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🌱 Patch AM: Dublin Spelling Bee Champion Offers Spelling Bee Coaching

And on the Dublin Patch calendar - FOREJOUR (The ONLY FOREigner and JOURney Tribute Band) Returns to the Bankhead Theater!

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Good morning Dublin! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Dublin spelling champ offers free weekly Zoom coaching for young spellers
  • Which Dublin High football stars dominated this year’s Masher awards?
  • Why did prosecutors suddenly drop this Santa Rita Jail shank case?

Also on today's calendar: FOREJOUR (The ONLY FOREigner and JOURney Tribute Band) Returns to the Bankhead Theater! and 1 more event.

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And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Melodie G.!

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 56, low: 37.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dublin Spelling Bee Champion Offers Spelling Bee Coaching (patch.com) — Dublin families with budding spellers can tap into free weekly coaching from Dublin High School junior and spelling champion Kopal Tare, who runs the Bee Stars program on Zoom. Open to elementary and middle school students, the sessions build confidence and literacy through spelling strategies, etymology, language rules, and memorization techniques tailored to each child’s learning style.
   

• ‘Mashers' Arrive for Christmas (independentnews.com) — Dublin High football players earned major recognition in this year’s Tri-Valley “Masher” awards, with running back Andre Armendariz and defensive end Tyler Gray both highlighted among the region’s top performers. Several other Gaels made the first-team list, underscoring Dublin’s strong showing in East Bay Athletic League play and giving local fans plenty to celebrate from the 2025 season.
   

• Prosecutors dismiss Santa Rita Jail shank case six days after filing it (mercurynews.com) — Prosecutors in Dublin quietly dropped a felony weapon-possession charge against a Santa Rita Jail inmate just six days after filing it, citing the interests of justice. The 23-year-old, listed as a Dublin resident due to his incarceration, remains on a separate yearlong sentence that could be reduced for good behavior.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday December 27
  • PALS Classes in San Ramon
    Bishop Ranch 1 , 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd , San Ramon
    9:00 am
  • Farmers Market: Saturday December 27th — Studio Seven Arts
    Studio Seven Arts Gallery and Custom Framing , 400 Main St , Pleasanton
    9:00 am
  • Drop-in 3D Printing Information Booth
    San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
    3:00 pm
  • All Ages, All Moves: Chess and More
    Dougherty Station Library , 17017 Bollinger Canyon Rd , San Ramon
    3:00 pm
  • Warm Winter Lake
    Pinot's Palette , 410 Sycamore Valley Rd , Danville
    3:00 pm
  • Christmas with My Gnomie
    Pinot's Palette , 410 Sycamore Valley Rd , Danville
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday December 28
  • StoryWalk® with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
    Dougherty Station Library , 17017 Bollinger Canyon Rd , San Ramon
  • StoryWalkÂŽ with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries
    San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
  • A White Winter
    Pinot's Palette , 410 Sycamore Valley Rd , Danville
    3:00 pm
    • Monday December 29
  • Family Storytime
    San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
    6:30 pm
    • Tuesday December 30
  • Let's Get Quizzical!
    San Ramon Library , 100 Montgomery St , San Ramon
    6:00 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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