🌱 Smarty Pants Storytime and 11 more events

Good day East Whittier! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas Car Wash at Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center
• Community Conversation on Potential Referendum Survey Results at AASD Welcome Center
• Smarty Pants Storytime at Los Nietos Library

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

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around East Whittier? Post it to East Whittier photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
• Friday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

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📸 Around East Whittier

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Whittier

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Christmas Car Wash
  Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center, 2729 E Carson St, Lakewood
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Community Conversation on Potential Referendum Survey Results
  AASD Welcome Center , 2701 N. Oneida St., Suite C1 , Appleton
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Smarty Pants Storytime
  Los Nietos Library , 8511 Duchess Dr , Whittier
  11:00 am

Friday December 19

• Creative Quill Pens
  South Whittier Library , 11543 Colima Rd , Whittier
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Snap & Shine: Polaroid Photo Ornaments
  South Whittier Library , 11543 Colima Rd , Whittier
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Christmas Car Wash
  Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center , 2729 E Carson St , Lakewood
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Smarty Pants Storytime
  South Whittier Library , 11543 Colima Rd , Whittier
  11:00 am

Monday December 29

• Winter Reading Club: Quiet Hour
  South Whittier Library , 11543 Colima Rd , Whittier
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Donuts with Do
  Las Positas Elementary La Habra, CA 90631
  8:30 am
• Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program
  Sorensen Library , 6934 Broadway Ave , Whittier
  11:00 am
• Networking @ Noon December 2025
  SFS Chamber Office , 12016 Telegraph Rd. , Santa Fe Springs
  11:30 am
• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm
• TEENS: Gingerbread House Contest
  Town Center Hall , 11740 Telegraph Rd , Santa Fe Springs
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Corovan posted a job opening for Mover I in Fullerton. Apply here.
• KnitWell Group posted a job opening for Stock Associate/Part time in Brea. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Whittier here.

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🗞 Nearby News

La Mirada

• Video: Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita Talk SWEENEY TODD at La Mirada (broadwayworld.com)

Whittier

• Whittier Narrows Photo Project Seeks Community Images (midvalleynews.com)
• LA man pleads guilty to assaulting a federal agent during an immigration enforcement protest in Paramount (whittierdailynews.com)
• Judge asks whether city and county of LA are doing enough on homelessness (whittierdailynews.com)

Santa Fe Springs

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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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