Community Corner
🌱 Fall Drop-in Storytime and 11 more events
And check out STEAM Time on the Benson Patch calendar

What's up Benson! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
📸 Around Benson
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fall Drop-in Storytime →
Cambria County Library, 248 Main Street, Johnstown
11:00 am - STEAM Time →
Cambria County Library, 248 Main Street, Johnstown
4:00 pm - Penns Valley Area at Greater Johnstown →
Greater Johnstown High School, 222 Central Ave, Johnstown
5:00 pm - Cookbook Club →
Highland Community Library, 330 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown
6:00 pm - DAVE HOWSARE & NEV HOSTETLER ACOUSTIC →
Zeigler's Grand Central Hotel, Inc., Windber
6:00 pm - Wheeling Central Catholic at Windber →
2301 Graham Ave, Windber
6:00 pm - Community Tabletop Game Night →
Highland Community Library, 330 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown
6:00 pm - Johnstown Tomahawks vs. Maryland Black Bears →
1ST SUMMIT ARENA @ Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon Street, Johnstown
7:30 pm - Saturday Morning Stories →
Highland Community Library, 330 Schoolhouse Rd, Johnstown
10:00 am - Annual Johnstown Zombie Crawl →
Holiday Inn Johnstown-Downtown by IHG, 250 Market St, Johnstown
5:00 pm - Screech Owl and Second Chance Saints →
The Venue of Merging Arts, 305 Chestnut St, Johnstown
7:00 pm - Greater Johnstown Italian Day →
Windber Recreation Park and Pool, 160 Rec Rd, Windber
11:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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🗞 Nearby News
Windber
- Lowest price for diesel gas in Somerset County at $6.09 in week ending Sept. 19 (laurelhighlandstoday.com)
- Barnesville Travels To Fort Frye For A Meetin' Of The Unbeaten (theintelligencer.net)
Johnstown
- 12 Pennsylvania Towns People Are Quietly Moving Away From (newsbreak.com)
- JFD chief shares home-heating safety tips as weather temps begin to drop (wjactv.com)
- Kongsberg wins up to $404m US contract for Naval Strike Missile (naval-technology.com)
Ok Benson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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