🌱 Garden Grove man convicted in years-long sexual abuse case

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In today's newsletter:

• Garden Grove man convicted in years-long sexual abuse case

Also on today's calendar: Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 56.
• Friday: Beautiful with periods of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Girl for 2 Years (mynewsla.com) — A man has been convicted of multiple felony counts for sexually assaulting a young girl he lived with in Garden Grove over roughly two years, ending in 2024. Prosecutors say the abuse, often occurring while the child’s mother worked late shifts, only stopped when other adults moved into the home; sentencing is set for June 12 in Westminster.
   

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📸 Around Garden Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Garden Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 26

• Searchers Annual Gem and Mineral Show
  Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 Crescent Ave, Anaheim
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• OASIS Sailing Club Opening Day Ceremony and Open House
  829 Harbor Island Dr , Newport Beach
  11:00 am

Thursday April 23

• Quarter 3 Principal's Honor Roll & Honor Roll BBQ
  Alamitos Intermediate Garden Grove, CA 92841
• ART night - Duffin/PTA
  Gilbert Elementary Garden Grove, CA 92841
  4:00 pm
• Garden Grove Landlord/Tenant Walk-in Clinic
  Buena Clinton Youth & Family Center , 12661 Sunswept Ave , Garden Grove
  4:00 pm
• Varsity: STUNT vs. Katella @ Ocean View HS
  Ocean View High School , 17071 Gothard St , Huntington Beach
  4:30 pm
• JV: STUNT vs. Westminster @ Ocean View HS
  Segerstrom High School , 2301 W MacArthur Blvd , Santa Ana
  5:30 pm
• Girls' Soccer Banquet
  Dave & Buster's , 20 City Blvd W , Orange
  6:00 pm
• Varsity: STUNT vs. Katella @ Ocean View HS
  Ocean View High School , 17071 Gothard St , Huntington Beach
  6:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Theatre Festival CSUF
  California State University, Fullerton , 800 N State College Blvd , Fullerton
  7:15 am

Saturday May 2

• Free Floral Workshop
  Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary , 1702 Fairhaven Ave , Santa Ana
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Fountain Valley Business Awards
  Mile Square Golf Course , 10401 Warner Ave , Fountain Valley
  11:30 am
• 2026 Business & Leadership Awards
  Mile Square Golf Course , 10401 Warner Ave. , Fountain Valley
  11:30 am
• CIF Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
  La Quinta High Ojai Valley, Ojai, CA 93023, USA
  4:00 pm
• The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
  Ojai Valley , Ojai, CA 93023, USA
  4:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• $500 Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD)
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Helicopters are reported over the 5 near Disneyland, and Jessie's Critter Carousel has reopened after a 54-minute interruption.
  11:31PM on Apr 20: Unknown incident at Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California, per local source (Nextdoor )
• Udate: Thank you all for responding to my request to replace my irrigation valves.
  I'm currently working with four prospective individuals to do the job. Some of you do more than just irrigation work and I may call on you in the… (Nextdoor North Garden Grove)

• CR&R Incorporated posted a job opening for Transportation Safety Manager in Stanton. Apply here.
• Extended Stay America, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper Part Time-101020 in Cypress. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garden Grove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Westminster

• Shopoff Realty Investments Breaks Grounds on $2.5B Bolsa Pacific, Redevelopment of Westminster Mall - Orange County Business Journal (ocbj.com)
• Sacramento Snapshot: Sylvia Mendez could get her own holiday in California (ocregister.com)
• Martha Bryson, 98 (laconiadailysun.com)

Santa Ana

• Lyon Air Museum Acquires WWII Combat Veteran P-51D "Sierra Sue II" (vintageaviationnews.com)
• OC Judge Overturns $2.9 Million Verdict in Santa Ana Police Retaliation Lawsuit (voiceofoc.org)
• Santa Ana's Upcoming Report on Police Firing on ICE Protesters Lacks Details (voiceofoc.org)

Long Beach

• Man Wounded In Shooting Near Long Beach McDonald's (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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