🌱 Patch AM: How a Coppell-born pro is inspiring the next wave of girls’ hockey

Coffee in hand, Coppell? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Coppell-born pro is inspiring the next wave of girls’ hockey

Also on today's calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 70, low: 57.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PWHL Takeover Tour Cements Dallas as a Thriving ‘Non-Traditional' Market for Girls' Hockey (usahockey.com) — Girls’ hockey fans in Coppell can cheer on hometown pro Hannah Bilka, listed from Coppell as she stars in the PWHL’s recent Dallas Takeover Tour game. The showcase at American Airlines Center highlighted two Texas-born pros and a surge in girls’ hockey participation across Dallas-Fort Worth, with local clinics, autograph sessions, and packed youth events designed to inspire more girls to hit the ice.
   

📸 Around Coppell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coppell

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
  Online,
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dallas, TX (January 2026)
  Dallas Market Hall, 2200 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• Dungeons and Dragons: The Central Guild
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  3:00 pm

Friday January 2

• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• New Year's Goals Vision Boards
  Martin Luther King Jr Branch Library , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  1:00 pm
• Fiber Arts Workroom Open Office Hours!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  2:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Organizing Your Digital Genealogy Files - Dallas Genealogical Society
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  11:00 am
• Saturday Movies
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Intro to Watercolor Studio
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  12:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
  Online
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Coppell Farmers Market
  768 W Main St, Coppell, TX, 75019
  8:00 am

📣 Coppell Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Coppell PatchAM possible:

• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Crain & Wooley — (972) 560-6288
  Estate Planning and Probate Attorneys serving DFW

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Need drywall work.
  Renovating my guest bedroom, and the ceiling is sagged/bowed in a couple areas. Looking for someone with drywall experience to tear it out and put up… (Nextdoor Sandy Lake)
• YARD WORK LANDSCAPE - I need someone to take end bag leaves.
  Need as soon as possible. Anyone who wants to do it or can’t recommendations. Contact Jim thru Nextdoor or at 980-228-8177 (Nextdoor Villages of Cottonwood CK)

• Papa John's - Sun Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Coppell. Apply here.
• Barcel USA posted a job opening for 10301 Food Safety Supervisor- Bilingual in Coppell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coppell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carrollton

• Men's Basketball Back in Action at Northwestern (hubison.com)
• Carrollton Storm Drain Art Contest Encourages Local Creativity Through Jan. 15 (northdallasgazette.com)
• The 20 most competitive housing markets in Texas (santafenewmexican.com)

Farmers Branch

• Authors and Poets Celebrate ARRAS Book Launch (branchherald.com)
• Here's why some North Texas cities want voters to decide to leave or stay in DART (keranews.org)

Irving

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I heard there’s only a 50 percent chance of snow.
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