🌱 How Canyon Lake’s Elf Grams are funding a teen’s Kenya mission

Good morning to you Canyon Lake! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Canyon Lake’s Elf Grams are funding a teen’s Kenya mission

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve at Cornerstone and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, with a high of 77 and low of 41 degrees.
• Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 39.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Canyon Lake teen sells Elf Grams to raise funds for mission trip to Kenya (canyonlakeinsider.com) — A Canyon Lake high schooler is selling $8 “Elf Grams” — anonymous holiday goody bags delivered to local doorsteps — to fund a 2026 mission trip to Kenya. Residents can order bags for friends and neighbors, with all proceeds supporting his travel and work with children in Nairobi and the Masai Mara.
   

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📸 Around Canyon Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canyon Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve at Cornerstone
  34570 Monte Vista Dr, Wildomar
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Bored Game Day In-Person
  Canyon Lake Branch Library , Conference Room , Canyon Lake
  3:30 pm
• TBA vs Lakeside
  Temescal Valley Canyon High School , 28755 El Toro Rd , Lake Elsinore
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Play Dungeons & Dragons In-Person
  Canyon Lake Branch Library , Conference Room , Canyon Lake
  11:00 am

Sunday December 21

• HANDGUN CLEANING 101
  Outlaws Armory of Canyon Lake , 31658 Railroad Canyon Rd , Canyon Lake
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Toddler Storytime In-Person
  Canyon Lake Library , Canyon Lake
  11:30 am

Friday December 26

• Chess Club In-Person
  Canyon Lake Library , Canyon Lake
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Winter Soccer Camp | Open to all kids
  Canyon Hills Sports Park
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Hump Day Morning Mixer
  CJ's Sports Grill & Turf Club , 20930 Malaga Road , Lake Elsinore
  8:00 am
• Sun City Walk & Talk
  Angel in Me, Inc. , 27070 Sun City Blvd. , Menifee
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime In-Person
  Canyon Lake Branch Library Conference Room, Canyon Lake
  10:30 am
• Neighborhood Healthcare Presents - Menifee Health Center Tour - (By Appointment Only)
  Neighborhood Healthcare - Menifee , 26926 Cherry Hills Blvd , Menifee
  12:15 pm
• Lawyers in the Library In-Person
  Sun City Library , Sun City
  2:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Canyon Lake PatchAM possible:

• Bella Vida MedSpa — (951) 296-9988
  Viral K-Beauty Skin Tightening Tech XERF - Now in Temecula
• Revive Neurofeedback — (949) 229-7030
  Revive Neurofeedback Launches in Murrieta

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Beautiful Artificial Turf End of Year Sale!
  Evergreen 96-Premium Turf on end of year Sale!... (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "Avoid the area" due to police activity in Murrieta, California.
  8:08PM on Dec 15: Police are on location at Old Carriage Road and Country Walk Lane, advising the public to avoid the area. (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Menifee

• Menifee Man Killed In Beaumont Crash (patch.com)
• Riverside joins together for 21st annual Chanukah Festival (pressenterprise.com)
• Appleberry Juice Contaminated With Cleaning Fluid Sparks Recall Warning (newsweek.com)

Wildomar

• What's new: 150 farmhouse-style apartments coming to Wildomar (pressenterprise.com)
• Wildomar Man Killed In Fatal Rollover Crash In Riverside Identified (patch.com)

Murrieta

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Ok Canyon Lake! 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: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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