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Loyalsock Foundation raises more than $10,000 in online effort

Loyalsock Foundation recently announced it raised $10,960 during AllOne Charities 2025 online Give Day, held on Dec. 2. “Thanks to the incredible generosity of donors, the funds raised will directly support the installation of the septic and electrical systems for The Summit: Center for Wellness, located in Laporte,” a news release said. Give Day is an annual event held on Giving Tuesday and sponsored by AllOne Charities. This year, 78 nonprofit organizations across Northeastern and North Central Pennsylvania came together to raise more than $384,000, demonstrating the ...

University police departments support campus food pantries

LOCK HAVEN — For the fourth year, all three Commonwealth University (CU) police departments at Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield held a Food for Fines event, in which parking tickets were forgiven in exchange for donated food items. Between Nov. 10-21, members of the CU campus community ...

Foundation’s grant to Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra to support February festival

The Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program at First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP) approved a grant to the Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra (WCJO) to support the third annual WCJO Jazz Fest to be held on the campus of Lycoming College on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28, 2026, according to a news release. The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra includes professional musicians and music educators from around the area. The Jazz Fest is an outreach program that affords area high school and college students the opportunity to engage with WCJO members, as ...

Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra to present 2 holiday concerts

The 18-member Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra is presenting its popular annual Holiday Jazz Concert twice next weekend, on Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m at the Community Theatre League at 100 W. Third St., Williamsport and on Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre, 104 Main St., ...

The secret to keeping holiday greenery fresher

I’ve planted the potted mums in the garden and packed away the scarecrows -- now it’s time to deck the halls. That means filling vacant pots with evergreen branches foraged from my trees and shrubs, hanging cedar swags on the porch and placing a wreath on the door. They’ll look great at first, of course, but that threatens to change as December marches on. And since nothing says “The Addams Family” like a house adorned with crispy spruce boughs, my challenge will be to keep them fresh for as long as possible. The best way to do that would be to treat them like produce. ...

4-Hers attend Endless Mountains Teen Retreat

Seven teens participated in the Endless Mountains Teen Retreat. Teens ranged from ages 13-18 years old and were active 4-H members in Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union and Wyoming counties. Endless Mountains Teen Retreat took place Nov. 21-23 at Three Springs Ministries in Morris Township. According to a news release, throughout the weekend teens attended various workshops, made new friendships, and even got to stay in a mansion. The workshops focused on leadership and activity-based programming. ...