Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 9th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Wyomissing High School Class of 1971 will host its 55th reunion in September.
Dinner is set for Sept. 12 — 6-10 p.m. at Beverly Hills Tavern — and a school tour with a picnic is planned on Sept. 13 at 11:30 a.m. in Wyomissing; the Class of 1972 is also invited.
WFMZ anchors and Central Berks Police held a charity baseball game on Saturday afternoon in Lyons Boro to raise funds for fallen Officer Kristen Yeager’s family, beating the Lyons Old-Timers in a high scoring contest.
The Reading community unites at Glenside Elementary School for a Back-to-School bash where kids get free haircuts, backpacks + school supplies to help families prepare for the new school year.
🎭 Culture
WCR Center for the Arts unveiled its 2026–2027 season with TRICH on Sept.
15, SONOS on Nov. 22, and Strings of Hope in March at 140 N. Fifth St. Nearby, Berks Opera Company and Reading Civic Theatre announced local opera productions and musical auditions for fall and winter.
🏈 Sports
Today at 3 p.m.- the Reading Gravity Racing League will launch its inaugural Run whatcha brung downhill gravity racing challenge along Skyline Drive, featuring a soapbox race, skills competition, and a Sisyphus Uphill relay with local high schools, with rides available for a $20 donation.
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