🌱 How an Orchard Park girl finally got answers about her Lyme disease

Hello Orchard Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How an Orchard Park girl finally got answers about her Lyme disease

Also on today's calendar: Buffalo Jazz Collective Holiday Celebration and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 24 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, snow showers, temps: high: 28, low: 22.
• Saturday: Breezy; a bit of p.m. snow, with a high of 28 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• 'A long process': Orchard Park girl battles severe Lyme disease symptoms after years of misdiagnosis (wkbw.com) — An Orchard Park family is rallying around 12-year-old Ella Thomas, who is battling severe, long-undiagnosed Lyme disease that’s left her mostly bedridden and out of school. After years of misdiagnosis, new testing finally confirmed Lyme, but specialized treatment, long waitlists, and out-of-pocket costs are creating a tough road ahead, even as neighbors and local advocates step up to help.
   

📸 Around Orchard Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orchard Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• OPREC Fun Friday! (ages 4-10)
  Orchard Park Recreation, 4520 California Rd, Orchard Park
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Buffalo Jazz Collective Holiday Celebration
  West Falls Center for the Arts , 1863 Davis Rd , West Falls
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Lego Club In-Person
  Orchard Park Public Library Children's Area,
  12:00 pm
• Greg Zeis Live
  Yankee BBQ Smokehouse & Tavern , 4572 Clark St , Hamburg
  8:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Evening Family Storytime In-Person
  Orchard Park Public Library Children's Area,
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Judge Gorman - Criminal/Civil Court 10:00AM
  Hamburg, NY Calendar Hamburg, NY 14075
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time Fall 2025 Twelve Week Session
  West Seneca Public Library
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  Boston Free Library
  11:00 am
• Free Kid's Theatre Classes In-Person
  Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Auditorium,
  4:00 pm
• Winter Market Family Event at Martin Road
  Martin Road , 245 S. Shore Blvd. , Lackawanna
  5:00 pm
• Christmas Ornament Workshop
  Boston Free Library
  5:00 pm
• YA Book Club: Mystery and Thriller In-Person
  Aurora Town Public Library , Community Room , Aurora
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash on Route 33 East at Suffolk Street in Buffalo is blocking the right lane, and slick roads are reported due to snow.
  7:56AM on Dec 10: Crash on Route 33 East at Suffolk Street in Buffalo closes the right lane. (Nextdoor )
• A disabled vehicle and an accident on I-190 South near Long Road in Grand Island are causing lane closures and delays.
  7:41AM on Dec 10: A crash on I-190 South beyond Exit 20 in Grand Island has closed the left lane. (Nextdoor )

• Bryant & Stratton College posted a job opening for Blended Remote Hybrid Online Adjunct Professor - Criminal Justice in Orchard Park. Apply here.
• Regal posted a job opening for Team Member Regal Quaker Crossing 18 - $15.50/hr Weekdays, Weekends, and Holidays in Orchard Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orchard Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Seneca

• SPCA Serving Erie County Radiothon returns Thursday (audacy.com)

Hamburg

• Things to Do If You Are Visiting Buffalo, NY- December 10 to December 14, 2025-BoredomMD.com (boredommd.com)
• BIG Wins to Design Hamburg's New State Opera House (ccr-mag.com)
• Meadville breaks four game losing streak off Ryan Yunik's two goals (centredaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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