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🌱 Patch AM: Could a $31,000 Rotary scholarship fund your grad studies abroad?
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In today's newsletter:
- Could a $31,000 Rotary scholarship fund your grad studies abroad?
Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in San Marinofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rotary Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities Available (outlooknewspapers.com) — San Marino students eyeing graduate study abroad can now compete for a $31,000 Rotary scholarship coordinated by the local Rotary Club. With a strong track record of San Marino High recipients, the program supports fields from peacebuilding to environmental work. Club and district interviews run February through March, and interested students should review details and contact the club soon.
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Find out what's happening in San Marinofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around San Marino
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Marino
- Computer Classes
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
3:00 pm - Ice House Comedy: Laugh Bombs
Ice House Comedy Club , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
9:30 pm - Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
1:00 pm - Ice House Comedy: The Twin New Year Show (chinese show)
Ice House Comedy Club , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
7:30 pm - Ice House Comedy: The Twin New Year Show (English Show)
Ice House Comedy Club , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
9:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Enchant Christmas
Santa Anita Park , 285 W Huntington Dr , Arcadia
4:30 pm - Debbie Wileman: JUDY GARLAND: WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
El Portal Restaurant , 695 E Green St , Pasadena
7:00 pm - Winter Camp
City of Arcadia Recreation Department , 375 Campus Drive , Arcadia
5:00 am - Baby & Toddler Storytime
El Sereno Branch Library
10:30 am - Arcadia Offices Closed for New Year's Eve
City of Arcadia , 240 W Huntington Dr , Arcadia
9:00 pm - Naloxone and Fentanyl Test Strip Clinic - In-Person Program
Temple City Library , 5939 Golden West Ave , Temple City
12:00 pm - Computer Classes
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
3:00 pm
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Report of police activity in Los Angeles, California.
10:26PM on Dec 26: Nextdoor user reports police activity, ambulances, and police helicopter near Saticoy St. and Vineland Ave. at 10:10 PM on Friday,… (Nextdoor )
- Sylvan Learning, Inc. posted a job opening for Sylvan @ Schools Tutor 2025 in San Marino. Apply here.
- Shakey's Pizza posted a job opening for Game Room Attendant in San Gabriel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Marino here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Gabriel
- The Classic: La Mirada routed in opener; Arcadia, San Gabriel Academy advance (sgvtribune.com)
- Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, Dec. 26-Jan. 3 (sgvtribune.com)
- From Craftsman style to modern and minimalist, a year into post-fire rebuild a vision emerges (sgvtribune.com)
Pasadena
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