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Summer light show leaves lasting impression

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[Editor’s Note: This is part one of the May 12 program for the Towpath Naturalist Society of Mifflin and Juniata County]. LEWISTOWN — Jen Moore still remembers the moment the forest went quiet, then brightened in a way she had never seen. She walked into the PA Firefly Festival expecting a routine outreach assignment. She walked out with a new understanding of Pennsylvania’s night landscape and a calling that would shape her work for years. Moore, now an environmental education specialist with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at the Greenwood Furnace State ...

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‘Dining with Diabetes’ course to be offered UNIVERSITY PARK — To help individuals build a strong base for managing diabetes and improving health, Penn State Extension will offer a “Dining with Diabetes” course on Tuesdays starting July 14. The course includes four weekly classes, a three-month follow up and a live cooking demonstration. The classes will occur from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on July 14, July 21, July 28 and Aug. 4, online. A follow-up class will occur on Oct. 13, 2026. The course is aimed at adults with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes or who are at risk of developing ...

Services for crime victims face funding cuts

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Editor’s note: Learn more about the resources available to crime victims at the Pennsylvania Office of Victims’ Services website. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. PCAR’s rape crisis hotline is 1-888-772-7227. If you are in immediate danger, call 911. HARRISBURG — Across Pennsylvania, organizations that provide resources for crime victims are scaling back services, cutting positions, and leaving key roles vacant after the federal fund supporting them has received record-low deposits during President Donald Trump’s second administration. These ...

Celebration of the Arts returns June 13 with music, exhibits

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From staff reports HUNTINGDON — The Huntingdon County Arts Council will host its annual Celebration of the Arts open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Huntingdon County Arts Center. The free event will feature live music, hands-on art activities, demonstrations, exhibits and food throughout the day. “The Celebration of the Arts is our annual open house to proudly showcase the Huntingdon County Arts Center to the community and offers a number of free activities and music for the whole family to enjoy,” Executive Director John Kearns said. Entertainment ...

America250PA celebration hits Juniata County

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MCALISTERVILLE — This won’t be your average birthday party. After all, this is an event to celebrate No. 250 for the US of A. The America 250PA Juniata County Celebration is set for Saturday in McAlisterville Park in McAlisterville from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. There will be history, music, food, colonial demonstrations, dancing, Native American presentations, reenactors, family activities, contests, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. and more! Visit www.juniatacountyhistoricalsociety.org/a250pa/ for more information about Saturday’s schedule of events. While this event certainly captures our ...

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