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Township, foundation give $4,000 grant to Barbours Cemetery

The Plunkett’s Creek Township Foundation Fund at the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania has awarded a $ 4,000 grant to the Barbours Cemetery Association for the 2025-2026 year, the association announced in a news release. They plan to update the index board to provide visitors with easier identification of those interred here. With the ever-increasing costs associated with maintenance and mowing, without these grant funds received over the past ten years, they would not be able to sustain their viability, the news release added.

Quilt show to feature veteran program

As part of this year’s Endless Mountains Quilt Guild’s Quilt Show, which will be held on Sept. 27 and 28, a Quilt of Valor award ceremony will be held to honor local Vietnam veteran Ray Scrievener. According to a news release, the quilt that will be awarded was made by an Endless ...

Concert series coming to Wellsboro

The Wellsboro Community Concert Association’s 77th season featuring six concerts will open next Saturday, Sept. 27. Each concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre, 104 Main St., Wellsboro. WCCA’s 2025-26 season begins with a concert on Saturday, Sept. 27 by Unspoken Tradition, a North Carolina-based quintet that is “a fast-rising voice for a new generation of roots music,” a news release said. “This five-member group performs original bluegrass at sold out shows nationwide. Their 2022 album, ‘Imaginary Lines,’ features seven Top 20 ...

Goose Day coming to Lewistown

“For more than two centuries, Goose Day has brought luck, laughter, and plenty of goose to the Juniata River Valley—and this year’s celebration promises to be bigger, quirkier, and goose-ier than ever,” a news release said. “From September 26–29, the region will be bursting with ...

Photographer to share tips for covering youth sports

The Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs will highlight tips for photographing youth sports at their regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The program, led by freelance photographer Ralph Wilson, will provide tips and suggestions geared towards parents, grandparents, students and fans that can help capture action and sideline images with the equipment they have on hand. According to a news release, Wilson will talk briefly about what makes a good sports photo, camera and lens selection along with shooting angles for local high ...

Beech Creek/Marsh Creek Watershed Museum to celebrate 25th anniversary

BEECH CREEK — The Beech Creek/Marsh Creek Watershed and the many communities this waterway crosses through has a rich and unique history. That history has been on display, ever growing and changing, at the Beech Creek/Marsh Creek Watershed Heritage Museum since 2000. The museum is located ...