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🌱 A holiday market brings 35-plus vendors to The Checkered Poppy

Lockport, New York Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Lockport! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • A holiday market brings 35-plus vendors to The Checkered Poppy
  • Lockport's Bill Hilts Jr. earns outdoor writing honor his father shared
  • Youngstown woman dies after attack by family's St. Bernard

Also on today's calendar: Homeschool Stories & STEM: Three Little Pigs and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 53 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 44, low: 34.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 41 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Checkered Poppy Holiday Market (stepoutbuffalo.com) — More than 35 vendors will gather at The Checkered Poppy, 6515 Ridge Road in Wrights Corners, for a holiday market November 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission and parking are free, with handmade goods, baked treats, wine tasting and a basket raffle benefiting Hope & Wellness Recovery Café.
   

• AGLOW Presents Bill Hilts Jr. with the Excellence-in-Craft Golden Glow Award (theoutdoorwire.com) — Lockport outdoor writer Bill Hilts Jr. has received AGLOW's Golden Glow Excellence-in-Craft Award, following the same honor his father earned in 2008. The recognition celebrates a 46-year communications career that also included decades promoting Niagara County sportfishing and supporting conservation and charitable fishing programs.
   

• N.Y. Woman, 60, Fatally Mauled by Family's St. Bernard After ‘Altercation' in Bedroom, Police Say (people.com) — A Youngstown woman died Monday morning after her family's St. Bernard attacked her inside her home, Lewiston police said. Lisa K. Bundy, 60, died at the scene despite lifesaving efforts. Police turned the dog over to the Niagara County SPCA and said no foul play is suspected.
   


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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lockport

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lockport

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.