🌱 Meet the Mercer student leading a Penn State singing community
Mercer, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Mercer! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Mercer student leading a Penn State singing community
- Mercer volleyball closes a strong season against powerhouse Maplewood
- Good News Fund reaches record goal for Thanksgiving turkeys
Also on today's calendar: Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with occasional rain, temps: high: 47, low: 33.
- Friday: Rain and snow showers, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Blue in the Face ‘more than just another club,' members say. ‘It's community' (psu.edu) — Mercer native Lilly Davis leads Blue in the Face, a Penn State a cappella group that welcomes students across majors and musical backgrounds. Members describe a close-knit community extending beyond rehearsals, while the group creates its own arrangements and prepares a three-song EP for release on streaming platforms. 
2. Mercer falls in District 10 semifinals to powerhouse Maplewood (alliednews.com) — Mercer's volleyball season ended against seven-time state champion Maplewood, but the Mustangs made the Tigers work for their district semifinal sweep. Mercer finished 14-6 after an opening-round playoff win over Reynolds, with coach Buck Baldwin praising the team's unity and its three departing seniors.
3. Final donors announced for 2026 Good News Fund (alliednews.com) — The Good News Fund has reached its record $18,000 goal to help provide approximately 1,100 Thanksgiving turkeys for families in need. More than 200 readers contributed to the campaign, which pairs the Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio with the Mercer County Food Bank.
4. George F. King, Mercer, PA (wkbn.com) — George F. King, a lifelong Mercer dairy farmer and 4-H supporter, died November 9 at age 90. Visitation is November 11 from 5–7 p.m. at Cunningham Funeral Home in Mercer, with additional visitation November 12 at Coolspring Presbyterian Church from 10–10:50 a.m. before the 11 a.m. funeral.
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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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Other local events
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Madrigal Dinner
Mercer High School Cafeteria
6:00 pm -
Hair Supply: Libations Winery →
Libations Winery, 130 American Way, Mercer
6:00 pm -
Madrigal Dinner
Mercer High School Cafeteria
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CPR/FA-Full-Monday 12:50PM →
8484 Sharon-Mercer Rd, Mercer
12:50 pm
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Program
Elementary School Gym
9:30 am -
Veteran's Day Parade
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
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Girls 7/8th Basketball vs Sharpsville Area High School →
350 Wood St, New Wilmington
4:00 pm -
Mertz Towers Fall Play Dinner Theatre
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
5:30 pm -
Fall Play Performance
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
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First-Time Homebuyer Seminar (Grove City) →
Collage Coffee- downtown Grove City roastery, 221 South Broad Street, Grove City
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Madrigal Dinner
Mercer High School Cafeteria
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SES PTO Craft Show
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
9:00 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
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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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