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🌱 Patch AM: Benicia goalkeeper earns U-16 U.S. Girls’ National Team camp call-up
Coming up: The Prediabetes Wake Up Call on the Benicia Patch calendar
Hello Benicia! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Benicia goalkeeper earns U-16 U.S. Girls' National Team camp call-up
Also on today's calendar: The Prediabetes Wake Up Call and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ROSTERS: U.S. U-16 and U-15 Girls National Teams to hold concurrent camp with 48 players (soccerwire.com) — A Benicia youth goalkeeper, Paige Miles of Mustang SC, has been called into the U.S. Under-16 Girls' National Team camp at U.S. Soccer's new training center in Georgia. She'll join 47 top players from across the country Sept. 1-8, scrimmaging alongside the U-15 squad as part of an expanded national development pathway. 
📸 Around Benicia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benicia
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★ Featured events ★
- The Prediabetes Wake Up Call →
FREE LIVE WEBINAR on ZOOM,
10:00 am - You're Invited! Open House →
4966 Bayleaf Ct, Martinez
1:00 pm - Martini Shake Off →
525 Henrietta St, Martinez
6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Death Cafe @ Benicia Public Library →
150 E L St, Benicia
6:00 pm - Benicia First Tuesday Poetry Group →
Benicia Public Library, 150 E L St, Benicia
6:30 pm - Back to School Night
Benicia Middle Benicia, CA 94510
5:30 pm - BMS Back to School Night
Matthew Turner Elementary Benicia, CA 94510
6:00 pm - Poetry By The Cup Open Mic →
Moschetti Artisan Roastery, 11 6th St, Vallejo
11:00 am - Harvest Fair →
Vallejo John F. Kennedy Library, 505 Santa Clara St, Vallejo
11:00 am - Poetry In The Palazzo →
Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave, Vacaville
6:00 pm - Don Bassey & Friends →
Lucca Bar & Grill, 439 First St, Benicia
6:30 pm
Friday August 28
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
Saturday September 12
Friday September 25
📣 Benicia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Health Clinic (bus) on campus
John Swett Unified Rodeo, CA 94572
8:00 am - Fourth Friday Coffee
Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce 91 Gregory Ln STE 11, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
8:00 am - Sporting Clays
Golden Gate Area Council Quail Point Hunt Club (Zamora)
8:00 am - Computer Help
Contra Costa County Public Library 1750 Oak Park Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
10:30 am
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Come one, come all.
The Museum of History Benicia (MOHBenicia) will be hosting a DIRTY CELLO Concert on Sept. 29. in their amazing Springer Garden. This fundraiser is… (Nextdoor Benicia)
- Wingstop posted a job opening for Cashier in Benicia. Apply here.
- Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Truck Unloader (6 a.m. start) in Vallejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benicia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vallejo
- Upcoming Vallejo Events — Second Port of Cultures Street Festival (vallejosun.com)
- Carlos Ortega enjoying 'self-form of recycling' in Vallejo (timesheraldonline.com)
- Gov. Gavin Newsom announces shipbuilding award in Vallejo for Mare Island and Cal Poly Maritime Academy (vallejosun.com)
Martinez
- Aug 29: Martinez Invites Community and Neighbors to Sesquicentennial (contracosta.news)
Concord
- Strong-Armed Jewelry Robbery Suspects Found In Concord Using Flock Surveillance Network (patch.com)
Ok Benicia! 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 a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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