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Ice and Spice Weekend coming to Tioga County

Wellsboro is celebrating winter with Ice and Spice Weekend. According to a news release, next Saturday, Feb. 8, is Ice and Spice Weekend. Love will be in the air in downtown Wellsboro. Seven different ice sculptures symbolizing love and romance carved from 19 blocks of ice weighing 300 pounds apiece or 2.85 tons will be on display on sidewalks in front of Main Street businesses. Kyle Soltis, Eli Novak and Freddy Grosser will transport the ice from Elegant Ice to Wellsboro and assemble five of the seven ice sculptures. By 8:30 a.m. Feb. 8, the pre-carved Throne of Hearts created ...

Book review at library to examine Christiana riot

Friends of the JV Brown Library will present a book review with Dr. Keith Shenberger from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., Feb. 7 in the Lowry Room on the third floor of the library’s Welch Family Wing. Shenberger will review Bloody Dawn —the Christiana Riot and Racial Violence in the Antebellum North by Thomas P. Slaughter, according to a news release. Snacks and bottled water will be available or participants can bring a bag lunch, if desired. The program will include a “Q&A” session until 1 p.m. The news release encourages anyone interested to reserve a seat by calling the library ...

Crowds brave cold for good cause at Mill Hall restaurant

Frigid temperatures couldn’t keep a multitude of community members from coming out to show support for a local organization. The 2nd Annual Freezin’ for a Reason, hosted by Precise for Paws, INc., was held on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Haywoods on the Green in Bald Eagle Township. Several ...

‘Chili and Chowder’ taste-off coming in February

There will be 15 different types of chili or chowder to taste at 15 sites in downtown Wellsboro and an opportunity to win a basket of chocolate at each of the 15 locations during the “Chili and Chowder With A Chance For Chocolate Taste-Off,” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 8. In addition, taste-off passport holders are welcome to stop in at Century 21 Gold Star Real Estate to spin the wheel for a surprise, a news release said. Only 400 passports will be sold, the news release said. Each passport has a unique number and includes the name of the businesses hosting the taste-off ...

Trivia fundraiser planned

Jon Mackey (or his associate), who regularly poses questions to patrons of local eateries, will challenge the trivia knowledge of those who attend Quizzo at the Taber at 6 p.m., Feb. 8. The questions will be drawn from a broad range of categories including geography, sports, movies and music. There is a fee to participate and teams of up to six people may compete. Prizes will be awarded to the top scoring teams, a news release said. “On that evening, there will be a chance to win a 50/50 drawing,” the news release said. “Beer — generously donated by New Trail Brewing — and ...

Church hosts Valentine luncheon for area widows

The Lycoming Valley Baptist Church Widows Ministry invites area widows to its third annual Valentine Luncheon, “a heartfelt event designed to provide encouragement, connection, and hope,” a news release said. The luncheon will occur from noon to 2 p.m., Feb. 8, at Lycoming Valley Baptist Church, 4980 Lycoming Mall Drive. The event is free of charge and features a catered lunch, a speaker, and special gifts for all attendees. Reservations are required and can be made by calling or texting Shawna Hakes at 570-772-2961 or by emailing shawna.hakes@gmail.com. The church’s Widows ...