🌱 Remembering Matthew “Tater” Bookheimer, 28, of Hustontown
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Shade Gap! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Remembering Matthew “Tater” Bookheimer, 28, of Hustontown
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with rain and drizzle, temps: high: 56, low: 38.
- Friday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 45 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Matthew 'Tater' Bookheimer 1998-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com) — Matthew “Tater” Bookheimer, 28, of Hustontown, died November 9 in Hershey, leaving family including his mother, Dedra Shore, of Shade Gap. A Forbes Road High School graduate who loved dirt track racing, he will be remembered at a November 14 funeral at 11 a.m. at Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home in McConnellsburg, with visitation beginning two hours earlier. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Closed for Veterans Day
Fulton County Library, 227 North First Street, McConnellsburg
9:00 am -
Shippensburg Community Chess Club →
Coy Public Library of Shippensburg
5:30 pm -
Wednesday Night Fun Run - Appalachian Running Company
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 290 East Pomfret Street, Carlisle
6:00 pm -
Community Classroom - Holiday Scams & Fraud Prevention →
Millcreek Township, PA Calendar
9:30 am -
Breast Cancer Support Group Meetings
Hennessey House, 243 North 7th Street, Chambersburg
11:00 am -
Second Thursday at Library Square
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 73 W King Street, Shippensburg
4:30 pm -
Makers at the Library →
Coy Public Library of Shippensburg
6:00 pm -
Fat Quarter Friday at Old Spool Fabrics and Yarn
Old Spool Fabrics and Yard, 153 W Orange St., Shippensburg
10:30 am -
America Recycles Day →
Millcreek Township, PA Calendar -
Community Blood Bank →
Millcreek Township, PA Calendar -
Advanced Stained Glass Class
Fulton County Library, 227 N 1st St, Mcconnellsburg
1:00 pm -
The Thrift Shop and Rummage Sale at Katie’s Place
Katie's Place, 130 S. Penn Street, Shippensburg
4:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Sunday November 15
Monday November 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- NOV, Inc. National Oilwell Varco posted a job opening for Field Service Technician in Mount Union. Apply here.
- Mount Union Area School District; Kistler Elementary School posted a job opening for Full-Time Groundskeeper in Mount Union. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shade Gap here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chambersburg
- 09 November 2026 Borough Council Meeting Chambersburg (tristatealert.com)
- Chambersburg Walmart among 8 PA stores investigated in $7.8 million child labor settlement (localnews1.org)
- Frederick D. Sentz, Jr. 1951-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com)
Huntingdon
- Superior Huntingdon Composites Invests $4.4 Million in Huntingdon Expansion (compositesworld.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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