🌱 West Elmira Library collecting holiday gifts for area seniors

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• West Elmira Library collecting holiday gifts for area seniors

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
• Friday: Colder with showers around, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Senior Stocking Stuffers Drive now accepting Donations (weny.com) — West Elmira Library is collecting stocking stuffers through December 4 for a holiday drive serving more than 700 area seniors. United Way of the Southern Tier and Hilliard Corporation are seeking items such as travel-size toiletries, puzzle books and hot cocoa, which will accompany seniors’ holiday meals.
   

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📸 Around West Elmira

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Elmira

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Thursday November 12

• Budget Workshops →
  Chemung County, NY Calendar, 203 Lake Street- 5th Floor John H. Hazlett Building, Elmira
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Girls Varsity Cross Country @ TBD
  Queensbury High School
• Boys Varsity Cross Country @ TBD
  Queensbury High School

Monday November 16

• Budget Workshops →
  Chemung County, NY Calendar, 203 Lake Street- 5th Floor John H. Hazlett Building, Elmira
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Out to Lunch: Antique Firearms →
  Chemung Valley Museum, 415 E. Water Street, Elmira
  12:00 pm
• Chemung County Youth Football →
  Pulaski Park, 311 West Center Street, Elmira
  4:00 pm
• Elmira College Women's Basketball vs Pennsylvania College of Technology - Code Purple →
  Elmira NY
  5:30 pm
• Elmira College Men's Basketball vs SUNY Cobleskill - Code Purple →
  Elmira NY
  7:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• CCIDA Public Hearing (Evan Hill Property LLC) →
  400 East Church Street, Elmira
  10:00 am
• CCIDA Board Meeting →
  400 East Church Street, Elmira
  10:30 am
• Chemung County Capital Resource Corporation Meeting →
  400 East Church Street, Elmira
  11:00 am
• City Planning Commission →
  Second Floor Courtroom City Hall, 317 E Church St, Elmira
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Elmira

• Elmira College hockey teams move to downtown arena. What to know (stargazette.com)
• Cheapest gas stations in Elmira (wicz.com)
• Elmira College officially welcomes John F. Dolan as president in ceremony (stargazette.com)

Southport

• 12th Annual Twin Tiers Comic Con to return this weekend (weny.com)

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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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