🌱 How Lodi High’s big win sets up league play

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In today's newsletter:

• How Lodi High's big win sets up league play
• Why some Lodi vineyards are tearing out perfectly good grapevines

Also on today's calendar: Heart and Hand Quilt and Craft Faire and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Blazing sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 94, low: 55.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• High school football: Flames beat Buhach Colony with league play up next (lodinews.com) — Lodi High's Flames wrapped up preseason football with a 43–25 win over Buhach Colony, highlighted by three different touchdowns from junior standout Kaden Heathington. With a 2–3 record heading into a bye, Lodi will next open Tri‑City Athletic League play at St. Mary's, giving local fans a clearer picture of how the season is shaping up.
   

• California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Demand for Wine Drops (kqed.org) — Grape growers in and around Lodi are struggling to find buyers this harvest, with some, like Berryhill Family Vineyards, leaving healthy grapes unpicked or planning to pull out vineyards. As global wine consumption drops and younger drinkers choose other beverages, many California farmers are losing money, cutting acreage, and weighing whether to switch from wine grapes to more profitable crops.
   

📸 Around Lodi

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lodi

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Paws to Read →
  Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust Street, Lodi
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• DJ & The OG's →
  Van Ruiten Family Winery, 340 West Highway 12, Lodi
  5:30 pm
• Travis Vega →
  Lodi CA
  6:00 pm
• analog hour 02: junk journal + cover →
  116 N School St, Lodi
  6:00 pm
• Travis Vega at Wine & Roses →
  Wine & Roses, Lodi
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Lodi Lake Bird Walk →
  1101 W Turner Rd, Lodi
  8:00 am
• Buddy Walk 2026 →
  Micke Grove Park, Lodi
  10:00 am
• 2026 KVIE Art Auction Watch Party →
  110 W Pine St., Lodi
  3:00 pm
• Lodi Lions Cioppino Feed – Dinner for Two →
  Hollywood Cafe, 315 South Cherokee Lane, Lodi
  5:00 pm
• Travis Vega →
  Lodi CA
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Heart and Hand Quilt and Craft Faire →
  GracePoint Church, 801 S Lower Sacramento Rd, Lodi
  10:00 am
• Main Street Concerts, Rio Vista, CA →
  1 Main St, Rio Vista
  6:00 pm

📣 Lodi Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• has any seen a black german shepherd??
  she was seen off of 8 mile towards 99. she has been missing since friday. if you see her please message me!! (Nextdoor Cora Post)
• Some of us, really most of us…are all going through something.
  If my yard or car port isn't pristine and you're not even a close neighbor, please don't be rude. I just lost my father, watched him take his last… (Nextdoor Hutchins Street Square)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Assistant in Lodi. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Lodi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lodi here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stockton

• Fall Fun Without the Price Tag: Free East Stockton Festival Brings Families, Resources and Entertainment Together (caravannews.com)
• 17-year-old dies after shooting in central Stockton (stocktonia.org)
• Former deputy city managers file separate wrongful termination suits against Stockton (stocktonia.org)

Lathrop

• Malibu Uncommitted Games: Statistical Analysis (prepbaseballreport.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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