🌱 Santee Salutes 2026: Town Center Community Park East, Santee and 11 more events
El Cajon, California Patch AM: a 3 min readHello El Cajon! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Santee Salutes 2026: Town Center Community Park East, Santee at Town Center Park East
- July 4th Fireworks 2026: El Cajon at Kennedy Park
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes does a frog wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
- Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
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Santee Salutes 2026: Town Center Community Park East, Santee →
Town Center Park East, 550 Park Center Dr, Santee
2:00 pm -
July 4th Fireworks 2026: El Cajon →
Kennedy Park, 1675 E Madison Ave, El Cajon
3:00 pm
Saturday July 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Summer Teaching Institute 2026
California State University San Marcos KEL 2413
9:00 am -
Mind/Body Fitness for Older Adults
San Carlos Branch Library 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92119, US
10:00 am -
Harmony set up for retirement (Thursday)
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
1:00 pm -
Nail Your Interview
California State University San Marcos VIRTUAL LOCATION
1:00 pm -
Community Police Oversight Board Meeting →
City of La Mesa - La Mesa Police Department Community Room 8085 University Avenue La Mesa CA 91942
4:00 pm -
Jeilvon Austin's Bday
North San Diego County NAACP 605 San Diego St, Oceanside, CA 92058 -
VANC Board Meeting
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
10:00 am -
Storytime for Toddlers & Preschoolers
San Carlos Branch Library 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92119, US
10:30 am -
ST Peters Fallbrook
Veterans Association of North County 450 S Stage Coach Ln, Fallbrook, CA 92028, USA
11:30 am -
Joseph Martin 27 Retirement
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
1:00 pm
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A big thank you to the crew who showed up to clean weeds and brush from the South Lane Park.
It looked so nice I drove the west side of the park twice. I don't know if it was the ECTL or the parks people. I did see the park person riding his… (Nextdoor Crest) - Please help!
We are dog sitting and the dog got out. Has anyone seen a German shepherd running around granite hills ElCajon area??? (Nextdoor Madison)
- Cajon Valley Union School District posted a job opening for Purchasing Assistant (Accounts Payable) in El Cajon. Apply here.
- Builders FirstSource, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler I Yard/Warehouse in El Cajon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Cajon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rancho San Diego
- Former owner of daycare who pleaded guilty in child's death sentenced (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- San Diego ballot box abandoned on street for over a week after Election Day (amedpost.com)
Santee
- Santee To Celebrate Nation's 250th Birthday With July 4 Event, Fireworks Show (patch.com)
La Mesa
- Grand jury recommends fixes for San Diego city's massive fire inspection backlog (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- Fresno State wins Pac-12 recruiting battle for LB Jeremy Davis (on3.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open toed ! (toad) (Thank you Edgar W. for sending it in!)
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