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Next time you go hiking in Bucks County, be sure to pack a hammer and don’t be alarmed if you hear eerie sounds coming from deep inside the woods. No, these noises are not made by humans, animals, or even the movement of trees, but rather by a group of stationary boulders that emit a […]
A chest beneath one altar holds 84 relics of saints and martyrs, including Saint Patrick. That detail alone made me stop scrolling. Construction began in 1875, and the cathedral was dedicated in 1893. The bishop behind it refused to build unless the money was already in hand, so the walls rose slowly, stone by red stone.
In 1856, a local woman hurried to the scene of a terrible train crash near her Pennsylvania home. She spent hours caring for the injured, and people never forgot what she did. A railroad later named its station after her. Then the whole town took her name too. I love that a community chose to honor kindness instead of a general or a rich landowner.
Want to find the coziest secondhand bookstores in Pennsylvania?. These 8 bookstores offer charming shelves, unique finds, and a browsing experience you’ll want to repeat again and again!. 1. Cupboard Maker Books (Enola) Cupboard Maker Books in Enola is the kind of place that stops you in your tracks...
1. The Farm Show has roots in Pennsylvania’s earliest agricultural fairs. William Penn organized the Philadelphia Fair in 1686. Agricultural exhibitions eventually spread throughout Pennsylvania, and the first statewide Farm Show was held in Harrisburg in 1917. The event was once known as the Pennsylvania Corn, Fruit, Vegetable, Dairy Products, and Wool Show.
Pennsylvania singers have an opportunity to take center stage each day of the 2027 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recently invited individuals and groups across the Commonwealth to enter “Oh, Say, Can You Sing?”, the annual contest selecting singers to perform the national anthem live each morning of Pennsylvania’s State Fair.
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Connecting Local Families with Food, Support & Community Resources. Thanksgiving is a time to come together, share a meal, and celebrate the spirit of community. We know there are wonderful local organizations and community members working to support families during the holiday season, and we created this guide to help connect those who need assistance with the resources available right here in our community.
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He’s a rarity, that’s for sure. A guy who’s equally at ease while preaching from the Bible in a church or delivering a punch line at a comedy club. That’s right, State College’s Jonathan Weibel is both an ordained pastor and a professional stand-up comedian. Appropriately enough, he jokes about his curious combination of professions. “I fly a lot,” says the clergy comic, “and one of the first things someone says to you on a plane is, ‘What do you do for a living?’ If I want to talk to them, I tell them I’m a stand-up comedian. And if I’m tired and don’t want to talk to them, I’ll tell them I’m a Baptist evangelist.” Weibel has served in Christian ministry for nearly 40 years. The last 30 years have been spent in the Centre Region, where he’s planted three new churches and served as lead pastor, worship pastor or youth pastor at State College Alliance Church, Penns Valley Community Church and Centre Church. He first got my attention in work that was unrelated to stand-up: serving as the director of Front Yard Mission , a movement designed to bring genuine Christian love to neighborhoods. But then I heard
Movie scenes can make a staircase, a diner, or a quiet cemetery feel unforgettable, turning ordinary places into settings that stay with audiences long after the credits roll. Across Pennsylvania, real locations have helped bring stories to life, from tales of brave fighters and young friendships to encounters with strange creatures and dangerous secrets. Exploring these places in person offers a different perspective than watching them on screen.
The thousands who saw Williamsport’s Armistice Day Parade Tuesday evening probably didn’t notice the resemblance of six of the participants in different divisions of the line, but it was learned today that marchers included a grandmother, her sons and two grandsons. The six were Mrs. Frank Lyons of...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — If you can perform our National Anthem and are from Pennsylvania, you may be able to open the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January. The “Oh, Say, Can You Sing?” contest is returning, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced. “Every morning at the Farm Show, we have an opportunity to come together […]
Scranton Prep’s Cole Powell and Annville-Cleona’s Ben Allwein clearly were evenly matched. They were tied after 18 hole
Family Life Ministries continues its growth in Pennsylvania with the purchase of “Hot 107.9” WOTH Williamsport from Backyard Broadcasting of Pennsylvania. Family Life will acquire WOTH for $200,000 plus its existing signal in the market 103.3 W277BJ Williamsport. That will upgrade the network from its so-called “Super Translator” operating with 250w/412m to the Class A 3.4kW/135m 107.9 signal.
The winners in local political races impact the lives of citizens every minute of every day. From governors, state senators and representatives; county legislators, school boards, borough council members and township supervisors, historically poor voter turnout in election cycle “off years” – or in those where a president is not running for election – can have a profound impact on education funding, programs, property taxes, policies, services and more.
Montgomery County hides remarkable distinctions in plain sight. A Quaker meetinghouse begun around 1695 still hosts weekly worship in Lower Merion. A Main Line shopping center once held the Guinness title for the world’s first. And Elkins Park is home to a building type Frank Lloyd Wright designed nowhere else.
Their ranks are thinning, and they might be a little rounder around the middle from the times in which their youths were “touched with fire,” but their patriotic ardor hasn’t faded, and they will be stepping off at the annual Lycoming County Veterans Day Parade this Saturday, November 7, in Hughesville at 2 p.m. or 1400 hours, military time.
