🌱 Where to bring Christmas shoebox gifts in Somerset next week
Somerset, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Somerset! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where to bring Christmas shoebox gifts in Somerset next week
- Somerset hospital gives students a look beyond doctors and nurses
- Somerset teams enter state playoffs as Berlin volleyball advances
Also on today's calendar: Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 49, low: 31.
- Friday: Colder with snow and rain, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Operation Christmas Child sets up Somerset area drop-off locations (dailyamerican.com) — Somerset residents can drop off Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 1845 N. Center Ave., Nov. 16–23. The collection supports children in need worldwide, with a county goal of 8,401 boxes. Pack toys, school supplies and personal care items, but leave out food, liquids and soap. 
• Somerset County area students explore career options during UPMC Somerset visit (wjactv.com) — Students explored hospital careers beyond doctors and nurses during a hands-on visit to UPMC Somerset on Tuesday. Teens from Windber Area, Meyersdale Area and Somerset County Technology Center learned about the work that keeps a hospital running, including roles in IT and security.
• Berlin Brothersvalley opens PIAA 1A volleyball playoffs with win (dailyamerican.com) — Somerset's boys soccer and volleyball teams open state playoff play Wednesday, with soccer at Belle Vernon at 6 p.m. and volleyball at Athens at 5 p.m. Fellow county contender Berlin Brothersvalley advanced Tuesday with a five-set volleyball win over Elk County Catholic and faces Bishop Carroll on Saturday.
📸 Around Somerset
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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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Ladies of Faith Craft Bazaar & Bake Sale →
Somerset Lions Club Building, 357 West Fairview Street, Somerset
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Teen Craft Cafe
Mary S. Biesecker Public Library, 230 South Rosina Avenue, Somerset
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Thursday Distribution - Somerset Alliance Church →
Somerset Alliance Church, 708 Stoystown Rd #1, Somerset
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Fall Speaker Series: Chris Baran
Mary S. Biesecker Public Library, 230 South Rosina Avenue, Somerset
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Barrel Tasting with Ponfeigh's Founder →
Ponfeigh Distillery, 893 Stoystown Road, Somerset
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Fall Linocut Print Workshop →
Laurel Arts, 601 Georgian Place, Somerset
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Light Up Somerset →
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Glades Pike Taverne in Somerset →
Glades Pike Taverne, 4185 Glades Pike Rd, Somerset
5:00 pm
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Saturday November 21
Saturday November 28
Sunday November 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tuesday Distribution - Berlin →
Berlin Brethren Church, 620 Main St, Berlin
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Flight 93 National Memorial Blanket Preview →
Flight 93 National Memorial, Shanksville
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Teen Craft Cafe
Mary S. Biesecker Public Library, 230 South Rosina Avenue, Somerset
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Hot Water Music in Erie, PA →
Centennial Hall, 145 W 11th St, Erie
6:00 pm
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Berlin
- Vote for the Somerset County Athletes of the Week for Nov. 2-7 (dailyamerican.com)
- The need for engaged dads (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
Meyersdale
- Three championships on the line (tribdem.com)
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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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