🌱 How Mercer’s girls hoops battled Route 62 rival Lakeview Monday night

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In today's newsletter:

• How Mercer’s girls hoops battled Route 62 rival Lakeview Monday night
• Mercer community remembers the life of Patricia “Patty” Sorg

Also on today's calendar: Creekside Cellars 4th Annual Christmas Open House and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 48 and low of 31 degrees.
• Friday: Snow showers; windy, colder, temps: high: 37, low: 20.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lakeview girls basketball team grabs 45-32 Region 1 win over Mercer (alliednews.com) — Mercer High’s girls basketball team fell 45-32 on the road at Lakeview, their Route 62 rival, in a key Region 1 matchup Monday night. Despite strong efforts from Jenna Guenther and Zoey Seidel, Mercer struggled against Lakeview’s defensive pressure and early scoring runs, but their reserves battled to trim the deficit late.
   

• Patricia E. Sorg, Fredonia, PA (wkbn.com) — Mercer-area readers are remembering Patricia “Patty” Sorg, who was born in Mercer and later made her home in nearby Fredonia before passing away at age 80. Family and friends can pay their respects at John Flynn Funeral Home and Crematory on Monday, December 22, with visitation at noon and a funeral service at 1 p.m.
   

📸 Around Mercer

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Open house
  Mercer County Historical Society & Museum, 119 S Pitt St, Mercer
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Creekside Cellars 4th Annual Christmas Open House
  1378 Mercer Grove City Rd , Mercer
  4:00 pm
• LaVega Lounge Hosts 3106 Clothing
  LaVega Cigars by Aaron M. Paoletta , 2027 Mercer West Middlesex Rd , Mercer
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Silent Night ($30) — Broad Street Yoga
  Broad Street Yoga , 222 S Broad St , Grove City
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• City of Hermitage Board of Commissioners' Regular Meeting
  800 N Hermitage Rd , Hermitage
  11:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Holly Jolly Trail
  Nova Cellars Winery , 1474 PA-208 , Pulaski
  3:00 pm
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
  New Castle Playhouse , 202 E Long Ave , New Castle
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Hermitage Winter Solstice Celebration
  800 N Hermitage Rd , Hermitage
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Quilting Day: All Day Sew
  Mercer Area Library , 110 E Venango St , Mercer
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• CPR/FA Full Wednesday 8:50AM
  8484 Sharon-Mercer Rd , Mercer
  1:50 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have a 7ft flocked Christmas tree if anyone would like to have it.
  It is pre lit except I think one string of lights might not work (I just put that side towards the wall). Tree is free ….must pick up…call Tom at 724… (Nextdoor Lake Latonka)

• Francesca's posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Grove City. Apply here.
• Sodexo S A posted a job opening for Catering Manager - Universities in New Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grove City

• Grove City College's Bladel earns First Team Div. III All-America honors (alliednews.com)
• The year in Pittsburgh music: How we rocked in '25 (centredaily.com)
• New veteran protections divide legislators (blackchronicle.com)

Hermitage

• Hermitage police seeking information on unsolved 2015 murder (wkbn.com)
• Nora Jane Barnes, Farrell, PA (wkbn.com)

West Middlesex

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