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🌱 Shikellamy advances high school study amid questions about the vote

Sunbury, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Sunbury! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Shikellamy advances high school study amid questions about the vote
  • Sunbury veteran credits VA care with keeping him alive
  • Line Mountain's first state playoff trip brings a win in Sunbury

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain and drizzle, temps: high: 54, low: 38.
  • Friday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 43 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Shikellamy school board pushes vote on feasibility study through despite objections (dailyitem.com) — Shikellamy school directors moved toward choosing a firm for a high school feasibility study Tuesday despite objections that the vote wasn't advertised or added to the agenda. Some directors sought a district-wide review instead, while the board president outlined a Dec. 1 selection meeting and Dec. 3 vote.
   

2. The VA and beyond: How veterans are treated in America (dailyitem.com) — Sunbury Vietnam veteran William Shrawder credits VA care with keeping him alive after years of heart, lung and eye problems. His experience reflects the trust many veterans describe, even as others interviewed point to slow disability claims, gaps in mental health support and concerns about proposed benefit changes.
   

3. Girls Soccer: Line Mountain makes PIAA debut with decisive win over Fairfield (dailyitem.com) — Line Mountain made its first state playoff appearance count Tuesday at Sunbury's Shikellamy Stadium, beating Fairfield 5-1 to reach the girls soccer quarterfinals. Jenna Foulds scored twice as the Eagles extended their season and earned a Saturday matchup with Mount Calvary Christian, with the site and time still unannounced.
   

4. Chief Shikellamy, a low-key but powerful leader (newsitem.com) — Shikellamy's name is familiar around Sunbury, but his role as a diplomat goes well beyond the school district and state park named for him. Local historian John Moore describes how the 18th-century leader, based in historic Shamokin, helped manage relations among Native nations and Pennsylvania's colonial officials.
   

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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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