🌱 What’s planned for Franklin Park’s June 27 Festival in the Park?
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In today's newsletter:
- What’s planned for Franklin Park’s June 27 Festival in the Park?
- How a bored Paul Skenes stunned Ingomar Franklin Park Little Leaguers
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
- Sunday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Franklin Park's Festival in the Park, a tradition for 40-plus years, returns June 27 (triblive.com) — Franklin Park’s long-running Festival in the Park returns June 27 at Blueberry Hill Park, bringing rides, games, food trucks, a petting zoo, and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Families can enjoy magic shows, animal demonstrations, and live music, including a headlining set by “The Voice” finalist Chris Jamison. Borough staff and volunteers will direct parking, making it easy for neighbors to gather and celebrate together. 
• Paul Skenes Spontaneously Stopped To Watch A Little League Team Practice, Then They Noticed Him – Watch What Happened Next (brobible.com) — Young players from the Ingomar Franklin Park Little League in nearby Wexford got a surprise when Pirates ace Paul Skenes pulled off Perry Highway to watch their practice and then joined them on the field. He played catch, signed autographs, and posed for photos, turning an ordinary evening at Vestal Field into a memory families across the Franklin Park area are still talking about.
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Upcoming Events in
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Tree Steward Program Field Training- Buena Vista Heights
Allegheny Land Trust PA
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EAC Speaker Series: Leap into Herpetology →
Township of Pine Events - Wexford PA 15090
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Tree Steward Program Field Training- Churchill Valley Greenway
Allegheny Land Trust Churchill Valley Greenway, 1000 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235, United States
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Educator Workshop: 3 Rivers Watch & Nurdle Patrol
Allegheny Land Trust Steel City Rowing Club, 101 Arch Street, Verona, PA, 15147, United States
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Eureka: The Inventors Camp - Mad Science Specialty Summer Camp →
Township of Pine Events - 100 Pine Park Drive Wexford PA 15090
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Board of Supervisors - Work Session →
Township of Pine Meetings -
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Environmental Advisory Council Meeting →
Franklin Park Borough, PA Calendar
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Eureka: The Inventors Camp - Mad Science Specialty Summer Camp →
Township of Pine Events - 100 Pine Park Drive Wexford PA 15090
1:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Latodami Volunteer: Habitat Restoration →
Latodami Nature Center, 575 Brown Rd, Wexford
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Tree Steward Program Field Training- Buena Vista Heights
Allegheny Land Trust PA
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Tree Steward Program Field Training- Churchill Valley Greenway
Allegheny Land Trust Churchill Valley Greenway, 1000 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235, United States
1:00 pm -
Educator Workshop: 3 Rivers Watch & Nurdle Patrol
Allegheny Land Trust Steel City Rowing Club, 101 Arch Street, Verona, PA, 15147, United States
10:00 am
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
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🗞 Nearby News
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- 🎥 Free Outdoor Movie at Coraopolis Riverfront Park (macaronikid.com)
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- 5203 Spruce Rd, Gibsonia, PA 15044 (realtor.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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