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Charcuterie class coming

“With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, Eagle Grange is pleased to offer help with your holiday entertaining by sponsoring a class on creating Charcuterie Boards,” a news release from the organization said. The class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Grange Hall, 32 East Blind Road, Montgomery. Led by a certified instructor from Penn State Cooperative Extension, “the hands-on class will show participants how to prepare tasty and beautiful snack displays of meats, cheese, fruits and vegetables perfect for both small and large groups,” the ...

Eagle Grange wins ‘distinguished’ title

Eagle Grange #1, Montgomery, has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year as a Distinguished Grange by the National Grange along with 44 other Community and Pomona Granges and four State Granges across the country. “Earning the title of 2024-2025 Distinguished Grange is not only a tremendous honor, but a mark of true excellence,” said National Grange President Christine Hamp, according to a news release. “Distinguished Granges are part of an elite group that has gone above and beyond in meeting the needs of their communities and advancing the mission of the Grange. To ...

How to use tech in gardens and still keep serenity

Gardening tools are evolving to incorporate technology — including artificial intelligence — to help us keep plants healthier, avoid unpleasant tasks and even grow crops indoors over winter. And we can use them without losing the stress-relieving, analog benefits that nature ...

Music Club plans late-October concert

Williamsport Music Club announces “A celebration of Music” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the sanctuary of Pine Street United Methodist Church. According to a news release, the audience will participate in singing the song of the month to start out the program. “The NFMC Music in Poetry and Song book is used at each month’s program,” the news release said. “It is filled with folk songs and piems to be shared throughout the year by clubs throughout the U.S. The October song is ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by E. Lear and M. Bliss. The poem is Everyone Sang by Siegfried Sassoon. ...

Museum to offer event with Muncy author

The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host its Coffee Hour at 10 a.m., Oct. 9, with a talk, “Traveling Through Time,” by Linda Poulton of the Muncy Historical Society. According to a news release, when Linda Poulton and her husband retired in 1994, they returned to Muncy, taking up residence in their restored 1848 Georgian-style brick home. “Within months, Linda and Bill discovered the Muncy Historical Society and its critical need for volunteers,” the news release said. “They both signed up, not realizing that it would be a thirty-year ...

South Williamsport-based studio has 6 feature twirlers at 5 high schools

“Baton twirling is coming back to our area strong,” a news release from Phillips Fancy Footwork said. Phillips Fancy Footwork has six feature twirlers at five local high schools this season. “It has been a very long time since this many of my students have been twirling with the bands! I remember growing up probably 30 yrs ago my mother Marsha Phillips had many twirlers in the area! Then twirling died off in this area! Mostly due to the difficulty of this sport! It takes many yrs and hard work to become the icing on the cake to the band,” owner and coach Alana Jones said, ...