🌱 Patch AM: Step inside a free American Revolution exhibit at Smiley Library

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In today's newsletter:

• Step inside a free American Revolution exhibit at Smiley Library
• How a Redlands drug bust fits into a global trucking probe
• What Mike Z's move means for KCAL-FM Redlands listeners

Also on today's calendar: Banning-Beaumont Elks Lodge #1839 Findraiser Featuring MLC Band of Upland and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Very hot, with a high of 106 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Very hot with sunshine, temps: high: 107, low: 71.
• Tuesday: Sunshine and very hot, with a high of 108 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'The American Revolution Experience' exhibit coming to Redlands library (sbsun.com subscription) — Redlands residents can explore a free, interactive American Revolution exhibit at A.K. Smiley Public Library from Aug. 28 through Sept. 15, with daily viewing hours. The traveling display uses panels and digital kiosks to share diverse Revolutionary‑era stories, from Patriots and Loyalists to Black and Native people, and offers details on visiting related historic sites.
   

• FBI hunts 'No Name Given Kamal' as transnational crime probe reveals trucking links (freightwaves.com) — A major federal probe into India-based crime networks includes a cocaine shipment intercepted in Redlands, where traffickers allegedly tried to move 49 kilograms north by long‑haul truck. The wider Operation Hard Ball case ties international gangs to Southern California freight routes, while the FBI continues hunting a fugitive linked to extortion and trucking-connected drug activity.
   

• Mike Z Joins KNAC After KCAL-FM Classic Rock Flip (barrettmedia.com) — Longtime KCAL-FM Redlands host Mike Z has moved his hard rock show "Wired" to the KNAC cluster after KCAL flipped to a jockless classic rock format. His departure ends a 22-year run tied closely to Redlands listeners, while KNAC expands the show's reach across the Inland Empire and High Desert.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redlands

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Banning-Beaumont Elks Lodge #1839 Findraiser Featuring MLC Band of Upland →
  Elks Lodge 1839, 1465 E 6th St, Beaumont
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Session A Youth Classes wk1
  Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
• Picture Day
  Cope Middle School MPR
  8:45 am
Wednesday August 26
• WC Sketching W/Buffy Kaufman Workshop 11am-2pm
  Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
Thursday August 27
• AI in our food!? →
  University of Redlands, 1200 E Colton Ave, Redlands
  4:15 pm
Friday August 28
• Football vs. Banning
  Redlands High School Dodge Stadium
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Session A Youth Classes wk2
  Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
• Back to School Night
  Cope Middle School Redlands, CA 92374
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Academic Ceremonies
  Redlands Unified Redlands, CA 92374
• #2 Beg Watercolors w/Debra Wick
  Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
  12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Tzu Chi Mobile Food Pantry
  Rodriguez PREP Academy 3232 Pacific Street, Highland, CA 92346
  4:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Session A Youth Classes wk1
  Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373
• Picture Day
  Cope Middle School MPR
  8:45 am
Wednesday August 26
• WC Sketching W/Buffy Kaufman Workshop 11am-2pm
  Redlands Art Association 215 E State St, Redlands, CA 92373

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Yard Sale today 8/22 from 6am - 10:30 at 1747 Sunnypark, Redlands.
  $25 and Below everything must go. TVs, Jewelry, Clothing, Shoes, Kitchen appliances, etc. (Nextdoor 5th and Wabash)
• Can anyone give me some advice on starting my own handyman business .?
  I know I need my EIN number , DBA what else .? If anyone can help me out I'd greatly appreciate it (Nextdoor University)

• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Redlands. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandise Associate in Redlands. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redlands here.

🗞 Nearby News

Highland

• Grand Plumbing (biztobiz.org)
• Nominate a kind kid for Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley's Kind Kid Award (sbsun.com)
• Summit football shuts out Ayala in opener (sbsun.com)

Loma Linda

• Larry Kezeli's GoFundMe Profile (gofundme.com)
• Inland, OC agencies continue to push back on plan to reduce pollution in stormwater in the Santa Ana River Basin (pressenterprise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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