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Hawthorne Country Store Celebrates 21st Annual Flocktoberfest
The family-friendly "chicken-ed" event will take place Saturday at locations in Fallbrook, Escondido and Santee.

Kristina Houck is a field editor for Patch Media, covering San Diego County. Prior to joining Patch, Kristina served as a staff reporter for San Diego Union-Tribune Community Press, a group of community newspapers including Del Mar Times, Solana Beach Sun, Carmel Valley News, Rancho Santa Fe Review and Encinitas Advocate.
With a background in journalism and public relations, Kristina has served on the board and chaired the communications committee of San Diego-based literacy nonprofit Words Alive. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science with minors in English and religious studies from San Diego State University.
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The family-friendly "chicken-ed" event will take place Saturday at locations in Fallbrook, Escondido and Santee.

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