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 ...
The Sentinel office at 21 S. Brown Street will re-open at noon today for customers wishing to visit the office.
Dear Annie: My husband and I recently moved to a new town, and I feel lonelier than I expected to feel at this stage of life. We are new empty nesters. Our youngest left for college in the fall, and not long after that we relocated for my husband’s job. On paper, it made sense. It is a nice area, safe, pretty and full of things people say they love. But most days I feel like I am walking around in someone else’s life. Back home, I knew who I was. I had my routines, my friends, my familiar grocery store, my favorite coffee place where someone would ask how my kids were doing. ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: A loved one of mine has had kidney problems for his whole life. He’s now on the transplant list, and his kidney function is very low. But he continues to avoid dialysis, saying that he’s not ready for it. Surprisingly, his heart health, cholesterol and blood pressure are always great when tested. He sometimes has swelling if he’s on his feet for too long, but this can be reduced by going on medication for a few days. He also has uncontrolled diabetes. At one point, his A1C level was over 11%, but now it is closer to 6% or 7%. In addition, he’s on a biologic due ...
Dear Heloise: I find that most of the time, I only use a very small portion of a tissue. I’ve found that I can tear them in half before using them and extend the uses out of a box this way. I also find that when applying mascara in an attempt to make my lashes look longer, it ends up looking too gloppy. I now use a previously used but washed mascara wand to comb out the application, and it looks much better! –– A Reader, via email SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise@Heloise.com Dear Heloise: Place the two-piece, push-to-turn pill lid with the opening down on a cutting board. Hit ...
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Through your gift for vivid fantasy, you feel what it’s like to live in a world filled with all you value and aspire to, and you can really see it. When you touch back to reality, you use this as a compass. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A little bit of research will show better options, but a lot of research may show you so much that it confuses the issue. Be strategic and to the point, limiting your inquiry process to a few hours. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your natural mode is curiosity, and you love experimentation, so the unsolicited advice from those who ...
