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Registration window for Camp Victory open

Camper registration is now open, and Camp Victory and its partner camps are looking for campers to register for a summer full of unforgettable experiences. “Camp Victory is a place where children, families, and individuals with similar life and medical challenges can receive ‘typical’ camping experiences,” a news release said. “Camp Victory is designed to create fun and safe memories for individuals with all abilities.” Each week, a Partner Group brings in a different group of campers facing similar differences. Each Partner Group assures campers have everything they may ...

Josephine Peck: Millionaire wife, club woman and grieving mother

A beautifully done quilt, hanging on the wall in the Thomas Taber Museum on West Fourth Street, shows a snowy winter scene at 1075 West Fourth Street, on the corner of Susquehanna Street, as it may have looked prior to 1876. In the quilt, a mother and two girls are walking up the sidewalk ...

Library to hold preschool financial exploration program

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will offer a financial program for preschoolers to introduce saving and spending. The “Preschool Financial Exploration” program will be held on April 24 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Merrill Smith, from M&T Bank, will do an introductory discussion on the importance of saving and spending. During this program, preschoolers will be encouraged to start saving and decorate a piggy bank. On Friday, May 2, participants may pick up their finished banks. This program is open to children ages 3 to 5 and will take place in the Blue Room on the ...

Workshop on planting petunias planned

During the free Golden Afternoons program at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in the Deane Center lobby at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, the men and women attending will each plant one petunia plug in a 4.5-inch square black plastic flower pot and take it home. According to a news release, different ...

Dwell to offer birthday program for foster kids

Dwell recently announced the launch of its Made to Celebrate! program, “which will bring joy and smiles to children experiencing foster or kinship care on their birthdays,” a news release said. “This new initiative is designed to ensure that these children feel valued and loved, even when life feels uncertain.” Children experiencing foster or kinship care often encounter significant emotional struggles, including feelings of loss, instability, and isolation. Birthdays, typically a time of joy, can instead serve as painful reminders of separation. “Made to Celebrate! aims ...

Longest-serving firefighter looks back on 66 years of service

The Loyalsock Township Volunteer Fire Company celebrated its 100th anniversary last week, and with such a monumental occasion on the horizon, long-time member and current Vice President William “Speedy” Miller looks back at how his extraordinary record of service began. The call to serve ...