🌱 Will Troy’s bats stay hot at this weekend’s Shamokin Tournament?
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- Will Troy’s bats stay hot at this weekend’s Shamokin Tournament?
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with variable clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 78, low: 47.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Trojans, Black Knights Trade Blows in 13-13 Thriller Suspended by Storms (thehomepagenetwork.com) — Local baseball fans may want to watch Troy compete in the Shamokin Tournament this Saturday after their wild 13-13 extra-innings game against Towanda was suspended by storms. The matchup featured big momentum swings, clutch hits from both sides, and no shortage of drama before weather forced a halt with no makeup date yet announced. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Lourdes Regional WineFest 2026
Lourdes Regional School, 2001 Clinton Ave, Coal Township
11:00 am
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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CHORAL SPRING CONCERT
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
7:00 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Rohrbach's Strawberry Night
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
5:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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A Night of Laughs and Fun
UPPER CHICHESTER COMMUNITY CENTER , 1950 Market St , Upper Chichester
7:00 pm -
Karaoke at Bier and Loathing
Bier and Loathing , 113 W Market St , West Chester
9:00 pm -
Blessing of the Bikes
West Chester Harley-Davidson , 897 S Matlack St , West Chester
10:00 am -
First Meetup
Mayday Coffee Shop , 123 N High St , West Chester
11:00 am -
Intro To Pickleball Clinic
YMCA Pickleball Center at Downingtown , 901 Skelp Level Rd , Downingtown
12:30 pm -
Pretty Pink Camellias
Painting with a Twist , 1502 West Chester Pike , West Chester
1:00 pm -
CHORAL SPRING CONCERT
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
7:00 pm -
Rohrbach's Strawberry Night
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Monday April 27
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🗞 Nearby News
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Danville
- Danville Area Community Center begins offering free memberships to eligible veterans (northcentralpa.com)
- Mahoning Township Police partners with ICE through 287(g) program (wnep.com)
- How Hershey tasted sweet success and became an iconic American brand (usatoday.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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