🌱 How high expectations are for Norco football’s 2026 comeback season

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In today's newsletter:

• How high expectations are for Norco football’s 2026 comeback season

Also on today's calendar: Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Corona.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 98 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 101, low: 66.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• IE Varsity Football Rankings: Centennial starts No. 1 in entering the 2026 season (pressenterprise.com) — Norco High’s football team opens its 2026 season at home Friday against Roosevelt, looking to rebound after a forfeiture-plagued 1-9 year. A record-setting passing combo returns, along with key linebackers, as IE Varsity ranks Norco No. 4 in the Inland Empire preseason poll.
   

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📸 Around Norco

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norco

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21

• Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Corona →
  3977 Bedford Canyon Rd, Corona
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27

• City of Norco’s Park & Play Mobile Recreation →
  Kips Korner park
  3:15 pm

Friday September 11

• Cirque Ma'Ceo →
  Ingalls Event Center, 3737 Crestview Dr, Norco
  7:00 pm

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📣 Norco Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18

• Connective Play In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  11:30 am
• 7-8 Parent Information NIgh
  Cesar Chavez Academy Corona, CA 92882
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 19

• Art Lab In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  2:30 pm
• Brick Building In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  3:30 pm

Thursday August 20

• Picture Day: During PE Classes
  Arizona Middle School Corona, CA 92879
  8:30 am
• STEAM Club In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  4:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Storytime In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  10:30 am
• Chess Club In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  4:00 pm

Monday August 24

• Principal's Coffee
  Foothill Elementary Corona, CA 92879
  8:15 am
• Adult Watercolor In-Person
  Home Gardens Branch Library Home Gardens Library, Home Gardens
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Maximus, Inc. posted a job opening for CSR 1 - Outreach- (Must reside in Riverside County) Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish in Norco. Apply here.
• BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Corona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norco here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Eastvale

• How Do Unarmed Security Guard Services Improve Early Detection of Security Risks? (biztobiz.org)

Corona

• Washington football makes top seven for three-star 2028 California RB (usatoday.com)
• Newsom Promotes Affordable Insulin, but California's Generic Label Off to a Slow Start (kffhealthnews.org)
• We're Ready to See the Light as Disney's Live-Action 'Tangled' Heads to Theaters in 2028 (bsckids.com)

Jurupa Valley

• Chino Valley's Sonja Shaw rides anger over COVID rules to bid for state superintendent (pressenterprise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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