🌱 October Afternoon Tea and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• October Afternoon Tea at The Maid's Quarters Bed, Breakfast & Tearoom

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 82, low: 51.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Carbon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• October Afternoon Tea →
  The Maid's Quarters Bed, Breakfast & Tearoom, 402 S Centre St, Pottsville
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• College Fair
  Pottsville Area High School Pottsville, PA 17901
  8:00 am
• Tamaqua at Pottsville →
  16th St, Pottsville
  7:00 pm
• Pottsville Area FB B V Home Tamaqua Area Sr High School →
  Pottsville PA
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Happy Hour Yoga & Kirtan with Scott Moss →
  YOGA-B-YOGA, 1120 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg
  6:00 pm
• Happiest Hour Yoga & Kirtan with Scott Moss →
  YOGA B YOGA, 1120 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Wildlife Capture and Transport Training Weekend →
  Red Creek Wildlife Center, 300 Moonhill Drive, Schuylkill Haven
  1:00 am
• Open Arcade →
  Pottsville PA
  9:00 am
• Mini Bike Races →
  Orwigsburg PA
  9:00 am
• Pottsville Area SOC B V Home Schuylkill Haven →
  Pottsville PA
  2:00 pm
• Pottsville Area SOC B JV Home Schuylkill Haven →
  Pottsville PA
  3:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Antonio Andrade →
  Dorko's Cafe, 300 W 4th St, Mt Carmel
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLC posted a job opening for Janitor in Pottsville. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Pottsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Carbon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pottsville

• Schuylkill League Scoreboard: Results from Sept. 29 (republicanherald.com)
• Meuser, Wallace differ over debate plans in Pa.'s 9th Congressional District (fox56.com)
• Schuylkill County Woman Charged With Drug Trafficking Following East Norwegian Street Search (skooknews.com)

Orwigsburg

• September 29, 2026: Days Gone By (republicanherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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