🌱 When Buckeye’s splash pad and Aquatic Center are open this season

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• When Buckeye’s splash pad and Aquatic Center are open this season

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Hot with periods of sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 101, low: 67.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 100 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Splash pads and community pools in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, and other parts of the Valley (abc15.com) — If you’re in Buckeye, you’ve got two key ways to cool off: the Buckeye Aquatic Center on N. 9th Street and the splash pad at Sundance Park on W. Lower Buckeye Road, open daily through October 31. The guide also rounds up pool and splash pad options across dozens of nearby Valley cities, with operating hours and seasonal schedules so families can plan ahead.
   

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📸 Around Buckeye

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Buckeye

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Wednesday May 20

• Learning Center Graduation
  Buckeye Union High School District #201 (Buckeye), 751 N 215th Ave, Buckeye
  5:00 pm
• Buckeye Union Graduation
  Buckeye Union High School District #201 (Buckeye), 1933 S Ballpark Way, Goodyear
  7:30 pm

Thursday May 21

• Youngker Graduation
  Buckeye Union High School District #201 (Buckeye), 1933 S Ballpark Way, Goodyear
  7:30 pm

Friday May 22

• Estrella Foothills Graduation
  Buckeye Union High School District #201 (Buckeye), 1933 S Ballpark Way, Goodyear
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• ASPIRE Graduation
  Dreaming Summit Elementary School Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
  4:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• AZELLA-bration and ML Family Literacy Night (Dreaming Summit ES)
  Dreaming Summit Elementary School, 13335 W Missouri Ave, Litchfie
  4:30 pm
• Feed My Sheep Monthly Meals →
  402 E Narramore Ave, Buckeye
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Roadrunner Rally (Scott Libby ES)
  SCOTT L. LIBBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 18701 W Thomas Rd, Litchfield P
  6:30 am

Thursday May 21

• Kinder Promotion-Gym (Palm Valley ES)
  Palm Valley Elementary School, 2801 N 135th Ave, Goodyear
  7:30 am

Wednesday May 27

• Open Mic Night →
  Buckeye Public Library - Coyote Branch, 21699 W Yuma Rd #116, Buckeye
  6:00 pm

Friday May 29

• Buckeye, AZ - Micro Maidens Dwarf Dancers @ Waddell's Longhorn →
  Waddell's Longhorn, 1629 N 195th Ave, Jackrabbit Trail, Buckeye
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Planning and Zoning Meeting →
  City of Buckeye, City Hall, 530 Monroe Ave, Buckeye
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello Sundance Neighbors.
  We found this cat behind our trash can in our backyard today. Not sure how long it has been there but we are feeding and providing water until we can… (Nextdoor North East Sundance)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on May 11, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ 85353 near 87th and lower Buckeye Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Parkside At Buckeye)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Orderfiller / Loader / Unloader in Buckeye. Apply here.
• Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate in Avondale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buckeye here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Litchfield Park

• Don't want higher APS bills? Time to weigh in with the Arizona Corporation Commission - Litchfield Park / Goodyear Independent (yourvalley.net)

Avondale

• Who serves on the Litchfield Park City Council in 2026? (azcentral.com)
• NASCAR's Denny Hamlin Demands FOX Issue An Apology For Mistakes (macon.com)
• Costco food courts get new item. Here's when it rolls out in Arizona (southernkitchen.com)

Goodyear

• Goodyear detective admits he knew about evidence problems months before Cunningham trial (abc15.com)
• Buc-Ee's Is Opening In 6 New States. Can You Guess Which Ones? (chowhound.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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