🌱 What will Camp Hill’s Creekside fire company do with $500,000 in grants?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will Camp Hill's Creekside fire company do with $500,000 in grants?
• When Camp Hill's Halloween parade steps off this October.

Also on today's calendar: Trunk Or Treat and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Central Pa. fire companies, first-responders receive grant funding through FEMA (abc27.com) — Camp Hill's Creekside Volunteer Fire Company is receiving a major $500,000 FEMA grant to acquire a new vehicle, boosting local emergency response capabilities. They're among more than 20 central Pennsylvania fire and EMS organizations sharing $47.7 million in federal funding aimed at improving staffing, training, equipment, and overall disaster readiness across the region.
   

• Where and when to find Halloween parades in central Pa. for 2026 (pennlive.com) — Camp Hill's Halloween parade is set for Oct. 26 at 6 p.m., giving you a clear date and time to plan costumes and candy. The roundup also lists dozens of other central Pennsylvania parades by county, with times and rain dates so families can map out multiple spooky outings all month long.
   

📸 Around Camp Hill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Camp Hill

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Crash and Cross Acoustic: Crash and Cross Return to Sierra Madre Saloon →
  Sierra Madre Saloon, 4035 Market St, Camp Hill
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Breastfeeding Basics Class →
  Auditorium – Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, 503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Southeast Regional Fall Construction Wake-up Call (Camp Hill) | No-Cost to Attend! →
  Boyer & Ritter LLC, 211 House Avenue, Camp Hill
  7:30 am
• Bike/Walk to School Day
  Willow Park
  7:30 am
• Southeast Regional Fall Construction Wake-up Call (Camp Hill) →
  Boyer & Ritter LLC, 211 House Ave #101, Camp Hill
  7:30 am
• Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Hiring Event →
  Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, 503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill
  9:00 am
• High Score Hootenanny at Dave & Busters →
  Dave & Buster's, 3503 Capital City Mall Dr, Camp Hill
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Let's Meet Up October 2026 →
  The Watershed Pub, 2129 Market St, Camp Hill
  12:00 pm
• Skills for Disagreeing Better →
  Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1610 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill
  3:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Unmasked - Neurodivergent/ADHD/Autistic speed dating & friending →
  Nour, 101 Saint Johns Church Road, Camp Hill
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Pink Ribbon Mosaic Class →
  Mosaic Montage, 2205 Market Street, Camp Hill
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Trunk Or Treat →
  Dillsburg American Legion Post 26, 301 US-15, Dillsburg
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• is anyone in need of a part time caregiver?
  took about a year and a half off to focus on my own health and im looking to get back into working again. i really love what i do, and i am in school… (Nextdoor Carlisle Pike)

• Batteries Plus, LLC posted a job opening for Retail Sales Consultant (Tech & Automotive Solutions) in Camp Hill. Apply here.
• CVS posted a job opening for Store Associate in Lemoyne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Camp Hill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Harrisburg

• 1038 Addie Ln, Harrisburg, PA 17112 (redfin.com)
• Diocese of Harrisburg renews focus on encouraging priestly vocations (gettysburgconnection.org)
• 5 Old Milk Bottles That Are Worth More Than The Dairy Made (nerdable.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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