🌱 How Needmore firefighters helped a family escape a devastating blaze

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• How Needmore firefighters helped a family escape a devastating blaze

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 48 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; clouds and sun, cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 23.
• Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boro Mobile Home Destroyed In Monday Evening Blaze (fultoncountynews.com) — Needmore volunteer firefighters helped battle a McConnellsburg mobile home fire that left a local couple without their residence but safely evacuated with their dogs. The home is a total loss, and neighbors are encouraged to assist the Seylar family with immediate needs as they stay with relatives and work with the Red Cross after losing most belongings to fire and smoke damage.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Besore Memorial Library: Read to Dogs
  Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library , 305 E Baltimore St , Greencastle
  6:00 pm
• Christmas Cats Watercolor Workshop — Owlfeathers Watercolor
  Round-A-Bout Bagels Cat Cafe , 29 S Main St , Chambersburg
  6:00 pm
• Mack Berry Band Christmas Show
  The Orchards Restaurant , 1580 Orchard Dr , Chambersburg
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• 12 Days of Christmas - Ugly Sweater Day - Show off the most outrageous Christmas sweater @ EE
  Everett Area SD Breezewood, PA 15533
• 1st Grade Christmas Play @ EE-Gym (Doors open at 1:15 pm)
  EE-Gym Breezewood, PA 15533
  1:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Open House | The Craig Manor Bed and Breakfast, Chambersburg
  Craig Manor Bed and Breakfast , 756 Philadelphia Ave , Chambersburg
  4:00 pm
• 1st Annual Festival of Trees | Antrim Spring Farm, Greencastle
  Antrim Spring Farm , 14007 Williamsport Pike , Greencastle
  6:00 pm
• Music & Events Schedule | Colonel Murphy’s Music & Events, Mercersburg
  Stoner's Mansion House Tavern & Hotel , 2 S Main St , Mercersburg
  8:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Maker Club: Tree Centerpiece
  Fulton County Library , 227 North First Street , McConnellsburg
  11:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Closed for Christmas
  Fulton County Library , 227 North First Street , McConnellsburg
  9:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Little Learners | Conococheague Institute, Mercersburg
  The Conococheague Institute , 12995 Bain Rd , Mercersburg
  10:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Revolutionary Homestead
  The Conococheague Institute , 12995 Bain Rd , Mercersburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Mercersburg

• Bonnie Buchanan 1945-2025 (fcfreepresspa.com)

Bedford

• Bedford County Jail will be nation's first to implement new prisoner service (wtaj.com)
• Bedford police rule out arson in Northwind Kennel fire (lohud.com)
• When kitchen makeovers are the product of stressful holiday hosting (bostonglobe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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