🌱 Why Valley Center schools went into secure campus during a porta-potty standoff

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Valley Center schools went into secure campus during a porta-potty standoff

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 98 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 102, low: 68.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Valley Center man in custody after SWAT stand-off at porta potty (valleycenter.com) — An hours-long law enforcement standoff in Valley Center ended Monday when deputies arrested a man who had barricaded himself in a portable restroom after an alleged stabbing on Hilldale Road. Valley Center High School and nearby campuses were briefly placed on secure campus status, keeping students indoors with locked doors until the situation was safely resolved and the suspect taken into custody.
   

📸 Around Valley Center

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valley Center

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Thursday August 27
• Boys Water Polo Vs Chula Vista
  Valley Center High Chula Vista High School, 820 4th Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91911, U
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Volleyball Vs Calvin Christian
  Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center
  5:00 pm
• Girls Flag Football Vs Escondido Charter
  Valley Center High Escondido Charter High School, 1868 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, C
  6:00 pm
• Freshman Football Vs La Costa Canyon A
  Valley Center High La Costa Canyon High School, 1 Maverick Way, Carlsbad, CA 92009
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• JV Football Vs Santa Fe Christian
  Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Football Vs Santa Fe Christian
  Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Girls Flag Football Vs Poway
  Valley Center High Poway High School, 15500 Espola Rd, Poway, CA 92064, USA
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Field Hockey Vs Rancho Bernardo
  Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Juniper Back to School Night
  Juniper Elementary Escondido, CA 92025
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Coffee with the Principal
  Lincoln Elementary Room 6
  8:00 am
• Friday Flag Assembly
  North Broadway Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
  8:00 am
• The Delfonics →
  Pala Casino Spa Resort, 11154 CA-76, Pala
  8:30 pm

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• Smart & Final posted a job opening for Service Clerk - 360 Escondido in Escondido. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Escondido

• Escondido City Council to vote on data center moratorium (10news.com)
• Dave's Hot Chicken Coming to Chula Vista's Plaza 655 (whatnow.com)
• Stone Brewing sold to new owners as hundreds of workers face layoffs (cbs8.com)

San Marcos

• North County Events from Aug. 24-30 (northcountydailystar.com)

Oceanside

• Juvenile Arrested In Vista Drive-By Shooting (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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