The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will celebrate all children who participated in the summer learning program during a Summer Learning Finale scheduled from 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, August 1. Children who bring back their puzzle sheet (available at any help desk) will receive a free ...
If you’ve ever studied the early photos of Eagles Mere cottages in the Eagles Mere Museum exhibits, or in Mere Reflections by Bush and Barbara James and compared them to those same cottages you pass on the village streets today, you will quickly realize that “renovate, renovate” has been an Eagles Mere tradition for almost all of its existence as a resort community. Porches were added as partly or fully enclosed, one or more additions increased the size of what began as a smaller cottage, viewing towers were added and, in some cases, removed or enclosed, rooflines altered, ...
The first annual Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival will be held on August 12 at the All Homes Day Park, Memorial Avenue, Elysburg, PA. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Festival organizer Gwendolyn Purcell claims that “Pennsylvania is the third highest state in bigfoot reports with Washington and California being first and second. There are a lot of festivals and conferences on the western side of the state. I wanted to bring something closer to home so people interested in the subject could attend.” Bigfoot guest speakers will include Matt Arner, ...
The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society cordially invites the public to attend a viewing of its summer exhibit during First Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 4. “In the Wilds of Pennsylvania and Beyond” includes taxidermy-mounted specimens and artwork from the ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has its sixth Little League trading pin on sale now. The Little League pin, “Book Umps a Game,” is the sixth in a series — Chapter 6 — and was designed by Jamie Mahoney, the library’s graphic artist. The pins are $5 each and can be ...
The Lewisburg Children’s Museum has received a grant award from the Battram Community Fund to support the Museum’s Count Me In initiatives according to a news release. This $2,000 grant helps to provide free or reduced admission or programming fees to underserved families in our community. “The Count Me In program has been a hallmark initiative of the Museum since opening,” said Erin Jablonski, museum board president, in the news release. “LCM exhibits and programs encourage children to build social, emotional, cognitive, and fine and gross motor skills in a safe and ...
