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In today's newsletter:

• Want a free fitness class right here in Tower City?

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, with a high of 48 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Calendar: Dec. 17, 2025 (republicanherald.com) — Tower City residents ages 50 and up can join a free Exercise Club every Wednesday and Friday morning at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ on Dietrich Avenue, part of a countywide Diakon Health & Wellness program. The wider calendar also highlights food pantries, indoor walking clubs, Christmas raffles, and other activities across Schuylkill County communities, many within an easy drive of Tower City.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• PPA TEC Creating a Problem Free Boiler Installation
  PPATEC , 10107 Jonestown Rd , Grantville
  9:00 am
• 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

• Holiday Shop
  Matthews Public Library , 102 W. Main St. , Fredericksburg
• Christmas Tales on Turf at United Sports
  United Sports , 1426 Marshallton Thorndale Rd , Downingtown
  9:00 am
• Smart Start Storytime
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  11:30 am
• Ham Radio Lunch December
  Hibachi Buffet Harrisburg , 5080 Jonestown Rd B , Harrisburg
  12:00 pm

Friday December 19

• PPA TEC Troubleshooting Low Voltage Wiring
  PPATEC , 10107 Jonestown Rd , Grantville
  9:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  Myerstown Community Library , 199 N. College Street , Myerstown
  10:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Redner's Markets posted a job opening for 3rd Shift Grocery Stock Clerk in Hegins. Apply here.
• Swift Transportation posted a job opening for Load Planner in Jonestown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tower City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tremont

• Calendar: Dec. 16, 2025 (republicanherald.com)

Pine Grove

• MONDAY REWIND: Crestwood, Hazleton Area girls post non-league wins (standardspeaker.com)
• Schuylkill County Obituaries for December 15th, 2025 (skooknews.com)

Fredericksburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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