🌱 Why Field of Screams puts Mountville on Pennsylvania’s spooky-season map
Mountville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Mountville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Field of Screams puts Mountville on Pennsylvania’s spooky-season map
- Route 30 crash snarls traffic between Mountville and Centerville exits
Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 57.
- Monday: Breezy with decreasing clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Pennsylvania Haunted Attractions Worth Building An October Road Trip Around (takingthekids.com) — One of Pennsylvania’s top haunted attractions is right in Mountville at Field of Screams on College Avenue, featuring a haunted hayride, horror barn, asylum, and outdoor trail. The statewide roundup also spotlights other major Halloween haunts, but Mountville’s park stands out with carnival-style entertainment and dozens of food options that can easily fill a whole October evening. 
• Lancaster County, Pa. crash blocks multiple lanes of Route 30 (wgal.com) — A crash on Route 30 eastbound in East Hempfield Township has blocked both lanes between the Mountville and Centerville Road exits, creating heavy backups for Mountville-area commuters. Traffic is only creeping by on the right shoulder, and officials are urging drivers to use caution and expect significant delays while crews work at the scene.
📸 Around Mountville
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
9:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
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Oration Winners Filming →
120 College Avenue, Mountville
8:00 am -
Grandparents and Special Guests Day →
120 College Avenue, Mountville -
Upper School Bring A Friend Day →
120 College Avenue, Mountville -
PSAT Testing (11th grade plus some 10th graders) →
120 College Avenue, Mountville
8:00 am -
Networking Mixer at K Marketing Co. →
K Marketing Co. Office, 113 Oakridge Drive, Mountville
5:30 pm -
Fall Open House →
120 College Avenue, Mountville
4:00 pm -
Women’s Giving Circle Annual Meeting →
120 College Avenue, Mountville
8:30 am -
9th Grade Field Study: Boston/Plymouth →
120 College Avenue, Mountville -
Last Day of Quarter 1 →
120 College Avenue, Mountville -
Upper School Flex Friday →
120 College Avenue, Mountville
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Friday October 23
Friday October 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Columbia Market House →
Discover Columbia, Columbia
7:00 am -
River Town Retro Fest at Columbia Market House →
Columbia Historic Market House, 15 S Third St, Columbia
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in COLUMBIA PA S04316 in Columbia. Apply here.
- TPS posted a job opening for Painter/Powder Coater/Grinder/ Polisher, 2nd Shift in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Columbia
- Friends of the Susquehanna River Art Collection to open gallery in Columbia (witf.org)
- Columbia borough has new lodging destination (cpbj.com)
- Montour Township Police Department (crimewatchpa.com)
Landisville
- H2H, prediction of Belinda Bencic vs Anastasia Zakharova in Beijing with odds, preview, pick (tennistonic.com)
Millersville
- Parts of Millersville University's historic house demolition plan rejected (lancasteronline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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