🌱 Springdale Girls JV Volleyball @ Apollo Ridge and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• VandNERDgrift United Book Club at Vandergrift Public Library
• Homecoming Dance at KAHS
• Springdale Girls JV Volleyball @ Apollo Ridge

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Beautiful with some sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
• Monday: Decreasing clouds and breezy, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.

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📸 Around East Vandergrift

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Vandergrift

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8

• VandNERDgrift United Book Club →
  Vandergrift Public Library, 128 Washington Ave C, Vandergrift
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3

• Homecoming Dance
  KAHS
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Springdale Girls JV Volleyball @ Apollo Ridge →
  Apollo-Ridge Elementary School, 1831 PA-56, Spring Church
  5:30 pm

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📣 East Vandergrift Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Mason Dixon Music Festival →
  Mason Dixon Fairgrounds
  12:00 pm
• Teen Art Club →
  Vandergrift Public Library, 128 Washington Ave C, Vandergrift
  12:00 pm
• Homecoming Dance
  KAHS
  6:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Writer’s Group →
  Vandergrift Public Library, 128 Washington Ave C, Vandergrift
  5:30 pm
• GCCHS Girls Varsity Soccer @ Apollo Ridge →
  Apollo-Ridge Elementary School, 1831 PA-56, Spring Church
  7:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Family Paint Night →
  Vandergrift Public Library, 128 Washington Ave C, Vandergrift
  5:30 pm
• Greensburg Salem at Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 200 Poplar St, Vandergrift
  7:00 pm
• Connellsville Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  7:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• WPIAL AAA Section IV Championship →
  Apollo PA

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Leechburg. Apply here.
• Teledyne posted a job opening for Quality Inspector (3rd Shift) in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Vandergrift here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Apollo

• Tar kettle catches fire on roof of Apollo-Ridge Middle/High School (triblive.com)

Lower Burrell

• 404 Country View Dr, Lower Burrell, PA 15068 (redfin.com)
• Grace Community Presbyterian Church (triblive.com)

New Kensington

• DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Operating Natural Gas Boilers, Backup Generators At TECfusions Keystone LLC New Kensington Data Center In Westmoreland County (blogspot.com)
• Fall festival returns to New Kensington with costumes (triblive.com)
• The Stroller, Oct. 2, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley (triblive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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