🌱 Splash Pads & Snow Cones at Guasti and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! at San Bernardino County Fairgrounds

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 114 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 115, low: 85.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 116 and low of 83 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Searles Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 6

• Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! →
  San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, 14800 7th St, Victorville
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Splash Pads & Snow Cones at Guasti
  San Bernardino Regional Parks Cucamonga-Guasti, 800 N. Archibald Avenue, Ontario, CA, 91764, United States
  11:00 am

Friday August 7

• Football Green & White Scrimmage
  Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  5:00 pm
• MAGIC HUNKS AUSTRALIA TAKEOVER RIDGECREST,CA USA!!! →
  The Patriot Bar & Grill, 117 E Ridgecrest Blvd, Ridgecrest
  8:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Volleyball vs Pete Knight: 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm
  Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  4:00 pm
• SJUSD School Board Meeting
  Snowline Joint Unified SLSS Board Room
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Park Advisory Commission Meeting
  San Bernardino Regional Parks Regional Parks Admin Office Conference Room, 268 W. Hospitality Lane, 3rd FL, San Bernardino, 92408, United States
  2:30 pm
• Back-to-School Night Las Flores & Inyokern
  Sierra Sands Unified School District Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Volleyball vs Tehachapi: 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm
  Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  4:00 pm
• Back-to-School Night Gateway & Faller
  Sierra Sands Unified School District Ridgecrest, CA 93555
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• Kadinsky Children community art class — China Lake Museum Foundation →
  China Lake Museum Foundation, 130 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest
  11:00 am

Saturday September 26

• Annual Auction and Dinner →
  Kerr McGee Community Center, 100 W California Ave, Ridgecrest
  4:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots Benefit Dinner & Auction →
  Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 S Richmond Rd, Ridgecrest
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ridgecrest

• Extreme Heat Warning Puts Southern California Deserts Near 112 Degrees Through Wednesday Night (medicaldaily.com)
• Kern Women's Business Center workshop offers local businesses 'zero risk' hiring strategies (turnto23.com)
• 2017-2026 Honda Ridgeline Known Problems: Failing Fuel Pumps, Subframe Corrosion, Water Leaks (pickuptrucktalk.com)

California City

• Why ICE Is Quietly Buying Up Private Detention Centers (time.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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