Heart and Hand Quilt and Craft Faire at GracePoint Church
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Fall Picture Day Lammersville Elementary School Banta, CA 95304 8:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Meet Ella. She is a 4 month old Malchipoo. She's just under 5 lbs. Her dad ( a maltipoo is 6lbs. Her mama, a dear head chihuahua is 10 lbs. She's crate trained… (Nextdoor Thornton, Ca)
Walmart posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Galt. Apply here.
YMCA of the East Bay posted a job opening for Center Director (Early Childhood Education)- Courtland in Courtland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Thornton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lodi
Teacher Ordered to Remove Cross From Classroom (toddstarnes.com)
California Farmers Are Struggling to Sell Grapes as Demand for Wine Drops (kqed.org)
The metro areas with America's worst commutes aren't the ones with the worst insurance bills (myrtlebeachonline.com)
Elk Grove
Matsui-Vang Political Survey: Who Paid for It? (elkgrovenews.net)
Elk Grove to see road closures this week for high school homecoming parade (sacbee.com)
What Stonelake Taught Us: A Community's Voice Matters (elkgrovenews.net)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!