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Saturday April 18th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • What a new lawsuit alleges happened at Olive Middle School
  • What detectives revealed about the killing of a Baldwin Park officer
  • How Baldwin Park figured into this coach’s big career move

Also on today's calendar: Free Educational Seminar on Estate Planning - Baldwin Park and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the DJ's favorite part of the candy? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun mixing with clouds; warm, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 55.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lawsuit Alleges Student Was Violently Assaulted and Verbally Harassed at Olive Middle School in Baldwin Park (baldwinparknewsonline.com) — A new lawsuit claims a student was violently attacked and verbally harassed last year at Olive Middle School in Baldwin Park, and that staff failed to adequately supervise or intervene. Filed March 16 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the suit names Baldwin Park Unified School District and the City of Baldwin Park, alleging they had a legal duty to better protect students on campus.    

• Suspect in fatal shooting of California cop, man had religious references on weapons, authorities say (mercurynews.com) — Baldwin Park residents are following a high-profile case as a man accused of killing Officer Samuel Riveros and another victim is ordered to stand trial. Testimony described a chaotic gunbattle, religious markings on the suspect’s rifle, and emotional reactions from Baldwin Park police and grieving families in Pomona Superior Court.    

• Maranatha football coach Rand Holdren resigns to take over at Village Christian (fresnobee.com) — Maranatha High School football coach Rand Holdren has resigned after five seasons to take over the program at Village Christian, following a 31-20-1 run that included league titles and deep playoff trips. His most recent Minutemen team went 7-4 and was eliminated in the first round of the Division 11 playoffs by Baldwin Park, highlighting the local program’s recent success.    


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Other local events
    Monday April 20
  • CAST Testing Tentative Dates
    Baldwin Park Unified Baldwin Park, CA 91706
  • Tuesday April 21
  • Elementary Parent Tours
    Jerry D. Holland Middle School Baldwin Park, CA 91706
    8:30 am
  • Free Educational Seminar on Estate Planning - Baldwin Park
    Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Baldwin Park , 14635 Baldwin Park Towne Center , Baldwin Park
    12:30 pm
  • Adult Book Club : Meet me at the Museum
    Baldwin Park Library , 4181 Baldwin Park Blvd , Baldwin Park
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday April 22
  • Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
    Baldwin Park Library , 4181 Baldwin Park Blvd , Baldwin Park
    4:30 pm
  • Friday April 24
  • Senior Cafe
    Baldwin Park Library , 4181 Baldwin Park Blvd , Baldwin Park
    2:00 pm
  • Teen Fridays
    Baldwin Park Library , 4181 Baldwin Park Blvd , Baldwin Park
    4:30 pm

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