🌱 Want a big-hearted companion and free pet vaccines this month?

Good morning Mountain Ranch! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want a big-hearted companion and free pet vaccines this month?
• How will Calaveras’ new budget and data-center pause affect you?

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 94, low: 68.
• Monday: Sunny and very hot, with a high of 96 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Clifford (calaverasenterprise.com) — A local 2-year-old mixed-breed dog named Clifford is available for adoption through Calaveras County Animal Services in San Andreas, with flexible fees that can significantly reduce adoption costs. Residents are also invited to a free rabies vaccine and microchip clinic on October 17 at the Calaveras County Government Center on Mountain Ranch Road, where leashed dogs and crated cats can receive important preventive care.
   

• Supervisors Adopt County Budget, Extend Data Center Development Pause (calaverasenterprise.com) — Calaveras County supervisors have officially adopted the 2026–27 county budget and extended a temporary pause on data-center development applications, decisions that will shape future services and growth affecting Mountain Ranch-area residents. Meeting discussions also covered fire protection funding, tourism tax allocations, and updated rules for Tulloch Reservoir, highlighting how countywide financial choices ripple through local districts and communities.
   

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📸 Around Mountain Ranch

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Highlands & Lattes - Miniature Highland Cows and Coffee Experience →
  Roadside Coffeehouse, 19999 California 88, Pine Grove
  11:00 am
• Enchanted Princess Parties →
  MLTA Headquarters, 3 West Saint Charles Street, San Andreas
  11:00 am
• D.E. Culter →
  Stevenot Winery, 2849 Batten Road, Vallecito
  1:00 pm
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde →
  Cobblestone Theatre, 16138 Main Street, Volcano
  7:30 pm
• Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Play →
  Cobblestone Theatre, 16138 Main St, Volcano
  7:30 pm

Sunday October 4

• Volcano Farmers Market →
  Volcano Main Street, Main Street, Volcano
  8:00 am
• Ron Bruder →
  Stevenot Winery, 2849 Batten Road, Vallecito
  1:00 pm
• Ron Bruder - FREE Live Music →
  Stevenot Winery, 2849 Batten Road, Vallecito
  1:00 pm
• Arnolds Angels Music Festival →
  Brice Station Vineyards Tasting Room, 3353 CA-4, Murphys
  4:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Business Analytics Certification (CBAP) Training in Arnold, CA →
  1234 California 4, Arnold

Saturday October 10

• SPIRIT/SONG →
  Murphys Creek Theatre, 580 S Algiers St, Murphys
  7:30 pm

Sunday October 11

• FAYETH GARDENS' 5th Annual Groovin' at the Grove Concert Celebration! →
  287 Treat Avenue, San Andreas
  12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras California posted a job opening for Court Clerk III / Senior Court Clerk in San Andreas. Apply here.
• Amador County Unified School District posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher 2024-2025 in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain Ranch here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Murphys

• Chrome, Dust and a Century of Speed at Ironstone (calaverasenterprise.com)
• Open Studios tour, show invite public to see, support local artists (calaverasenterprise.com)
• Citizen-formed CCWD celebrates 80 years of championing local water resources (calaverasenterprise.com)

San Andreas

• Scientists find an 'earthquake gate' as California fault stress hits a 1,000-year high (sciencedaily.com)

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Ok Mountain Ranch! 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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