🌱 A wartime memoir brings answers to a Hockessin sister
Hockessin, Delaware Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Hockessin! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- A wartime memoir brings answers to a Hockessin sister
- After 150 rejections, a Delaware novelist finds her breakthrough
Also on today's calendar: Gardening for Ecological Resilience Tour and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 64, low: 45.
- Thursday: Cooler with a little rain, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘Wanted to be patriotic … wanted to go home': St. Paul vet's memoir comforts World War II buddy's family (twincities.com) — For Irene Stecca, 95, of Hockessin, a soldier’s memoir brought answers about her brother’s death in World War II. Richard King’s children shared his account of serving alongside Alfred Busse in Belgium, giving Stecca’s family comfort in knowing that he had a close friend with him when he died. 
• After 150 rejections, Delaware author publishes debut novel by winning national contest (spotlightdelaware.org) — After about 150 agent rejections, Middletown author Chital Mehta found a different path to publication: a national novel prize. Her debut, “Have You Seen Romit?”, follows a mother searching for her missing son in southern India and is now available at Hockessin BookShelf.
📸 Around Hockessin
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Upcoming Events in
Hockessin
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★ Featured events ★
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Owl Howl →
Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin
5:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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Other local events
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Gardening for Ecological Resilience Tour →
Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin
10:30 am -
Garden Share Guest Pass Day →
Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin
10:00 am -
Health & Well-Being Tour →
Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin
10:30 am
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rockwood Flow Yoga: Tuesday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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Conservation Advisory Commission Meeting →
Council Chamber, 220 S. Main Street, Newark
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Board of Education Meeting (Public Session)
Glasgow High School, 1901 South College Avenue, Newark
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PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Veterans Day
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Rockwood Chair Yoga: Thursday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
9:00 am -
Stanton Middle School Choice Information Night
Stanton Middle School, 1800 Limestone Rd, Wilmington
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Library Application Day - Rt. 9 Library →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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Rockwood’s Outdoor Self-Guided Tour →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
11:00 am
Tuesday November 10
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Discovery Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper/Security in Hockessin. Apply here.
- JCPenney posted a job opening for Operations Associate - Prices Cnr Shopg Ctr in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hockessin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wilmington
- Holiday Magic Lights Up Wilmington's Riverfront – Town Square Delaware LIVE (townsquaredelaware.com)
- WHYY ‘pop-up' newsroom and foster care resource fair coming to Wilmington (whyy.org)
- Analytics Manager, Credit Card Strategy and Analytics (efinancialcareers.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation?" — I'll be Bach! (Thank you Raymond S. for sending it in!)
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