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🌱 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!)


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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💬 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.

🗞 Nearby News

Dickson City

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)

Ok Chinchilla! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Chinchilla

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Chinchilla

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.