Apollo-area officials and volunteers are celebrating the successful and safe capture Sunday of an alligator living in the Kiski River. The gator, nicknamed “Chomper” by the search team and rescued by two adult male kayakers Sunday evening, had been the subject of an intense search over ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recently was the recipient of a $5,000 contribution from Jersey Shore State Bank, 300 Market Street, through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. The EITC program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and ...
MONTGOMERY – When speaker Nate Moyer asked at a recent meeting of Eagle Grange how many of those present would never consider eating an insect, about half of the audience raised their hands amid snickers and comments of “yuck”. But by the end of Nate’s presentation on entomophagy ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will celebrate all children who participated in the summer learning program during a Summer Learning Finale scheduled from 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, August 1. Children who bring back their puzzle sheet (available at any help desk) will receive a free ...
If you’ve ever studied the early photos of Eagles Mere cottages in the Eagles Mere Museum exhibits, or in Mere Reflections by Bush and Barbara James and compared them to those same cottages you pass on the village streets today, you will quickly realize that “renovate, renovate” has been an Eagles Mere tradition for almost all of its existence as a resort community. Porches were added as partly or fully enclosed, one or more additions increased the size of what began as a smaller cottage, viewing towers were added and, in some cases, removed or enclosed, rooflines altered, ...
The first annual Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival will be held on August 12 at the All Homes Day Park, Memorial Avenue, Elysburg, PA. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Festival organizer Gwendolyn Purcell claims that “Pennsylvania is the third highest state in bigfoot reports with Washington and California being first and second. There are a lot of festivals and conferences on the western side of the state. I wanted to bring something closer to home so people interested in the subject could attend.” Bigfoot guest speakers will include Matt Arner, ...
