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Also on today's calendar: 💥 KIDDOS Mega Resale Event (5-DAYS ONLY - Thousands of Discount Kid Items) and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Support Local Authors, Read Local Books At Special Market In Mission Viejo (patch.com) — Mission Viejo residents are invited to a free Local Author Book Fair on Friday, Sept. 4 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. From 5 to 8 p.m., visitors can browse and buy books by local writers and learn more about homegrown talent. Details and participating authors are available on the city's website.
2. Tustin Group Hails Legislative Passage of California Child Marriage Bill (mynewsla.com) — Mission Viejo is highlighted as one of several Orange County cities that passed resolutions backing a statewide push to ban child marriage under 18 with no exceptions. A Tustin-based nonprofit's yearslong campaign has helped move Assembly Bill 1267 to the governor's desk, potentially making California set a firm minimum marriage age for the first time.
3. Global Avocado Market Update (producebusiness.com) — Mission Viejo quietly sits at the center of America's avocado boom, as the Hass Avocado Board here supplies the data behind record U.S. consumption and a $7.78 billion market. The article breaks down how California growers, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and others keep stores stocked year-round, plus how smart merchandising and bagged options are shaping what shoppers see in local produce aisles.
4. Fryer: Orange football QB Star Thomas is living up to his name (ocregister.com) — Mission Viejo High's powerhouse football program gets a nod here as one of the CIF-SS Division 1 favorites, listed alongside Mater Dei and St. John Bosco. The story mainly spotlights Orange High quarterback Star Thomas and broader Orange County prep sports, but it helps local fans gauge where Mission Viejo stands in this season's football landscape.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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