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Carlisle, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Carlisle! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a championship player plans to reshape Dickinson softball in Carlisle.
  • Why state health leaders chose Carlisle to launch a new flu-shot push
  • How a Carlisle law professor is shaping global healthy-aging policy

Also on today's calendar: Breakfast Mixer - Phoenix Physical Therapy and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the pilot so easily distracted ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Turning cloudy and cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Sunny, windy and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Welcome to Carlisle! Wiley Joins Dickinson Softball Coaching Staff (dickinsonathletics.com) — Dickinson College softball in Carlisle is adding former Messiah University standout Rebekah Wiley to its coaching staff, bringing fresh Division III playing experience and championship credentials. Wiley will help develop Red Devils athletes while continuing her work training young players in the Harrisburg area.
   

2. Photos: College/University Flu Challenge (cumberlink.com) — Dickinson College in Carlisle hosted Pennsylvania’s health secretary to kick off the state’s first College/University Flu Challenge, urging students and staff to get vaccinated. Local campus leaders and health staff rolled up their sleeves on site, underscoring an easy opportunity for Carlisle-area students to protect themselves and their community as flu season ramps up.
   

3. Professor Katherine C. Pearson presenting at 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, Equity and Rights - Penn State Dickinson Law (psu.edu) — A Penn State Dickinson Law professor based in Carlisle is set to present at the 40th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, highlighting innovative home-support programs for older adults. Her work connects international research in Northern Ireland and Denmark with her teaching and scholarship rooted at the Carlisle campus, showcasing local academic expertise on global aging and health issues.
   

4. This must be the place: ‘Crossed the deserts bare, I've breathed the mountain air, of travel I've had my share' - (smokymountainnews.com) — A traveling journalist wakes up in a Carlisle hotel, reflecting on life on the road and the familiar highway sprawl around Interstate 81. From that brief stay, he launches into a wider meditation on constant travel, community, national tensions, and why he still believes in local journalism and everyday optimism.
   

5. Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 1976 celebrates 50th reunion - Penn State Dickinson Law (psu.edu) — Penn State Dickinson Law alumni from the Class of 1976 returned to Carlisle to celebrate their 50th reunion, sharing stories that resonated with today’s students. Current law students describe meaningful connections with trailblazing women graduates, seeing their own futures reflected in the visiting attorneys and the enduring spirit of the Carlisle-based law school community.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • After a couple of hours of drying a load of sheets in my busy day, I finally thought, “why is my dryer still running.
    ” It’s running but no heat. It’s not clogged up, the breaker is on, the outside vent looks clean so now I’m looking for insight on the problem. … (Nextdoor Carlisle West Side)
  • Land O'Lakes, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Supervisor in Carlisle. Apply here.
  • CROSSMARK posted a job opening for IMMEDIATE HIRE -- Retail Merchandising in Carlisle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carlisle here.

Ok Carlisle! 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: "Why was the pilot so easily distracted ?" — She had her head in the clouds . (Thank you GARY M. for sending it in!)
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