Ways to ring in the New Year
LEWISTOWN — Lewistown had a way of making even the coldest winter night feel warm. Maybe it was the way the lights along Market Street glowed like fireflies, or how everyone – absolutely everyone – seemed to know everyone. But on New Year’s Eve, the town felt different. Bigger. Brighter. Buzzing. Every year, people came from all over Mifflin County to watch the gigantic 5-foot by 9-foot Hartley’s Potato Chip bag descend from the sky at midnight. It was quirky, it was local and it was theirs. That buzz has been missing for a few years as the Downtown Lewistown Chip Drop had ...


