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🌱 Patch AM: How Fountain Valley let a halftime lead slip away Thursday night

Happening soon: 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! on the Fountain Valley Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Fountain Valley let a halftime lead slip away Thursday night

Also on today's calendar: 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
  • Monday: Humid, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. Margaret's football defeats Fountain Valley with second-half comeback (fresnobee.com) — Fountain Valley High's football team fell 14-7 to St. Margaret's after surrendering two long second-half touchdown passes in their nonleague matchup at Huntington Beach High. Junior quarterback Isaac Combs threw for 200 yards, but the Barons missed two short field goals and couldn't answer in the fourth quarter. Fountain Valley now prepares to travel to Glendora next Friday.
   

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Other local events
    Sunday September 13
  • The Original LobsterFestival →
    Fountain Valley Sports park, 16400 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley
    5:30 pm
  • Skynyrd Reloaded Rocks The Fountain Valley Lobster Festival →
    Fountain Valley Sports Park / Complex, 16400 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley
    7:00 pm
    • Monday September 14
  • VAR Girls' Flag Football vs Saddleback HS
    Los Amigos High School, 16566 Newhope St, Fountain Valley
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday September 15
  • VAR Boys' Water Polo vs Bolsa Grande HS
    La Quinta High School, 10372 W McFadden Ave, Westminster
    5:00 pm
  • City Council Meeting →
    Fountain Valley City Hall, Fountain Valley
    6:00 pm
  • JV Boys' Water Polo vs Bolsa Grande HS
    La Quinta High School, 10372 W McFadden Ave, Westminster
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 16
  • JV Girls' Volleyball vs Loara HS
    Los Amigos High School, 16566 Newhope St, Fountain Valley
    4:15 pm
  • VAR Girls' Flag Football @ La Quinta HS
    La Quinta High School, 10372 W McFadden Ave, Westminster
    4:45 pm
  • VAR Girls' Volleyball vs Loara HS
    Los Amigos High School, 16566 Newhope St, Fountain Valley
    5:30 pm
    • Thursday September 17
  • Strategic Planning Session →
    Fountain Valley CA
    8:30 am
    • Friday September 18
  • City Hall Closure →
    Fountain Valley CA
    • Saturday September 19
  • JGM SCS →
    Fountain Valley CA

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🗞 Nearby News

Huntington Beach

  • Bolsa Window Tint Outlines Huntington Beach Auto Shielding (bonitaesteromagazine.com)
  • FPGA Design Verification Engineer – (Lead or Senior) at Boeing (boeing.com)
  • California Company Seeks DEA Approval to Import Marijuana, THC and Psychedelics for Research (themarijuanaherald.com)

Newport Beach

  • Details Announced For 2026 Newport Beach Police Foundation Golf Classic (patch.com)

Los Alamitos

  • 48th Annual Craft Faire Underway In Seal Beach Saturday (patch.com)

Ok Fountain Valley! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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