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Huskies fall just short of fairytale finish at states

LEWISTOWN — The stage was set for a fairytale as championship Saturday had returned to Lewistown. The hometown Marching Huskies were peaking at the right time. The stands were packed. The sun was shining. And a state title on home turf was suddenly within sight. What followed was a ...

A seat at the table

MIFFLINTOWN — At most Juniata County School District Board of Directors meetings, nine elected board members gather around the table to discuss budgets, policies and decisions that shape the district's future. Now, three students have seats there, too. This school year, Juniata High School ...

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Reserve Now: • Turkey dinner and homespun bazaar — 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, First United Methodist Church, 200 E. Third St., Lewistown. Adults: $15. Children 6 to 9: $6. Children 5 and under: free. Advance tickets only available from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the church office or call (717) 248-4618 or (717) 513-3915. • Holiday bazaar preorder pie sale — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 13 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 14, Port Royal Lutheran Church social room, 402 Market St., Port Royal. Several varieties. $15 per pie. $11 for mincemeat pie filling. Pies and filling must be preordered by ...

Students felt their way into new art form

LEWISTOWN — What began as a handful of colorful wool fibers quickly transformed into flowers, animals and landscapes as Mifflin County High School students discovered the creative possibilities of needle felting during a recent hands-on workshop with fiber artist Kari Roslund. Students ...

Set sail for adventure with ‘Peter & the Starcatcher’

COCOLAMUS — The lights dim. A ship emerges from the darkness. Pirates lurk in the shadows. A trunk containing a powerful secret crosses an ocean. Somewhere between the crashing waves and the starlit sky, a nameless orphan begins a journey that will change him forever. By the time the ...