🌱 Patch AM: See how a Ramona farmer feeds the community in 2025 photos

Hello Ramona! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See how a Ramona farmer feeds the community in 2025 photos

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with a stray shower, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
• Monday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Photos: 2025 pictures of the year by Ana Ramirez (sandiegouniontribune.com) — A Ramona farmer, Byron Nkhoma, is highlighted tending four rented acres and selling his Hukama Produce harvest through a local food assistance program, with his kids helping unload oranges. His work appears among photographer Ana Ramirez’s 2025 images documenting border life, environmental issues, and everyday moments across San Diego County and Tijuana, giving Ramona residents a wider regional context.
   

📸 Around Ramona

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ramona

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Sunday January 11

• C&M Annual
  Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
  10:00 am
• American Legion Post 451/760 Oratorial Contest
  Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
  11:30 am

📣 Ramona Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• SCFOL Booksale
  San Carlos Branch Library , 7265 Jackson Drive , San Diego
  9:30 am
• Dance Pants Bash!
  Mission Hills Branch Library , 215 W. Washington St. , San Diego
  10:00 am
• Healthy Adventures: Cooking Mediterranean Food
  University Heights Branch Library , 4193 Park Blvd. , San Diego
  10:00 am
• Saturday Story Time in the Park
  Kensington/Normal Heights Branch Library , 4121 Adams Ave. , San Diego
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Brush Strokes & Beats
  San Diego Public Library - Central Library , 330 Park Blvd. , San Diego
  4:00 pm
• Teen Game Room
  San Diego Public Library - Central Library , 330 Park Blvd. , San Diego
  5:00 pm
• Glowforge Basics: From Design to Cut
  San Diego Public Library - Central Library , 330 Park Blvd. , San Diego
  5:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Ikebana Floral Design
  Mission Valley Library , 2123 Fenton Parkway , San Diego
  11:30 am
• Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance
  Mission Valley Library , 2123 Fenton Parkway , San Diego
  2:30 pm
• Camps Tour at Sage Creek High School
  Sage Creek High School CARLSBAD, CA 92010
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Equipment outage prompts ground stop at San Diego International Airport, California.
  8:33AM on Jan 1: Reports indicate a ground stop has been issued at San Diego International Airport due to an equipment outage. Flights are halted… (Nextdoor )
• Update: returned home
  Anyone know this baby or his family? Saw this post on the book of face. (Nextdoor San Diego Country Estates)

• Rubio's Coastal Grill posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Ramona. Apply here.
• Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Ramona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ramona here.

🗞 Nearby News

Poway

• 1 Hospitalized In Poway Crash Involving Fuel Truck (patch.com)
• New Year's Day Storm Included Rescues and Rainfall Records (iheart.com)
• Basketball Recap: Santana Robinson's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Laguna Creek over Poway (maxpreps.com)

Escondido

• Escondido Art Association January News - (thevistapress.com)
• Investing in Escondido's Green Schoolyards - Escondido Times-Advocate (times-advocate.com)
• Martial arts program take coaches, participants to the mat (times-advocate.com)

Santee

Ok Ramona! 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 kept throwing out all the W’s.
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