🌱 How did a Santa costume precede Covina’s most infamous Christmas tragedy?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did a Santa costume precede Covina’s most infamous Christmas tragedy?

Also on today's calendar: 2025 Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED - Covina.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Morning rain, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Cool with periods of rain, temps: high: 60, low: 43.
• Saturday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 12 Christmas Crimes That Will Chill You (the-line-up.com) — One of the chilling Christmas crimes highlighted is the 2008 Covina massacre, when a man in a Santa suit attacked his ex-wife’s family gathering, killing nine people and setting the home on fire. The broader feature surveys 11 other disturbing holiday-season murders and mysteries from around the world, underscoring how Christmas tragedy has repeatedly shocked communities.
   

📸 Around Covina

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Covina

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• CHRIS ANDERSON BAND
  Lincoln House, 144 W Badillo St, Covina
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• 2025 Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED - Covina
  1171 W San Bernardino Rd , Covina
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• WC Threat Youth Basketball
  Cameron Park Community Center-Gym , 1363 E Cameron Ave , West Covina
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• BEAT THE HEAT - Race Against Off-Duty Cop Charity
  Irwindale Speedway , 500 Speedway Dr , Irwindale
  5:00 pm
• WC Threat Youth Basketball
  CAMERON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER-GYM , 1363 E Cameron Ave , West Covina
  5:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Nature Kids! Habitats for Hibernation
  El Dorado Nature Center , 7550 E Spring St , Long Beach
  10:00 am
• Smarty Pants Storytime
  San Dimas Library , 145 N Walnut Ave , San Dimas
  10:15 am

Saturday December 27

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm
• Daydreaming Artists X Amor
  Hello Stranger , 320 E 2nd St , Los Angeles
  5:00 pm
• Johnnie Walker Dinner
  Clubhouse 66 , 1200 E Rte 66 , Glendora
  6:00 pm
• When Harry Met Sally...
  Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA , 888 S Olive St 4th Floor , Los Angeles
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Salsa Bachata Sundays at 3Vs
  3Vino's , 201 N Citrus Ave , Covina
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Grapevine (I-5) in California is impassable due to active rockslides and mudslides, with dangerous conditions reported and a flash flood warning in effect.
  9:57AM on Dec 24: The Grapevine (I-5) in Los Angeles County, CA, is impassable due to active rockslides and mudslides, with a flash flood warning in… (Nextdoor )
• All clear after fire in Los Angeles, California.
  11:44PM on Dec 23: The fire has been knocked down as of latest, per LAFD. However, firefighters will continue to work at the scene to extinguish… (Nextdoor )

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Covina. Apply here.
• Securitas Security Services USA posted a job opening for Unarmed Security Officer - West Covina Area in West Covina. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Covina here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Covina

• Safe-Pro USA Appoints 20+ Year Defense and Protective Equipment Industry Leader as VP of Marketing and Sales as it Expands its Ballistics Business (soldiersystems.net)
• Jollibee Closes Out Landmark Year With Strong Franchise Momentum Across the United States and Canada (restaurantnews.com)
• Forest Lawn Seeks Arbitration Over Wrong Body Viewing (mynewsla.com)

Azusa

• Can a giant Rose Parade seahorse become the largest ever animatronic fish? The UPS Store hopes so (dailynews.com)
• Basketball Game Preview: La Puente Warriors vs. Portola Bulldogs (maxpreps.com)

San Dimas

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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