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🌱 How Carlisle Barracks is helping return Native children to their homelands
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In today's newsletter:
- How Carlisle Barracks is helping return Native children to their homelands
- See where Carlisle golfers rank in Mid-Penn scoring so far
- Why Pentagon political influencers quietly visited Carlisle's Army War College
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A stray t-storm; very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 73.
- Thursday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Office of Army Cemeteries conducts annual Carlisle Barracks Disinterment Program (fox43.com) — An ongoing Army program at Carlisle Barracks is working to return the remains of Native American and Alaska Native children who died while attending the Carlisle Indian Industrial School to their families and tribes. Officials in Carlisle say they've already returned 58 children and are continuing this ninth year of disinterments as part of a national effort to bring them home. 
• Mid-Penn Conference golf scoring leaders through Aug. 30 (pennlive.com) — Carlisle High golfers Mason Gardner and Sunderlyn Griffie are among the Mid-Penn Conference scoring leaders at the midpoint of the 2026 season, highlighting strong local play. The roundup lists boys' and girls' scoring averages across the league, giving Carlisle fans a clear look at how their athletes stack up against regional rivals.
• Pentagon hires conservative veterans in secretive roles (americanbazaaronline.com) — Carlisle briefly enters the national spotlight as three conservative veterans working in little-publicized Pentagon roles visit the Army War College here for a task force on military education and "woke" ideology. The broader report examines how these social‑media influencers were hired, what they're doing inside the Defense Department, and why transparency and partisanship concerns are growing.
📸 Around Carlisle
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carlisle
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- Committee Meeting
Bellaire El Sch Fowler LGI
7:00 pm - No School - Labor Day
Mooreland El Sch Carlisle, PA 17013
Thursday September 3
Monday September 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- BSHS Back to School Night (1st Semester)
South Middleton SD BSHS
5:30 pm - Boiling Springs Boys JV Soccer @ Carlisle →
Carlisle High School, 623 W Penn St, Carlisle
5:30 pm - Boiling Springs Boys Varsity Soccer @ Carlisle →
Carlisle High School, 623 W Penn St, Carlisle
7:00 pm - YBMS Back to School Night
South Middleton SD YBMS
5:30 pm - Committee Meeting
Bellaire El Sch Fowler LGI
7:00 pm - Northern York Boys Varsity Soccer @ Boiling Springs →
Boiling Springs High School, 21 Academy St, Boiling Springs
7:00 pm - Big Spring Varsity Football @ Boiling Springs →
Boiling Springs High School, 21 Academy St, Boiling Springs
7:00 pm - PA: Mustang Round Up and Ford Show →
Carlisle Events, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd, Carlisle
9:00 am - No School - Labor Day
Mooreland El Sch Carlisle, PA 17013 - BSHS Fall Picture Day
South Middleton SD BSHS
7:30 am
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Wednesday September 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ABM Industries posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Carlisle. Apply here.
- Wendy's - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Crew Member in Carlisle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carlisle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mechanicsburg
- Accused members of PSU cocaine trafficking ring will be tried together (wgal.com)
- Pennsylvania Tea Festival (naturalcentralpa.com)
- Sandra 'Sandy' L. Johnson 1954-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com)
Newville
- PFMA Awards $52,500 in Scholarships to 21 Students (foodtradenews.com)
- Mosquito spraying set in Cumberland County as West Nile virus spreads (pennlive.com)
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