LEWISTOWN — Career choices can lead an individual down many paths. For some, those choices can lead to years of regret. For others, they become the yellow brick road. At some point on that road, the dreams of youth are not only realized, they are lived and experienced. For Juniata River ...
LEWISTOWN — Patriotism doesn’t always look like parades, speeches or fireworks. In the Juniata River Valley, it often looks like a volunteer sorting canned goods on a Tuesday night, a business owner sponsoring a youth team, a Scout planting flags at veterans’ graves or a librarian ...
LEWISTOWN – As America turns 250 this year, the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau is leading an effort to make sure Mifflin County’s role in the celebration feels both local and lasting. Executive Director Jenny Landis has spent months bringing together organizations, artists, and ...
LEWISTOWN — We have all seen them, the jolly bell ringers dressed in red who faithfully stand outside during the frigid holiday months, protecting that red bucket and asking for your change. The ones most people walk right past. They are the Salvation Army soldiers, the strength of one of ...
LEWISTOWN – In a world that moves fast and forgets easily, the Mifflin County Library remains a place where quiet acts of patriotism unfold every day. At the heart of that calm purpose is Executive Director Susan Miriello, a woman who believes a library’s mission goes far beyond ...
[Editor’s Note: This article was previously published in the March 1, 2024 edition of The Sentinel]. IWO JIMA — No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps more dramatically than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat brutality and staggering casualties, it was ...
