🌱 Annual Memorial Day Mass and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 30th Crawfish Festival - May 15-17, 2026 - FREE PARKING!
• Late Start (PLC Time) at Walker Junior High
• Late Start: Department PLC at John F. Kennedy High

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 74, low: 61.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Palma

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• 30th Crawfish Festival - May 15-17, 2026 - FREE PARKING! →
  16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Late Start (PLC Time)
  Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
  7:30 am
• Late Start: Department PLC
  John F. Kennedy High La Palma, CA 90623
  8:10 am
• Band Banquet
  Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
  5:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Coffee Chat with the Principal
  Los Coyotes Elementary School Innovation Lab
  8:30 am
• PTA Carnival
  G.B. Miller Elementary School La Palma, CA 90623
  5:00 pm
• Aloha Legacy Family Celebration
  ABC Unified Cerritos, CA 90703
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• SCVA Show Choir Spectacular
  Walker Junior High Rowland High School, Walker Master Calendar
  8:00 am
• Track Finals
  Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos, CA 90703
  8:00 am

Monday May 25

• Annual Memorial Day Mass →
  All Souls Cemetery & Mortuary, 4400 Cherry Ave, Long Beach
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Signing Day
  Sonora High School Fullerton, CA 92833
  8:30 am
• Haskett Library Presentation
  Mattie Lou Maxwell School Anaheim, CA 92804
  8:45 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Pat
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Cheri
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ( From the Ring ) Hi neighbors!
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• Gallman Consulting posted a job opening for Legal Secretary - Litigation in Cerritos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Palma here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Buena Park

• Garden Grove football coach Matt LemMon resigns after two seasons (ocregister.com)

Cypress

• A Walk in the Cypress: Evolving at Cypress Art Gallery in May (syvnews.com)
• Orange County boys and girls track and field leaderboard, May12 (ocregister.com)

Stanton

• OC Insider: County & City Cuts - Orange County Business Journal (ocbj.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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