🌱 Traditional BINGO! All adults welcome. and 11 more events

Cheers Ben Lomond! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pancakes in the Park ~ Yummy Food & Great Prices!
• Traditional BINGO! All adults welcome. at Highlands Park Senior & Community Center
• "The Center Band" Jam ~ Fridays at Highlands Park Senior & Community Center

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds breaking and warmer, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 83, low: 49.
• Friday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 50 degrees.

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📸 Around Ben Lomond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ben Lomond

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 17

• Pancakes in the Park ~ Yummy Food & Great Prices! →
  8500 CA-9, Ben Lomond
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Traditional BINGO! All adults welcome. →
  Highlands Park Senior & Community Center, 8500 CA-9, Ben Lomond
  1:30 pm

Friday May 15

• "The Center Band" Jam ~ Fridays →
  Highlands Park Senior & Community Center, 8500 CA-9, Ben Lomond
  12:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Highlands Park Senior & Community Center Volunteer Workday →
  Highlands Park Senior & Community Center, 8500 CA-9, Ben Lomond
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Music Performances
  Westlake Elementary Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  8:15 am
• Spring Concert SVMS & SVHS
  Scotts Valley High Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Walk and Roll to School Day-Westlake
  Westlake Elementary Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  7:45 am
• Felton: Farmers Market →
  Felton Farmers Market, 120 Russell Ave, Felton
  1:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Senior Send Off (Odd Short Assembly Schedule)
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
• Assembly - led by Katie and Ryan
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  8:30 am
• Big Basin Redwoods Fuel Reduction Workday
  Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek, CA, 95006, United States
  10:00 am
• Dave "Nomad" Miller →
  The Sawmill Restaurant & Ale House, 15520 CA-9, Boulder Creek
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Guided Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch
  Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Road, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Turning to my neighbors...
  I need my overgrown bank cleared of small brush-like bushes that now are blocking my view of the river below. The bank slopes off and is about 40 ft… (Nextdoor Southwest Ben Lomond)

• San Lorenzo Valley Unified posted a job opening for Elementary Teacher Pool (TK-5) in Ben Lomond. Apply here.
• Pyramid Global Hospitality posted a job opening for Night Auditor, Chaminade Resort & Spa in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ben Lomond here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Felton

• Highway 9 Construction Projects to Affect Traffic Through May (slvpost.com)

Boulder Creek

• Big Basin Redwoods top destination for hiking among all California State Parks, according to new poll (mercurynews.com)

Scotts Valley

• Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup (techcrunch.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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