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Morning Plum! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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  • How did Plum kick off its home soccer tournament this weekend?

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Hot and humid with sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WPIAL / PIAA Boys Daily Report: JRK Memorial Classic wraps up as opening weekend showcases spark early drama (pittsburghsoccernow.com) — Plum boys soccer opened its home tournament with a solid 3–1 win over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, highlighted in a busy WPIAL opening weekend. The JRK Memorial Classic at Pine-Richland drew most of the spotlight, but Plum's result and other tournament scores set the tone as section play begins and teams adjust to Pennsylvania's new three-referee diagonal system.
   

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    Tuesday September 1
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    Fox Chapel Area School District 611 Field Club Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
    7:00 pm
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    New Kensington-Arnold SD Valley Junior-Senior High School
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
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    Plum Borough SD O'Block Elementary School, 201 Center New Texas Rd, Plum, PA 15
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    Fox Chapel Area High School 611 Field Club Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15238
    7:30 am
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    Dorseyville Middle School 3732 Saxonburg Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238
    8:15 am
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    New Kensington-Arnold SD New Kensington, PA 15068
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    Plum Borough SD Pittsburgh, PA 15239
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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