Tioga County author’s book back in print

November 10, 2023

“It was 2007 and my bookstore, From My Shelf Books & Gifts had been open for almost a year,” said Kevin Coolidge, owner, according to a news release. “We were selling both new and used books. An older man came in. He identified himself as Joe Parry, an outdoor writer and a Vietnam-era veteran. Joe wanted me to sell his books.” “I was writing a column for the Wellsboro Gazette reviewing newly published books,” Coolidge continued. “He told me he used to write for the Wellsboro Gazette as well as ‘Pennsylvania Game News’, ‘Field & Stream: Finns and Feathers’, ...

Loyalsock Township graduate honored with ‘Domer Dozen’

November 4, 2023

From Staff Reports Lizzie Heilmann, daughter of Dr. Timothy and Sue Heilmann, graduate of Loyalsock Township High School and 2015 graduate of the University of Notre Dame has been award the “Domer Dozen” award for her work promoting better health care and prevention in Africa. The Domer ...

Library to offer new family history database

November 4, 2023

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., through the state’s POWER Library portal is now offering the MyHeritage Library Edition. This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes, and additional resources that span the past five centuries. Content Includes: • More than 19.4 billion historical records from all over the world • The U.S. federal census (1790-1950) with images • The U.K. census (1841-1901) with images • Nearly 5 billion exclusive ...

Muncy to host artists’ exhibition and sale in mid-November

November 4, 2023

The eighteenth annual invitational Artists Exhibition and Sale will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Nov. 10 with opening night refreshments, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. , Nov. 11. The show will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 602 S. Market St., Muncy. According to a news release, ...

Police department’s warning sparks debate about tarot cards

November 4, 2023

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s anti-fortune telling laws created a national stir in mid-October after local law enforcement issued a warning about tarot readings to a metaphysical store owner in York County. Hanover Police Chief Chad E. Martin told Beck Lawrence – who runs Serpent’s Key Shoppe and Sanctuary in Hanover and uses they/them pronouns – could be fined or prosecuted for offering tarot readings to their customers. While the outdated law goes largely unenforced, the news concerns members of the alternative spiritual community across the state. Lawrence has ...

Library: Literacy empowers families

October 28, 2023

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recognizes November as National Family Literacy Month. National Family Literacy Month is organized by the National Center for Families Learning. This month-long observance celebrates the role that literacy programs play in empowering families. To ...