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🌱 Patch AM: How El Toro’s home game in Lake Forest slipped away fast
Spotted on the Lake Forest calendar: San Clemente Garden Club - Fall Plant Sale

What's up Lake Forest! 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 El Toro's home game in Lake Forest slipped away fast
Also on today's calendar: San Clemente Garden Club - Fall Plant Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
- Sunday: Morning rain; mainly cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 61.
- Monday: A couple of showers, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• El Dorado football, with help from backup QB, rolls to win over El Toro (ocregister.com) — A Foxtrot League matchup at El Toro High in Lake Forest saw El Dorado dominate the Chargers 40-14, even after El Dorado's starting quarterback left with an injury. Sophomore backup Deven Kaatz and running back Darius Selway powered the offense, while El Dorado's defense held El Toro to just 201 total yards.
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📸 Around Lake Forest
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest
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★ Featured events ★
- San Clemente Garden Club - Fall Plant Sale →
SC Community Center, 100 N Calle Seville, San Clemente
8:00 am - Calico Critter Meet & Greet @ The Game Chest →
5365A1 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604,
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Board Game Demo - Dreadful Meadows →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger Rd, Lake Forest
12:00 pm - Book Club - Thing on the Doorstep →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger Rd, Lake Forest
12:00 pm - CQ Board Game Meet up →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
11:00 am - Board Game Meetup →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger Rd, Lake Forest
11:00 am - Card Game TCG Night (SWU & Gundam & Riftbound) →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
6:00 pm - Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic - By Appointment Only
Bell Tower Regional Community Center, 22232 El Paseo, Rancho Sant
8:00 am - Lorcana Night →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111, Lake Forest
6:00 pm - Lake Forest City Council Candidate Forum →
Lake Forest Sun & Sail Club, 24752 Toledo Way, Lake Forest
6:30 pm - Pizza and Board Games @ Lamppost Pizza LAKE FOREST →
Lamppost Pizza Lake Forest, 22421 El Toro Rd, #M, Lake Forest
6:30 pm - FREE EVENT - FOCUS Dance Center Open House →
4746 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
📣 Lake Forest Shout Outs!
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- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties — (949) 230-2220
- Segerstrom Shelby Event Center — 9499694368
- Capstone Federal Credit Union — (949) 716-5746
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- COYOTE ALERT.
This guy was lounging on our patio at space 147 at 8:40 this morning! (Nextdoor Forest Gardens)
- Smart & Final posted a job opening for Service Clerk - 383 Lake Forest in Lake Forest. Apply here.
- Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Lake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mission Viejo
- Supercharged Coyote 1967 Mustang Eleanor Restomod, $265K (motorious.com)
- Santa Margarita vs. Servite: Where to watch live California high school football Trinity League tilt (oregonlive.com)
Ok Lake Forest! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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