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🌱 Patch AM: How volunteers turned Dixon’s national cemetery cleaning into a 9/11 tribute
Happening soon: Field of Dreams BBQ on the Dixon Patch calendar
What's up Dixon! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How volunteers turned Dixon's national cemetery cleaning into a 9/11 tribute
- Dixon firefighters help battle deadly Vacaville-area house and vegetation fire
Also on today's calendar: Cigar Night and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 92 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 90, low: 55.
- Wednesday: Delightful with sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volunteers scrub, honor sacrifices at Dixon national cemetery (timesheraldonline.com) — Volunteers gathered at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon to scrub headstones and honor veterans as part of a nationwide 9/11 Day of Service. Residents, veterans groups, and organizations from around the region joined in, many with personal ties to those buried there, turning routine cleaning into a heartfelt tribute to sacrifice and remembrance. 
• One person dies in Vacaville house fire (cbsnews.com) — Firefighters from Dixon joined other agencies battling a deadly house fire near Vacaville that also sparked a small vegetation blaze and brief evacuations. Crews contained the fire to about a half-acre, but one person was later found dead inside the home as investigators continue to examine the cause.
📸 Around Dixon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dixon
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★ Featured events ★
- Field of Dreams BBQ →
Cool Patch Pumpkins, 6150 Dixon Ave W, Dixon
5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Cigar Night →
The Pip Wine Bar & Shop, 116 N. 1st St., Dixon
5:00 pm - Fire Peach Rocks Ruhstaller! →
Ruhstaller Farm, 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon
7:00 pm - 🎤✨ K-Pop Paint Party ✨🎤 →
1700 N 1st St, Dixon
4:30 pm - Pip Trip! Dwelley Family Wines →
The Pip Wine Bar & Shop, 116 N. 1st St., Dixon
2:00 pm - Dixon Senior Resource Fair →
Dixon Senior Multi Use Center, 201 South 5th Street, Dixon
10:30 am - Pizza Night! →
The Pip Wine Bar & Shop, 116 N. 1st St., Dixon
4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Sunday September 20
Sunday September 27
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
📣 Dixon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- VUSD Elementary Instrument Check-out Nights (Jepson)
Willis Jepson Middle School, 580 Elder St, Vacaville
4:00 pm - VUSD Elementary Instrument Check-out Nights
Willis Jepson Middle School, 580 Elder St, Vacaville
4:00 pm - Board Meeting →
Davis Food Co-op Teaching Kitchen, 537 G Street, Davis
6:00 pm - Bat Talk and Tour →
Davis CA
6:45 pm - Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept. 15 - Oct. 15
Martin Luther King Jr Davis, CA 95616
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our dog maggie is missing.
White maltipoo , came home last night, let the dogs out to our backyard before leaving and came home to one missing dog. We live in the Valley Glen… (Nextdoor Valley Glen)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member: Service Champion in Dixon. Apply here.
- Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1357543-4) in Davis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dixon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Davis
- Housing Is Expensive Because Davis Has Not Built Enough of It (davisvanguard.org)
- Yolo Bird Alliance to offer to a free lecture and field trip (dailydemocrat.com)
- On Not Being a Homeowner (newyorker.com)
Vacaville
- Downtown shakedown brings cars, art to Vacaville (thereporter.com)
Ok Dixon! 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: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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