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🌱 Patch AM: Which Poway runners just made the All-CIF cross country teams?
And on the Poway Patch calendar - Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast
Good morning Poway! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Poway runners just made the All-CIF cross country teams?
Also on today's calendar: Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Powayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Powayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
- Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
- Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jaxon Northcutt, Jaelyn Williams highlight All-CIF cross country teams (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Poway High runners Blake Littrell and Cooper Castleberry earned All-CIF boys cross country honors, highlighting strong local performances at the San Diego Section championships. The story also spotlights overall runners and coaches of the year and details first- and second-team selections across the section. 
📸 Around Poway
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Poway
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★ Featured events ★
- Peace Out 2025 - NYE at the Living Coast
Living Coast Discovery Center, 1000 Gunpowder Point Dr, Chula Vista
6:00 pm - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in San Diego, CA!
San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 11966 El Camino Real, San Diego
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Sunday January 18
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Other local events
- Family Sunday Funday
13137 Poway Rd , Poway
10:00 pm - Winter Break Bake Camp Dec. 29-30 & January 2nd
Fandory Factory , 16787 Bernardo Center Dr , San Diego
9:00 am - Kids Science Camp Dec. 29-30th - Fizzing Bath Bombs & Slime Transformation Lab
16787 Bernardo Center Dr , San Diego
9:00 am - AGIF New Year's Eve
Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
7:00 pm - Winter Baking Camp January 2nd - Last Day of Winter Camps
Fandory Factory , 16787 Bernardo Center Dr , San Diego
9:00 am - Winter Festival
13094 Civic Center Dr , Poway
5:00 pm - Winter Festival for the Special Needs Community
13094 Civic Center Dr , Poway
2:30 pm - Winter Festival
13094 Civic Center Dr , Poway
3:30 pm
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
📣 Poway Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Downtown Encinitas Pack Walk
Cottonwood Creek Park , Cottonwood Creek Pk , 95 N Vulcan Ave , Encinitas
9:00 am - L'Auberge Del Mar - Del Mar, CA — Orion-Song Music
L'Auberge Del Mar , 1540 Camino Del Mar , Del Mar
11:00 am - Bluegrass Brunch
TERI Common Grounds Café & Coffee Bar , 555 Deer Springs Rd , San Marcos
11:00 am - Sunday Funday with Kathryn the Grape — North County Mall
Mershops North County Mall , 272 E Via Rancho Pkwy , Escondido
11:00 am
Sunday December 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Rockbelle is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch
- Update: Kindle will be at the Frosted Faces Foundation open house on Sunday, Dec 28 from 10:30-12:30.
Someone is coming to meet her at 10:30. Kindle is available for adoption through Frosted Faces Foundation in Ramona. She's currently being fostered… (Nextdoor Old Poway) - Nextdoor user reports about 20 police cars heading north on Lake Murray Blvd, and La Mesa PD confirms the roadway is clear at Lake Murray Blvd and Parkway Dr.
10:21PM on Dec 26: Nextdoor user reports about 20 police cars heading north on Lake Murray Blvd. (Nextdoor )
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Poway. Apply here.
- Brigantine Restaurants posted a job opening for Cook in Poway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Poway here.
🗞 Nearby News
Santee
- Paradise Valley Hospital providing secure wing for jail inmates (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- San Diego sports fan? Check out these 12 events (and dozens more) in 2026 (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Escondido
- Federal judge rules California teachers are allowed to ‘out' trans students to parents (localnewsmatters.org)
- San Diego's Forecast December 26, 2025: More rain Friday, dry and sunny this weekend (10news.com)
- Ring in the new year safely with free transit rides New Year's Eve after 6 p.m. throughout San Diego (eastcountymagazine.org)
San Diego
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