🌱 Mountain House 7-year-old wins national Earth Day coloring contest honor

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• Mountain House 7-year-old wins national Earth Day coloring contest honor

Also on today's calendar: LPC Run For Higher Education & Tri-Valley Non-Profit Alliance and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a polar bear in the jungle ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Meridian Waste announces Earth Day coloring contest winners (wtok.com) — A Mountain House child, 7-year-old Pulkit K., has won first place in the ages 5–7 category of Meridian Waste’s nationwide Earth Day coloring contest, standing out among 995 entries from across the country. The contest celebrates kids’ creativity while promoting environmental awareness, and Pulkit’s winning artwork is being showcased on the company’s website and social media.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain House

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• LPC Run For Higher Education & Tri-Valley Non-Profit Alliance
  Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr, Livermore
  9:00 am
• Fountainhead Montessori School Park Playdate
  Bill Clark Park, 5451 Hillflower Dr, Livermore, CA 94550 Hillflower Dr, Livermore
  10:30 am
• Library Merlot has got me going Sideways!
  The Steven Kent Winery, 2245 S Vasco Rd, Livermore
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Forejour (A Premier FOREigner and JOURney Tribute Band) Returns to Tracy!
  Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 N Central Ave, Tracy
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Pints & Politics
  Morgan Territory Brewing , 1885 N MacArthur Dr , Tracy
  6:00 pm
• Chicago: Teen Edition (4/23 @7PM)
  Mountain House High School Theater , 1090 S Central Pkwy , Tracy
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Tracy Bulldogs vs Bear Creek Bruins
  Monte Vista Middle School , 751 W Lowell Ave , Tracy
  4:00 pm
• Youth of the Year 2026
  Grand Theatre Center for the Arts , 715 N Central Ave , Tracy
  6:00 pm
• Chicago: Teen Edition (4/24 @7PM)
  Mountain House High School Theater , 1090 S Central Pkwy , Tracy
  7:00 pm
• Chicago: Teen Edition (4/25 @7PM)
  Mountain House High School Theater , 1090 S Central Pkwy , Tracy
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Free 8-Week Guided Meditation Course in Mountain House , CA
  Mountain House Branch Library , 251 E Main St , Mountain House
  10:30 am

Saturday May 9

• Illuminated Kite Festival
  Central Community Park , 25 Main St , Mountain House
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Tracy

• See Shelter's Longest Resident Dog Reaction to Being Adopted After 831 Days (newsweek.com)
• Army Boosts Readiness with New Medical Maintenance Strategy (1technation.com)
• Solano County jury finds man guilty in pair of 2022 killings (cbsnews.com)

Lathrop

• Fa'ali'i's 21 kills leads Lathrop's sweep of Manteca (mantecabulletin.com)

Livermore

• Shepherd's Gate New Life Thrift Store - Livermore, CA Patch (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: LOST (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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