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🌱 How a heartbreak turned a Lehighton mom into a 50-state runner

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  • How a heartbreak turned a Lehighton mom into a 50-state runner

Also on today's calendar: Yoga at Forest & Blossom.

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

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

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 29 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 42, low: 22.
  • Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hager nears her goal of completing half marathons in all 50 states (tnonline.com) — Lehighton resident Melissa Hager is closing in on her ambitious goal of running a half marathon in all 50 states, with just Iowa, Missouri, Oregon and Hawaii left. After turning to running to mend a broken heart, she’s now balancing family life, aging legs, and mental hurdles while still traveling the country with loved ones to finish what she started.
   

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  • Pennsylvania Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Lehighton. Apply here.
  • Arby's posted a job opening for Arbys Team Member in Lehighton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lehighton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palmerton

  • Lehigh Valley boys basketball: 100 years ago this week, the East Penn League began and memories of the EPL go on and on (mcall.com)

Northampton

  • Man Faces Up To 54 Years In Prison For Killing Mom In Bucks Co. (patch.com)

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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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lehighton

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