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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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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 55.
- Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Afterschool Programs
Pine Valley Branch Library , 28804 Old Hwy 80 , Pine Valley
3:00 pm -
The Cibola Raiders vs. the Imperial Tigers
Imperial High School , 517 W Barioni Blvd , Imperial
6:00 pm -
PIT Committee Meeting
desert trails , 225 Wake Ave , El Centro
3:30 pm -
Camp Christmas – December 18, 2025
Pine Valley Bible Conference Center , 8668 Pine Creek Rd , Pine Valley
5:30 pm -
Trivia Night in Alpine
Mike Hess Brewing Alpine , 1347 Tavern Rd Suite 23C , Alpine
6:00 pm -
Women's Burn Survivor Support Group
Burn Institute , 612 S J St #3 , Imperial
6:30 pm -
Mixed Media with Bob
455 W State St , El Centro
7:00 pm -
Felt Christmas Ornament with Madame Michelle
455 W State St , El Centro
10:00 pm -
Rick Wisenor
The Outpost by Valley Farm , 10600 Sunrise Hwy , Mt Laguna
9:00 am -
SHS Bands and Orchestras present "Sounds of the Season."
Southwest High School , 2001 Ocotillo Dr , El Centro
7:00 pm -
Adult Painting In An Hour Tutorial
44605 Old Hwy 80 , Jacumba Hot Springs
10:00 pm -
Dungeons & Dragons Group
San Diego County Library – Campo-Morena Village Branch , 31356 CA-94 , Campo
1:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Stocking/Shelving Merchandiser in El Centro. Apply here.
- Finish Line, Inc. posted a job opening for Finish Line Macy's Store Associate - Imperial Valley, El Centro, CA in El Centro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ocotillo here.
🗞 Nearby News
Imperial
- Parade of Lights brightens downtown Imperial (thedesertreview.com)
- City of Imperial files lawsuit against the county (kesq.com)
- Developers detail proposed $10 billion Imperial Data Center at service club meetings (ivpressonline.com)
El Centro
- El Centro library director appointed to cal cities policy committee (thedesertreview.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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