🌱 Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• PSSA Testing ELA Grades 3-8 at Williams Valley SD
• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cooler with variable clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 46.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tower City

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Tuesday April 21

• PSSA Testing ELA Grades 3-8
  Williams Valley SD Tower City, PA 17980

Saturday April 25

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday April 21

• PSSA Testing ELA Grades 3-8
  Williams Valley SD Tower City, PA 17980
• ES PSSA ELA Testing
  Pine Grove Area SD Pine Grove, PA 17963
• MS PSSA ELA Testing
  Pine Grove Area SD Pine Grove, PA 17963
  7:45 am

Saturday April 25

• Southeastern PA Habitat Field Day with PA Game Commission
  State Game Lands Number 80
  10:00 am
• Cabin Fever Ride
  Lykens Train Station , 535 Market St , Lykens
  10:00 am
• Benigna's Creek Vineyard & Winery W/W
  Benigna's Creek Vineyard & Winery , 1585 Ridge Rd , Klingerstown
  1:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• ES PSSA Math Testing
  Pine Grove Area SD Pine Grove, PA 17963
• MS PSSA Math Testing
  Pine Grove Area SD Pine Grove, PA 17963
  7:45 am

Thursday April 30

• MS PSSA Science Testing
  Pine Grove Area SD Pine Grove, PA 17963
  7:45 am

Tuesday May 5

• Pine Grove Ambulance Community Blood Drive
  Pine Grove Community Ambulance , 46 Snyder Ave , Pine Grove
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors — I’m looking for free clean fill dirt (soil only, no trash/debris) to help fill several low spots and holes in my yard.
  I can accept small or leftover loads. Access is from a narrow rear street, and the dirt can be dumped in the upper left corner of the yard near a… (Nextdoor Tower City)

• Redner's Markets Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Stock Clerk in Hegins. Apply here.
• Bell & Evans - Farmers Pride, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate - 2nd Shift in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tower City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tremont

• Calendar: April 16, 2026 (republicanherald.com)

Pine Grove

• H.S. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL: Marian Catholic beats Minersville in thriller (republicanherald.com)
• Schuylkill County Students Earn Top Honors in Regional Manufacturing Video Contest (skooknews.com)
• South Schuylkill News Around the Area, April 16 (readingeagle.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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