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🌱 How cheap is gas at North Highlands’ Watt Avenue ARCO today?
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In today's newsletter:
- How cheap is gas at North Highlands' Watt Avenue ARCO today?
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Blazing sunshine and very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 92, low: 61.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cheapest gas stations in Sacramento (sacbee.com) — Drivers in North Highlands can currently find one of the region's cheapest gas options at the ARCO on Watt Avenue, listed at $5.79 for regular. A new roundup of low-priced stations across the Sacramento area compares prices in nearby communities, helping you decide whether it's worth the short drive for a fill-up.
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📸 Around North Highlands
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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Highlands
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★ Featured events ★
- AI For Business: Real Tools For GNSCC Members →
6040 Watt Avenue, North Highlands
11:30 am
Wednesday October 21
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Other local events
- TRUSD College Fair
Foothill High School, 5000 McCloud Dr, Sacramento
8:30 am
Tuesday October 13
📣 North Highlands Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- McClellan Park Lunch →
Forcum Avenue, McClellan Park
11:00 am - McTeacher's Night
Cottage Elementary, 7632 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights
4:00 pm - Girls Tennis @ Woodcreek
Johnson Ranch Racquet Club
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball @ Woodcreek
Woodcreek High School
5:30 pm - Ron Matthews & Friends Jam Sessions →
California Layover.com, 2614 Marigold Ln., Sacramento
5:00 pm - Football vs Woodcreek
El Camino High School
5:00 pm - Retirement Income Planning →
1329 Howe Ave ste 210, Sacramento
6:00 pm - Blood on the Clocktower | Play Games & Make New Friends! →
Galaxy Game Cafe, 7700 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights
6:00 pm - Bubbleween →
Citrus Town Center, 7925 Greenback Avenue, Citrus Heights - Free Elks Hoop Shoot & Basketball Skills Training Clinic (Youth Ages 8-13) →
Carmichael Elks Lodge #2103, 5631 Cypress Avenue, Carmichael
9:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dignity Health posted a job opening for Supervisor Materials Management in Carmichael. Apply here.
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Carmichael. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Highlands here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carmichael
- Bomb threat at California Montessori school prompts police response (nypost.com)
- Bill Harris, one of Patty Hearst's kidnappers, dies in San Francisco at 81 (sfchronicle.com)
- Northern California high school football rankings, notes: Rising number of regional programs folding due to low participation (newsbreak.com)
Rio Linda
- Rio Linda Christmas Light Parade Set for December 12 2026 (riolindaonline.com)
- Great Gobble Run to Bring Thanksgiving Spirit to Rio Linda, Support Local Food Closet (riolindaonline.com)
Sacramento
- CA Proposition 45: How Environmental Review Laws Turned Into Spending War (patch.com)
- CA Proposition 4: Changing The Rules On Public Campaign Donations (patch.com)
Ok North Highlands! 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 is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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