Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 69.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Washington woman identified as body found buried in California desert in 1974 (komonews.com) — Bell Gardens is central to a decades-old mystery now partly solved, as investigators have identified a woman last seen in the city in 1973 whose body was found near Palm Springs the following year. Riverside County's cold case team is asking anyone who knew 19-year-old Rebecca "Becky" McMahan or has information about her time in Bell Gardens or her trip toward Palm Springs to contact them and help clarify what happened.
Student Zone: Homework Help for K-12 Students Vernon – Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library 2:30 pm
Flag Football, Girls VR @ San Marino Schurr High Montebello, CA 90640 4:00 pm
Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Fountain Valley Paramount High School - Senior Campus (14429 Downey Ave, Paramoun 4:45 pm
Volleyball, Girls VR vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Schurr High Montebello, CA 90640 5:15 pm
ERUSD — Regular Board of Education Meeting El Rancho Unified School District El Rancho Adult School (8110 Paramount Blvd.) 5:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
Modified Day; Noon Dismissal The STEAM Academy @ Burke Pico Rivera, CA 90660 8:00 am
Minimum Day Garfield Elementary Bell, CA 90201 8:10 am
MH: Fire Drill #1 Monterey Highlands Elementary Blacktops 8:15 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Update: Pet Reunited A dog who went missing in Huntington Park, CA, has been safely reunited with their family after 16 minutes. Message from Finder: "These dogs… (Nextdoor Florence)
Hola, encontré un gatito pequeñito parece que es machito. El pobre estaba llorando yo no lo puedo tener en mi casa pues no se me permite tener mascotas. No sé si alguien está interesado nena está muy… (Nextdoor Heliotrope Ave)
🗞 Nearby News
Bell
10 Thoughts After Eagles Preseason Week 1: Rookie Draft Bust Concern, WRs Need Help, The QB2 'Battle' (sunherald.com)
Commerce
Sources: Central Basin Director Juan Garza Is Finalist for Bell Gardens City Manager Job (loscerritosnews.net)
.Net Backend With Ruby, Python and PHP experience - Pyramid Technology Solutions, Inc. - Downey, CA, US (dice.com)
Disney Reveals First Look at Robert Downey Jr.'s Return as Tony Stark in Avengers Ride (epicstream.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!