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🌱 Patch AM: How Grossmont’s opera star and ‘Castle’ school reshaped La Mesa
Also check out Unlock Abundance with Grant Cardone -- Live in San Diego on the La Mesa Patch calendar
Hi there, La Mesa! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Grossmont's opera star and 'Castle' school reshaped La Mesa
Also on today's calendar: Unlock Abundance with Grant Cardone -- Live in San Diego and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 89, low: 68.
- Friday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The opera star, the 'castle' and the hill: 7 stories from Grossmont's early days (timesofsandiego.com) — La Mesa's Grossmont neighborhood once held an artists' colony, a granite "Castle" high school, and the region-shaping Grossmont Hospital and Grossmont Center mall that drew crowds larger than the city's population. This richly detailed history traces how citrus groves and country roads evolved into today's busy commercial hub, highlighting the opera star who lived on the hill, the community's fight for a hospital, and the mall that cemented La Mesa as an East County destination. 
📸 Around La Mesa
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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Mesa
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- Pershing Back to School Night 5:30 - 8 PM
Pershing (6-8) San Diego, CA 92119 - Picture Day
Jefferson Middle Oceanside, CA 92058
8:00 am - Storytime for Toddlers & Preschoolers
San Carlos Branch Library 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92119, US
10:30 am - Craft Circle
San Carlos Branch Library 7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92119, US
2:00 pm - Back To School Night
Helix High La Mesa, CA 91941
5:30 pm - Papa Panda Meeting
Benchley/Weinberger (TK-5) San Diego, CA 92119
6:30 pm - Minimum Day (12:44 PM Dismissal)
Pershing (6-8) San Diego, CA 92119 - TK/Kinder Meet and Greet
Mt. Woodson Elementary Ramona, CA 92065
7:40 am - Unlock Abundance with Grant Cardone -- Live in San Diego →
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Friday September 4
📣 La Mesa Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Wounded Warrior Project
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
5:00 pm - Picture Day
Jefferson Middle Oceanside, CA 92058
8:00 am - People's Produce @ Thrive Lemon Grove Farmers Market →
Treganza Heritage Park, 3200 Main St, Lemon Grove
9:00 am
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi :) A visit last night from a female long earred owl at 4am, right by our window!
Months back we had the male sighting and calls, visit the exact spot by our back door. Back then he had another owl answer his call. This time: same… (Nextdoor La Mesa/Rolando)
- Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full Time in La Mesa. Apply here.
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in El Cajon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Mesa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lemon Grove
- Ramona resident Judy Smith turns 106, was a part of school desegregation history (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Spring Valley
- Missing for 30 days, California poodle is pulled from a storm drain and reunited with owner (thecooldown.com)
- Supervisor Joel Anderson hears from Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch constituents (sandiegouniontribune.com)
El Cajon
- El Cajon leaders considering acquisition of Kaiser's vacant hospital lot (sandiegouniontribune.com)
- El Cajon revives plan to acquire, revitalize Parkway Plaza mall (cbs8.com)
- Only one Mississippi team played in world Little League (mississippitoday.org)
Ok La Mesa! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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