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🌱 Patch AM: Lower Macungie mourns young Marine as family plans military burial
Also check out Barktoberfest Pet Fair on the Macungie Patch calendar
Morning Macungie! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Lower Macungie mourns young Marine as family plans military burial
Also on today's calendar: Barktoberfest Pet Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 41 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 52.
- Sunday: Some rain, with a high of 62 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post (dailyvoice.com) — A 21-year-old Marine from Lower Macungie Township died by suicide after several days at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the county coroner. His family has organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and plans a burial with military honors, while officials have not released further details about the incident leading to his hospitalization. 
📸 Around Macungie
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macungie
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★ Featured events ★
- Barktoberfest Pet Fair →
Macungie Memorial Park, 50 Poplar St, Macungie
11:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- MS Football vs Nazareth Middle
Emmaus High School, 500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus
9:00 am - Middle School Football- Boys
Emmaus High School, 500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus
9:00 am - LMMS Field Hockey- Girls Home Game
LMMS Sports Field
4:00 pm - LMMS Volleyball- Girls Away Game
Springhouse Middle School, 1200 Springhouse Rd, Allentown
4:00 pm - LMMS Field Hockey- Girls Away Game
Eyer Middle School, 5616 Buckeye Rd #1739, Macungie
4:00 pm - Girls Field Hockey vs LLMS
Lower Macungie Middle School, 6299 Lower Macungie Rd, Macungie
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball @ LLMS
Lower Macungie Middle School, 6299 Lower Macungie Rd, Macungie
4:00 pm - Away Girls Cross Country Meet
Lower Macungie Middle School, 6299 Lower Macungie Rd, Macungie
4:00 pm - Away Boys Cross Country Meet
Lower Macungie Middle School, 6299 Lower Macungie Rd, Macungie
4:45 pm
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
📣 Macungie Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Volleyball @ Broughal Middle
Broughal Middle School, 114 W Morton St, Bethlehem
4:00 pm - Homecoming Football Game
Emmaus High School, 500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus
7:00 pm - HS - Football Game vs. Dieruff ( Homecoming)
Orefield Stadium
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Food Manufacturing Jobs in Alburtis. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Emmaus
- EPC football stat leaders: Nazareth's Cooper Madson is the latest in a long line of Blue Eagles to shine at QB (mcall.com)
- Cleaning and sanitizing needed: What Lehigh County restaurant inspectors found (lehighvalleylive.com)
- The moon hides Jupiter in spectacular photographs of October's lunar occultation (space.com)
Allentown
- Bob Brooks & Ryan Mackenzie Want Pennsylvania's Latino Vote. Neither Would Answer to It (tantvnews.com)
- Lehigh Valley high school football: Week 7 EPC predictions and a look at a matchup of PIAA powers in Easton (mcall.com)
- After state citations, Gracedale taking in fewer patients, working toward improvements, leaders say (mcall.com)
Ok Macungie! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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