🌱 How Pen Argyl’s girls ran their way to district gold

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• How Pen Argyl’s girls ran their way to district gold

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower in spots, temps: high: 63, low: 46.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• District 11 girls track and field: Salisbury's Yakaitis, Northern Lehigh's Heil bounce back to win gold medals (mcall.com) — Pen Argyl’s girls 4×800 relay squad and pole vaulter Sadie Davis brought home District 11 gold, helping the Green Knights finish second in the 2A team standings. Local distance standout Madison Dietz also grabbed silver in the 3,200 and anchored the winning relay, as several Lehigh Valley athletes punched their tickets to next week’s PIAA state championships.
   

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📸 Around Pen Argyl

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pen Argyl

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• THE NAKED GUN (1988) in 35mm →
  The Gap Theatre, 47 S Broadway, Wind Gap
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• PAAHS Class of 2026 Awards
  Pen Argyl Area HS PAAHS Auditorium
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• PAAMA Annual Music Awards Banquet
  Pen Argyl Area HS Wind Gap Vol Fire Co Social Hall, 111 N Broadway, Wind Gap, PA
  4:30 pm

Monday May 18

• PAAHS Athletic Awards Ceremony
  Pen Argyl Area HS Alumni Stadium
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• BAMS Field Day
  Middle School
  7:00 am
• Joey lannigan →
  Maggie's Tavern Inc, E Terrace Dr, Saylorsburg
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• BAMS Spring Chorus Concert
  Bangor Area SD Middle School
  7:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Field Day Rain Date
  Bangor Area SD DeFranco Elementary
• Five Points Field Day
  Bangor Area SD Five Points Elementary
• Murder at the Comedy Club (Friday) 05152026 →
  Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery, 239 Blue Ridge Rd, Saylorsburg
  6:00 pm
• Slater Chorale Broadway Night
  Bangor Area SD BAHS Performing Arts Theater
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• BAMS Band - Music in the Parks
  Bangor Area SD Hershey Park

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager - Arby's Windgap in Wind Gap. Apply here.
• Adecco US, Inc. posted a job opening for Label & Packaging Technician in Nazareth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pen Argyl here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wind Gap

• Lehigh Valley food safety report: moths, roaches, rodent droppings; antifreeze on prep table; no hot water, soap, towels (mcall.com)

Nazareth

• Man arrested on assault charges in Nazareth (newportdispatch.com)
• Stroudsburg softball makes another statement by shutting out No. 1 Emmaus in EPC semifinals (lehighvalleylive.com)
• From Johnny Cash to Kurt Cobain: Martin guitar history comes alive at Morris Museum (morristowngreen.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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