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🌱 Gettysburg student firefighter earns statewide township officials scholarship

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Gettysburg student firefighter earns statewide township officials scholarship
  • How did Gettysburg’s 10th-ranked Bullets close out F&M’s season?

Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 60 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Monday: Sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 45.
  • Tuesday: A few afternoon showers, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gettysburg senior receives scholarship from Pennsylvania township officials (abc27.com) — A Gettysburg Area High School senior, Landon Blocher, has been awarded a $1,500 Local Government Achievement scholarship from the Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors. Blocher, also a junior firefighter with the Gettysburg Fire Department, was honored at the statewide PSATS conference in Hershey for his community involvement and plans to study at Elizabethtown College after graduation.
   

• Men's Lacrosse Concludes Season at No. 10 Gettysburg (godiplomats.com) — Gettysburg, Pa., hosted a high-scoring Centennial Conference men’s lacrosse matchup as 10th-ranked Gettysburg College defeated Franklin & Marshall 18–11 to end the Diplomats’ 2026 season. The Bullets pulled away in the middle quarters despite strong efforts from F&M’s top scorers and goalie. Local fans saw Gettysburg’s deep offense with 12 different players scoring at home.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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