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🌱 Could Barstow’s desert hide valuable copper beneath a new topaz find?

Barstow, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Barstow! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could Barstow’s desert hide valuable copper beneath a new topaz find?

Also on today's calendar: Chair Zumba with Margarita.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 107 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Very hot; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 106, low: 73.
  • Sunday: Hot; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 104 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California's High Desert (nasa.gov) — Scientists are using advanced NASA sensors to investigate a newly confirmed topaz deposit on public land near Barstow, hoping it may signal deeper copper and other critical minerals beneath the Mojave Desert. The project is part of a large NASA–USGS mapping effort across the West, which could eventually influence mining, jobs, and environmental decisions in the Barstow region.
   

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  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Barstow. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Apple Valley

  • Apple Valley Sunrise Lions Club donates custom bench to school district (vvdailypress.com)
  • Five Below, Ulta Beauty, Bath & Body Works project update in Apple Valley (vvdailypress.com)
  • Man Arrested In Alleged Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old Girl In Apple Valley; Additional Victims Sought (vvng.com)

Victorville

  • Low-Cost Pet Vaccine Clinic And Free Adoption Event Set For June 13 In Victorville (vvng.com)
  • 13806 Salado Way, Victorville, CA 92392 (realtor.com)

Ok Barstow! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Barstow

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