Meet Sheila, ‘who swallowed a cactus,’ and her friends
If you re wondering what kind of kid would be spunky enough to eat a spikey, prickly cactus, maybe you d like to meet Sheila, the 8-year-old title character in the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble s summer
YMCA hikers take ‘Walk on the Wild Side’
Wilkes-Barre s midweek temperatures, you may recall, were in the 90s.
‘We pray for the community … for the whole world’
For Michele Kollar of Mountain Top, the Our Lady of Fatima Grotto on West North Street in Wilkes-Barre is a place to experience such an overwhelming sense of peace, you feel like you re surrounded by
‘Music in the Valley’ set for July 17
If you visit Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm on July 17, you ll find more than the animals and historic buildings that are always adraw at the popular destination near Stroudsburg.
Dietrich Summer Fest offers 19 films
If you re in the mood for a movie that will make you want to stand up and cheer for the human spirit, Ronnie Harvey from the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock has a few suggestions.
A hike in search of mountain laurel
If you were playing a word association game and somebody called out Ricketts Glen, you would probably respond with a hearty: waterfalls!
‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ ’ to showcase music of Fats Waller, Harlem Renaissance
We ll give you a ballad that will make you cry one minute, Brandon Hanks said Thursday afternoon. And the next minute you ll be tapping your foot and dancing in your seat.
Spinach, cherries, berries, eggs to be part of W-B Farmers Market
Blueberries, cherries, cherry tomatoes.
Back Mountain Library Auction ‘more than a fund-raiser’
If you want proof of how much people love the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction, and the library it benefits, just consider the story of the Ithaca Calendar Clock.
‘My lifelong friends are from GAR’
If Ron Honeywell from GAR s class of 1971 says he played saxophone in the marching band, you believe him.
‘American Bourbon’ is a family saga, laced with moonshine
Ah am just so glad to see a police officer! Brigit says, amazing her brother Mack with the way she can step into the polite persona of a Southern belle to coax a New York City cop into giving her dir
GAR alumni plan parade for final graduation day
Stephen Morio from the class of 1982 has put out a call to his fellow Grenadiers.
Wyoming Seminary student initiates ‘Her Drive’ collection
There s a certain situation with which most women are familiar and it goes like this:
Sister Joelle celebrates 50 years of religious life
Sister Joelle Mrozoski, a Bernardine Franciscan Sister and native of Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating her golden jubilee, marking 50 years since she entered the convent.
George and Beverly Gross celebrate 70 years
Ask Beverly Gross what convinced her, so many years ago, that George Gross was good husband material and a smile spreads across her face.
‘He knew exactly what to do’
When Audrey Wysowski suddenly found herself unable to speak one day in February, her husband, Vince, suspected something was seriously amiss and he was right.