🌱 How new YMCA childcare at Williams Valley Elementary could help your family

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In today's newsletter:

• How new YMCA childcare at Williams Valley Elementary could help your family

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 52, low: 44.
• Friday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 61 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Williams Valley, YMCA Partner to launch new pre-K and after-school programs (republicanherald.com) — Starting this August, Williams Valley families in Tower City can enroll their children in new on-site preschool, pre-K, and before- and after-school programs at Williams Valley Elementary through a partnership with the Northern Dauphin County YMCA. The year-long agreement, running through June 2027, may qualify many families for state-funded tuition subsidies, with more program details and hiring information coming soon.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tower City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 5

• Darius Rucker →
  Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, 777 Hollywood Blvd, Grantville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 15

• Williams Valley Alumni Day
  Williams Valley SD Jr./Sr. High School
  8:00 am

Sunday May 17

• MVP/Unsung Hero Banquet
  Williams Valley SD High School Cafeteria
  1:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• WV Viking Foundation - Monthly Meeting →
  Williams Valley SD Board Room
  2:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Marching Band Rehearsal
  Williams Valley SD Tower City, PA 17980
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 15

• Williams Valley Alumni Day
  Williams Valley SD Jr./Sr. High School
  8:00 am

Sunday May 17

• MVP/Unsung Hero Banquet
  Williams Valley SD High School Cafeteria
  1:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Marching Band Rehearsal
  Williams Valley SD Tower City, PA 17980
  5:00 pm

Saturday July 25

• Rick K Road Trip →
  Valley View Park, 524 Gap St, Valley View
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• The Large Flower Heads →
  Valley View Park, 524 Gap St, Valley View
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager Up to $20/per hour to start in Pine Grove. Apply here.
• Redner's Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tower City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tremont

• IMMIGRATION: As ICE cracks down on immigrants, plans to house in Schuylkill County detention center stir questions (wvia.org)

Pine Grove

• H.S. BASEBALL: Tri-Valley and Blue Mountain parade way to league championship (centredaily.com)
• Williams Valley Honors Two Graduates with Valley Lifelong Alumni Music Awards (skooknews.com)

Minersville

• Schuylkill County Obituaries for May 11th, 2026 (skooknews.com)

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