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🌱 Gobbler 5K & 10K at Akron, PA (46) and 10 more events

Akron, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Living From the Soul, Working From the Heart at The Welcoming Place
  • Screenagers Screening & Panel Discussion at Ephrata Area SD
  • Gobbler 5K & 10K at Akron, PA (46)

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 54, low: 43.
  • Friday: A shower; breezy, cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.

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Other local events
    Thursday November 12
  • Screenagers Screening & Panel Discussion
    Ephrata Area SD, 957 Hammon Ave, Ephrata
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday November 14
  • Gobbler 5K & 10K at Akron, PA (46) →
    Akron PA
    • Monday November 16
  • School Board Regular meeting
    Akron Elementary School, 125 S 11th St, Akron
    7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Ephrata. Apply here.
  • ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Shuttle Driver in Ephrata. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Akron here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ephrata

Lititz

  • Lititz woman steals from father: Top 5 most read stories Nov. 2-8 [ICYMI] (lancasteronline.com)
  • Lancaster County library result leaves libraries facing funding challenges (fox43.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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