🌱 How Bell’s bumpy home field shaped a tough Friday night loss

Good morning Bell! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bell’s bumpy home field shaped a tough Friday night loss

Also on today's calendar: Bell Gardens Churches in Action and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• San Pedro powers past Bell on its unmowed grass field (latimes.com subscription) — Bell High’s unbeaten football start ended Friday as visiting San Pedro rolled to a 49-7 win on Bell’s notoriously unmowed grass field. The story highlights Bell players’ grit, the quirky field conditions, and plans for a new field and scoreboard that could significantly improve future home games for the Bell community.
   

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📸 Around Bell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bell

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• 3rd Annual Eddie Cochran Memorial Car Show →
  Bell Gardens John Anson Ford Park, 8000 Park Ln, Bell Gardens
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16

• Bell Gardens Churches in Action →
  Bell Gardens CA
  9:00 am

Thursday September 17

• Back to School Night / Noche de Regreso a la Escuela
  Bell Gardens Elementary Bell, CA 90201
  4:30 pm
• Back to School Night
  Garfield Elementary Bell, CA 90201
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night/ Noche de Bienvenida
  Suva Elementary Bell, CA 90201
  5:00 pm

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📣 Bell Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 12

• Cudahy Community Clean-Up | Cudahy Park →
  Cudahy Park, 5240 Santa Ana Street, Cudahy
  8:00 am
• Science Workshop →
  Columbia Memorial Space Center, 12400 Columbia Way, Downey
  9:30 am
• LAST L.A PUNK INVASION 2026 | SAT SEP 12 | LEONARDOS →
  Leonardos De Huntington Park, 6617 Wilson Ave, Huntington Park
  12:00 pm
• Kids Cooking →
  Bell Gardens CA
  3:30 pm
• Fiestas Patrias and El Grito of Independence →
  Bell Gardens CA
  4:00 pm

Sunday September 13

• Healers Vibe Market →
  9909 Paramount Boulevard, Downey

Monday September 14

• Fall Into Color →
  Bell Gardens CA

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Bell Gardens. Apply here.
• Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Downey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bell Gardens

• NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Artesia football hoping to bounce back against winless Buena Park opponent (loscerritosnews.net)
• ¡A votar se ha dicho! Bilingual campaign in SELA promotes voting for midterm elections (calonews.com)

Huntington Park

• 15 Moviegoing Questions With Walter Thompson-Hernández, Filmmaker (11amsaturday.com)

East Los Angeles

• East Los Angeles celebrates 80 years of Mexican Independence Day tradition (latination.com)
• In Conversation: Guadalupe Rosales, Carolina Miranda, and Pilar Tompkins Rivas (discoverlosangeles.com)
• Elected Leaders Call on Governor Newsom to Sign Legislative Package to Hold Corporations Accountable (einpresswire.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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