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🌱 ASHE Franklin December 2025 Holiday Social and 9 more events
Happening soon: Thursday Evening Book Club on the Sandy Lake Patch calendar

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- Tuesday: Some brightening; not as cold, with a high of 29 and low of 25 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 30.
- Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 48 and low of 23 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- ASHE Franklin December 2025 Holiday Social
Trails to Ales 2 , 422 12th St , Franklin
5:30 pm - Thursday Evening Book Club
Franklin Public Library , 421 12th St , Franklin
5:00 pm - Stand-Up Comedy at The Glen Speakeasy
Wildcat , 4849 US-322 , Franklin
7:00 pm - Headliner Myq Kaplan At Wildcat Mansion
Wildcat , 4849 US-322 , Franklin
7:00 pm - Christmas Open house
Mercer County Historical Society & Museum , 119 S Pitt St , Mercer
11:00 am - Handel's Messiah
Barrow-Civic Theatre , 1223 Liberty St , Franklin
2:00 pm - Line Dancing
Knights of Columbus , 1436 Liberty St , Franklin
7:00 pm - Quilting Day: All Day Sew
Mercer Area Library , 110 E Venango St , Mercer
10:00 am - Open Climb Nights
Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center , 276 Damascus Rd , Polk
4:00 pm - CPR/FA Full Wednesday 8:50AM
8484 Sharon-Mercer Rd , Mercer
1:50 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All lanes on I-80 eastbound 3.1 miles east of Exit PA 760 North to PA 18 Sharon-Hermitage are now open following a crash.
5:28AM on Dec 15: Crash on I-80 eastbound 3.1 miles east of Exit PA 760 North to PA 18 Sharon-Hermitage with shoulder closed. (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager - Up to $19.00/hr in Grove City. Apply here.
- Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Coverage Merchandiser - Walmart in Grove City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sandy Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mercer
- Local Filmmaker Turns Family Land, Vintage Footage into Psychological Horror Film ‘Monroe Acres' (explorevenango.com)
Franklin
- SPONSORED: Holiday Wreaths, Garland, and Gifts Arrive at Pollen Nation (explorevenango.com)
- 4-H Clover Kids Combine Horticulture and Service with Evergreen Donations for Local Wellness Center (fcfreepresspa.com)
- WEATHER ALERT: Lake Effect Snow Warning Remains in Effect for Venango County; Up to An Additional Five Inches of Snow Possible (explorevenango.com)
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