Community Corner
🌱 How Tamaqua Area’s tough loss reshaped this week’s football Top Ten.
Happening soon: Weatherly Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Marian Catholic on the Tamaqua Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Tamaqua Area's tough loss reshaped this week's football Top Ten.
Also on today's calendar: Run for Isaac 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run Walk and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 75, low: 55.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Shikellamy enters Top 10; Shamokin remains in top spot (2822news.com) — Blue Mountain's big 42-7 win over Tamaqua Area keeps the Eagles firmly in the regional top ten, while Shamokin and Southern Columbia hold the top spots. The roundup highlights how Tamaqua's league rivals are performing and what key matchups are coming next, giving local fans context for where Tamaqua stands in this season's football landscape. 
📸 Around Tamaqua
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tamaqua
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★ Featured events ★
- Weatherly Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Marian Catholic →
Marian Catholic High School, 166 Marian Ave, Tamaqua
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Weatherly at Marian Catholic →
Marian Catholic High School, 166 Marian Ave, Tamaqua
7:00 pm - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional at Tamaqua →
Tamaqua High School, 502 Penn St, Tamaqua
6:30 pm - Panther Valley at Tamaqua →
Tamaqua High School, 502 Penn St, Tamaqua
7:00 pm - Run for Isaac 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run Walk →
Tamaqua Area High School, 500 Penn St, Tamaqua
9:00 am - Amateur ham radio license testing for all license levels →
Tamaqua Public Library, 30 S Railroad St, Tamaqua
9:30 am - Amateur ham radio license testing for all license... →
Tamaqua Public Library, 30 S Railroad St, Tamaqua
9:30 am - Crushed Glass & Resin Suncatchers at the Coal Cats Cafe →
Coal Cats Cafe, 209 West Broad Street, Tamaqua
6:00 pm - HOMETOWN REAL ESTATE, VEHICLES, TOOLS & MORE →
18 Ardmore Ave, Tamaqua
9:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Saturday October 24
📣 Tamaqua Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Varsity Volleyball vs. Mahanoy Area (Home)
Panther Valley SD Lansford, PA 18232
7:00 pm - Varsity Volleyball vs. Tamaqua (Away)
Panther Valley SD Lansford, PA 18232
7:00 pm - Mike Lorenz (solo guitar) at Cellar Beast Winehouse →
Cellar Beast Winehouse - Andreas, 139 Ash Cir, Andreas
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Crew Member in Tamaqua. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Nesquehoning Crew Team Member in Nesquehoning. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tamaqua here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mahanoy City
- Schuylkill County Obituaries for September 28, 2026 (skooknews.com)
Orwigsburg
- Calendar: Sept. 28, 2026 (republicanherald.com)
- Business Briefcase: Digital intern AI training on tap at PSU Schuylkill (republicanherald.com)
Shenandoah
- H.S. FOOTBALL: Shenandoah Valley, Pine Grove earn wins on Saturday night (republicanherald.com)
- Meet the Schuylkill County Marching Bands 2026: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devil Marching Band (skooknews.com)
- September 28, 2026: Days Gone By (republicanherald.com)
Ok Tamaqua! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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