🌱 How a new San Bernardino fire station could speed responses in Mentone
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- How a new San Bernardino fire station could speed responses in Mentone
Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 91, low: 56.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Construction starts for replacement station for 60-year-old fire station in San Bernardino (sbsun.com) — Mentone residents are served by the same county fire division that’s now investing $13.76 million in a modern replacement for aging Fire Station 227 in San Bernardino, aiming to improve response times across the East Valley. Construction has begun on the larger facility, which will house upgraded engines and a future squad, with completion expected by June 2027 while current services continue uninterrupted. 
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Beg Pastel class w/Natalie Richards 1-4:30pm
Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373 -
Summer Art Class - A Brush with Painting
Redlands Conservancy 26930 Barton Road, Redlands, CA 92373
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#5 Beg Drawing/Marcia 10-1pm
Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
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🗞 Nearby News
Redlands
- Redlands FC Thrash Eagles, Move Into First Place (communityforwardredlands.com)
- First look at La Popular, a new Mexican restaurant in Redlands (sbsun.com)
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- Three Baby Bears Wander Onto California Porch (Video) (outdoors.com)
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- IE Police Using Drones To Curb Illegal Fireworks For Fourth Of July: Report (patch.com)
- 2026 July 4 Fireworks Guide For Banning, Beaumont, Inland Empire (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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