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NEWPORT -- Two artists from Juniata County are among those featured in the sixth annual juried exhibition of the Perry County Council of the Arts, displayed online and at the Veterans Memorial Building, 25 W. Main St., New Bloomfield, through Jan. 22.
This exhibition features outstanding juried artwork in a variety of media, selected by Juror Danny Bracken, exhibitions manager at the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh.
The first-place inner in the 3D category is Green Colored Pencil Tree by Francis Ranck of Thompsontown.
The first-place painting is Black Throated Green Warbler by Jonathan Wert III of Mifflintown.
Visitors may vote for their favorite work of art to receive the People's Choice award at the Veterans Building, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or through the Juried Exhibition photo album on PCCA's Facebook page. Many of the pieces on display are available for purchase.
For more information on other programs & services provided by the Perry County Council of the Arts (PCCA), please call (717) 567-7023 or visit www.perrycountyarts.org.
Korea X Corps is lecture topic
BOALSBURG --Dr. Michael E. Lynch will feature the X Corps during the Korean War, 70 years ago, in a lecture titled, "Miracle at Hungnam: X Corps Escapes the Chinese Trap."
The online event will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday via Zoom.
Lynch is a senior historian and assistant professor at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, US Army War College in Carlisle. He serves as a seminar historian; elective instructor; faculty facilitator for the Senior Leader Seminar; faculty advisor for resident students, and faculty mentor for USAWC Fellows.
This lecture will be moderated by Tyler Gum, Director of the Pennsylvania Military Museum. After the presentation, a brief Q&A will take place.
Registration is required, at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN--5nw2hVpcRSueT7SoErCZQw.
Visitors welcomed to prayer walk
BELLEVILLE -- Valley View Retirement Community invites the public to visit their campus on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to walk and pray over their residents and team members.
To begin the walk, park near the main entrance, and then walk past the fence to the sidewalk parallel with state Route 655. Follow the sidewalk around the Terrace, through the Village, past Memory Lane, and end passing by the Haven.
The public is also welcome to bring a stone painted with a prayer or word of blessing to place in the river stone bed outside the Memory Lane entrance.
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing while on campus.
Snyder County courthouse closed
MIDDLEBURG -- The Snyder County Commissioners, due to the drastic uptick of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county and out of an abundance of caution, have decided to close the courthouse to the public except for any essential participants of court proceedings.
The closure will take effect Monday and last until Jan. 11.
County office staff are onsite and will be handling the needs of the public via telephone, mail and email. Anyone who needs the services of one of the departments other than the courts should call to make arrangements with that department.
Pa. Garden Club to sponsor scholarships
LEWISTOWN -- The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (GCFP) is offering 12 scholarships to students who plan to further their education in any of the following majors:
Agriculture Education, Agronomy, Floriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Botany, Biology (excluding medical), Conservation, Environmental Concerns (Management: Environmental Engineering, Conservation), Forestry, Plant Pathology, Environmental Control, City (Rural/Urban) Planning, Land Management, Wildlife Science, and/or allied subjects.
Each scholarship award is a minimum of $1,000. As long as high academic standing is maintained and need is apparent, a student is eligible to apply or reapply for a scholarship.
Applicants for all scholarships/grants must be residents of Pennsylvania and sponsored by a Federated Garden Club. High school, college, or graduate students are eligible to apply. Each applicant must be sponsored by a federated garden club and each application signed by a club President before being submitted. Our local GCFP is Mifflin County Garden Club, contact number (717) 250-3806. Leave a message with your name and number and arrangements can be made to have the application signed electronically upon completion. If you live outside of our area, and are unsure of your local GCFP, we can provide the name of a club near you.
Applications are due Feb. 1. Applicants are asked to allow a few extra days for mailing. Applications can be downloaded and filled in at:
http://nebula.wsimg.com/03a6b2918551e1b53f17a04b0133e486?AccessKeyId=B52863DF757A6B203CBA&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 An electronic copy must be signed by club president before being mailed to the GCFP State scholarship chairperson. The mailing address for completed paperwork is provided in the application.