🌱 How an Ashland Little Leaguer went undefeated without his cochlear implants
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In today's newsletter:
- How an Ashland Little Leaguer went undefeated without his cochlear implants
Also on today's calendar: Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jim Droskinis, Author Of Undefeated Untied Unscored Upon.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with variable cloudiness, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
- Saturday: Warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 45.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 51 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 11-year-old Little Leaguer defying silence and chasing his dreams (wnep.com) — An 11-year-old Ashland Little Leaguer, Martin Wrobel, is excelling in baseball and wrestling despite losing his hearing at age two and relying on cochlear implants. After surviving meningitis and strokes, he set a goal to go undefeated in wrestling—and achieved it, even competing without his implants and relying on determination and strength on the mat. 
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Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jim Droskinis, Author Of Undefeated Untied Unscored Upon
Valley Road Venue (The Former Duncott Hose Co.), 1332 Valley Rd, Pottsville
7:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
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North Schuylkill Jr/Sr High School , 15 Academy Ln , Ashland
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Saturday April 25
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Rohrbach's Farm Market , 240 Southern Dr , Catawissa
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Spring Re-Opening Weekend
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Rohrbach’s Opening Weekend
Rohrbach's Farm Market , 240 Southern Dr , Catawissa
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Elementary Shrek Musical!
Minersville Area Jr./Sr. High School , 1 Battlin Miner Dr , Minersville
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Composting Workshop
Rohrbach's Farm Market , 240 Southern Dr , Catawissa
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Rohrbach's Strawberry Night
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
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May Day Metaphysical Market
Pottsville Free Public Library , 215 W Market St , Pottsville
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Ashland. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Pizza Maker/Shift Leader in Mount Carmel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Frackville
- Information session planned for PPL Sunbury-Frackville Line Project (republicanherald.com)
- Calendar: April 17, 2026 (republicanherald.com)
- UPDATE: Multiple Charged in Girardville Shooting; Affidavits Detail Fight, Threats, and Events Leading to Gunfire (skooknews.com)
Minersville
- H.S. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL: Marian Catholic beats Minersville in thriller (republicanherald.com)
Shenandoah
- Shenandoah Valley Names Jourdin Karvois March Student of the Month (skooknews.com)
- Canonization process stopped for Shenandoah-native Father Ciszek (shensentinel.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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