🌱 How an Evans City ag startup just landed state money for AI

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Evans City ag startup just landed state money for AI

Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
• Monday: Humid with a quick shower, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rochester farm receiving agricultural grant (beavercountyradio.com) — An Evans City business, Dream, Invent, Inspire, is getting a $5,247 state grant to install an AI-powered vertical gardening and crop management system, boosting local agricultural innovation. The award comes alongside a larger grant to Tiny Seed Farm in Rochester, reflecting broader state support for modern, tech-driven farming across the region.
   

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📸 Around Evans City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evans City

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Monday August 17

• First Day of ALL other PIAA Fall Sports (Grades 7-12)
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• Staff In-Service Day No School for Students
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• Orientation (Parents/Guardians only) (RES) (AM & AM Ext. Day K)
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  5:30 pm
• Orientation (Parents/Guardians only) (RES) (Grade 1)
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  5:45 pm
• Orientation (Parents/Guardians only) (RES) (PM & PM Ext. Day K)
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  6:20 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Staff In-Service Day No School for Students
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• Meet The Teacher/Open Building Visitation (RGMS) (Grades 7-8)
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  3:00 pm
• Meet the Teacher (Parents/Guardians only) (CVE) (AM & AM Ext. Day K)
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  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 15

• Color Blast Fun Run →
  Sippel Reservoir Park, 400 Reservoir Park Dr, Harmony
  10:00 am
• The Olivia Show - Tribute to Olivia Newton John →
  The Strand Theater, 119 N Main St, Zelienople
  7:30 pm

Monday August 17

• Staff In-Service Day No School for Students
  Seneca Valley SD Evans City, PA 16033
• First Day of ALL other PIAA Fall Sports (Grades 7-12)
  Seneca Valley SD Evans City, PA 16033

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Mars. Apply here.
• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Janitor in Butler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Evans City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Zelienople

• Four Creative Fundraising Ideas for Scout Troops (scoutlife.org)

Mars

• Mars Elementary project to be completed early 2027 (butlereagle.com)
• Meet Butler County's Top 9 girls volleyball players to watch in 2026 PIAA season (butlereagle.com)
• IFO: SNAP Payments Return To Pre-pandemic Levels (butlerradio.com)

Butler

• Fair housing issues discussed at workshop in Butler library (butlereagle.com)
• West Nile virus found in second Butler mosquito this year (wfmj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Prism (Thank you Mark J. for sending it in!)
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