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A great broccoli salad idea: Creamy avocado dressing
Never liked broccoli as a kid (big surprise) probably because it was usually overcooked and under-dressed (maybe some butter if you were lucky, though I think it might have been one of those vegetable

About Books: Love, COVID and the perfect crime?
It s no secret that during COVID, many books were written and published. Bookstore sales in 2021 were reportedly seeing increases of 40% from the prior year. A lot of the books my mother and I have re

St. Martha’s Church plans Paschal Supper
St. Martha s Church, 260 Bonnieville Road, Fairmount Springs, will hold its annual Paschal Supper at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 2.

Pauly Friedman Art Gallery will host artist-led workshop
The Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University invites the public to meet curator and artist Reni Gower, M.F.A., who is featured in the exhibition Flashpoints: Material/Intent/Fused, on d

Singer/pianist Jamie Murray will headline Open Mic Night at Dietrich
Singer/pianist Jamie Murray will be the featured performer during this month s Open Mic Night, set for 7 p.m. Friday, March 24 in the Peg Fassett Performance Studio at the Dietrich Theater, East Tioga

To Your Health:Understanding your heart rate
Whether talking about someone making my heart skip a beat, or despite something emotional happening her pulse never went up, heart rate is easy to take for granted until something is amiss.

Around Town: Mike McGinley wishes you the luck of the Irish
When I was little I used to phone my grandmother s cousin, Mary Quinn, who lived in Derrycoosh, a locality in County Mayo, Ireland.

Tell Giselle: Wanting more is more than a discipline problem
I am not satisfied with my current job and want out. The thing is I do not know what else to do. I am in a rut, I know it, but cannot get out. All I keep thinking about is there has to be more than wh

‘I’m gonna do this for me’
I get a lot of relaxation out of this, Dana Whitman of Nanticoke said with a peaceful smile, moments before the free Wednesday yoga class was to begin in the Gather Community Space on South Franklin

Mountain Top Historical Society plans Sadie Hawkins Day Dance
Do you remember Sadie Hawkins Day Dances?

Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Exhibit opens today
The 41st Annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Exhibit will open on Sunday, March 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Schulman Gallery, Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke.

Remember When: Heroes escaped, even when thrown from a cliff
I rode with Sir Galahad as he smote craven villains trying to overthrow King Arthur s round table.

Heritage Day planned at historic Hanover Green Cemetery
The Historic Hanover Green Cemetery, 589 Main Road, Hanover Township, will hold Heritage Day on Sunday, June 2 beginning at noon. The event will feature guest speakers, displays, music, food and the e

Taste testers not too happy with not-too-sweet ‘dessert’
I can t see this as a dessert, page designer and newsroom taste tester Lyndsay Bartos said after she tasted a fruit-and-ricotta concoction from the Times Leader test kitchen. Maybe if you put it in

“Marry Me” chicken for the woman who already did
Occasionally, MT and I will amuse ourselves by re-enacting the scene from Cold Mountain where Ada says, Isn t there some religion where you just have to say I marry you three times, and you re man

Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Churchplans tea to honor patron saint on St. David’s Day
The Ethnic Committee of Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church will honor St. David, the Patron Saint of Wales, on Tuesday, March 7 with their annual Tea. Chairman of the Ethnic Committee is Heidi

Tunkhannock Branch of M & T Bank presents$5,000 to Wyoming County Cultural Center
Terry Milligan, Anna Gharghoury and Al Bagusky of the Tunkhannock branch of M&T Bank recently presented Erica Rogler Executive Director of the Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater, w

Slovak Stations of the Cross,Lenten Hymn Sing will be March 26
The Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently met and finalized plans for the Slovak Stations of the Cross and Lenten Hymn Sing.