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🌱 All Soul's Food Pantry is Open and 6 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • All Soul's Food Pantry is Open

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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: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
  • Friday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, with a high of 70 and low of 40 degrees.


📸 Around Johannesburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johannesburg

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Featured events

    Tuesday December 23
  • Planning Commission
    City of Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest City Hall, 100 W California Ave, Ridgecrest
    6:00 pm

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Other local events


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 18
  • Boys Basketball vs Paraclete: 4:30pm, 6:00pm @ BHS
    Burroughs High School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
    4:30 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
  • Saturday December 27
  • Men's Breakfast
    210 E Springer Ave , Ridgecrest
    4:00 pm
  • Wednesday February 4
  • CCAP Industry Day – China Lake
    Kerr McGee Community Center , 100 W California Ave , Ridgecrest
    9:00 am
  • 2026 NAWCWD Industry Days Expo
    Kerr McGee Community Center , 100 W California Ave , Ridgecrest
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • San Bernardino County Fire responds to a residential structure fire on North Side Road in Lucerne Valley, with the bomb squad called in for safety concerns regarding a potential explosive hazard.
    4:10PM on Dec 15: San Bernardino County Fire is on scene of a residential structure fire on the 33000 block of North Side Road in Lucerne Valley. (Nextdoor )
  • Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Ridgecrest. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

California City

  • Kern County Fire Department to start fire services in Cal City in 2026 (kget.com)
  • Breaking: ICE agents spotted in Kern County (thepress.net)
  • Animator Sues Avatar Film Team for Copyright Infringement (digitalcinemareport.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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Johannesburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Johannesburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.