🌱 How a $68 million project could transform Blossburg’s orange river.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $68 million project could transform Blossburg’s orange river.

Also on today's calendar: Troy Boys Varsity Soccer @ Liberty and 2 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 57, low: 50.
• Monday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Once a Bucolic Pennsylvania River, the Tioga Is Now All but Dead (capitalandmain.com) — Blossburg residents are at the center of a major, long-awaited cleanup of the Tioga River, which has been badly polluted by acid mine drainage for generations. Local leaders and volunteers helped secure a $68 million federal grant for a treatment system expected online by 2029, aiming to restore trout, boost outdoor recreation, and support a stronger local economy.
   

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📸 Around Blossburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blossburg

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9

• Athens Boys Varsity Soccer @ Liberty →
  North Penn - Liberty High School, 8675 State Rte 414, Liberty
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11

• Blossburg Fall Festival →
  Blossburg PA
  12:00 pm
• 2026 Blossburg V.I.B.E. Fall Festival Vendor Registration →
  Riverside Plaza, Blossburg
  12:00 pm

Thursday October 15

• Troy Boys Varsity Soccer @ Liberty →
  North Penn - Liberty High School, 8675 State Rte 414, Liberty
  4:00 pm

Thursday October 22

• Bradford Tioga Head Start →
  Bradford Tioga Head Start Blossburg, 241 Main Street, Blossburg
  9:15 am

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📣 Blossburg Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• An Afternoon of Traditional Music with Roderick Nevin →
  History Center on Main Street, 83 N Main St, Mansfield
  2:00 pm
• The Rembrandt →
  Deane Center Warehouse Gallery, 3 Central Avenue, Wellsboro
  2:30 pm
• Red →
  Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main Street, Wellsboro
  7:30 pm

Monday October 5

• South Williamsport at Canton →
  139 E Main St, Canton
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Bradford Tioga Head Start →
  Canton Head Start, 125 Sullivan Street, Canton
  9:00 am
• Beyond the Broadcast: Meet WVIA Public Media →
  Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, 134 Main Street, Wellsboro
  2:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Pokemon Club →
  Pop’s Culture Shoppe, 25 Main Street, Wellsboro
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Keystone Clearwater Solutions posted a job opening for Truck Dispatcher in Mansfield. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blossburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mansfield

• Mansfield Cross Country teams compete in Lock Haven (tiogapublishing.com)
• Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) Shares Up 0.7% - Time to Buy? (marketbeat.com)

Wellsboro

• Wellsboro rolls with straight-set wins (tiogapublishing.com)

Tioga

• Wellsboro celebrates Trail of Year designation (tiogapublishing.com)
• Concern cuts ribbon on new central office (tiogapublishing.com)
• Community leaders gather to talk economic development (tiogapublishing.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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