🌱 How a fatal GhostRider fall changed safety at Knott’s
Good morning Buena Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a fatal GhostRider fall changed safety at Knott’s
- How Buena Park girls hoops stacks up in Orange County this week
Also on today's calendar: Christmas Car Wash and 5 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Buena Park? Post it to Buena Park photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 51.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 15 Visits To Theme Parks That Ended Tragically (cracked.com) — One of the tragedies highlighted occurred at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, where a rider died in 2001 after falling from the GhostRider roller coaster, later found to have inadequate restraints. The piece surveys deadly incidents at theme parks worldwide, underscoring how rare but serious ride failures and human errors can be. 
• Orange County girls basketball Top 25: No. 1 Mater Dei to be tested this week (ocregister.com) — Buena Park High’s girls basketball team is holding steady at No. 18 in this week’s Orange County Top 25 rankings, reflecting a strong 6–2 start. The list highlights how local programs stack up before major tournaments, giving Buena Park fans a sense of the competition their Coyotes face across the county.
📸 Around Buena Park
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Upcoming Events in
Buena Park
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★ Featured events ★
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Christmas Car Wash
Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
5:00 pm -
Christmas Car Wash
Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
6:00 pm -
Christmas Car Wash
Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
5:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
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Baile Folklorico
GB Miller MPR
5:00 pm -
Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Golden Rose
Golden Rose Restaurant & Banquet Hall , 7115 Beach Blvd , Buena Park
8:00 pm -
Christmas Car Wash
Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center , 2729 E Carson St , Lakewood
5:00 pm -
Buena Park Coyotes vs Riverside Preparatory Silver Knights
Buena Park High School , 8833 Academy Dr , Buena Park
12:00 pm -
Christmas Car Wash
Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center , 2729 E Carson St , Lakewood
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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EL Shadow Walk
Walker Junior High La Palma, CA 90623
8:00 am -
School Winter Sing-along Concert
Wakeham Elementary Garden Grove, CA 92841
8:45 am -
Computer Classes
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
3:00 pm -
Teen Advosory Board (TAB)
Sorensen Library , 6934 Broadway Ave , Whittier
4:00 pm -
PTA- Pictures w/ Santa
ABC Unified Cerritos, CA 90703
6:00 pm -
Daddy & Me Storytime
El Camino Real Library , 4264 Whittier Blvd , Los Angeles
6:00 pm -
Paint Night
Artesia Library , 18801 Elaine Ave , Artesia
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m not home but saw this lil guy once again.
Lives on Poinsettia at the dead end by dale. Hope he finds his way back home or someone returns him. This was around 9:30am 12/15/25 (Nextdoor Flower Tract) - KEEP DOOR LOCKED AT ALL TIMES
My son was sitting in the family room with no TV on when someone tried to open the front door. He heard them realize it was locked, and they took off… (Nextdoor Santa Tract)
- 85C Bakery Cafe posted a job opening for Bakery Associate - Baker/Cake Decorator Cerritos in Cerritos. Apply here.
- California State University Fullerton posted a job opening for Assistant Professor, American Studies in Fullerton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buena Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cypress
- Another Fatal Quarter Horse Injury In Premier Race; Los Alamitos Moving To Exclude 'Prominent Owner' (paulickreport.com)
- Cypress Elementary School District #64 Board of Education met Dec. 16 (silnews.com)
Stanton
- Orange County Drivers Are Increasingly Helping Patch City Budgets (voiceofoc.org)
Fullerton
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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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