🌱 Patch AM: How a Cranberry Township teen turned pool fears into national medals

Morning Cranberry! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Cranberry Township teen turned pool fears into national medals

Also on today's calendar: Flourishing Future Retirement Education Seminar and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Seneca Valley's Katie Bookwalter once hated the pool. Now she's racing in junior national meets (butlereagle.com) — A Seneca Valley senior from Cranberry Township has gone from dreading swim lessons to placing at the 2026 Speedo Junior National Championships and qualifying for next year's USA Nationals. Katie Bookwalter now trains with Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics, juggles a top-ranked AP course load, and is eyeing college swimming and a future shot at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
   

📸 Around Cranberry

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cranberry

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Flourishing Future Retirement Education Seminar →
  100 Brugh Ave, Butler
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Strength, Mobility, and Balance - 16136 →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  6:15 pm
Thursday September 3
• Zumba - Thursday's - 16140 →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Meeting →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Cranberry Town Square Market: Autumnfest →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  3:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Group Weight Training - 16146 →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  8:45 am
• Audio Guided Vinyasa Yoga - 16106 →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Yoga Flow/Pilates - 16148 →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  8:30 am
• Planning Advisory Commission Meeting (Optional) →
  Cranberry Township Calendar
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• BVIU-NEW TEACHER IEP WORKSHOP →
  Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit, 147 Poplar Ave, Monaca
  9:00 am
• 5th Grade Curriculum Night - Dutch Ridge @ 6-00pm
  Dutch Ridge El Sch Dutch Ridge
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• 4th & 6th Grade Curriculum Night - Dutch Ridge @ 6-00pm
  Dutch Ridge El Sch Dutch Ridge
  6:00 pm
• Knitting Club @ Beaver →
  Beaver Area Memorial Library, 100 College Ave, Beaver
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Afternoon Cleaner in Cranberry. Apply here.
• Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Cranberry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cranberry here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beaver

• CCBC Foundation Welcomes Four New Board Members (beavercountyradio.com)
• Independence Conservancy To Hold Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties (blogspot.com)
• AAA: Gas Prices Take a Dip in Pennsylvania (beavercountyradio.com)

New Brighton

• Sewickley has a new borough engineer (triblive.com)

Ok Cranberry! 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: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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