Presidential Visit, Scarecrow Festival + Puppy Pride Fun Day

Good morning, Ellington and Somers. Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on in and around your towns.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and warm. High: 69 Low: 57.

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Here are the top stories today in and around Ellington and Somers:

1. President Biden Scheduled to Visit Hartford and Storrs on Friday (NBC Connecticut)
2. Tuesday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Enfield Patch)
3. Somers Scarecrow Festival Returns, Bigger And Better (Ellington-Somers Patch)
4. Social Media Controversy Prompts Withdrawal Of Council Candidate (South Windsor Patch)
5. Celebrating Autumn at the CT Trolley Museum (NBC Connecticut)
6. Election 2021: Douglas Harding For Ellington Board Of Finance (Ellington-Somers Patch)
7. Puppy Pride Benefit For Enfield Dog Park Returning Saturday (Enfield Patch)
8. Fall Festival at the Nellie McKnight Museum (ellingtonhistsoc.org)
9. Flu Clinic Scheduled In Somers (somersct.gov)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Fabulous Farmhouse Finds Online Auction (6:00 AM)
• Nonfiction Book Club: In a Sunburned Country (1:30 PM)
• Virtual Family Trivia Night - Somers Public Library (6:00 PM)

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Ellington Animal Control: "The kitten that was stuck in the storm drain was adopted!! Happy life little one!" (Facebook)
• Somers Congregational United Church of Christ: "Thoughts for your Tuesday morning." (Facebook)
• Hall Memorial Library: "Generation Mixed Goes to School: Radically Listening to Multiracial Kids Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 8:30 pm ET "Generation Mixed" refers to kids born after the 2000 Census, which for the first time allowed respondents to "Mark One or ..." (Facebook)

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— Tim Jensen

Tim Jensen is in his fourth decade of reporting news and sports in north central Connecticut. He currently oversees four Patch sites: Enfield, Windsor Locks-East Windsor, South Windsor and Ellington-Somers, and is also the Connecticut sports editor. He is president of the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance, serving as chairman of the prestigious Gold Key Dinner since 2015. He is commissioner of Blitzkrieg! Pro, an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Enfield. Tim has two adult children: Alex, a student at Seton Hall Law School, and Mia, who is in a doctorate program at Springfield College.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Ellington-Somers Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at tim.jensen@patch.com.