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🌱 Need Thanksgiving groceries? Mercersburg reservation deadlines are approaching

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Mercersburg! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Need Thanksgiving groceries? Mercersburg reservation deadlines are approaching
  • Remembering Irv Naylor, the ski pioneer who bought Whitetail

Also on today's calendar: Youth Book Club | Fendrick Library, Mercersburg.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with occasional rain, temps: high: 55, low: 40.
  • Friday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 47 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where to get a free Thanksgiving meal in Franklin County in 2026 (publicopiniononline.com) — Mercersburg residents can reserve free Thanksgiving groceries, but one deadline is tomorrow. Kasiesville Bible Church has 200 meal bags for pickup November 19, with reservations due November 12 at 717-328-5374 or kasiesvillebible@gmail.com. My Neighbor’s Bounty distributes dinner boxes November 20, with registration required by the end of this week at 717-816-6080.
   

• Irv Naylor, Founder of Snow Time and a Pioneer of Mid-Atlantic Skiing, Dies at 91 (dcski.com) — Irv Naylor, whose Snow Time company bought Whitetail Resort near Mercersburg when financial troubles threatened its future, died October 20 at 91. The 1999 purchase brought Whitetail, Roundtop and Liberty under common ownership, part of a regional ski business Naylor built over more than five decades.
   

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  • SBM Management posted a job opening for Floor Tech in Greencastle. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for team member in Chambersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercersburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greencastle

  • Landis 'Lanny' Brent Stains 1969-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com)
  • Three Franklin County Athletes Earn Mid Penn Player of the Year Honors (fcfreepresspa.com)
  • Franklin County commissioners met today where they discussed hunger and homelessness (tristatealert.com)

Chambersburg

Ok Mercersburg! 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: "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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