🌱 Mosaic Your Day Brighter and 10 more events

Cheers Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach at La Selva Beach Branch Library
• Bilingual Toddler Storytime at Main Library Meeting Room
• Bridge Club @ La Selva Beach at La Selva Beach Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 51.
• Friday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Mah Jongg Club
  Aptos Branch Library, 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Bilingual Toddler Storytime
  Main Library Meeting Room , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  10:30 am

Friday December 19

• Bridge Club @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Bilingual Baby Laptime
  Main Library Meeting Room , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  10:30 am
• Mosaic Your Day Brighter
  Aptos Branch Library , 7695 Soquel Dr , Aptos
  2:00 pm
• Rasquache Liberation Front
  El Vaquero Winery Tasting Room , 2901 Freedom Blvd , Corralitos
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• In-Person Tech Help @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , La Selva Beach
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Horses and BEYOND
  Beyond Liberty , 185 Dans Dr , La Selva Beach
  11:00 am
• Preschool Story Time @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  11:00 am
• Crafternoon
  Watsonville Public Library , 275 Main St STE 100 , Watsonville
  2:00 pm
• Tales to Tails @ Aptos
  Dorosin Memorial Conference Room , Aptos
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for GM and Food (General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment, Inbound, Food and Beverage ) (T1143) in Freedom. Apply here.
• Pajaro Valley Unified School District posted a job opening for 2025/26 School Year: TEMPORARY Bilingual Kinder Teacher in Watsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Aptos

• Holiday gatherings and unexpected surprises (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Despite turnover, Baler wrestling optimistic as season gets underway (benitolink.com)
• Reverend Dr. Robert W. Blaney ('66) (bu.edu)

Watsonville

• Watsonville awarded $39 million grant for new METRO transit center (pajaronian.com)
• Watsonville Fire Chief Rudy López to retire at end of year (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Vending fresh at Westside Farmers' Market (santacruzsentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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