🌱 How a West Mifflin eaglet survived a dangerous fishhook mishap
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readHello West Mifflin! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a West Mifflin eaglet survived a dangerous fishhook mishap
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clearing, a shower, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
- Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• U.S. Steel eaglet recovering well after surgery to remove fishhook (cbsnews.com) — An eaglet from the bald eagle nest at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Plant in West Mifflin is recovering well after surgery to remove a swallowed fishhook. Now at a Morgantown conservation center, the bird is eating, gaining weight, and could be returned to its West Mifflin nest within about a week, offering a hopeful outcome and a reminder for anglers to clean up fishing gear. 
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Upcoming Events in
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville
12:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Family Volunteer Night
HARP's East Side Shelter , 6926 Hamilton Avenue , Pittsburgh
5:30 pm -
Elizabeth Forward Varsity Baseball @ West Mifflin
West Mifflin Area High School , 91 Commonwealth Ave , West Mifflin
7:00 pm -
Belle Vernon Varsity Baseball @ West Mifflin
West Mifflin Area High School , 91 Commonwealth Ave , West Mifflin
4:00 pm -
Belle Vernon JV Baseball @ West Mifflin
West Mifflin High School Athletic Field , 81 Commonwealth Ave , West Mifflin
4:00 pm
Monday April 27
Monday May 4
Tuesday May 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lunch on The Lawn
City of McKeesport Community Events , 1507 Library Ave , McKeesport
11:00 am -
Louis E. Dieruff JV Baseball @ Whitehall
Whitehall High School , 3800 Mechanicsville Rd , Whitehall Township
4:00 pm -
Woofles Pup Draft
AHN Montour Sports Complex , 2419 State Avenue , Coraopolis
4:00 pm -
Kenny Blake and the New Hip at Asti's Italian Steakhouse - North Braddock — WZUM Jazz Pittsburgh
Asti's Italian Steakhouse , 1000 Clubhouse Dr , Braddock
6:45 pm -
Mobile Food Bank
Pittsburgh Dream Center: McKeesport Campus , 908 Evans Avenue , McKeesport
5:30 pm -
Baldwin Zoning Hearing Board Meeting
Baldwin Borough, PA Calendar Pittsburgh, PA 15227
7:00 pm -
Latchkey Kids
The Glitterbox Theater , 210 W 8th Ave , Homestead
8:00 pm -
Parkland Varsity Baseball @ Whitehall
Whitehall High School , 3800 Mechanicsville Rd , Whitehall Township
4:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
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🗞 Nearby News
Duquesne
- Pa. utilities appreciate market signals, but not market prices (delcotimes.com)
- Duquesne Adds Transfer Guard Yoav Berman (on3.com)
McKeesport
- High school roundup: Montour, Moon claim baseball wins; Moon, OLSH prevail in softball (westhillsgazette.com)
Braddock
- Highlights from our Neighborhood Concert Series show with Oh He Dead & Cisco Kid (wyep.org)
- Local bar owner calls for peace after deadly shooting near his business (wpxi.com)
- Sen. John Fetterman & His Wife Gisele Have A Sizable Age Gap (thelist.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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