🌱 Why a massive historic steam engine drew thousands to Castile

Morning Castile! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a massive historic steam engine drew thousands to Castile

Also on today's calendar: www.rubyshooz.com.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Thousands flock to Letchworth State Park to catch Big Boy No. 4014 (rochesterfirst.com) — Thousands of visitors packed Letchworth State Park in Castile to watch Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam engine, roll through on its cross-country tour. Families and railfans traveled from across New York and beyond to see the restored 1941 locomotive, turning its brief stop into a once‑in‑a‑lifetime spectacle in Castile’s own “Grand Canyon of the East.”
   

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📸 Around Castile

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Castile

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 28

• NYSPF Wrap Party feat. The Whale →
  East Hill Creamery, 346 S Main St, Perry
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday June 30

• www.rubyshooz.com →
  Charcoal Corral, 7037 Chapman Ave, Perry
  7:00 pm

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📣 Castile Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Elementary Flag Day Ceremony
  Dalton-Nunda Csd (Keshequa) Dalton
  9:00 am

Sunday June 14

• Camp Weona Open House - Tours, Oars, & S'mores →
  YMCA Camp Weona, 4025 Poplar Tree Rd, Gainesville
  1:00 pm

Monday June 15

• HS PBIS Awards Assembly
  Dalton-Nunda Csd (Keshequa) Nunda, NY 14517
  8:15 am

Tuesday June 16

• High School 9th - 12th Last Day of School
  Dalton-Nunda Csd (Keshequa) Nunda, NY 14517
• Perry to Warsaw TOPS Grocery Run →
  Wyoming County, NY Calendar Warsaw, NY 14569
  10:00 am
• Art Experiences for EVERYONE →
  Wyoming County, NY Calendar, 31 S. Main St., Perry
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Algebra 1 Regents
  Dalton-Nunda Csd (Keshequa) Nunda, NY 14517
  8:00 am
• Global II Regents
  Dalton-Nunda Csd (Keshequa) Nunda, NY 14517
  11:45 am

Thursday June 18

• đGraduationđ
  Letchworth Csd Letchworth School
• Life Sci: Biology & Living Environment Regents
  Dalton-Nunda Csd (Keshequa) Nunda, NY 14517
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in Warsaw. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Warsaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castile here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Perry

• Community Calendar…June 11, 2026 - The Herald-Courier (herald-courier.com)

Warsaw

• Randolph J. 'Randy' Sheer - The Herald-Courier (herald-courier.com)
• NY Land Quest For Sale: Wyoming County property has acreage, water, off-grid cabin (wellsvillesun.com)
• Edgar C. Turner - The Herald-Courier (herald-courier.com)

Geneseo

• SUNY Geneseo All-American Sierra Doody Named 2025-26 Empire 8 Female Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year (empire8.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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