🌱 2026 Dress for Your Success Fashion Show and 11 more events

Hello again Chinchilla! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Bingo & Basket Raffle at Newton-Ransom Volunteer Fire Company
• 2026 Dress for Your Success Fashion Show at Glen Oak Country Club
• Craft & Chat at The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 41.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chinchilla

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Bingo & Basket Raffle
  Newton-Ransom Volunteer Fire Company, 1890 Newton Ransom Blvd, Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• 2026 Dress for Your Success Fashion Show
  Glen Oak Country Club , 250 Oakford Rd , Clarks Summit
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Craft & Chat
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Memory Cafe
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Craft & Chat
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

Saturday May 2

• Weaving Group
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  11:00 am

Tuesday May 5

• Craft & Chat
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

Friday May 8

• Memory Cafe
  The Gathering Place for Community, Arts & Education , 304 S State St , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Needlework Afternoon
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  1:00 pm
• Boots & Beers Line Dancing with Whiskey Way Line Dancing
  Breaker Brewing Outpost , 192 Wildcat Rd , Archbald
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Spring Book Sale
  Valley Community Library , 739 River St , Peckville
  10:00 am
• Bingo & Basket Raffle. Juanita #8 OES
  Country View On the Boulevard , 1890 Newton Ransom Blvd , Clarks Summit
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Clarks Summit. Apply here.
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. posted a job opening for Doughnut Maker in Clarks Summit. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chinchilla here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dickson City

• Dickson City woman charged in death of dependent adult (fox56.com)
• Developer of Archbald power plant, data centers proposes three Dickson City power plants (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Community Calendar 4/16/26 (thetimes-tribune.com)

Clarks Summit

• Tully's Restaurant raffles Eagles gear for autism charity, hopes to raise $10,000 (wnep.com)
• Lackawanna County Court Notes, April 16, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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