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Juniata Valley Magazine

Beavertown: How Karen Burns became the keeper of a community’s story

BEAVERTOWN — In every small town, there is someone who quietly carries its memories. Someone who sees value in the things others might overlook — a faded photograph, a handwritten letter, a child’s toy, a business sign long removed from Main Street. Someone who understands that history is ...

Local aviator among WWII’s “Bloody Hundredth” fallen In 1943

[Editor’s Note: This article was previously published in the Nov. 25, 2025 edition of The Sentinel]. LEWISTOWN — America’s legendary 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy) earned its nickname “Bloody Hundredth” for the losses it sustained during strategic bombing missions over Europe in ...

Honoring Local Patriots

Company B 491st Combat Engineers Battalion Sergeants. From left, Huey Harshbarger, John I. Stewart, George "Pete" Macknair and Dutch Deavor. —Submitted by Karl Stoicheff

Local Glider Soldier gave his life against Japan

[Editor’s Note: This article was previously published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of The Sentinel]. LEWISTOWN — Japan launched its only paratrooper attack against American airborne forces on Dec. 6, 1944 at San Pablo Air Strip No. 1, Leyte, Philippines. Following aerial strafing and ...