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Young photographer’s work appears in USDA calendar

McALISTERVILLE - Naomi Leitzel decided she wasn't too "chicken" to enter her first photography contest.It's a good thing, because the Juniata Mennonite School third grader is the first child photographer to have her photo published in the Biosecurity for Birds Calendar by United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The photo appears for the month of January in the 2016 calendar.Last winter Naomi and younger brother, Connor, now 6, went outside to take some snow photos. Naomi clutched her mom's $99 Canon camera and snapped away at the white ...

Suthar writes second book

LEWISTOWN - When Nihar Suthar graduates from college next spring, he will already be the published author of two books.And writing is not his major.The 2012 graduate of Mifflin County High School is on track to receive a degree from Cornell University in applied economics and management, with concentrations in finance and strategy. He plans to pursue a career in consulting, but intends to continue writing on the side.Suthar published his first book, "Win No Matter What: A Guide to Hyping Up Your Life," in 2013, just a year out of high school. It's a short book, filled with inspirational ...

Historical society unveils new DVD and 2016 calendar

LEWISTOWN - "Look closely, because what once was may soon be gone."Forest Fisher, local historian and president of the Mifflin County Historical Society, should know.His remark can be heard on the society's latest project - a DVD that contains most of the photographs from the books "Mifflin County Then & Now," and "More Mifflin County Then & Now." Readers of the books and viewers of the DVD can plainly see that what once was may now be gone, but they can also see what has taken the place of buildings and other places that are now only memories.The DVD contains a narration by ...

Arts grants are awarded for local programs and projects

McALISTERVILLE - Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts awards grants were awarded to regional recipients Oct. 22 during a ceremony at Olivero's Winery in McAlisterville.Through a partnership with the PA Council on the Arts, the funding provides grants to eligible organizations or individuals to conduct community arts projects.The loacl grants are awarded by Community Partnerships RC&D, which oversees the program for Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and Union counties. The grants are for activities conducted between Sept.1 this year, and Aug. 31, 2016.The maximum ...

Use Halloween antiques and collectibles to make fun, seasonal decorations

There are many types of Halloween decorations that are collectible and crafty. For the purists among us, you can decorate a pumpkin using everything from acrylic paint to glitter glue featuring themes ranging from the scary Frankenstein monster to Casper the Friendly Ghost.While carving jack-o-lanterns requires some skill and expertise, you can use your favorite Halloween antiques and collectibles to make some fun and seasonal home decorations. If you want some quick Halloween decorating ideas, try these simple displays.Some of the easiest Halloween holiday displays can be developed from ...

‘The Apprentice’

LEWISTOWN - A bit of Lewistown history has been captured in the fictitious world of Bill Allison's latest novel, "The Apprentice."When the retired south Philadelphia school principal learned that his grandfather, Enoch Moyer, served an apprenticeship in the late 1880s in Lewistown, he became intrigued and anticipated the opportunity to depict his ancestor's life in a novel targeted toward a young adult audience."The point of the book is to understand what was going on 135 years ago, and to inspire young people to have goals and dreams, and to overcome impediments," Allison said.When he ...