🌱 How Tulpehocken edged Pine Grove in a down-to-the-wire finish

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• How Tulpehocken edged Pine Grove in a down-to-the-wire finish

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 30 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 44, low: 22.
• Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Berks boys basketball: Wilson defeats Pottsville as Correll Akings scores 16 points (centredaily.com) — Pine Grove’s boys basketball team dropped a tight 46-44 non-league game to Tulpehocken on Saturday, getting outscored 10-9 in the final quarter. The roundup also highlights several other Berks-area matchups, but Pine Grove fans will be most interested in how the Trojans edged their Cardinals in the closing minutes.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Myerstown Senior Community Center: Walking & Breakfast Group
  59 N Ramona Rd , Myerstown
  1:00 pm
• Tuesday Produce Sale
  166 Reistville Rd , Myerstown
  3:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  6:30 pm
• TACOS & TRIVIA with DJ TooNice
  The Coney Island Pottsville , 2290 W Market St , Pottsville
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Shop
  Matthews Public Library , 102 W. Main St. , Fredericksburg
• Pre-school Storytime
  Matthews Public Library , 102 W. Main St. , Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• Children’s Story Hour
  Matthews Public Library , 102 W Main St , Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• Pennsylvania German Conversation Group
  Matthews Public Library , 102 W. Main St. , Fredericksburg
  1:00 pm
• Myerstown Senior Community Center: Stretch Resistance Exercise
  59 N Ramona Rd , Myerstown
  3:15 pm

Thursday December 18

• Smart Start Storytime
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  11:30 am

Friday December 19

• Preschool Story Time
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  10:30 am
• Helping Harvest Pottsville Mobile Food Market
  Fairlane Village Mall , 389 Pottsville St Clair Hwy , Pottsville
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost A Good Friend, We Honor Them As The Head Dress Sits Empty, It Is Groom And Clean And Gotten Ready For The Last Stand.
  It’s A Great Honor To Wear, As No Other Will Ever Wear It Again. R I P My Friend Till We Meet Again On The Other Side. Nabnabnose Raven (Nextdoor Washington)

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in PINE GROVE, PA S11598 in Pine Grove. Apply here.
• Manpower posted a job opening for Janitors in Bethel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pine Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tremont

• Calendar: Dec. 15, 2025 (republicanherald.com)

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