🌱 Patch AM: How one Escondido mom turned her search into a lifeline for others

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Escondido mom turned her search into a lifeline for others
• Escondido resident tapped for powerful statewide emergency response role

Also on today's calendar: Brother Benno's charity golf tournament featuring 11-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 96, low: 66.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Escondido Mother Still Searches for Son Missing Since 2015, Building Sky Alert Foundation to Help Families Find Loved Ones Across North County (centralrecorder.com) — An Escondido mother is still searching for her son, Skylar Tosic, 11 years after he disappeared near Highway 78, and she's asking anyone with information to come forward. Out of her experience she created the Sky Alert Foundation, which now helps North County families quickly organize searches, coordinate with law enforcement, and spread alerts when loved ones go missing.
   

• Governor Newsom announces appointments 8.25.2026 (ca.gov) — An Escondido resident, Sherri Sarro, has been appointed Deputy Director of Response at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, putting a local voice in a key statewide emergency role. Her long career with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and Cal OES means Escondido now has a direct connection to high-level disaster planning and response decisions.
   

📸 Around Escondido

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Escondido

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Brother Benno's charity golf tournament featuring 11-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater →
  Goat Hill Park Golf Course, 2323 Goat Hill Dr, Oceanside
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Fun Animal Friday: Dwarf Horse & Mini Goat →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  10:00 am
• Genesis Opera Theatre Presents- The Marriage of Figaro →
  The Bornemann, 555 Deer Springs Rd, San Marcos
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Open House Sun 1-4, come see what's new! →
  12552 Lomica Dr, San Diego
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• START Smart →
  Escondido High Future Center
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Orientación Y Conección para Voluntarios - ESPAÑOL
  Lincoln Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
  8:00 am
Thursday September 3
• BVMS Back to School Night
  Bear Valley Middle Escondido, CA 92025
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Friday Flag Assembly
  North Broadway Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
  8:00 am
• License to Thrill: Kendra Erika's James Bond Concert Experience →
  The Bornemann, 555 Deer Springs Rd, San Marcos
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Grape Day 5K →
  Grape Day Park, 321 N Broadway, Escondido
  8:00 am
Friday September 11
• Jimbo's Garden Workshop: Playfully Mischievous Popcorn →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Tractor Supply's Annual Harvest Fest. Farmers Market →
  27444 Valley Center Rd, Valley Center
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ SCAM WARNING FOR ANYONE ADVERTISING SERVICES ON NEXTDOOR
  I recently posted on Nextdoor offering house-cleaning services and was contacted by someone claiming he found my information here. He said he needed… (Nextdoor Champagne Village)
• Our A/C quit, and because it's an old system, we figured we'd be out $15K for a new HVAC unit.
  A neighbor recommended AirZen Heating and Cooling, a family-run company in Hidden Meadows that serves all San Diego. They came the same day and… (Nextdoor Hidden Meadows)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Escondido. Apply here.
• Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Associate - Part Time in Escondido. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Escondido here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Marcos

• Dancing in the Street Series: Salsa Night (sandiegoreader.com)
• Friday Night Lights: Bishop Diego, Dos Pueblos Return Home; Carpinteria Begins Season (noozhawk.com)
• No on Prop 44 (ellatinoonline.com)

Vista

• Registrar calls for poll workers for Nov. 3 election (sandiegocountynews.com)

Carlsbad

• Fall Art & Wine Walk Returning To The Forum Carlsbad (patch.com)

Ok Escondido! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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