🌱 Were you or your pets near this rabid cat in Deer Lake?

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• Were you or your pets near this rabid cat in Deer Lake?

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rescue Reports Rabies Case in Schuylkill County Cat That Bit Two People, Scratched a Third (skooknews.com) — Residents in Deer Lake are being urged to watch for possible rabies exposure after a stray gray-and-white male cat found in town tested positive and reportedly bit two people and scratched another. Health officials advise anyone who may have contacted the cat to wash wounds immediately, seek urgent medical care, and ensure pets' rabies vaccinations are up to date.
   

📸 Around Deer Lake

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• College Fair
  Pottsville Area High School Pottsville, PA 17901
  8:00 am
• Tamaqua at Pottsville →
  16th St, Pottsville
  7:00 pm
• General Club Meeting →
  Outten Chrysler, 16614 Pottsville Pike, Hamburg
  7:00 pm
• Pottsville Area FB B V Home Tamaqua Area Sr High School →
  Pottsville PA
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Mike Lorenz (solo guitar) at Cellar Beast Winehouse →
  Cellar Beast Winehouse - Andreas, 139 Ash Cir, Andreas
  5:00 pm
• Happiest Hour Yoga & Kirtan with Scott Moss →
  YOGA B YOGA, 1120 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg
  6:00 pm
• Happy Hour Yoga & Kirtan with Scott Moss →
  YOGA-B-YOGA, 1120 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• NRL22X Appalachian Armageddon →
  Hamburg Rifle & Pistol Club, 149 Forge Dam Rd, Hamburg
• Wildlife Capture and Transport Training Weekend →
  Red Creek Wildlife Center, 300 Moonhill Drive, Schuylkill Haven
  1:00 am
• FLEA MARKET SOUP & FOOD SALE →
  St. Michael's Church, 529 St. Michael's Road, Hamburg
  7:00 am
• Mini Bike Races →
  Orwigsburg PA
  9:00 am
• FARMALL TRACTOR, HIT & MISS ENGINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT →
  515 Strawberry St, Tuscarora
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Orwigsburg

• September 29, 2026: Days Gone By (republicanherald.com)
• Calendar: Sept. 29 2026 (republicanherald.com)
• South Schuylkill News Around the Area, October 1 (readingeagle.com)

Schuylkill Haven

• Groundbreaking ceremony held for Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse in North Manheim (republicanherald.com)
• Schuylkill League Scoreboard: Results from Sept. 29 (republicanherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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