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Feb. 25: Girls Scouts Out in Force Today

Friday also marks the anniversary of a bizarre incident that occurred in 1942.

In case you haven't noticed, we've published an inordinate amount of news on Santa Monica Patch this week. Here's a quick look at what we put up on Thursday alone:

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Lately, the Friday editions of The SM AM Report have been rather brief, due to the calendar that sums up most of the weekend's happenings. Today's installment is no exception; here's the weather, followed by a couple of additional, short items.

Weather Forecast

  • rain
  • high temperature: 58 degrees
  • low temperature: 45 degrees
  • chance of precipitation: 60 percent
  • humidity: 70 percent
  • sunrise: 6:27 a.m.
  • sunset: 5:47 p.m.

One Thing We Missed in Get Out and Go:

  • Girl Scouts will be out in force today as part of their Gift of Caring Program. The Los Angeles County-wide effort helps out the U.S. Armed Forces.

(Go here for more events happening today.)

This Day in Santa Monica History

  • In the early morning of Feb. 24, 1942, unidentified flying objects were spotted in the skies above Santa Monica Bay. Read more about the still-unsolved mystery right here.

Do you have an early-morning pic you'd like to share? Drop a note to Kurt.Orzeck@patch.com.


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