🌱 Meet the Grand Terrace junior chasing a future in Major League Baseball

Good morning Grand Terrace! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Grand Terrace junior chasing a future in Major League Baseball

Also on today's calendar: LOUDBURGER STANDUP SHOWCASE and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• GTHS Athlete of the Week: Noe Villanueva (citynewsgroup.com) — Grand Terrace High School junior baseball standout Noe Villanueva is being celebrated for excelling both on the field and in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA. The 17-year-old varsity player has earned Rookie of the Year honors, pitched a complete game win against Kaiser, and is aiming for Division I baseball and, eventually, the major leagues.
   

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📸 Around Grand Terrace

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Terrace

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Grand Terrace Cars and Coffee
  22470 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• BHS: Jr./Sr. Prom
  Tustin Ranch Golf Club , 12442 Tustin Ranch Rd , Tustin
  7:00 pm
• GTHS: Jr./Sr. Prom
  Desert Willow Golf Resort & Country Club , 38-995 Desert Willow Dr , Grand Terrace
  7:00 pm
• LOUDBURGER STANDUP SHOWCASE
  Loud Burger , 22497 Barton Rd , Grand Terrace
  8:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Family Paint Event
  Grand Terrace Branch Library , 22795 Barton Rd , Grand Terrace
  3:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• CJUSD 47th Annual Pencil, Pen & Brush Celebration
  Joe Baca Middle School , 1640 S Lilac Ave , Bloomington
  5:15 pm

Thursday April 23

• Spring Fling Speed Dating 35+ and Comedy Show
  Loud Burger , 22497 Barton Rd , Grand Terrace
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Little Artists
  Grand Terrace Branch Library , 22795 Barton Rd , Grand Terrace
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Junk Journaling Workshop w/ Debbie 1-4pm
  Redlands Art Association , 215 E State St , Redlands
• Featured Artist IN Debra Wick
  Redlands Art Association , 215 E State St , Redlands
• CMS: SATURDAY ACADEMY
  Colton Middle School , 670 W Laurel St , Colton
  8:00 am
• Ozomatli: Live in Riverside
  Spanish Town Heritage Foundation , 3643 University Ave , Riverside
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 2.72 earthquake reported
  Apr 15 at 10:49 PM PDT: 2.69 magnitude earthquake occurred near Rialto, CA. More than 184 neighbors felt it. (Nextdoor )

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Colton. Apply here.
• Department of Veterans Affairs posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in Loma Linda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Terrace here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Colton

• Colton Names Charles Berry Assistant City Manager After 15-Year Vacancy (iecn.com)
• Wind advisory issued for Inland Empire for Friday – gusts as high as 50 mph (sbsun.com)
• WVWD Hosts STEM Day, Connects with Over 150 High School Students - Association of California Water Agencies (acwa.com)

Loma Linda

• Dr. Yvonne Fanous honored with Dr. Leonard L. Bailey Outstanding Clinician at 2026 Children's Hospital Gala (llu.edu)
• Is it Spring Allergies or Spring Cleaning? (llu.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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