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🌱 Who was Shikellamy, the diplomat behind a familiar local name?

Northumberland, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • Who was Shikellamy, the diplomat behind a familiar local name?

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

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  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain and drizzle, temps: high: 54, low: 38.
  • Friday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 43 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chief Shikellamy, a low-key but powerful leader (newsitem.com) — Northumberland historian John Moore explains the diplomat behind the familiar Shikellamy name: an Iroquois-appointed leader who worked to preserve peace between Native peoples and European settlers. Shikellamy eventually lived in the settlement called Shamokin, which spanned parts of present-day Northumberland, Packers Island and Sunbury.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • YOUR BUSINESS DESERVES MORE THAN ANOTHER ITEM ON YOUR TO-DO LIST!
    Robin Deeter | The Backoffice Broad Running a small business means wearing a dozen different hats. But you don't have to wear every single one! I… (Nextdoor Northumberland)
  • YOUR BUSINESS DESERVES MORE THAN ANOTHER ITEM ON YOUR TO-DO LIST!
    Robin Deeter | The Backoffice Broad Running a small business means wearing a dozen different hats. But you don't have to wear every single one! I… (Nextdoor Northumberland)
  • Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Sunbury. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Sunbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northumberland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sunbury

  • Sunbury police warn residents of possible citywide card scam leading to more than $20,000 stolen (dailyitem.com)
  • Fresh Roasted Coffee purchases Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co. (dailyitem.com)
  • The VA and beyond: How veterans are treated in America (dailyitem.com)

Lewisburg

  • Lewisburg boys eye another state title run (dailyitem.com)
  • Bucknell launches $1B multiyear fundraising campaign; largest in its history (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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