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Museum event to focus on art of fraktur

The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host Donna Spangler to speak on the art of fraktur. Spangler will enlighten an audience at 10 a.m., June 12, in the Community Room of the Taber Museum. Spangler, a news release said, has lived most of her life surrounded by the beauty of the central Pennsylvania mountains and the heritage of the Pennsylvania German culture. “It is easy to understand why the traditional fraktur designs — flowers, birds, vines and hearts — and the flowing letters of calligraphy have become so much a part of her life and ...

Busy Bees Natural Learning Center celebrates 20 years

BLANCHARD — This year marks a major milestone for Busy Bees Natural Learning Center, as they celebrate 20 years of nurturing young minds and building strong roots in the community. Since opening their doors in 2005, the center has been a place where nature-based learning, creativity, and ...

Buggy Day Street Fair returning

“Mark your calendars and bring the whole family to the 2025 Mifflinburg Buggy Day Street Fair — a full day of festivities celebrating the town’s proud buggy-making tradition and small-town charm,” a news release said. The event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 14, spans Market and 5th ...

Library to host Summer Learning Kickoff event

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will kick off the 2025 Summer Learning Program with special activities from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, June 14. The Library’s Summer Learning Program is an opportunity to keep children engaged in reading and learning over the summer, whether at home or in the Library. This year’s theme is “Color Our World,” and during the kickoff the Library will feature a painting activity with the River Valley Transit Authority, food from Eat N Run Catering, a special program designed by teens in the Teen Advisory Group, and more! Summer ...

Hope’s Dream Rescue & Sanctuary helps cats in Centre, Clinton counties

HOWARD — Stray cats and colonies of felines are extremely common within Clinton and Centre counties alike. Many who drive down a backroad, or even in the City of Lock Haven, may have experienced seeing these small, fluffy critters darting under porches, across streets or peeking from ...

Tradition, change intertwine to create beauty at arboretum

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. — Some places seem to communicate with you when you visit. Not audibly, of course, but they somehow impart the echo of a life lived long ago. That’s the feeling I get at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. The 409-acre remnant of Long Island’s grand Gold ...