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🌱 Have a Mechanicsburg Value City gift card? Here’s your deadline
Coming up on the Mechanicsburg Patch calendar: Night at The Oakes Museum
Morning Mechanicsburg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Have a Mechanicsburg Value City gift card? Here’s your deadline
- Did you see this dirt bike fleeing Mechanicsburg police Sunday night?
- How a Mechanicsburg tire shop helped reunite a woman with Herbetta
Also on today's calendar: Live Harpist & Candle Making Event ! and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Mechanicsburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Mechanicsburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, colder, with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.
- Friday: Variable cloudiness, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
- Saturday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 38 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Attorney General Urges Use of American Signature, Value City Gift Cards Before Dec. 22 (fcfreepresspa.com) — If you have American Signature or Value City Furniture gift cards, especially for the Mechanicsburg store on Carlisle Pike, you’re urged to use them by December 22 due to the company’s bankruptcy. The Mechanicsburg Value City location is the only Pennsylvania store closure announced so far, and state consumer protection officials explain how to use cards, file claims, or seek help if problems arise. 
• Dirt bike driver blows through stop sign, flees from Mechanicsburg police (local21news.com) — Mechanicsburg police are asking for tips after a dirt bike rider ran a stop sign and then sped away from an officer near East Schoolside Drive and North Arch Street on Dec. 7. The rider later dropped the bike near Edgewood Drive and was last seen around Silver Spring Road and North Walnut Street, wearing a white-and-black helmet and dark clothing.
• Viral letter leads to emotional reunion between woman and her beloved VW Beetle (fox43.com) — A beloved VW Beetle named Herbetta was restored in Adams County with help from donors including a Mechanicsburg tire shop, then reunited with its former owner decades later. The emotional story, sparked by a handwritten letter found in the car, has inspired plans to restore and gift more vintage Beetles. Local businesses and residents played key roles in bringing the car back to life.
📸 Around Mechanicsburg
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mechanicsburg
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★ Featured events ★
- Night at The Oakes Museum
Oakes Museum of Natural History, 1 College Avenue Messiah College, Mechanicsburg
5:30 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Shea Quinn: Shea @ Wolf Brewing Co.
Wolf Brewing Co. , 100 Legacy Pk Dr #400 , Mechanicsburg
6:30 pm - Fall Senior Series II
Poorman Blackbox Theater , 1 University Ave. , Mechanicsburg
8:00 pm - Cruise-in at El Rodeo — Blue Moon Cruisers
El Rodeo , 4956 Carlisle Pike , Mechanicsburg
1:00 pm - Brothers In Grace Quartet: Brothers In Grace Concert
Why at the Well Youth Center , 17 E Simpson St , Mechanicsburg
6:00 pm - Sunday Tea at the Willows
The Willows at Ashcombe Mansion , 1100 W Grantham Rd , Mechanicsburg
11:00 am - Holiday Festivities
500 S Broad St , Mechanicsburg
8:00 pm - Live Harpist & Candle Making Event !
The Gleeful Candle Co. , 62 W Main St , Mechanicsburg
5:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Saturday December 20
📣 Mechanicsburg Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Let's Meet Up December
Bonefish Grill , 3505 Gettysburg Rd , Camp Hill
12:00 pm - Christmas at Longwood Gardens B (CH)
Sportsman's Warehouse , 3500 Capital City Mall Dr , Camp Hill
1:00 pm - MI - PTO Meeting
Middlesex Elementary School , 250 N Middlesex Rd , Carlisle
5:30 pm - EV - Band Concert
Eagle View Middle School , 6746 Carlisle Pike , Mechanicsburg
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bishop road bridge lives to see another day as the Pa Museum and Historical Commission steps in to give Upper Allen Township time to reconsider with new supervisors.
December 9, 2025 The Bishop Road Bridge has been saved for an extended period of time Per a letter received today from the Pennsylvania Department… (Nextdoor Koser Park) - 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 )
- It was an honor to present a citation from myself and @RepDelozier tonight to a dedicated public servant. Commissioner Dean Villone has served Lower... (X: RepKutz)
- Today’s events - MS Basketball MV vs Carlisle Girls home 4:30/5:30 Boys away 4/5 PM, EV vs CD East Girls away one game 4 PM and Boys home 4:30/5:30... (X: CVSDeagles)
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Control Specialist in Mechanicsburg. Apply here.
- The GIANT Company posted a job opening for PT Produce Associate - 6120 in Mechanicsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mechanicsburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Camp Hill
- Customer Support (pa.gov)
- Steven C. Brandt 1955-2025 (fcfreepresspa.com)
- Reverend Father Anthony George Demetri, Boardman, Ohio (wkbn.com)
Enola
- Sheetz opening in Cumberland County with $2,500 giveaway (pennlive.com)
- New Cumberland Federal Credit Union Selects Mahalo Banking for Phased Digital Transformation (businesswire.com)
New Cumberland
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