🌱 6th Annual Central PA Chainsaw Carvers Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Youth Entrepreneur Market | Shippensburg Fairgrounds at Shippensburg Fairgrounds
• 6th Annual Central PA Chainsaw Carvers Festival at Shippensburg Fairgrounds
• Shippensburg Orchestra at H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center

... 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: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Warm with sunny intervals, temps: high: 85, low: 49.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.

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📸 Around Orrstown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orrstown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Youth Entrepreneur Market | Shippensburg Fairgrounds
  Shippensburg Fairgrounds, 10131 Possum Hollow Rd, Shippensburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• 6th Annual Central PA Chainsaw Carvers Festival
  Shippensburg Fairgrounds , 10131 Possum Hollow Rd , Shippensburg
  10:00 am

Sunday April 19

• Shippensburg Orchestra
  H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center , 475 Lancaster Dr , Shippensburg
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• The Thrift Shop and Rummage Sale at Katie’s Place
  Katie's Place , 130 S. Penn Street , Shippensburg
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• The Thrift Shop and Rummage Sale at Katie’s Place.
  Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 130 S. Penn Street , Shippensburg
  9:00 am
• Needle Arts Workshop
  Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 153 W. Orange Street , Shippensburg
  10:30 am
• Power Hour Networking Lunch – Monterrey Tacos
  Monterrey Tacos , 29 E King St , Shippensburg
  12:00 pm
• Power Hour Networking Lunch - Monterrey Tacos
  Monterrey Tacos , 29 East King St , Shippensburg
  12:00 pm

Saturday April 25

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• 2026 Central PA Chainsaw Carvers Festival
  Shippensburg Fairgrounds , 10131 Possum Hollow Rd , Shippensburg
  10:00 am

Monday April 20

• The Thrift Shop and Rummage Sale at Katie’s Place
  Katie's Place , 130 S. Penn Street , Shippensburg
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• The Thrift Shop and Rummage Sale at Katie’s Place.
  Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 130 S. Penn Street , Shippensburg
  9:00 am
• Needle Arts Workshop
  Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 153 W. Orange Street , Shippensburg
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• NANA Regional Corporation posted a job opening for Quality Control Manager in Chambersburg. Apply here.
• Spar Group Inc posted a job opening for Resets/Remodel Merchandiser Nights Local $20 hour in Chambersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orrstown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Shippensburg University

• ShipShape Volunteers to embark on 30th Annual Cleanup Day (shipnc.com)
• SHIP U. Lacrosse rallies but cannot overcome slow start against No. 5 East Stroudsburg (fcfreepresspa.com)

Shippensburg

• Head-on crash closes down Chambersburg road, medical helicopter on standby: dispatch (local21news.com)
• Why Pa. is in desperate need of April showers and what'll happen without them (pennlive.com)
• 'I'm still finding glass:' Family repairs damage after five deer crash through front door (nbcmontana.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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