet High School, 41701 Stetson Ave, Hemet
4:00 pm - Fall Festival of Gems and Minerals →
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society, 123 W Alvarado St, Fallbrook
9:00 am - Leo From Rio Brings 'Songs of Latin Icons' to Temecula This October →
The Mercantile, 28663 Old Town Front St, Temecula
7:30 pm - Free Rose Haven 35th Anniversary Families in the Garden Day →
Rose Haven Heritage Garden, 30592 Jedediah Smith Rd, Temecula
10:00 am - Free Rose Haven 35th Anniversary Celebration Art, Music Poetry and Dance in the Garden →
Rose Haven Heritage Garden, 30592 Jedediah Smith Rd, Temecula
1:00 pm - Jojoba Hills 300+ Sellers Yard Sale →
Jojoba Hills Skp RV Resort, 45120 CA-79, Aguanga
8:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Friday October 23
📣 Lake Elsinore Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Gas leak prompts evacuation in Moreno Valley, California.
7:28PM on Oct 1: Approximately 15 homes have been evacuated after a residential gas leak was reported outside a home in the 12600 block of Valley… (Nextdoor ) - Lost dog on grand Ave at 9:30 AM right by Riverside dr.
He's scared with his tail tucked in no collar. Going across the street into open gates and Apartment Complexes (Nextdoor Grand Beach Streets)
- Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook - Lake Elsinore Chili's in Lake Elsinore. Apply here.
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Perris. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Elsinore here.
🗞 Nearby News
Canyon Lake
- Canyon Lake Little League to host community Trunk-or-Treat (canyonlakeinsider.com)
Wildomar
- Wildomar Launches Clean-Up Voucher Program For Residents (patch.com)
- Brent McCune (greenfieldvedette.com)
- Wildomar Library to host spooktacular events in October (canyonlakeinsider.com)
Menifee
- Long-Awaited $16 Million 'Freedom Bridge' In Menifee Officially Opens (patch.com)
- Signal to be installed at Menifee and Diamond (myvalleynews.com)
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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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