🌱 Bereaved Parent Retreat and 10 more events

Greetings Benton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Harvest at the Hotel at Central Park Hotel
• Homecoming Parade at Benton Area SD
• Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony at Benton High School Cafeteria

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
• Monday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 38 degrees.

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📸 Around Benton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10

• Harvest at the Hotel →
  Central Park Hotel, 976 Central Road, Benton
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9

• Homecoming Parade
  Benton Area SD Benton, PA 17814
  6:30 pm
• Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony
  Benton High School Cafeteria
  7:30 pm

Sunday October 11

• Bereaved Parent Retreat →
  Camp Lavigne, Benton
  9:00 am

Saturday October 17

• Camp Lavigne Wine Festival 2026 →
  Camp Lavigne, 35 Camp Lavigne Road, Benton
  11:00 am
• Camp Lavigne Wine & More Festival 2026 →
  Camp Lavigne, 35 Camp Lavigne Road, Benton
  11:00 am

Wednesday October 21

• Milton at Benton →
  Benton PA
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• SAT Testing →
  Berwick Area SD, 1100 Fowler Ave, Berwick
  7:30 am
• BYFL Fall Flag Games →
  Berwick Area SD, 1199 N. Mulberry St, Berwick
  9:00 am
• West Wyoming Residential Paper Shredding Event →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Elks District Soccer Shoot →
  Berwick Area SD, 315 Dewey St, Nescopeck
  9:00 am
• Creative Studio: 6th-8th Grade →
  160 W 6th St, Bloomsburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Talen Energy Corporation posted a job opening for Security Officer - Level I in Berwick. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Bloomsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Berwick

• H.S FOOTBALL: Pottsville grinds out 22-0 win over Tamaqua (centredaily.com)
• Rep. Flick, Mamoth Join Hands to Host E-Recycling Event (recyclingmonster.com)

Bloomsburg

• Bloomsburg fairgoer creates bingo shirt adventure (wnep.com)
• Bloomsburg to take on Lackawanna (fox56.com)
• A Day At The Bloomsburg Fair 2026: Agriculture and Horticulture (wnep.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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