🌱 Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS) and 10 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 71, low: 40.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Advancing Rapid Defense Innovation Symposium (ARDIS)
  Kerr McGee Community Center , 100 W California Ave , Ridgecrest
  9:00 am
• California Concealed Carry Course (CCW) — Firearms Training
  Gun Shop , 44633 Sierra Hwy , Lancaster
  9:10 am
• Teen Tuesday in Winter
  Lancaster Library , 601 W Lancaster Blvd , Lancaster
  4:15 pm
• Christmas Music Bingo Night @ Coach’s Sports Bar Rosamond
  Coach's Sports Bar & Grill , 4417 W Rosamond Blvd , Rosamond
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Music and Movement
  Lancaster Library , 601 W Lancaster Blvd , Lancaster
  12:15 pm

Friday December 19

• Texas Hold’em
  Club Muroc , 275 Doolittle Pkwy , Edwards
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Bowl with the Grinch
  High Desert Lanes Bowling Center , 205 Fitzgerald Blvd Bldg 5214 , Edwards
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Planning Commission
  City of Ridgecrest , Ridgecrest City Hall , 100 W California Ave , Ridgecrest
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• All Soul's Food Pantry is Open
  200 Drummond Ave , Ridgecrest
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Naloxone (Narcan) Clinics
  Lancaster Library , 601 W Lancaster Blvd , Lancaster
  12:00 pm

Wednesday February 4

• 2026 NAWCWD Industry Days Expo
  Kerr McGee Community Center , 100 W California Ave , Ridgecrest
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Mojave

• "Far-Left, Pro-Palestine, Anti-Government, And Anti-Capitalist Group" Planned New Year's Eve Bombings, States AG Bondi (dallasexpress.com)
• This ancient lake has reappeared after record rainfall in one of Earth's hottest places (oregonlive.com)
• United 777-200 Fleet Faces An Uncertain Future After Dulles Engine Failure (liveandletsfly.com)

Rosamond

• Coroner ID's man, woman killed in crash in Rosamond (kget.com)

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