🌱 Will Ligonier’s beloved country market really move to the airport?
Ligonier, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Ligonier! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Ligonier’s beloved country market really move to the airport?
- Why Ligonier’s calm square hides a deeper, more dramatic history
Also on today's calendar: Teen Art Club and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 53, low: 45.
- Friday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ligonier Country Market may move to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity (triblive.com) — Ligonier Country Market is poised to relocate from Ligonier Township to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity after airport officials agreed to draft a lease so the season can start this Saturday. The move follows failed proposals in Ligonier Borough, Ligonier Township, Greensburg, and Latrobe, after a lease dispute ended the market’s 25-year run off Route 30. 
• 12 Boring Pennsylvania Towns With Strange Stories (myfamilytravels.com) — Ligonier is highlighted as one of several “quiet” Pennsylvania towns with surprisingly rich backstories, focusing on its orderly town square and the close presence of Fort Ligonier. The piece invites readers to see beyond the calm streets and appreciate the layered history and deliberate design that shape everyday life here.
📸 Around Ligonier
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Saturday Market Opening Day →
1 Springer Rd, Ligonier
12:00 pm
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Family Crafts Studio
Ligonier Valley Library Smart Room, 120 W Main St, Ligonier, PA, 15658, United States
5:00 pm -
Committee of the Whole/Regular School Board Meeting
Mellon El Sch Ligonier Valley HS Auditorium
6:00 pm -
Family Story Time
Ligonier Valley Library 120 West Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658
11:00 am -
Virtual Author Talk with Nir Eyal →
Ligonier Valley Library 120 West Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658
2:00 pm -
Teen Art Club →
Ligonier Valley Library, 120 W Main St, Ligonier
4:00 pm -
Powdermill Nature Explorer Series
Ligonier Valley Library 120 West Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658
5:30 pm -
Teen Art Club →
Ligonier Valley Library, 120 W Main St, Ligonier
4:00 pm
Thursday May 14
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
Tuesday May 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Westmoreland County Senior Games - TRACK & FIELD →
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
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First Responder Behavioral Health Awards →
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
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Kindergarten Screening
Grandview El Sch Derry, PA 15627 -
Priority Populations Subcommittee Meeting →
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
10:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Sanitation Employee Jobs in Robinson. Apply here.
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Greensburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ligonier here.
🗞 Nearby News
Derry
- This Unexpected Gas Station Pizza In Pennsylvania Has Become Legendary (everafterinthewoods.com)
- Derry softball shows depth in Class 4A 1st-round win over Beaver (triblive.com)
Latrobe
- Spirit Airlines' closure hit small towns the hardest — and one Pennsylvania town is left with zero flights (nypost.com)
- Steelers Great Ben Roethlisberger Humiliated A Rookie: "I Was So Embarrassed" (steelernation.com)
- Latrobe Art Center seeks new café operator after Ricolita's closes (triblive.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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