🌱 AdviseMint's 2025 Annual Holiday Open House and 10 more events

What's up Ashland! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 27 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with a few flurries, temps: high: 30, low: 22.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• AdviseMint's 2025 Annual Holiday Open House
  Schuylkill County Council of the Arts | The Historic Frank D. Yuengling Mansion , 1440 Mahantongo St , Pottsville
  3:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Toddler Time
  Rohrbach's Farm Market , 240 Southern Dr , Catawissa
  10:00 am
• Oasis- Donuts and Discussion- Coping With the Holidays and Your Family
  OASIS Community Recovery Club Inc , 210 E Independence St Lower Level , Shamokin
  2:00 pm
• Steve Mazur
  Vito's Coal Fired Pizza & Restaurant , 400 Terry Rich Blvd Suite 5 , St Clair
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holiday High Tea!
  The Maid's Quarters Bed , Breakfast & Tearoom , Pottsville
  11:00 am
• Mosaic Lamp Workshop
  Pottsville Free Public Library , 215 W Market St , Pottsville
  11:00 am
• Christmas in the Park
  Valley View Park , 524 Gap St , Valley View
  4:00 pm
• North Country Brewing Co. Christmas Market
  North Country Brewing Co. - Production Brewery & Taproom , 111 Arrowhead Dr , Slippery Rock
  5:00 pm
• Condition Oakland
  Pilger Ruh Brewing , 213 N Centre St , Pottsville
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Santa Claus Special
  Minersville Train Station , Minersville
  10:30 am
• Shenandoah All-Star Polka Band
  Elks Lodge , 307 S 3rd St , Frackville
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seasonal affective disorder is more than just the winter blues.
  If you are feeling depressed, reach out to your doctor or a mental health professional for help. If you need immediate assistance, help is available!… (Nextdoor )

• Jeld-Wen posted a job opening for Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations (3rd Shift) in Ringtown. Apply here.
• Redner's posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Shenandoah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Frackville

• Dec. 11, 2025: Around the Region (republicanherald.com)
• Schuylkill County Crash Log - December 9th, 2025 (skooknews.com)
• Schuylkill County Obituaries for December 10th, 2025 (skooknews.com)

Minersville

• GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Schuylkill Slips Past Pine Grove in Tight Schuylkill League Matchup (skooknews.com)
• Holiday events: Minersville's Santa Claus train rides return this weekend (republicanherald.com)
• State Launches New School Breakfast Push as PA Honors Inspiring Education Workers (mychesco.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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