🌱 Newcomers Club and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Newcomers Club
  Montecito Clubhouse , 80888 Sun City Blvd , Indio
  4:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Mecca Senior Program - Mecca, CA 2026
  Mecca Community Center , 65-250 Coahuilla St , Mecca
  9:00 am
• Senior Program [M/T/W/Th] [9:00am]
  Mecca Community Center , 65-250 Coahuilla St , Mecca
  9:00 am
• MindBody Flow [Thurs] [7:00pm] - Mecca, CA 2026
  Mecca Community Center , 65-250 Coahuilla St , Mecca
  7:00 pm
• Yoga [Thurs] [7:00pm]
  Mecca Community Center , 65-250 Coahuilla St , Mecca
  7:00 pm
• Yoga Classes - Yoga
  Mecca Community Center , 65-250 Coahuilla St , Mecca
  7:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Fore a Good Cause Golf Fundraiser
  Golden Era Golf Course , 19871 Gilman Springs Rd , San Jacinto
  7:00 am
• Dance, Play & Pretend [Fri][9am] - La Quinta, CA 2026
  La Quinta Community Fitness Center , 77865 Avenida Montezuma , La Quinta
  9:00 am
• Pottery Wheel l: The Fundamentals (Friday AM)
  Old Town Artisan Studios , 78046 Calle Barcelona , La Quinta
  11:00 am
• 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival
  Cinemark Century La Quinta and XD , 46-800 Washington St , La Quinta
  12:15 pm

Saturday January 3

• Adaptive Gymnastics [Indio] [Sat] [9am]
  Indio Community Center , 45871 Clinton St , Indio
  9:00 am
• Buddy n Me Gymnastics Saturday 10:15am - Indio, CA 2026
  Indio Community Center , 45871 Clinton St , Indio
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Coachella. Apply here.
• Elsupermarkets posted a job opening for Produce Clerk - # 63 Indio in Indio. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Thermal here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coachella

• Firebirds defeat Canucks 3-2 behind Logan Morrison's OT winner (kesq.com)
• Five 2025 Stories Worth a Revisit; Recalls of Ground Beef and Toyotas-Coachella Valley Independent's Indy Digest: Dec. 29, 2025 (cvindependent.com)
• Local police concerned about impacts of DJI drone ban (kesq.com)

La Quinta

• Billy Horschel, Min Woo Lee commit to American Express in La Quinta (desertsun.com)

Palm Desert

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-- The Patch AM Team

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