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🌱 How a Landisville tip finally cracked Lancaster’s 83-year-old stolen base mystery

Landisville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Landisville tip finally cracked Lancaster’s 83-year-old stolen base mystery

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Summer Art Surprise!.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mystery of 1943 stolen base solved: Here's what happened during Lancaster Red Roses blackout (lancasteronline.com) — A Landisville resident, 76-year-old Tom Ulmer, helped finally unravel the decades-old mystery of a second base stolen during a World War II blackout at a Lancaster Red Roses championship game. Drawing on his late father’s note and family memories, Ulmer connected four Manheim Township classmates to the prank, shedding light on a beloved local sports legend while preserving the playful spirit of those wartime teens.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

East Petersburg

  • 7 events in Lancaster County this week, from Lititz Rotary Club craft show to 2 ice cream events (lancasteronline.com)
  • Lancaster County restaurant inspections for July 27-Aug. 2 (spotlightpa.org)

Manheim

  • Manheim Township comes together for National Night Out (wgal.com)
  • Relive action from Sam Wolford's career at Northern Lebanon wrestling (ldnews.com)
  • Democrat Jess Branas to hold town hall ahead of 97th House District race (lancasteronline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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