🌱 How one McMurray family helped honor veterans in the bitter cold

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In today's newsletter:

• How one McMurray family helped honor veterans in the bitter cold

Also on today's calendar: Christmas party and 6 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 30.
• Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 56 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Thousands brave cold to place wreaths at Cemetery of the Alleghenies (observer-reporter.com) — A McMurray Navy veteran, Bernard Suchoza, is among those honored as thousands of volunteers braved frigid weather to lay more than 18,000 wreaths at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville. The annual Wreaths Across America ceremony drew local families, veterans’ groups, and university volunteers, all focused on remembering fallen service members and ensuring every grave received a wreath.
   

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📸 Around McMurray

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McMurray

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Christmas party
  Trader Jack's Flea Market, 999 Steen Rd, Bridgeville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• High School Writers' Club
  Peters Township Public Library , 616 E McMurray Rd , McMurray
  6:30 pm
• Zoning Hearing Board
  Peters Township, PA Calendar McMurray, PA 15317
  7:00 pm
• Chorus Concert
  CMHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Winter Keystone Exams
  Canon-McMillan SD Canonsburg, PA 15317
• PTHS Orchestra Concert
  PTHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Parks & Recreation Board
  Peters Township, PA Calendar , 700 Meredith Drive , Venetia
  5:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Peters Creek Sanitary Authority
  Peters Township, PA Calendar , 3502 Lincoln Avenue , Finleyville
  6:00 pm
• Family Lego Night
  Peters Township Public Library , 616 E McMurray Rd , McMurray
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• December Coffee Talk
  Obsidian Exceptional Eyewear , 4607 Library Rd Ste 225 , Bethel Park
  9:00 am
• Breast Cancer Support Group
  St. Clair Hospital , 2000 Oxford Dr # 110 , Bethel Park
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Winter Keystone Exams
  Canon-McMillan SD Canonsburg, PA 15317
• MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE
  Bethel Park Public Library , 5100 W Library Ave , Bethel Park
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Bethel Park

• PIHL standings through Dec. 14, 2025 (triblive.com)
• Pa. adopts science-of-reading reforms after years of reading struggles (centredaily.com)

Canonsburg

• Snowfall causes hazardous road conditions, transit delays (wtae.com)
• Bubba's Burghers in Canonsburg asking for holiday gifts for seniors (wtae.com)
• How much snow? Latest totals in Pennsylvania for Dec. 13 from National Weather Service (wtae.com)

Pittsburgh

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-- The Patch AM Team

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