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🌱 Patch AM: Lake Forest’s Xavier Smith races to half-marathon victory in Santa Rosa
Coming up on the Lake Forest Patch calendar: Board Game Demo - Sushi Go Party
Good morning to you Lake Forest! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Lake Forest's Xavier Smith races to half-marathon victory in Santa Rosa
Also on today's calendar: Board Game Demo - Sushi Go Party and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 99, low: 75.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• thousands-run-in-santa-rosa-marathon-over-the-weekend (mercedsunstar.com) — Lake Forest runner Xavier Smith claimed the men's overall half-marathon title at this weekend's Santa Rosa Marathon, leading a field of more than 4,000 participants. The event filled downtown Santa Rosa with cheering families, cash-prize winners, live music, and post-race celebrations featuring food, drinks, and wine for marathon and half-marathon finishers. 
📸 Around Lake Forest
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest
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- Make up Picture Day
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 - Coffee Chat with the LFCC: Brewing Up Business Over Coffee & Conversations
Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce La Casita Olvera 41 Auto Center Drive Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
7:45 am - City Council Meeting →
City of Rancho Santa Margarita - CIty Council City Council Chambers - 22112 El Paseo Rancho Santa Margar
7:00 pm - ASB Fundraiser - Kickoff
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 - Back to School Night
Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest, CA 92630 - Back to School Night (Mini Day)
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 - Minimum Day
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 - Rotation 6 - Minimum Day
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 - Board Game Demo - Sushi Go Party →
Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger Rd, Lake Forest
12:00 pm - Hymn Sing →
Grace Community Church, 26052 Trabuco Rd, Lake Forest
6:00 pm - RSM Cares "A Night in Monte Carlo" Help us feed our neighbors in need →
Celinda's, 29870 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita
9:00 am
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday September 6
Sunday September 13
📣 Lake Forest Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fall Conference Week (Non - Student Day)
Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603 - Fall Conference Week (Min Day)
Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603 - Make up Picture Day
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 - Music Classes
Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
8:10 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I blew a circuit in my garage.
I have flipped the breaker to the one position and I can use the outlets, but my light over my workstation doesn't work. The garage door light is out… (Nextdoor Lake Forest) - Hello everyone!
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- Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd posted a job opening for Director, Quality Control Lab in Lake Forest. Apply here.
- Kaman Corporation posted a job opening for CNC Supervisor in Lake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.
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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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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