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Officials look at some Farm Show highlights

State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recently highlighted some of the exhibits, new events, competitions — and of course, food — to be featured during the 2024 PA Farm Show, according to a news release. Highlights included: • Goat Snuggling with hosts Justin and Lauren Steinmetz of Steinmetz Family Farm in Fleetwood. The Main Hall exhibit offers guests the chance to snuggle up to a fluffy kid, and experience a hot trend in agritourism while supporting a cause. • So You Want to Be a Farmer with hosts Jen Brodsky, farmer and regenerative food business consultant ...

World War II veteran turning 100 this weekend

At the end of World War II, New Castle native Bob Leslie found himself at Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp in Germany where more than 40,000 Jewish prisoners died in the gas chamber. Stationed with the Army, Bob’s division arrived after the notorious camp was closed, yet experiencing its ...

Library touts Braille resources

January is National Braille Literacy Month and the James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has resources available for families to learn more about Louis Braille and how essential Braille is for those who are visually impaired. National Braille Literacy Month teaches us to be inclusive and embrace people of different abilities, ensuring that everyone has opportunities in life. Here are some ways you can learn more about Braille and help your community: • Donate Braille books or donate resources to blind people. You could also volunteer or learn more about North Central Sight ...

Donation helps library launch art program

With the support of Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving, a project of Miele Manufacturing of Muncy, who recently contributed $2,500 to our Local Student Art project, leaders of W.B. Konkle Memorial Library in Montoursville said they are excited to move to the next phase of utilization of the ...

Library expands options for DVD conversion

Preserving family videos and home movies is a great way to make sure you don’t lose precious memories of your loved ones. To help with this task, the James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recently expanded its service to convert VHS home movie tapes to DVDs to include VHS-C and Hi8 tapes. The cost is $15 for the conversion of each tape, plus $1 per disc for DVDs and/or $10 for a USB drive, making this a perfect gift for loved ones. This service is intended for home movies. The library cannot accept copyrighted material for conversion, such as studio-produced movies, ...

Free tai chi program coming to Wellsboro soon

Trudi Dibble of Middlebury Township will present a free Golden Afternoons program on tai chi at 1 p.m., Jan. 9, in the lobby at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main St., Wellsboro. This free one-hour program is open to anyone 55 years of age or older. Light refreshments will be provided free. “The style of tai chi that I teach is Sun style — pronounced ‘soon.’ It employs gentle, curving motions and incorporates focused breathing and concentration, using both the left and right brain. Students get a better sense of their body and gain flexibility, strength and ...