🌱 Patch AM: How a last-second kick stunned Emmaus and shook playoff hopes.

Hello Emmaus! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a last-second kick stunned Emmaus and shook playoff hopes.

Also on today's calendar: Barktoberfest Pet Fair and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain, temps: high: 60, low: 58.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lehigh Valley high school football roundup: Whitehall wins in dramatic fashion, Northampton ends 18-year drought (mcall.com) — Emmaus High's football team suffered a heartbreaking 28-27 loss to Whitehall, putting the Hornets' postseason hopes in serious jeopardy as they fall to 2-5. The game featured multiple lead changes, a controversial late touchdown call, and a decisive extra point in the final seconds. Other Lehigh Valley powers, including Northampton, Nazareth, and Notre Dame-Green Pond, also scored key wins.
   

📸 Around Emmaus

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Emmaus

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Barktoberfest Pet Fair →
  Macungie Memorial Park, 50 Poplar St, Macungie
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Zach Mama (aka Monica) in Emmaus, PA - Live Stand-Up →
  Emmaus Theatre, 19 S Fourth St, Emmaus
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Emmaus Farmers' Market →
  Triangle Park, 399 Main Street, Emmaus
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• Public Works Committee Meeting →
  28 S 4th Street, Emmaus
  4:45 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Picture Day (Make-up)
  Emmaus High School, 500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus
  7:00 am
• Public Safety Committee Meeting →
  28 S 4th Street, Emmaus
  9:00 am
• Historical Commission Meeting →
  Emmaus, Emmaus
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• EMMAUS HOME, ANTIQUES, PRIMITIVES, FURNITURE →
  559 Elm Street, Emmaus
  9:30 am
• Budget Worshop →
  Borough Hall, 28 S. 4th Street, Emmaus
  4:00 pm
• Budget Workshop →
  Borough Hall, 28 S. 4th Street, Emmaus
  4:00 pm
• Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting →
  28 S 4th Street, Emmaus
  4:45 pm
• Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting →
  28 S 4th Street, Emmaus
  4:45 pm
Saturday October 17
• The Curated Thrift Experience- NYC →
  Broad Street, Emmaus

📣 Emmaus Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cintas posted a job opening for Production Associate - Mat Roller - 2nd Shift in Emmaus. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II-1 in Allentown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Emmaus here.

🗞 Nearby News

Macungie

• Your guide to Lehigh Valley Halloween parades (mcall.com)
• A first-of-its-kind look behind the scenes at how Lehigh County opens, processed and counts mail-in ballots (mcall.com)
• 21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post (dailyvoice.com)

Allentown

• Lehigh Valley Humane Society names its first African American CEO (lehighvalleylive.com)

Northampton

• Public Invited To Fire Prevention Open House In Richboro (patch.com)

Ok Emmaus! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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