🌱 Tustin-born hockey star gets another shot at World Junior gold
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In today's newsletter:
- Tustin-born hockey star gets another shot at World Junior gold
- How a routine traffic stop affects Tustin’s unincorporated neighborhoods
Also on today's calendar: Free Photos with Santa and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Forward Trevor Connelly Assigned to Team USA for World Junior Championship (oursportscentral.com) — A Tustin native is heading back to the World Junior Championship, as Henderson Silver Knights forward Trevor Connelly has been assigned to Team USA for this year’s tournament in Minnesota. The 19-year-old first-round NHL draft pick already owns a gold medal from last year’s event and multiple medals from other international tournaments, and will appear on NHL Network later this month. 
• Over $20K worth of drugs seized at a north Orange County traffic stop (newsantaana.com) — Residents in Tustin’s unincorporated county islands are served by the same North Patrol deputies who recently seized over $20,000 in meth and crack during a north Orange County traffic stop. The suspect was jailed on felony drug charges, and the sheriff’s department outlined potential multi-year prison sentences and steep fines tied to such offenses.
📸 Around Tustin
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Free Photos with Santa
Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana
12:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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Feminine voice - Vision Board / Business Planning
Golden Coast Escrow , 130 Centennial Way # D , Tustin
10:00 am -
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
The Lost Vine , 13011 Newport Ave , Tustin
6:00 pm -
Community Services Commission Meetings
City Hall , 300 Centennial Way , Tustin
6:00 pm -
Family Paint Party
Mimi's Cafe , 17231 17th St , Tustin
7:00 pm -
December book club - happy 2 years!
Arvida Book Co. , 115 W Main St , Tustin
10:30 am -
Legacy Cars And Coffee | Monthly | Tustin, CA - December 20, 2025
1705 Flight Wy , Tustin
3:00 pm -
Winter Solstice Yoga Workshop
Zen-Life Fitness and Wellness Center , 155 El Camino Real suite c , Tustin
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FRC Parent Workshop: Public Assistance Programs
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate Santa Ana, CA 92704
9:00 am -
OCSBA Pastors Breakfast
240 N Tustin St , Orange
3:00 pm -
Senior Portraits @ Sunset Photos
Sunset School Portraits , 827 S Main St , Santa Ana
4:00 pm -
Ribbon Cutting - Maxi's Pizzeria
Maxi's Pizzeria , 1631 W. Sunflower Ave., Suite C-35 , Santa Ana
11:00 am -
Tustin Holistic Chamber of Commerce
Ivy's Bridge To Better Health , 462 El Camino Real , Tustin
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Any herpetologists in the neighborhood?
Our son had to move and could only take some of his reptiles with him. My husband and I are taking care of the rest. We're looking to re-home the… (Nextdoor Old Town) - Hey guys !
I have one kitten left from my cats litter she had , she’s so sweet and playful she’s about to be 4 months old now born on September 20th. Any one… (Nextdoor Red Hill)
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Water Services Aide (Maintenance Aide) (Part-time) in Tustin. Apply here.
- Cintas posted a job opening for Warehouse Associate - Loader/Unloader - 2nd Shift in Tustin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tustin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Santa Ana
- The O.C. Sheriff is trying to identify a man whose remains were found off the Santa Ana River Trail (newsantaana.com)
- 2026 CCMA Awards: General Innovation (eldonnews.org)
- Roll by Randy's Donuts for Hanukkah Rounds and Christmas-themed sweets (nbclosangeles.com)
Irvine
- Holey Moley, Hijinx Hotel Debuts at Irvine Spectrum (ocbj.com)
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