🌱 How a Catasauqua fan experienced World Cup fever at SoccerFest

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Catasauqua fan experienced World Cup fever at SoccerFest

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 60.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'It's perfect': Soccer fans pack ArtsQuest for Lehigh Valley SoccerFest (wfmz.com) — A Catasauqua resident was among the fans packing Bethlehem’s ArtsQuest campus as Lehigh Valley SoccerFest kicked off with the 2026 World Cup opener. Locals enjoyed food, outdoor viewing, and a festive crowd of international jersey-clad supporters celebrating how the sport brings different communities together so close to home.
   

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📸 Around Catasauqua

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Catasauqua

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Saturday June 13

• Summer Reading Program Logging Begins
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
• Flag Day & Father’s Day Grab & Go Crafts
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
• Summer Reading Program Kickoff with the Wildlands Conservancy
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
  1:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Plant a Row
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
  9:00 am
• Death Café
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
  6:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Dinosaur Stencil Bags
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
  1:30 pm
• A Good Yarn
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Dinosaur Feet Dig
  Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• SHS Early Dismissal →
  Salisbury Township SD Allentown, PA 18103
  10:30 am
• SMS Early Dismissal →
  Salisbury Township SD Allentown, PA 18103
  10:30 am
• SES Early Dismissal →
  Salisbury Township SD Allentown, PA 18103
  11:15 am
• 2026 Graduation for William Allen High School
  Allentown City SD PPL Center, 701 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101, USA
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for PT Janitor in Northampton. Apply here.
• KECamps posted a job opening for Summer Day Camp Counselor in Allentown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Catasauqua here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Allentown

• Allentown weighing program to let police officers collect pension while working. City Council is skeptical. (mcall.com)
• Retail Customer Service Associate in Allentown, Pennsylvania (fedex.com)
• Lehigh Valley Public Media Acquires WLVR-FM (radioinsight.com)

Bethlehem

• Dead geese reported in Bethlehem area prompt warning from police (lehighvalleylive.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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