🌱 Why a Folcroft running back is leaving the Minnesota Gophers

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Folcroft running back is leaving the Minnesota Gophers

Also on today's calendar: Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market .

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Becoming cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 28.
• Saturday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gophers running back Fame Ijeboi plans to enter transfer portal (inforum.com) — Folcroft residents might recognize hometown running back Fame Ijeboi, who plans to leave the Minnesota Gophers by entering the NCAA transfer portal in January after a strong redshirt freshman season. The Folcroft, Pa., native rushed for 461 yards and two touchdowns in 2025, stepping up when the team’s starter was injured, and now becomes one of Minnesota’s most productive players to seek a new program.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Folcroft

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market
  4 Park Ave, Swarthmore
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Hiring Event at The Quadrangle
  3300 Darby Rd, Haverford
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Senior Holiday Luncheon — The Borough of Folcroft
  Ethan Joner community center , 797 Ashland Ave , Folcroft
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Teen Advisory Club
  Sharon Hill Public Library Teen Collaboration Space,
  3:30 pm
• SSD Gold Pass Academy - Open House Registration
  Springfield High School
  4:00 pm
• Nature Snow Globe Family Pop-In
  Wister Center – Gillespie Room , 500 College Avenue , Swarthmore
  5:00 pm
• Community Artificial Intelligence Forum
  Strath Haven Middle School Library SHMS Library
  6:00 pm
• Chatham Park Community Open House
  Chatham Park Elementary School , 400 Allston Rd , Havertown
  6:00 pm
• Tri-State Fire Safety and Shelter in Place / 331222
  Tri-State Training and Fire Protection , 228 Ridley Ave , Folsom
  6:30 pm
• Winter Concert/Art Display
  Aronimink Elementary School Drexel Hill, PA 19026
  7:00 pm
• HRC - Human Relations Commission Meeting
  Swarthmore Borough, PA Calendar Swarthmore, PA 19081
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Children’s Morning Movie
  Sharon Hill Public Library Community Collaboration Space,
  10:30 am
• PCS Improv presents: Huge Soup
  Players Club of Swarthmore , 614 Fairview Rd , Swarthmore
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Luminaires & Christmas Caroling in Park Square
  Prospect Park Square , 9th Ave , Prospect Park
  4:45 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 )
• Great school bad staff they are a special education school and they yell and hurt the students.
  when confronted, they tell you to prove it i even witnessed one incident, and they tried to downplay it (Nextdoor Folcroft Ave)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Glenolden. Apply here.
• William Penn School District posted a job opening for PWMS Basketball, Girls Head Coach in Darby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Folcroft here.

🗞 Nearby News

Prospect Park

• Remaining holiday events, festivals and festivities in Delaware County (delcotimes.com)
• Neumann athletes help blind youngsters learn ice hockey (delcotimes.com)

Darby

• High Schools: Springfield's Ky McNichol records 200th coaching victory (delcotimes.com)
• Annie Actresses Talk About Their Experience at Media Theatre (delco.today)
• Son who fatally stabbed father in protection of mother gets county time (delcotimes.com)

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