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🌱 FamilySearch Center Open and 11 more events
Spotted on the Searles Valley calendar: Powder Puff Games
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 96 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 100, low: 61.
- Thursday: Sunny and sweltering heat, with a high of 103 and low of 63 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- FamilySearch Center Open →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1031 South Norma Street, Ridgecrest
6:00 pm - Powder Puff Games
Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
4:30 pm - D.R.I LIVE IN JOSHUA HALL →
Joshua Hall ridgecrest, 520 S Richmond Rd, ridgecrest
7:00 pm - 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 - Beer & Yoga →
Flight Line Tap Room, 259 Balsam Street, Ridgecrest
10:30 am - Paint Along - Sugar Skulls →
Fistful of Cards, 901 South China Lake Boulevard, Ridgecrest
2:00 pm - Sage Precision Rifle League NRL22 →
Sage Range, EP26, Ridgecrest
11:00 am - Family Search Center Open →
Family Search Center, 1031 South Norma Street, Ridgecrest
3:00 pm - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in China Lake, CA →
1010 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest
9:00 am - OktoBEEfest Ridgecrest, CA →
The Patriot Bar & Grill, 117 E Ridgecrest Blvd, Ridgecrest
8:00 pm - SOAR Community Harvest
Snowline Joint Unified Phelan, CA 92329
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Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
🗞 Nearby News
Ridgecrest
- Kern County supervisors to consider extending local emergency proclamation for September 2025 flooding (kget.com)
- A quake with a preliminary 3.6 magnitude struck near Hermosa Beach (laist.com)
California City
- Aequa & Co. Champions Solid Gold and Silver in a Men's Jewelry Market Dominated by Plated Pieces (issuewire.com)
- Mammoth Volleyball Press Release (sierrawave.net)
Fort Irwin
- U.S. Army flies C100X drone to sharpen troop training (defence-blog.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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