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🌱 Which Derry football stars made Westmoreland’s 2025 all-star first team?
Coming up on the Derry Patch calendar: MAGIC Commander Night

Good morning Derry! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Derry football stars made Westmoreland’s 2025 all-star first team?
Also on today's calendar: Needlework Night.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Variable clouds; not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 29 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 41, low: 25.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 51 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2025 TribLive Westmoreland County high school football all-stars (centredaily.com) — Two standout Derry High School seniors, running back/linebacker Max Doherty and lineman Dylan Pitzer, earned first-team spots on TribLive’s 2025 Westmoreland County football all-star list after dominant seasons on both sides of the ball. They’re joined by top performers from Penn-Trafford, Norwin, Hempfield, and other nearby schools, underscoring how competitive local high school football remains across the county.
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📸 Around Derry
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Derry
★ Featured events ★
- MAGIC Commander Night
SCG Hobby, Latrobe, Latrobe
6:00 pm
Friday December 26
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Other local events
- Needlework Night
Adams Memorial Library , 1112 Ligonier St , Latrobe
5:00 pm
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Knifty Knitters
Adams Memorial Library , 1112 Ligonier St , Latrobe
10:00 am - Agenda Session
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
11:00 am - Salary Board Meeting
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - Industrial Development Corporation Meeting
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - Commissioners' Public Meeting
Westmoreland County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - Priority Populations Subcommittee Meeting
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11:00 am - Breakfast with Santa
Oak Lodge , 693 Donegal Lake Rd , Stahlstown
9:30 am - MAGIC Mondays
SCG Hobby , Latrobe , Latrobe
6:00 pm - LNS Live - New Year Special at Thirty's Craft Pizza
Thirty's Craft Pizza and Beers , 4433 Lincoln Hwy , Latrobe
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Latrobe. Apply here.
- Hyperion Materials & Technologies posted a job opening for Manual Machine Operator Trainee in Latrobe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Derry here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ligonier
- Amarillo man among 16 others honored with Carnegie Medal for heroism (myhighplains.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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