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How to grow an avocado tree from seed

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won’t survive winters outdoors in colder climates. Still, it’s possible to grow avocado ...

Museum to host exhibition of still-life paintings

The public is invited to attend the opening of Echoes of Eden in a Rising Republic: Still Life and the Beauty of Becoming, an exhibition featuring a collection of thirty-seven still life paintings at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, Williamsport. The ...

Music club to offer patriotic songs, poems

The Williamsport Music Club will present its traditional National Federation of Music Clubs’ program”Parade of American Music” at 7 p.m., Nov. 25 in the sanctuary of Pine Street United Methodist Church, 441 Pine St., Williamsport. According to a news release, Marilyn Burget and Marilyn Kern are program chairs and have chosen to title the program “Celebrating Patriotism in the USA.” The program will begin with Club President Ryan Workman leading the attendees in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. It will be followed by everyone singing the “Star Spangled Banner,” which will be ...

Family-friendly performance planned in Wellsboro

Youngsters ages 3 to 12, their parents and grandparents are invited to participate in a free Deane Little Beans event at noon, Nov. 29 in the lobby at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main St., Wellsboro. According to a news release, featured will be Ron Bianco, who has lived ...

Veteran, participant in Montoursville ceremony shares gratitude for organizer

“I want every one of my members of the 82nd division to say that it was an hoor to march with them,” Sgt. Terry Banfill, of the 82nd Airborne Division, who performed Taps at the Montoursville Veteran’s Day ceremony said in an email. “All my members have left us, but they will always be ...

Heroes celebrate and are celebrated at CASA Gala

Serving as a volunteer for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) can be both rewarding and heart-wrenching. You see the worst side of humanity but you also get to see the impact that you can have on a child’s life as they navigate the court system in abuse and neglect hearings. ...