🌱 FREE Cornhole at Pocono Play and 9 more events
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 42 and low of 21 degrees.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 40, low: 36.
- Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, with a high of 53 and low of 22 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Wednesday December 17
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FREE Cornhole at Pocono Play
Pocono Play , 2657 PA-940 , Pocono Summit
12:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Kids' Gingerbread House Event
Western Pocono Community Library , 131 Pilgrim Way , Brodheadsville
5:30 pm
Saturday December 20
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Christmas At The Vineyard
Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery , 239 Blue Ridge Rd , Saylorsburg
6:30 pm
Sunday December 21
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Gather & Graze Charcuterie Workshop at Blue Ridge Winery Estate Vineyard
Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery , 239 Blue Ridge Rd , Saylorsburg
2:00 pm
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Gahter & Graze Charcuterie Workshop at Blue Ridge Winery
Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery , 239 Blue Ridge Rd , Saylorsburg
2:00 pm
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HOME Wrestling Meet — PV Grizzlies Youth Wrestling Program
Pleasant Valley High School , 1671 US-209 , Brodheadsville
10:00 pm
Monday December 22
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Midget Wrestling Christmas Party
Signature Saloon & Event Center , 133 Erin Ln , Brodheadsville
7:00 pm
Sunday December 28
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Regina Sayles: Boulder View Tavern
Boulder View Tavern , 123 Lake Harmony Rd , Lake Harmony
12:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
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New Year's Eve Celebration
Kalahari Convention Center
5:00 pm
Sunday February 15
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2026 SPECIAL -
Skirmish Paintball Fields , 211 N Meckesville Rd , Albrightsville
9:30 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hoping to re-home a black male cat that is one year old.
My older cat and him do not get along at all and I want him to have a happy and safe loving home (Nextdoor Effort)
- Just Listed in Towamensing Trails!
New Construction, 3 Bd, 2 Ba, 1-car Attached Garage. Message or call for more detais:
(C) 570-234-5119
(O) 570-421-2890
(E) abrensinger@kw.com (Nextdoor Effort)
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GIANT Food Stores posted a job opening for Produce Associate, Part Time Evening (Cut Fruit) - 6093 in Wind Gap. Apply here.
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Mondelez International, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Nabisco Merchandiser in Stroudsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Effort here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stroudsburg
- WATCH: Police seek public's help after decorative snowmen vandalized in Stroudsburg (fox56.com)
- Vote for the Pocono Record Athletes of the Week for 12/8-12/13 (poconorecord.com)
- The Most Shocking Black Celeb Deaths of 2025 (theroot.com)
Palmerton
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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