MIFFLINTOWN – What began as a parent’s desire to honor her daughter’s memory has grown into a powerful tradition that continues to touch lives across the Juniata River Valley. On Saturday, family, friends, neighbors, businesses and volunteers will gather at Walker Park in Mifflintown ...
HERSHEY — Four Diamonds and Penn State THON will receive permanent recognition at Beaver Stadium through a gift from an anonymous donor to Penn State Athletics’ $700 million stadium revitalization project. Banner signage featuring the names and logos of Four Diamonds and THON will be installed at Gate B at Beaver Stadium. The donor relinquished naming rights associated with the gift in order to recognize the two organizations and their work in the fight against childhood cancer. The signage is expected to be installed this week, ahead of Penn State’s game against Wisconsin on ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “The Wiz” will bring its newest national tour to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. The production features “American Idol” Season 23 finalist Gabby Samone as Dorothy and “The Voice” Season ...
STATE COLLEGE — Kish Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Kish Bank, has appointed Gary Seiber as the next chief executive officer of Kish Insurance, the bank's property and casualty insurance subsidiary. Seiber will succeed current CEO Jeff Wilson as part of a planned leadership ...
PARIS (AP) — A hundred years ago, Paris erected a monumental mosque to honor Muslim soldiers from French colonies who fought in World War I. It's now an integral part of the capital's bustling Latin Quarter, and as it celebrates its centenary, worshippers are reflecting on being Muslim in ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Daoism, China's indigenous religion, is one of the country's five officially recognized religions today. Practiced by millions of people in China and around the world, Daoism takes on many forms, stretching back from ancient roots to the modern world. It challenges the conventions of how people often define religion. Unlike many other faiths, Daoism does not necessarily center on a deity, though there are many Daoist deities. Nor does it have a unified system of beliefs or follow a singular authoritative doctrine. In fact, followers say the Dao, which literally ...
