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In today's newsletter:

• How a pajama-clad La Mesa couple helped catch a hit-and-run

Also on today's calendar: Youth Biz Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 65.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pajama-Clad Couple Chases Down Hit-and-Run Driver After He Flips Car in La Mesa (motorbiscuit.com) — A late-night hit-and-run in a La Mesa neighborhood ended with a flipped car, a pajama-clad foot chase, and police arresting the fleeing driver near 70th Street. Home surveillance and cell phone video captured resident Michael Garrett and his girlfriend pursuing the suspect while staying on the line with 911, though Garrett is still waiting on a police report about damages.
   

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Saturday September 26
• Youth Biz Fair →
  Santee Softball Fields, Santee
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Fall Prevention & Balance Screening Event →
  9001 Wakarusa St, La Mesa, CA, 91942
  9:00 am
Friday September 25
• CITY HALL CLOSED →
  La Mesa CA
• Music Bingo at Coin Haus →
  Coin Haus, 8361 Allison Avenue, La Mesa
• La Mesa Village Farmers Market →
  La Mesa CA
  3:00 pm
• Friday Dinner
  San Diego Elks Lodge #168, 7430 Jackson Dr, San Diego
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Tree Trek at Highwood Park →
  Highwood Park, 4200 Parks Avenue, La Mesa
  10:00 am
• MOWW/ POWMIA table-chair
  Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside
  10:30 am
Sunday September 27
• Sunday Worship →
  St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4816 Glen St., La Mesa
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• Design Review Board →
  City Council Chambers, 8130 Allison Ave, La Mesa
  12:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Discover Ukraine: A Heritage Celebration →
  Liberty Station, Ingram Plaza, San Diego, CA
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Second Saturday Divorce Workshop →
  Zoom
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I know this post will find a way to trigger someone so I apologize, proactively.
  I am looking for restaurant recs that are serving Thanksgiving dinner in a setting where I can go dine alone with minimal social discomfort (ideally… (Nextdoor Avocado Village)
• Young, injured coyote in my driveway.
  He moved up the street and was last seen on Cleburn. (Nextdoor Top of The Hill)

• Smart and Final posted a job opening for Service Clerk - 934 La Mesa in La Mesa. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Lemon Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Mesa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lemon Grove

• City of Lemon Grove (ca.gov)

Spring Valley

• Casa De Oro Elementary School to Receive $5,000 Donation From Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation - (thevistapress.com)

El Cajon

• The best things to do this weekend in San Diego: Sept. 25-27 (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Bring on the beer, bratwurst and German oompah bands for Oktoberfest (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Value-Add Rentals Go for $13M in El Cajon (connectcre.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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