Daily Dose: Deck Your House, Share Those Pics

Deck Your House Holiday Contest

Enter Now! deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/santee

Patch.com is running a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. And, I know Santeeans go a bit crazy with the holiday decorating- I'm looking at you !

Here’s how the contest works. Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill.

From Dec. 30 through Jan. 8 you will be able to vote for the Best Decked House in all of Patch. The grand prize winner’s school district will receive a $100,000 check from Patch.

Guns for Gift Cards

Gun owners in Southeast San Diego will have a chance today to trade in their firearms for holiday gift cards -- no questions asked.

The fourth annual "Gifts for Guns" exchange program sponsored by the nonprofit United African American Ministerial Action Council is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. at UAAMAC headquarters at 4981 Market St. in Lincoln Park.

The council was formed in 1994 to fight poverty, promote education and foster a sense of community, according to its website.

The gun exchange program was created to help curb violence and is supported by the San Diego District Attorney's Office. Since the creation of the program, hundreds of guns have been taken off the streets, organizers said.

Participants who exchange their handguns or standard rifles will receive a $100 gift card, while $200 cards will be given to those who turn in assault rifles with detachable magazines.

Organizers say the collected guns will be melted down and used for scrap metal.

-City News Service

Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in San Diego
County is $3.54 cents this morning. That's .6 cents less than yesterday and 4.6 cents less than a week ago. But, it's 27.1 cents more than at this time last year.

Weather

The National Weather Service predicts a 30 percent chance of showers between 4 and 10 p.m. on Monday in Santee. Otherwise, it should be mostly sunny with a high around 59 and a low of 39.

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