🌱 Knitting Group and 10 more events

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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.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 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

• Diamond Painters
  Carroll Valley Library , 5685 Fairfield Rd , Fairfield
  11:00 am

Monday December 22

• School's Out Day Camp - Solstice Celebration — Strawberry Hill
  Strawberry Hill Foundation , 1537 Mt Hope Rd , Fairfield
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Preschool Pals
  Carroll Valley Library , 5685 Fairfield Rd , Fairfield
  10:00 am

Friday February 13

• MYTHICON - MidWinter Gathering of FAE 2026
  Eisenhower Hotel & Conference Center , 2634 Emmitsburg Rd , Gettysburg
  12:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Janitorial Service Partner in Fairfield. Apply here.
• Manpower posted a job opening for Shipping Coordinator in Gettysburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orrtanna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gettysburg

• Middletown @ Gettysburg – 12/15/2025 – High School Girls Basketball (communitymedia.net)
• Pennsylvania's Most Christmassy Stores Named in New Survey of Shoppers (mychesco.com)
• Ray A. Carbaugh 1945-2025 (fcfreepresspa.com)

Biglerville

• Delone Catholic boys' basketball hopes rivalry win is first of many milestones (yorkdispatch.com)

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