🌱 Elizabethtown students stitch comfort for shelter animals
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Elizabethtown! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Elizabethtown students stitch comfort for shelter animals
- Elizabethtown field hockey's season ends in state tournament opener
- A new arrival for an Elizabethtown family
Also on today's calendar: Skyla Burrell at Ridge Run Tavern and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 53, low: 41.
- Friday: A shower; windy, cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Club Review: Nifty Needlework (etownian.com) — Elizabethtown College students are turning their knitting, crocheting and sewing into comfort for shelter animals. Nifty Needlework members are making blankets through Comfort for Critters this semester, while the club welcomes beginners and experienced crafters to learn from one another and build friendships. 
• PIAA CLASS 2A FIELD HOCKEY: Crestwood cruises into second round (citizensvoice.com) — Elizabethtown's field hockey season ended Tuesday with a 3-0 loss at Crestwood in the opening round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament. After a scoreless first quarter, Crestwood scored twice before halftime and held Elizabethtown to one shot on goal. Elizabethtown finished the season 17-7-1.
• Lancaster County Births: November 9, 2026 (lancasteronline.com) — Erick J. Wise and Thalia (Camacho) of Elizabethtown welcomed a son at Women & Babies Hospital on Nov. 3. Their announcement appears among Lancaster County births listing families from Lancaster, Mount Joy, New Holland and other nearby communities.
📸 Around Elizabethtown
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Learn About Volunteering at ECHOS →
ECHOS, 105 East Washington Street, Elizabethtown
9:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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EAHS Fall Play
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EAHS Fall Play
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Regular School Board Meeting
District Office (DAC)
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EAHS Orchestra Pops Concert
EAHS Auditorium
7:00 pm -
HS Fall Play
Lower Dauphin High School
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Skyla Burrell at Ridge Run Tavern →
Ridge Run Tavern, Elizabethtown
7:00 pm -
Central Caring and Sharing “Let’s Dove Into Bingo” →
Masonic Village Brossman Ballroom, One Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown
10:30 am
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Thursday November 19
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Board of Assessment Appeals →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
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Learn More, Earn More! 2026 Kleen-Rite Car Wash Expo & Seminars - DAY 2 →
Kleen-Rite Corp., 129 South 9th Street, Columbia
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Veteran's Day Program
Donegal High School, 1025 Koser Rd, Mount Joy
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study →
Otterbein Church, 131 Center Street, Mt. Wolf
10:00 am
Wednesday November 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Team Member in Elizabethtown. Apply here.
- Harrington Hoists posted a job opening for Manual Hoist Assembler in Elizabethtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elizabethtown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Joy
- Women's Bowling Placed Third at Duquesne Invitational (hurstathletics.com)
Columbia
- Overnight paving on Route 30, other roads to restrict traffic, cause delays in Lancaster County (wgal.com)
- White mold, grill crud, and other Lancaster County restaurant inspections for Nov. 2-8 (newsbreak.com)
Manheim
- 1251 Newport Rd, # 1251, Manheim, PA 17545 (zillow.com)
- Here are 10 things to know about L-L League football with 15 teams still standing in District 3 brackets (lancasteronline.com)
- Cooking school opens at central Pa. shopping center (pennlive.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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