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Ride to Redemption honors loss, supports recovery in Mifflin County

BURNHAM — Nearly six years ago, Tim Matthews lost his 23-year-old son, Kyle, to an opioid overdose. On Saturday, Matthews will get on a motorcycle and ride. Saturday is Oct. 3, two days before the sixth anniversary of Kyle’s death on Oct. 5, 2020. The ride will begin and end at Dream Center Mifflin County, where Matthews now serves on the board. The event’s name explains much of why he will be there: Ride to Redemption. Matthews’ connection to the Dream Center began around 2022, when the organization was still taking shape. Chad Curry, who was helping lead the effort to start ...

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JCHS fall banquet to be held Oct. 14 MEXICO — The Juniata County Historical Society fall banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Walker Grange, Mexico. Tickets ($25 each) will be available Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Juniata County Historical Society Archives, 498 Jefferson St., Suite B, Mifflintown, Pa., 17059 (lower level of county library), or send a self addressed, stamped envelope with a check for ticket(s) to be mailed to you. Ticket sale deadline is Oct. 6. A roast beef dinner will be served and there will be 50/50 ...

Candlelight vigil to honor domestic violence victims

CAMP HILL — Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties will hold its annual Candlelight Vigil Oct. 15 to remember local women and children who have lost their lives to domestic and intimate partner violence. The free event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Camp Hill Borough Building, 2145 Walnut St., and is open to the public. The vigil is held each October as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s event will feature author Robert Attaway, who will share the story of his late mother. The Silent Witness Exhibit, representing 18 victims from ...

Bob Barlett answered when Lewistown called

LEWISTOWN — About two weeks before Bob Barlett died, Mayor Deb Bargo visited him at Greenwood Village and read a proclamation honoring his service to Lewistown. The visitors also brought lunch from Mission BBQ in Harrisburg. Barlett’s favorite was barbecued salmon with mac and ...

Feathered festivities

At 87, Leroy Peachey still has a hand in Sal-Lee’s Goose Day tradition

LEWISTOWN — At 87, Leroy Peachey still has standards when he picks up a knife. He can skin a goose quickly after a lifetime around butcher blocks, but speed isn’t the point. The cut has to be right. Tammy Lucci, his daughter, said her father is particular about one thing: He doesn’t ...