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Greenwood hosting SnowFest, Plunge

GREENWOOD FURNACE — The fifth annual SnowFest and Juniata Valley YMCA Polar Plunge will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the beach at Greenwood Furnace State Park.

SnowFest activities will include: broomball, ice skating, free snowshoe trials, educational programs, bonfire on the beach, winter camping, ice harvesting, animal furs and skulls, fire starting, and others. Enjoy the music of the Stone Valley Pickers in the warming hut from 1 to 3 p.m. The Friends of Greenwood Furnace will sell hot soup and coffee.

The centerpiece of SnowFest is the annual Polar Plunge benefitting the Juniata Valley YMCA in Burnham. Participants brave the cold waters of Greenwood Lake beginning at 2:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required for the plunge. Contact the YMCA at (717) 248-5019 to register.

The SnowFest 5-Miler race, sponsored by the Friends of Greenwood Furnace Complex, is for anyone who is up for a beautiful and brisk 5-mile trail run with a rewarding vista in the middle. Following the event, runners who are brave enough may cool off by taking the plunge. For anyone who runs and plunges, the Friends will donate the $25 registration fee to the YMCA.

Registration runs from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Pavilion No. 7. Race begins at 1 p.m. Sign up online at Greenwood Furnace SnowFest 5-Miler Race Page at www.PArunners.com — event registration tab. Race day registration will be available.

Two historical trips

have been planned

LEWISTOWN — Destination History has announced two Mifflin County Historical Society trips for 2018 — a four day trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, in June, and a four-day trip to Boston in July.

The trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, The Queen City, will take place June 7 to 10. The price includes transportation and baggage handling (one bag per person), three nights accommodations, three breakfasts, two lunches, three dinners, all admissions and entrance fees to attractions, tour guides and bus driver gratuities. The cost for members is $720 for double, $895 for single; non-members, $740 for double, $915 for single. Make reservations quickly as these trips have been filling up fast. A $100 deposit is required at the time reservations are made. Final payment is due April 1.

The Boston Pops Fourth of July and Salem trip will take place July 2 to 5. The price includes transportation and baggage handling (one bag per person), three nights lodging, three breakfasts, one lobster luncheon cruise, two dinners; chair rental for the Boston Pops rehearsal and fireworks; all admissions and entrance fees to attractions, tour guides and bus driver gratuities.

The cost for members is $935 for double, $1,215 for single; non-members, $955 for double, $1,235 for single. Make reservations quickly as these trips have been filling up fast. Half payment is required at the time of reservation. Final payment is due May 15.

For more information, contact Karen Galbraith at (717) 250-5152 or gkg@pa.net, or Nancy Kauffman at (717) 994-4663 or npkauffman@embarqmail.com.

Research library to reopen March 6

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Historical Society’s research library remains closed through February, reopening on March 6.

Weather permitting, the office will remain open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. If schools are closed, the office will be closed.

Joe Diffie coming to The State Theatre

STATE COLLEGE –The Sentinel will present legendary country music artist Joe Diffie on April 20 at The State Theatre in downtown State College. Tickets are on sale now.

With chart-toppers like “Pickup Man,” “Third Rock From the Sun,” and “John Deere Green,” and 13 albums and more than 20 Top 10 singles to his credit, country fans can expect a night of beloved hit songs.

Tickets for the performance are $49 for the front section, $41 for orchestra and $35 for balcony seating. The Chris Ruble Band, from Mifflin County, will be the opening act for the show, which begins at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.statetheatre.org, by phone at (814) 272-0606, or at The State Theatre box office, 130 W. College Ave., State College, during normal box office hours.

For more information, go www.joediffie.com; ticket link: http://thestatetheatre.org/lewistown-sentintel-presents-joe-diffie/.

MCHS staging ‘Grease’ in February

LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County High School’s first musical production, “Grease,” is scheduled to take the stage on Feb. 23 and 24.

Tickets are $8 for adults; $4 for students and will be available for sale beginning on Feb. 1 during school hours at the school store. Tickets may be purchased at the door if they haven’t sold out.

RWO to present

concert on Jan. 28

ALEXANDRIA — The Raystown Wind Orchestra will present an afternoon of concert wind music at 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Juniata Valley High School Auditorium.

The RWO, a 35-member wind and percussion ensemble based in Huntingdon, was formed in 2013 by Dr. James Latten, Professor of Music at Juniata College and conductor of the college’s two concert bands and “Percussion at Juniata” program.

The Raystown Wind Orchestra exists for the purpose of bringing together the Raystown region’s finest wind and percussion players to rehearse and perform advanced wind band and chamber wind literature. The playing members of the RWO come from the greater central Pennsylvania area, including Blair, Centre, Huntingdon and Mifflin counties.

Repertoire for the Jan. 28 concert includes: Cyrus the Great (a concert march)- Karl King; Laude-Howard Hanson; The Gumsuckers’ March-Percy Grainger; Adagio-Joaquin Rodrigo; Salvation is Created-Pavel Tschesnokoff/arr. Bruce Houseknecht, and Shepherds’ Hey-Percy Grainger.

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