🌱 When Mechanicsburg families can get free groceries at St. Michael’s

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• When Mechanicsburg families can get free groceries at St. Michael’s

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
• Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• August mobile food distributions by Second Harvest (wdtn.com) — Mechanicsburg residents in need can pick up free groceries at St. Michael’s Church on Walnut Street during a drive-thru Second Harvest distribution later this month. Additional August distributions are scheduled in nearby Champaign and Logan counties, offering several options for local families facing food insecurity.
   

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📸 Around Mechanicsburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mechanicsburg

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Friday August 7

• Varsity Football @ Marion Harding Multi-Team (Scrimmage)
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  5:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Varsity Girls Golf vs Marion Harding
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  10:00 am
• Varsity Boys Golf @ UCC Academy Shootout
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  11:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Senior Schedule Pickup
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village Mechanicsburg, OH 43044
  10:00 am
• Junior Schedule Pickup
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village Mechanicsburg, OH 43044
  12:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Sophomore Schedule Pickup
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village Mechanicsburg, OH 43044
  9:00 am
• Varsity Boys Golf vs Tri-Match (NE/MP)
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  9:00 am
• Varsity Girls Golf vs Bishop Hartley
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Varsity Boys Golf @ Tri-Match WLS/TD
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  10:00 am
• Varsity/JV Volleyball @ Bellefontaine Quad (Scrimmage)
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Varsity Football @ Marion Harding Multi-Team (Scrimmage)
  Mechanicsburg Exempted Village CAL-N/A-Website Calendar
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• JV Volleyball vs Northeastern - Scrimmage
  Urbana City Urbana High School
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in London. Apply here.
• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in London. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mechanicsburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Urbana

• Urbana PD officer cleared in shooting (urbanacitizen.com)
• Urbana announces temporary closure of Simon Kenton Trail section for maintenance (peakofohio.com)

London

• Federal magistrate judge shot at in Medina County road rage incident, sources say (cleveland.com)
• NU places third at Fairbanks Invitational at Darby Creek (marysvillejt.com)

Marysville

• Mintonette Volleyball Club instructs the JA ballers (marysvillejt.com)
• Police Beat - 8/4/26 (marysvillejt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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