Elizabeth Fulton Heiney (1883–1959) retired from the Williamsport YWCA in 1955. Much of what we know about her, including all of the quotations in this article, comes from undated newspaper clippings from the Williamsport Sun. One article, “Director Feted By Residence Women,” celebrated ...
May 2, 2017 Main agenda: Discussion of the new dog Attendees: Walter (moderator), Miriam, and Kevin (collectively, “the dachshunds”), Wyatt and Virgil (the cats), Tom (the tortoise), Jenny (the turtle) and the Fish Cooperative (represented by the largest goldfish) Walter: Call to order. ...
With the warmer weather now here, we are itching to get out our spring wardrobe. If you are finding yourself a little uninspired with your lackluster wardrobe from last year (or even years past), try giving it a fresh look with these pieces that are hot for spring. All year I’ve been seeing ...
The problem with books about the undead is that there aren’t enough stories to go around. Fans loved Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” so they pay homage by writing their own stories that recapitulate his story about a group of people under siege by the living dead. They miss ...
Father’s Hope, a Central Pennsylvania based nonprofit organization, is accepting donations to assist with the purchase of a new school bus for the Oasis de Amor orphanage in Choluteca, Honduras. Kevin Mertz, Father’s Hope director, has made multiple visits to the orphanage over the last ...
Preserving family videos and home movies is a great way to make sure you don’t lose precious memories of your loved ones. To help with this task, the James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., offers a service to convert VHS tapes to DVDs. You can even create multiple copies of personal ...
MONDAY • Penn State Extension will hold Mediterranean Cuisine Comes to Pa classes from 6-8 p.m. at the Penn State Extension Office, 545 County Farm Road, Suite 205, Montoursville. There is a cost for the course. Registration is required. For more information or a detailed, agenda, ...
Various times North Central Sight Services offers a variety of support groups throughout the month for visually impaired residents of Lycoming and Clinton counties. For more information, call Lori Love at 570-323-9401 ext. 123. HAVEN of Tioga County offers free and confidential services for ...
Members of the William Marshall Crawford American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 131 of Lock Haven, held their Americanism Awards program on April 18 at the Lock Haven American Legion. Americanism Chairman, Carol Wert Walker, along with assistants, Linda Womeldorf and Mary Ellen Switzer, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Neither Bill Clinton nor James Patterson has ever tried something like this before. The former president and the best-selling novelist are collaborating on a thriller, “The President is Missing,” to come out June 2018 as an unusual joint release from rival publishers — ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Julie Schumacher found plenty of fodder for her career detour into adult coloring books from two decades teaching at the University of Minnesota, which has its own therapy animals for stressed-out students to pet. With simple line drawings by illustrator Lauren Nassef, ...
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — The term “promposal” has taken the internet by storm, circulating in the halls of high-schools and across the country as teenagers find elaborate and public ways to ask their dates to prom. It’s no longer a simple “Will you go to prom with me?” but a ...
PARIS — Karl Lagerfeld climbed Mount Olympus for inspiration in creating Chanel’s latest resort collection, presenting a spectacular Grecian-themed show to a celebrity audience in Paris on Wednesday. While Gucci will go to Florence, Louis Vuitton to Kyoto, and Dior to Los Angeles to show ...
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Golden Prey” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 2. “The Fix” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “The Black Book” by James Patterson and David Ellis (Little, Brown) 4. “Anything is Possible” by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 5. ...
At a recent meeting of the Newberry Lioness, the members celebrated charter night, the 32nd anniversary of the beginning of their club. The charter night committee included Peggy Barbour, chairman; Bea Remick; Lori Markel; Beverly Weaver; and Sherry Ault. Sandy Bastian, president, presided, ...
Like many college students, Stephen Daily wasn’t sure where the path would take him when he decided to major in broadcasting. But, as with many circumstances, life has a funny way of leading the way. And he’s awfully glad he stuck the course. After all, without that degree, he may never ...
This month I tackle an area that was especially difficult for me: books and bookshelves. Many people keep books for sentimental reasons, they like the way they look on the shelves or they just like having a lot of books. Newsflash — books are taking up space in your life! In Marie ...
A mother’s work is never done. From sun-up to sun-down and sometimes all night long, the duty of parenting calls. For moms staying at the YWCA, motherhood is even more overwhelming due to the increased stress, fear and trauma brought on by violence or homelessness. But over the past few ...
Serial comma fans were giddy recently with the news of a Maine court case that was decided by a missing comma. A group of delivery drivers were suing their employer for overtime pay. The statute they based their suit on notes that the state doesn’t require employers pay overtime for a ...
There are endless firsts in your baby’s life, from the first smile and laugh, to the first time they sit up or speak. It can be beautiful, but also uncertain and messy. Introducing solid foods is no different — new and a time for celebration — but you also know that your walls, floors ...