Kristin Lee Hess, of Lewistown, and Joshua William Rittenhouse, of Bellefonte, were married on July 1, 2023, at Grace United Methodist Church in Lewistown. Kristin is the daughter of Stuart and Michelle Hess of Lewistown, and the granddaughter of Robert and Doris Knable of ...
Colton Xavier Bokesh was born at 9:28 a.m. August 1, 2023 At Geisinger Medical Center. At birth, he weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 18½ inches long. He is the son of Shawn Ryan Bokesh and Tiffany Nicole Murphy Bokesh of Lewistown. Grandparent is Carolyn Murphy of Lewistown.
Peachey welcomed at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine SCRANTON — Kyle Peachey, of Lewistown, was presented with a powerful symbol of the medical profession at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s 15th annual White Coat Ceremony. The event, welcoming the school’s Class of 2027, was held Aug. 5 in Scranton. The Class of 2027’s 115 future doctors participated in a ceremony, held in common with virtually every other medical school in the nation, designed to welcome new medical students into the profession. Students recited an oath acknowledging their ...
In 1942 and 1943, the newly formed Mifflin County Library was a local leader in the Victory Book Campaign. I first learned about the Victory Book Campaign in March when I read the novel, The Librarian of Banned Books by Brianna Labuskes (which I wrote about in a previous column). In the book, one of the characters volunteers in an organization that donates books to troops in the armed forces. In the book, this was called Council on Books in Wartime. But in Mifflin County, it was called the Victory Book Campaign or VBC. In 1942, there was a heightened sense of patriotism and, what ...
By Maurie Kelly Pets Come First This month we wanted to focus on our smaller pups. Little dogs have a reputation for being, let’s just say, a bit difficult. Many people believe they are “barky” or “yappy” and nervous or call them “ankle biters”. But we adore them at Pets Come First. Little dogs are different from medium and large dogs but not necessarily because of their size. The American Kennel Club cited a study by a team of researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna who studied little dogs and tried to determine if they really do have ...
By Peg Vlasak HCHS Volunteer Who will ever forget the year 2020? It was a dark time for humanity and yet, at the same time, many of us also experienced a slower, quieter time at home, time spent with family, loved ones, and pets. During that time, those of us at Huntingdon County Humane Society saw many dogs and cats be taken into homes because so many felt that it was a good time to adopt. Time threaded on and now we are in the summer of 2023 and happily, the pandemic is in the past. As with all good things, there can be a negative. Unfortunately, HCHS is now seeing the abandoned of ...
