🌱 How did Pacific Grove help launch a continent-wide Christmas bird tradition?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Pacific Grove help launch a continent-wide Christmas bird tradition?

Also on today's calendar: Circuit Training and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 48.
• Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 58 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Try out a 'Christmas Bird Count,' report your sightings (southernminn.com) — Pacific Grove gets a brief shout-out as one of the original locations in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a long-running bird census that now spans the Americas. This guide explains how backyard birders can join their local count day, track feeder visitors accurately, and report results, with special tips for telling apart similar finch species during this winter’s expected purple finch irruption.
   

📸 Around Pacific Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pacific Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Trivia Night - Thursdays at 7pm! - make your reservations now:) (1)
  Hops and Fog Brewing Company, 511 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Circuit Training
  Meals on Wheels Community Center , 700 Jewell Ave , Pacific Grove
  9:00 am
• Breaker Classic 2025
  Pacific Grove High School , 615 Sunset Dr , Pacific Grove
  3:30 pm
• PGHS Dance Team Winter Showcase
  Pacific Grove High Pacific Grove, CA 93950
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium
  Pacific Grove Public Library , 550 Central Ave , Pacific Grove
  5:30 pm
• Jazz Night at The PG Meetinghouse
  The PG Meetinghouse , 599 Lighthouse Ave , Pacific Grove
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Sketching Classes Create Opportunity for Local Youth to Display Art with the Pacific Grove Museum in New Exhibit
  Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History , 165 Forest Ave , Pacific Grove
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Greg Brock: Pacific Grove Holiday Mixer
  Red House Cafe , 662 Lighthouse Ave , Pacific Grove
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Farmers Market Seaside
  Laguna Grande Park, Seaside, Ca , Unnamed Road , Seaside
  3:00 pm
• Seaside - Tech Help 1 on 1
  Seaside Branch - Monterey County Free Libraries , 550 Harcourt Ave , Seaside
  5:30 pm
• Somatic Meditation: Release, Reset, Rewire — Lighthouse Wellness Studio
  Lighthouse Wellness Studio , San Carlos , Carmel-By-The-Sea
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Thursdays
  Links Club , Ocean Avenue & , Carmel-By-The-Sea
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What's next for the restaurant at the PG Golf Links?
  I have yet to see a post about what will be occupying that space now that the Grill at Point Pinos has closed. Golfers and locals would love another… (Nextdoor Beach Tract)
• Giant Mushroom !
  Found this giant mushroom in Pebble Beach . Dont know what type it is , but if the sun hadn't been shining on it , I never would have noticed it… (Nextdoor Forest Lodge)

• Edventure More posted a job opening for After School Instructor - Tutor - Childcare in Monterey. Apply here.
• Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Cosmetics Sales Associate - Chanel Beaute, Monterey Del Monte Center - Part Time in Monterey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pacific Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Monterey

• Pro Soccer: Monterey Bay FC resigns defender Gordon (montereyherald.com)
• Monterey County makes progress on San Ardo oil spill cleanup (kcbx.org)
• Faith, Farming, and the Future: Dan Janzen at the Organic Growers Summit (agnetwest.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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