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🌱 How Horizon City neighbors can brighten a child’s holiday this week
Make time for (BID) Businesses in Development Academy – Get Government Contracts 101 on the Horizon City Patch calendar

What's up Horizon City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Horizon City neighbors can brighten a child’s holiday this week
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Horizon Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 38.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Horizon City Police and Jacob Arellano Foundation Make Final Push for Toy Drive Donations to Aid Children with Cancer (hoodline.com) — Horizon City residents have one week left to support the Police Department’s holiday toy drive benefiting local children with cancer, with all funds going directly toward gifts. Partnering with the Jacob Arellano Foundation, officers are urging neighbors to donate via Cash App or Zelle so families facing pediatric cancer can enjoy a bit of extra joy this season.
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📸 Around Horizon City
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🗓 Events Nearby
- (BID) Businesses in Development Academy – Get Government Contracts 101
Chayo Apodaca Community Center , 341 N Moon Rd , Socorro
10:00 am - Texas DSHS Basic Vision Screening Certification - El Paso Suite 385
401 E Franklin Ave , El Paso
3:30 pm - Christmas Cookie Decorating Class
Wine Down , 10245 Socorro Rd , Socorro
7:00 pm - Future Ready Mixed Reality Workshop
500 W University Ave , El Paso
4:00 pm - JPAR Christmas Gathering
Mesa Street Grill , 3800 N Mesa St Suite D-1 , El Paso
6:00 pm - Home for the Holidays Hike
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site HuecoTanksStatePark&HistoricSite Map&Directions
9:00 am - 23rd Annual Pecan Festival
Ramirez Pecan Farms , 13709 N Loop Dr , Clint
10:00 am - A Christmas Carol
The El Paso Playhouse , 2501 Montana Ave , El Paso
7:00 pm - Mrs. Doubtfire
The Plaza Theatre , 125 W Mills Ave , El Paso
12:00 pm - Disabilities Support Group December Holiday Potluck and Resource Night
Fabens Elementary School , 1200 Mike Maros St , Fabens
5:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Ella was LOST on November 27, 2025 in El Paso, TX 79928 near Escalera dr, Ricardo Estrada middle school Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor Horizon Blvd) - Hello!!
Looking for an experienced person to install our govee lights. Thank you (Nextdoor Flora Vista Ave)
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Bliss
- Texas Tech Veteran Establishes Scholarship for Fellow Service Members (ttu.edu)
- Camp East Montana detainee dies at El Paso hospital of natural causes, ICE says (kvia.com)
El Paso
- El Paso County appoints new Animal Welfare Director (kvia.com)
- El Paso hosts toy and clothing drive for Indigenous community in Mexico (kfoxtv.com)
- Westside Tax Office closure intensifies debate on El Paso County resources (kvia.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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