🌱 Which Gettysburg landmarks can you spot in this new Christmas romance?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Gettysburg landmarks can you spot in this new Christmas romance?
• Have you really explored Mister Ed’s elephant wonderland on Route 30?

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Gettysburg? Post it to Gettysburg photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 50, low: 25.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 50 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• York ranked among top 10 U.S towns for real-life Hallmark charm (keystonenewsroom.com) — Gettysburg takes a supporting role in a new holiday romance film, “A Gettysburg Christmas,” shot around familiar spots like Dobbin House Tavern, The Christmas Haus, Mr. G’s Ice Cream, Farnsworth House Inn, and the Cashtown Inn. While York just earned a top-10 national ranking for Hallmark-style charm, local viewers can already stream this Gettysburg-set Christmas story and spot their favorite haunts on screen.
   

• Travel Memories 2025: My Year of the Elephant (leisuregrouptravel.com) — If you’ve driven Route 30 west of Gettysburg, you’ve likely passed Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum & Candy Emporium, a quirky landmark in nearby Orrtanna packed with elephant collectibles, candy, and whimsical gardens. A travel writer highlights this Gettysburg-area stop alongside elephant-themed attractions from Thailand to New Jersey, showing how our local roadside favorite stacks up against famous pachyderm destinations worldwide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gettysburg

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Tuesday December 16

• 6th Grade Concert
  Gettysburg Area Middle School , 37 Lefever Street , Gettysburg
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• 4th & 5th Grade Chorus Concert
  Gettysburg Area Middle School , 37 Lefever Street , Gettysburg
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Littlestown Adult Book Club
  Littlestown Library , 232 N Queen St , Littlestown
  12:00 pm
• Knitting Group
  Harbaugh-Thomas Library , 59 W York St , Biglerville
  1:00 pm
• Stories and More!
  Harbaugh-Thomas Library , 59 W York St , Biglerville
  6:30 pm
• 6th Grade Concert
  Gettysburg Area Middle School , 37 Lefever Street , Gettysburg
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Adult Book Club
  Carroll Valley Library , 5685 Fairfield Rd , Fairfield
  2:00 pm
• After School Craft Time
  Harbaugh-Thomas Library , 59 W York St , Biglerville
  4:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• 4th & 5th Grade Chorus Concert
  Gettysburg Area Middle School , 37 Lefever Street , Gettysburg
  6:00 pm
• Video Game Palooza
  Harbaugh-Thomas Library , 59 W York St , Biglerville
  6:15 pm

Friday December 19

• Babies and Books
  Littlestown Library , 232 N Queen St , Littlestown
  10:30 am
• Baby Story Time
  Littlestown Library , 232 N Queen St , Littlestown
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I’m sure this is a long shot - but I’m trying to find an electrician for a smallish project this week.
  The one I had lined up can’t make it. I need four outlets installed in a small room. Just in case anybody is available. (Nextdoor Wheatland Acres)
• Looking for help putting a carport up this week.
  It should only take a couple of hours. I'm in Gettysburg on Hanover Rd. (Nextdoor Lake Heritage)

• Manpower posted a job opening for Shipping Coordinator in Gettysburg. Apply here.
• Michaels posted a job opening for Store Environmental Team Member in Gettysburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gettysburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Littlestown

• Weekend whiparound: Biglerville boys' wrestling claims Carlisle Classic title (yorkdispatch.com)

New Oxford

• York, Adams schools delay classes after snowstorm and icy roads (ydr.com)
• 12/15 Playbook: The Healthcare Clock Countdown (politicspa.com)

Hampton

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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