🌱 North Shore joins King Cotton’s holiday basketball field

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In today's newsletter:

• North Shore joins King Cotton’s holiday basketball field

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny, nice and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• King Cotton announces 2026 field (pbcommercial.com) — North Shore will compete in the King Cotton Holiday Classic on Dec. 28–30 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center in Arkansas. Coming off a state quarterfinal appearance, the team joins an eight-team boys field that includes Houston Heights and returning tournament champion Faith Family Academy of Dallas.
   

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📸 Around Galena Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galena Park

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Thursday November 12

• PTA / Literacy Night
  Normandy Crossing Elementary Houston, TX 77015
  5:00 pm

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📣 Galena Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Burdlife: Free Piercing Wednesdays →
  Burdlife, 600 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston
  11:00 am
• Lava | Friendsgiving Mahjong Luncheon →
  9705 Westheimer Rd, 9705 Westheimer Road, Houston
  11:30 am
• CreativiTeen: Wood Slice Painting →
  Deer Park Public Library, 3009 Center St., Deer Park
  4:30 pm
• November Meeting →
  The Battleground, 1600 Georgia Avenue, Deer Park
  5:00 pm
• Art in the Park →
  Dow Park Pavilions, Deer Park
  5:00 pm
• First Principles: Inside the Texas A&M Space Institute →
  Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston
  5:30 pm
• đď¸A TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANSđď¸
  Channelview High School Performing Art Center
  6:00 pm
• The Riot Presents Wednesday Night Standup Comedy Showcase "Hump Day" →
  1925 Washington Ave, Houston
  7:00 pm
• Apóstoles en Misión →
  Centro St. Dominic, 2403 Holcombe Blvd., Houston
  7:00 pm
• Apostles on Mission →
  St. Dominic Center, 2403 Holcombe Blvd., Houston
  7:00 pm
• Beyond the Divide: Finding Common Ground on U.S. Foreign Policy →
  World Affairs Council, 1235 N Loop W, Suite 1025, Houston
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HEB posted a job opening for Mi Tienda 01 (Spencer/Shaver) Market - Counter Clerk - Part time in South Houston. Apply here.
• Solar Turbines Incorporated posted a job opening for Project Quality Inspector B - 2nd Shift in Channelview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Galena Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South Houston

• How young Houston Latinas helped power Gina Hinojosa's historic win (houstonchronicle.com)

Channelview

• Family mourns teenage son killed in reported hit-and-run crash in Channelview area (abc13.com)

Houston

• Digital Exclusive: Optimizing the refined products supply chain: A cornerstone of downstream excellence (hydrocarbonprocessing.com)
• Head-To-Head Review: Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) (defenseworld.net)
• The Spell Report (coveringkaty.com)

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Ok Galena Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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