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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 94, low: 63.
- Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 63 degrees.
📸 Around Onyx
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday October 2 - Homecoming Parade/Coronation
Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
6:00 pm - Homecoming Football Game vs Sultana @ BHS
Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
7:00 pm Saturday October 3 - Homecoming Dance
Kern Valley High School Lake Isabella, CA 93240
7:00 pm Tuesday October 6 - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Lake Isabella, CA →
3304 Lake Isabella Boulevard, Bodfish
9:00 am - National Night Out at KRV Bridge Connection →
KRV Bridge Connection, 6069 Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella
5:30 pm - Powderpuff Football Game
Kern Valley High School Lake Isabella, CA 93240
7:00 pm Thursday October 8 - LCAP Public Forum
KVHS Library
6:00 pm Friday October 9 - Culture Festival-PPAC
Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
6:30 pm Saturday October 10 - Kern Valley Fly-in (L05) →
10649 Sierra Way, Kernville
9:18 pm Saturday November 14 - Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots Benefit Dinner & Auction →
Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 S Richmond Rd, Ridgecrest
5:00 pm Friday November 27 - Thanksgiving Pie & Ice Cream social →
Lake Isabella / Kern River KOA Journey, Kern River KOA, Weldon
6:00 pm Saturday December 19 - Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Kern Valley →
Kern Valley Transfer Station, 6092 Wulstein Ave, Kernville
9:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MTM, Inc. posted a job opening for Driver - Kern County - Lake Isabella in Mountain Mesa. Apply here.
- Kernville Union Elementary School District posted a job opening for Preschool Head Teacher in Mountain Mesa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Onyx here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ridgecrest
- Culturally Relevant Strategies for the Prevention and Care of Cardiovascular Diseases (ground.news)
- Hispanic Target Media Gives Up Nine FM Licenses In Three States. (insideradio.com)
California City
- Kern supervisors approve new solar, battery storage near California City (kget.com)
- Man accused of leaving child to drown after dog attack to be arraigned in October (turnto23.com)
- 12 California Towns That Have Been Quietly Losing Residents In Recent Years (newsbreak.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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