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Hey there, Rio Vista! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Rio Vista grad just landed an $8,000 agriculture scholarship?
  • How a three-legged ranch dog near Rio Vista earned statewide honors

Also on today's calendar: Tween & Teen Chapterflix After Hours and 4 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Foggy in the morning, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Friday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 58, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 56 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dec. 18 Vallejo/Vacaville A/E Source: Faces and Places (thereporter.com) — A Rio Vista student, Sam Esperson, has earned the top $8,000 Donnie Huffman Presidential Scholarship and is highlighted as a 2022 Rio Vista High School graduate now studying agricultural systems management at Cal Poly. The piece also details other Solano County scholarship winners, explains how local ag students can apply for 2026 awards, and notes a regional Veteran of the Year honor.
   

• Miniature dachshund wins California Farm Bureau Top Dog (appeal-democrat.com) — A hardworking border collie named Jim, who helps run cattle at the 3,000-acre Rio Vista Ranch in Solano County, has been named first runner-up in California Farm Bureau’s Farm Dog of the Year contest. While the top prize went to a miniature dachshund from Northern California, Jim’s comeback after losing a hind leg highlights the grit and heart found on ranches near Rio Vista.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 18
  • Family Storytime for All Ages
    Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
    10:30 am
  • Preschool Storytime for 3-5
    Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
    11:30 am
  • Brentwood Book Club
    Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
    1:00 pm
  • Computer Help
    Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street , Brentwood
    2:00 pm
  • Toddler/Preschool Storytime
    Prewett Library , 4703 Lone Tree Way , Antioch
    3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I love this festive little street in our neighborhood.
    I took a better video which included the lighted up golf carts and christmas carolers, but the video turned out sideways. Also too bad.The garbage… (Nextdoor Trilogy)
  • Does anyone else have an ant Problem… i’ve never had an ant problem before until I moved here in July….
    The ant problem started about three weeks ago… Help!! (Nextdoor Trilogy)
  • Mathnasium posted a job opening for Lead Math Instructor / Tutor in Oakley. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for (7973) Pittsburg: Assistant Manager and Shift Runners in Pittsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rio Vista here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oakley

  • Fil Nesta Joins Serve Locally as Director of Bilingual Churches (covchurch.org)
  • Earthquake swarm resumes to rattle Northern California city, seismologists say (thepress.net)
  • Menopause can send sex drives down the toilet — this treatment's helping women get their groove back and even saving marriages (timesnewsnetworks.com)

Antioch

  • Hope In Motion Christmas Toy Giveaway in Antioch Dec. 21 (antiochherald.com)
  • Botched Grow House Break-In Leads To Wild Chase, 3 Crashes And 10 Arrests (patch.com)
  • Humbug by The Madd Hatter Players (multiple show times) (contracosta.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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