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🌱 Unbeaten Slippery Rock hosts a championship rematch Saturday

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Slippery Rock! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Unbeaten Slippery Rock hosts a championship rematch Saturday
  • Slippery Rock church to host December blood drive
  • Young artists take the spotlight at SRU's free gallery show

Also on today's calendar: Magic the Gathering.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Shifting clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 48, low: 33.
  • Friday: Rain and snow showers, with a high of 40 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. District college football weekend preview: Frazier grad has West Liberty in contention (triblive.com) — Unbeaten Slippery Rock will host East Stroudsburg for the PSAC football championship at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. The Rock enters at 10-0, but the visitors have won seven straight since losing their September meeting with Slippery Rock, setting up a rematch with the conference title at stake.
   

2. American Red Cross hosting blood drives this month (butlereagle.com) — Slippery Rock residents can donate blood at Center Presbyterian Church from noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. The American Red Cross drive wraps up a Butler County schedule that also includes earlier donation opportunities in Cranberry Township and at Moniteau High School in Cherry Township.
   

3. Chicora resident's art featured in SRU show (butlereagle.com) — Chicora student Ruby Wissinger's artwork is among the pieces visitors can see free at Slippery Rock University's regional high school exhibition through Nov. 19. The Martha Gault Art Gallery opens from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with a closing reception and awards ceremony at 5 p.m. Nov. 19.
   

4. Old Stone House transferred to DCNR, Jennings Environmental Education Center (lewistownsentinel.com) — The Old Stone House in Brady Township has a new caretaker and a path toward reopening after being closed since 2020. Jennings Environmental Education Center now manages the reconstructed tavern museum, previously operated by Slippery Rock University, but renovations must come first and no opening date has been set.
   

5. Kelly applauds newly designated Opportunity Zones in Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District (house.gov) — Slippery Rock is among the communities receiving new Opportunity Zone designations beginning in 2027, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly’s office. The program encourages private investment in low-income and rural communities, with 18 new zones announced across the six counties in Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District.
   

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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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