🌱 Patch AM: Which Olympic water polo pioneer is now raising a family in Belmont?

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• Which Olympic water polo pioneer is now raising a family in Belmont?

Also on today's calendar: AutoVino Hosts Cars & Cabernet Toys for Tots Drive and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the morning; some sun, with a high of 59 and low of 51 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 64, low: 54.
• Saturday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U.S. Women's Water Polo Celebrates 25 Years of Olympic Inclusion (Plus: Where Are They Now?) (swimmingworldmagazine.com) — One of the original U.S. women’s Olympic water polo stars, Ellen (Estes) Lee, now lives in Belmont and works at Genentech while raising two water‑polo‑playing kids. The story looks back at the sport’s dramatic 2000 Olympic debut, then updates where each team member and coach has landed, highlighting how that breakthrough helped grow women’s water polo nationwide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belmont

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• AutoVino Hosts Cars & Cabernet Toys for Tots Drive
  380 Industrial Rd, San Carlos
  11:30 am

Friday January 9

• Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Francisco, CA!
  The Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Hwy, Millbrae
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• In-Person English Conversation Club
  San Carlos Library , 610 Elm Street , San Carlos
  6:00 pm
• Stuffed Animal Sleepover and Pajama Storytime
  Belmont Library , 1110 Alameda , Belmont
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Tech Tutor Drop-In
  San Carlos Library , 610 Elm Street , San Carlos
  10:00 am
• Wrestling Frosh Soph Boys quad
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  4:00 pm
• Frosh Boys Basketball @ St. Francis
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  4:00 pm
• JV Boys Basketball @ St. Francis
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball @ St Francis
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center , 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Family Storytime with Stay & Play
  Belmont Library , 1110 Alameda , Belmont
  10:30 am

Sunday December 28

• Beach Break Film Festival
  1167 Main St , Half Moon Bay
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Storytime
  Foster City Library , 1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard , Foster City
  10:30 am
• Spanish Bilingual Storytime | Hora de Cuentos Bilingue
  San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
  10:30 am
• Baby Bounce Storytime
  Woodside Library , 3140 Woodside Road , Woodside
  10:30 am
• Toddler Storytime With Stay and Play
  Belmont Library 1110 Alameda, Belmont, CA 94002
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Belmont Police Department wants to remind the public of the dangers of driving impaired and to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by not driving under the influence.
  Read more about our increased patrol to help keep our roads safe: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABELMONT/bulletins/4003a61 (Nextdoor )
• All clear following police activity in Menlo Park, California.
  1:22PM on Dec 16: "Avoid the area" for police activity in Menlo Park, California. 1:14PM on Dec 16: Menlo Park Police advise to avoid the area of… (Nextdoor )

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Belmont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

San Carlos

• MidPen Housing tapped to build at least 75 affordable units near Caltrain station in San Carlos (mercurynews.com)
• Groovy Goose Proves Local Shops Can Survive—and Thrive—Next to Starbucks (freshcup.com)
• San Carlos makes a difference in the community with youth-led toy drive (scotscoop.com)

San Mateo

• Second Harvest Food Bank 'Helps People All Year Round': Best Of 2025 (patch.com)

Foster City

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-- The Patch AM Team

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