🌱 How Shippensburg’s teacher contract standoff is reshaping school events now
What's up Shippensburg! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Shippensburg’s teacher contract standoff is reshaping school events now
- Which four Shippensburg field hockey stars just earned All-America honors?
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy with high clouds, with a high of 45 and low of 28 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, temps: high: 47, low: 40.
- Friday: Very windy; periods of sun, with a high of 48 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Shippensburg teachers limit volunteer work amid contract dispute, impacting school events (fox43.com) — Teachers in the Shippensburg Area School District are limiting their work to contracted hours, meaning they’ve stopped unpaid volunteering at concerts and other student events while contract talks remain stalled. District leaders cite rising healthcare costs, while the union backs a fact-finder’s compromise and says “work to rule” will continue indefinitely. Families may notice administrators and staff filling roles teachers once did. 
• SHIP U. Field Hockey has four players named to 2025 NFHCA All-America Team (fcfreepresspa.com) — Shippensburg University field hockey continues to bring national recognition to the community, with four Raiders named to the 2025 NFHCA Division II All-America Teams. Standouts Emma Albee, Lilly Cantabene, Hannah White, and Agus Garibaldi all earned honors after a championship season, keeping Shippensburg among the top programs in the country.
📸 Around Shippensburg
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Cirque Dreams Holidaze
H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, 475 Lancaster Dr, Shippensburg
7:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Red Neck Dogs at Cow Lick Clips and Cuts
Cow Licks Clips and Cuts , 24 W. King St , Shippensburg
10:00 am -
Needle Arts Workshop
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 153 W. Orange Street , Shippensburg
10:30 am -
Healing Together Support Group
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 946 Ashton Dr , Shippensburg
7:00 pm -
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Luhrs Center , Shippensburg PA
7:00 pm -
Comedy Night with Mark Riccadonna
Parx Casino Shippensburg
8:00 pm -
Bus Trip to NY!
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 53 W King St , Shippensburg -
Shippensburg History Center Annual Christmas
Shippensburg History Center
11:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Red Neck Dogs at Cow Lick Clips and Cuts
Cow Licks Clips and Cuts , 24 W. King St , Shippensburg
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The Shippensburg Squadron 223 of the Sons of the American Legion Coat Drive
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , Dykeman Rd , Shippensburg
2:00 pm -
Wednesday Night Fun Run - Appalachian Running Company
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 290 East Pomfret Street , Carlisle
6:00 pm -
Needle Arts Workshop
Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce , 153 W. Orange Street , Shippensburg
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Coco is missing on White House road.
She’s wearing a grey sweater and an orange collar. She’s very kind, but timid. ANY sightings please call 717-919-0812 🩷 REWARD IF FOUND. 🩷 (Nextdoor Peiper Road Ext.) - COCO IS MISSING.
PLEASE HELP BRING HER HOME. ORANGE COLLAR. GREY SWEATER. 🩷 REWARD! 🩷 717-919-0812 (Nextdoor Peiper Road Ext.)
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Shippensburg. Apply here.
- Aramark Corp. posted a job opening for Food Service Worker- Reisner Dining Hall - Shippensburg University in Shippensburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shippensburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shippensburg University
- PHMC Appoints Bradley Smith Site Administrator at the Ephrata Cloister (pa.gov)
Newville
- Doubling Gap's been known for R&R since 1840s (therecordherald.com)
- Raymond R. Heckman 1942-2025 (fcfreepresspa.com)
Chambersburg
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