🌱RB Winner Gingerbread Contest + Christmas Tree Sticker Shock

Happy Tuesday, people of Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Morning sprinkles; cooler. High: 61, Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch today:

1. RB resident, Evonne Darby, won the 2021 national gingerbread contest. Her Christmas "Round the World” gingerbread carousel was inspired by the carousels at Seaport Village and Balboa Park. The gingerbread confection will be displayed in the Omni Hotel this holiday season and throughout next year. “It is such a huge honor,” Darby said. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
2. Expect higher prices for live trees this year. What issues are impacting the cost: industry trends combined with short-term factors, including higher fuel costs, trucking and labor, and severe weather in some regions. In the Pacific Northwest, a summer heat wave affected trees, while floods in British Columbia affected trees from Canada. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (The New York Times)

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Today in Rancho Bernardo-4s Ranch:

• Military Affairs Advisory Council Meeting — North San Diego Business Chamber. (7:30 a.m.)
• Human Impact on Our Environment in The Future — CECRB. (10 a.m.)
• Strength and Fitness at Home — San Diego Oasis. (2:30 p.m.)
• State of the District Event — Poway Unified School District. (4:30 p.m.)
• Development Review Committee discussion and vote on cell tower at the corner of Pomerado and RB Road — RB Planning Board. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Bernardo Heights Middle School choir presents “Winter Concert.” (BHMS)
• The Poway High School choirs will present their annual “Winter Concert.” It will feature traditional and contemporary holiday favorites. Masks required for all audience members. (SD Union Tribune)
• The Rancho Bernardo High School Dance Program presents “Radio City Christmas Spectacular.” Masks required for audience members. (SD Union Tribune)
• Church at Rancho Bernardo presents a Christmas event for women. “Greenhouse Christmas Edition” will feature music by Garden Music, guest speaker Toni Collier, and catered desserts by Le Parfait Paris. (SD Union Tribune)
• The Rancho Bernardo Community Council — “Holiday Giving Carnival” games, candy, face painting, a personal visit and photo opportunity with Santa, and several food trucks. (Patch)
• The Plaza at RB — Meet & Greet 'The Gingerbread Man.' (The Plaza RB)

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— Bettyann Pernice

About me: I have lived in Rancho Bernardo since 2006 and I am very happy to live in this wonderful town. I have been active in the Rancho Bernardo Community Council as well as the Planning Board. I am also a member of the Maintenance Assessment District (the MAD) which works with the City of San Diego to create our beautiful new medians. I am also vice president of HOA 2 in Seven Oaks. I am a regular contributor to Patch, Nextdoor, and Facebook. I am very pleased to be writing the Patch RB Newsletter as well.

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