🌱 How a Wampum native became the heart of a new docuseries
Wampum, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Wampum! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Wampum native became the heart of a new docuseries
Also on today's calendar: Memorial Day Summer Kick Off.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 55, low: 41.
- Friday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• White Sox legend Dick Allen takes center stage in new documentary series (capitolcitynow.com) — A new documentary series spotlights Dick Allen, the Hall of Fame baseball star who grew up in Wampum tracing his journey from small-town roots to Chicago legend. The film, created by his son and a Chicago historian, explores Allen’s impact on baseball and civil rights while reflecting on his long-delayed Hall of Fame recognition. 
📸 Around Wampum
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Upcoming Events in
Wampum
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★ Featured events ★
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Chamber Mixer with Forward Lawrence →
Koehler Brewery Pub, 130 Wampum Ave, Ellwood City
5:00 pm
Wednesday May 20
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Other local events
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Memorial Day Summer Kick Off →
Mines & Meadows, LLC, 1307 Old Rte 18, Wampum
9:00 am
Friday May 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Story Time for preschoolers @ Chippewa
Chippewa Library Information Center 2811 Darlington Rd, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, USA
11:00 am -
Academic Excellence Ceremony
Blackhawk HS BHS Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Celebrate Blackhawk School Board Meeting
Blackhawk Intermediate Sch HMS -
School Board Voting Session
Blackhawk SD Highland Middle School
6:30 pm -
Spring Choral Concert
Lincoln JSHS Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Celebrate Blackhawk
Blackhawk SD Beaver Falls, PA 15010
7:00 pm -
3rd Grade Wax Museum (All Day)
Blackhawk Intermediate Sch Beaver Falls, PA 15010 -
Senior Awards Assembly
Blackhawk HS BHS Auditorium
8:00 am -
4th Grade Move up to HMS
Blackhawk Intermediate Sch Beaver Falls, PA 15010
9:30 am -
Senior Dinner Dance
Lincoln JSHS Shakespeare's Restaurant & Pub, 1495 Mercer Rd, Ellwood City, P
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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Trying Together is actively seeking applications for the following positions: • Accountant • Early Childhood Education Workforce Development… (Nextdoor )
- Gabe's posted a job opening for Backroom Associate in New Castle. Apply here.
- The Nutrition Group posted a job opening for Custodian 2nd Shift - Mohawk School Division FMS in New Castle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wampum here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ellwood City
- Volunteers answer the call to maintain Locust Grove Cemetery in Ellwood City (beavercountyradio.com)
- Deborah L. McCune, Hermitage, PA (wkbn.com)
- Remake Learning's Gregg Behr to speak at BC3 commencement (butlereagle.com)
New Castle
- Lawrence County Fairgrounds Hosts 2026 Classic Dog Show Weekend in Pennsylvania (beavercountyradio.com)
- Michele Marie Welsh, New Middletown, Ohio (wkbn.com)
Cranberry
- Cranberry 2026 Primary Voter Guide: Who's On Ballot, Where To Vote (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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