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🌱 Do you remember Rebecca “Becky” McMahan from Bell Gardens in 1973?

And on the Bell Gardens Patch calendar - Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience!

Tuesday August 18th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey hey Bell Gardens! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Do you remember Rebecca "Becky" McMahan from Bell Gardens in 1973?

Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • 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.
   

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Other local events
    Wednesday August 19
  • Minimum Day
    Garfield Elementary Bell, CA 90201
    8:10 am
  • Saturday August 22
  • Baby Storytime →
    Bell Gardens Library, 7110 Garfield Ave, Bell Gardens
    10:30 am
  • Wednesday August 26
  • Family Coloring Night →
    Bell Gardens Library, 7110 Garfield Ave, Bell Gardens
    5:00 pm
  • Thursday August 27
  • Back to School Night
    Suva Intermediate Bell, CA 90201
    5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 18
  • 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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Downey

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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