🌱 Meet the Yorba Linda student earning a prestigious National Merit scholarship.
Yorba Linda, California Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Yorba Linda? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Yorba Linda student earning a prestigious National Merit scholarship.
- How much Yorba Linda families will really pay at this year’s OC Fair
Also on today's calendar: Borgen Project Informational Event and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a country with pink cars? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• More OC graduates announced as 2026 National Merit scholarship winners (ocregister.com) — Yorba Linda is represented among this year’s new National Merit college-sponsored scholarship winners, with Avni A. Patil of Troy High earning a Harvey Mudd College award. The story spotlights 11 additional Orange County graduates, outlines scholarship amounts, and briefly explains how students qualify through the PSAT and National Merit selection process. 
• Orange County Fair Opens This Week As Prices Increase Again (voiceofoc.org) — Yorba Linda residents will see higher costs if they head to the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa this year, with weekend admission now $18 and parking $15. The fair’s leadership, which hosts catered dinners for local officials including Yorba Linda’s mayor, cites rising labor and operating costs while also expanding its $25 million headquarters and maintaining sizable financial reserves.
📸 Around Yorba Linda
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Upcoming Events in
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Movie in the Park - Top Gun Maverick
Yorba Linda Parks & Recreation Hurless Barton Park - 4601 Casa Loma Avenue Yorba Linda CA 92886
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Concert in the Park - Kelly Boyz Band (Modern Country Hits)
Yorba Linda Parks & Recreation Hurless Barton Park - 4601 Casa Loma Avenue Yorba Linda CA 92886 -
First Day of School - Welcome Back!
Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603 -
Meet Fox News Contributor Jonathan Turley
The Richard Nixon Foundation Richard Nixon Library & Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA, 92886, United States
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OXFORD: Coffee w/ the Principal #1-VIRTUAL (Zoom)
Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA 92803
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Fall Registration - Residents
Yorba Linda Parks & Recreation - Yorba Linda CA 92866
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Planning Commission Meeting →
City of Yorba Linda - Yorba Linda CA 92866
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Summer Nights – Heartland Country
The Richard Nixon Foundation Richard Nixon Library & Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA, 92886, United States
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Borgen Project Informational Event →
Meeting ID: 980 4766 9725
9:00 am
Saturday July 18
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Tuesday July 21
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Friday July 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Marching Band Camp
Fullerton Union High School Fullerton, CA 92833
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Swim at Glen Helen & Yucaipa
San Bernardino Regional Parks Glen Helen Regional Park, 2555 Glen Helen Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, United States
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Chance Theater: Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill: The Musical @ 8pm
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center 5522 E. La Palma Ave. Anaheim, CA 92807
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TBS Board of Directors Retreat Shabbaton
Temple Beth Sholom 2625 N. TUSTIN AVE, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Friday July 17
Saturday July 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update!
Owner found. Anyone know this dog? Ended up on my neighbors porch. Ohio and Oriente. (Nextdoor Yorba Linda) - Not sure how this happened earlier this afternoon between 1-2 PM — right pass Prospect on YLB before the Audi dealer!!
I pray beside the flipped car and the 3+ cars that were side swiped, no one was hurt badly. Sending prayers for all..…… (Nextdoor Yorba Linda/Rose Dr/Bast.)
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(08422) - 4200 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills. Apply here.
- Michaels Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Front End Team Member in Brea. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yorba Linda here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brea
- How Much Does Natural Light Matter When Buying a Home? (redfin.com)
- Heat wave hitting the OC (orangecountytribune.com)
- Jazz Vespers to Feature Ron Kobayashi Trio and Special Guest Vocalist at Live Oak UCC (fullertonobserver.com)
Anaheim
- Anaheim briefs: Summer reading, summer fun on tap at library branches (ocregister.com)
- ARUP Heads to ADLM 2026 With New Research and Innovative Developments in Laboratory Medicine (aruplab.com)
Lake Forest
- Where To Keep Cool In Lake Forest Amid Heat Wave (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A pink carnation (Thank you Janet M. for sending it in!)
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