🌱 Why a Pulitzer-winning author calls Buckhannon “the perfect birthplace”

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Pulitzer-winning author calls Buckhannon “the perfect birthplace”

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of thundershowers, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Warmer with a shower or two, temps: high: 78, low: 53.
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jayne Anne Phillips: ‘Writing words against the erasure of things and lives' (csmonitor.com subscription) — Nationally acclaimed author Jayne Anne Phillips traces how growing up just outside Buckhannon shaped her voice and view of Appalachia in her new memoir, “Small Town Girls.” She celebrates Buckhannon as “the perfect birthplace for a writer,” weaving family stories, local history, and reflections on the region’s beauty and exploitation into a deeply rooted portrait of home.
   

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📸 Around Buckhannon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Buckhannon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• Away Softball Game Against Elkins
  Buckhannon Upshur Middle School , 553 Route 20 South Rd , Buckhann
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Away Softball Game Against Gilmer County
  Buckhannon Upshur Middle School , 553 Route 20 South Rd , Buckhann
  5:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Computer Class (Upshur County Public Library)
  Upshur County Public Library , 1150 WV-20 Rd , Buckhannon
  10:00 am
• Home Softball Game Against Westwood Middle
  Buckhannon Upshur Middle School , 553 Route 20 South Rd , Buckhann
  6:00 pm
• Home Baseball Game Against Central Preston Middle
  Buckhannon - Upshur High School , 270 Bu Dr , Buckhannon
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Bob Ross Paint-Along!
  Upshur County Public Library , 1150 WV-20 Rd , Buckhannon
  5:00 pm
• Bob Ross Family Paint Party
  Upshur County Public Library , 1150 WV-20 Rd , Buckhannon
  5:00 pm
• Home Baseball Game Against East Fairmont
  Buckhannon - Upshur High School , 270 Bu Dr , Buckhannon
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Away Softball Game Against Elkins
  Buckhannon Upshur Middle School , 553 Route 20 South Rd , Buckhann
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Away Softball Game Against Gilmer County
  Buckhannon Upshur Middle School , 553 Route 20 South Rd , Buckhannon
  5:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Home Baseball Game Against Central Preston Middle
  Buckhannon - Upshur High School , 270 Bu Dr , Buckhannon
  6:00 pm
• Home Softball Game Against Westwood Middle
  Buckhannon Upshur Middle School , 553 Route 20 South Rd , Buckhann
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier Part Time in Buckhannon. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Buckhannon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buckhannon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• Six Lewis County High School students commit to military service (wdtv.com)
• Lewis County Sheriff's Department receives check from state firearms auction (wdtv.com)

Philippi

• Men's Track & Field: Macalester Competes at Carleton, UW-La Crosse (macalester.edu)
• Rebecca 'Becky' Jo (Pederson) Clyne (wdtv.com)

Elkins

• Sandra Jo Gerasco Jones (wdtv.com)
• Tree Talk to highlight impact of forest invaders (theintermountain.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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