Community Corner
🌱 Why the massive Lagoon Valley truck stop plan just got pulled.
And on the Vacaville Patch calendar - 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Market

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In today's newsletter:
- Why the massive Lagoon Valley truck stop plan just got pulled.
Also on today's calendar: 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 95, low: 55.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 96 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Proposed Pilot Travel Center application withdrawn (thereporter.com) — A controversial plan for a large Pilot truck stop in Upper Lagoon Valley has been withdrawn, after Vacaville officials deemed the application incomplete and residents organized strong opposition. City staff had flagged major concerns with traffic, design, environmental review, and gateway aesthetics, while local leaders say broader debates over growth, annexation, and farmland protection in and around Vacaville are far from over.
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📸 Around Vacaville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vacaville
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★ Featured events ★
- 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Market →
Miners Foundry Cultural Center, 325 Spring St, Nevada City
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Jeopardy Trivia →
349 Merchant St, Vacaville - RESONANCE - A Reiki Infused Restorative Yoga Experience →
Sattvic Wellness Center, 344 Cernon Street, Vacaville
6:00 pm - Plant Bingo at The Main Grape →
444 Main St, Vacaville
6:00 pm - SOLE ITALIANO: Una Nuova Storia →
The Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave, Vacaville - Town Square Thursdays in Vacaville →
Town Square – Downtown Vacaville, 11 Town Square Place, Vacaville
5:00 pm - SOLE ITALIANO: Una Nuova Storia →
The Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave, Vacaville - Back Outside's Trick or Treat & Meet →
444 Main St, Vacaville - SOLE ITALIANO: Una Nuova Storia →
The Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave, Vacaville - Saturday Music at Merchant and Main →
Merchant and Main, 349 Merchant Street, Vacaville - Live Music at Merchant and Main →
Merchant & Main Grill & Bar, 349 Merchant St, Vacaville - JBF Solano Fall Kids' Consignment Sale →
6391 Leisure Town Rd, Vacaville
12:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Let the Halloween tricks begin!
My cats don't know what to make of the cat I will put outside! (Nextdoor Country Village) - Happy Sunday everyone!
I have the Steeler game on and my animals can care less who is winning although the game is tied right now….. @ (Nextdoor Country Village)
- In-Shape Solutions, LLC posted a job opening for Tennis Coach in Vacaville. Apply here.
- Panda Express posted a job opening for Shift Leader (P1-1360918-1) in Vacaville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vacaville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairfield
- Oakland Centenarian Nuna McKee Honored! – The Windy City Word (windycityword.com)
- Back from the dead: Sunkist Fruit Gems have been re-continued (jweekly.com)
- College Football Player, 19, Ejected from Car and Killed in Crash That Left 2 Teammates Injured (people.com)
Dixon
- Dixon Eying Temporary Data Center Ban (independentvoice.com)
- 'They help let you know you're home': Hay bale minions to remain along I-80 in Dixon (kcra.com)
Napa
- Napa Fighting Zoom Bombing, Supervisors Call For CA Lawmakers' Help (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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