🌱 Beach Cleanup @ Beer Can Beach and 10 more events

Hi Rio del Mar! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Mah Jongg Club - Hong Kong Style at The Betty Leonard Community Room
• Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) - Book Discussion Group at Dorosin Memorial Conference Room
• Beach Cleanup @ Beer Can Beach

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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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: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 51.
• Friday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rio del Mar

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Qi Gong Movement
  Aptos Branch Library, 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Mah Jongg Club - Hong Kong Style
  The Betty Leonard Community Room , 7695 Soquel Dr. , Aptos
  2:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) - Book Discussion Group
  Dorosin Memorial Conference Room , Aptos
  11:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Beach Cleanup @ Beer Can Beach
  900 Vía Palo Alto , Aptos
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Aptos Bridge Club
  The Betty Leonard Community Room , Aptos
  10:30 am
• Aptos Writer’s Workshop
  The Betty Leonard Community Room , Aptos
  12:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Aptos Youth Chess Club
  The Betty Leonard Community Room , Aptos
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• In-person Tech Help @ Capitola
  Capitola Branch Library , 2005 Wharf Rd , Capitola
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  11:00 am
• Horses and BEYOND
  Beyond Liberty , 185 Dans Dr , La Selva Beach
  11:00 am
• Story Time and Stay & Play @ Capitola
  Ow Family Community Room , Capitola
  11:00 am
• Storytime and Stay & Play @ Capitola
  Capitola Branch Library , 2005 Wharf Rd , Capitola
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Aptos

• Holiday gatherings and unexpected surprises (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Despite turnover, Baler wrestling optimistic as season gets underway (benitolink.com)
• Reverend Dr. Robert W. Blaney ('66) (bu.edu)

Soquel

• Switch Bakery opens doors in downtown location (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Top 10 boys basketball rankings (mercedsunstar.com)

Watsonville

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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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