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🌱 Girls FS Volleyball @ GVHS and 11 more events

Spotted on the Taft Heights calendar: JV Girls Volleyball @ GVHS

Thursday October 1st Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning to you Taft Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 99, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 70 degrees.

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  • Shafter police to investigate alleged online exploitation of minors (bakersfieldnow.com)

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  • A celebration of Dolly Parton in steel, courtesy of Bakersfield metal fabricator (kget.com)
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson rallies in Bakersfield to back Congressman Valadao's reelection campaign (turnto23.com)
  • Passenger Injured in Suspected DUI Crash on Interstate 5 Near Grapevine Road [Bakersfield, CA] (sweetlaw.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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