🌱 Camp Harmony prepares to collect Christmas shoebox gifts
Hooversville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Hooversville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Camp Harmony prepares to collect Christmas shoebox gifts
Also on today's calendar: Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 50, low: 34.
- Friday: Rain; mixed with snow early, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Operation Christmas Child sets up Somerset area drop-off locations (dailyamerican.com) — Hooversville residents can drop off Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts at Camp Harmony, 1414 Plank Road, Nov. 16–23. The site accepts donations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first five days, with different hours afterward. Boxes should contain toys, school supplies and personal care items, but no candy, liquids or war-related toys. 
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Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions →
Grundy Museum, 610 Radcliffe St, Bristol
6:00 pm
Friday November 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Breakfast
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Shade-Central City School District Veterans Breakfast →
Shade-Central City School District High School Cafeteria, 203 McGregor Ave, Cairnbrook
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Fiesta Wednesday →
The Lodge at Indian Lake, 700 S Shore Trail, Central City
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Happy Hour at the Lodge →
The Lodge at Indian Lake, 700 S Shore Trail, Central City
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Wings & Yuengs Night →
The Lodge at Indian Lake, 700 S Shore Trail, Central City
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WHSD School Board Committee Meeting
Westmont Hilltop SD, 200 Fair Oaks Dr, Johnstown
6:00 pm -
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Women's Wrestling East Stroudsburg University →
Sports Center, Johnstown
5:00 pm -
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Wrestling vs West Liberty (WV) University →
Sports Center, Johnstown
7:00 pm -
Breakfast with Santa →
1000 Vista Drive, Davidsville
10:00 am -
Saturday Deliciousness →
The Lodge at Indian Lake, 700 S Shore Trail, Central City
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RMDC @ Windber Winter Wine Walk →
Windber Rec, 160 Rec Road, Windber
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Windber Winter WineFest →
1605 Graham Avenue, Windber
1:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
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🗞 Nearby News
Windber
- Three championships on the line (tribdem.com)
Johnstown
- 'To share those stories': Greater Johnstown students honor veterans with breakfast, patriotic program (tribdem.com)
- Penn Highlands cuts ribbon to showcase new culinary center (tribdem.com)
- One sent to the hospital after Johnstown assault, car theft (wtaj.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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