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

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• All Soul's Food Pantry is Open

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 73, low: 45.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.

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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

Tuesday December 30

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

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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

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

• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.14 earthquake reported
  Dec 16 at 8:04 PM PST: 3.1140373951006 magnitude earthquake occurred near Devore, CA. 376 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Ridgecrest. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

California City

• Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions (aclu.org)
• Breaking: ICE agents spotted in Kern County (thepress.net)
• Lanao Communication Technology Limited Highlights NS Comm Network Switches And 400G Interconnect Options For Enterprise And Data Center Networks (pressreleasecc.com)

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