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🌱 Cat in the Hat Learning Series and 11 more events
You won't want to miss HG Book Fair on the Paxtang Patch calendar
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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cat in the Hat Learning Series →
Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
10:00 am - HG Book Fair
Highland Elementary School New Cumberland, PA 17070
4:00 pm - Swatara Exchange Site Tour/ Happy Hour →
St. John Properties, 460 Mall Road, Suite B, Harrisburg
4:00 pm - HG PTO Fall Fest
Highland Elementary School New Cumberland, PA 17070
5:00 pm - Food Truck and Restaurant Rally →
Market Square, 221-235 Market Street, New Cumberland
5:00 pm - Food Truck & Restaurant Rally →
Market Square, 221-235 Market Street, New Cumberland
5:00 pm - BLS CPR Training Harrisburg →
Harrisburg PA
6:00 pm - Community Development/Parks & Rec Committee Meeting
Lemoyne Borough, 510 Herman Ave, Lemoyne
6:00 pm - Practical Magic Candle Making Night →
Rooted Boutique Events, 418 Bridge Street, New Cumberland
6:30 pm - Over the Edge 2026 →
Market Square Plaza, 17 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg - Over the Edge →
MarketSquarePlaza, 17 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg
9:00 am - VV Acoustic Duo at Copper Pub Harrisburg →
Copper Pub and Grille, Harrisburg
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Harrisburg
- Anti-human trafficking caucus shares first statewide survey results, highlights areas in need of improvement (fox43.com)
- Man Goes To Car Dealership. Then He Falls Victim To The Little-Known 'Technician Trap' (motor1.com)
- WATCH LIVE: Shapiro, Garrity to engage in Pa. governor's debate (lancasteronline.com)
Middletown
- Abandoned Middletown pool will now become a community park thanks to state funding (abc27.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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