Morning Mountain Center! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
Plaza Theatre Company - The Wizard of Oz at Plaza Theatre
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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WVHS Frosh/Soph Football vs Capistrano Valley Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Hemet, CA 92544 4:00 pm
Whittier Back To School Night Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Hemet, CA 92544 5:00 pm
Back-to-School Night Little Lake Elementary School Hemet, CA 92544 5:00 pm
Hemet El Back to School Night Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Hemet Elementary School, 633 E Kimball Ave, Hemet, CA 92543, U 5:00 pm
THS Football Boys Sophomore @ Desert Hot Springs HS Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Desert Hot Springs HS 6:00 pm
Hemet HS - Varsity Football vs. Palm Springs (HOME) Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Hemet, CA 92544 7:00 pm
Friday August 21
HDLA: EES Parent Class RUHS Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Hemet, CA 92544 8:45 am
THS Volleyball Girls Freshman @ Moreno Valley HS Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Moreno Valley High School 4:00 pm
Hamilton HS Football @ Mtn. Empire HS Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Hemet, CA 92544 4:00 pm
THS Volleyball Girls JV @ Moreno Valley HS Helen Hunt Jackson College Prep High School & Family Tree Learning Center Moreno Valley High School 4:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Anza
Update: Earthquake shakes region near Anza, CA on Aug. 19 - 2.3 magnitude recorded (fresnobee.com)
Palm Springs
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Palm Springs City Council to decide fate of District 2 election (kesq.com)
Young Palm Desert Aztecs Ready to Prove Experience Isn't Everything (nbcpalmsprings.com)
Banning
Beaumont Commits More Than $250K To Revitalize Downtown Businesses (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!