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Basic zucchini recipe celebrates simplicity of summer
Gentle readers, I m sure you ve heard about the concept of yin and yang a harmonious balance between day and night, warm and cool, summer and winter, masculine and feminine.
Friends of Back Mountain Library Auction attend kick-off dinner
With three weeks to go before the 75th annual Back Mountain Library Memorial Auction, some friends of the library have been planning how they ll volunteer Setting up? Cleaning up? Staffing a booth?
Spanish in the Workplace course offered at Penn State Hazleton this fall
A language course designed for those who interact with Spanish-speaking coworkers or customers in the workplace will be offered at Penn State Hazleton beginning Sept. 16.
Wilkes University student John Cornelius awarded 2021 Etruscan Prize
John Cornelius of Nescopeck was awarded the Etruscan Prize during the Wilkes University Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program residency. The Etruscan Prize is awarded each year to a member o
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church plans rummage/furniture sale
Volunteers for SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, Olyphant are working on the 11th annual Summer Furniture/Rummage Sale Fundraiser for Aug.13-14.
Life at Full Throttle: Enjoying majestic views of Lake Tahoe
My family and I recently flew to Sacramento to visit my daughter and we hopped in the car for our first trip to Lake Tahoe. The drive from Sacramento takes just a couple of hours. Winding through scen
Around Town: A busy time in Downtown Wilkes-Barre
As my friend Holly Pilcavage posted on Facebook last week, good things are happening in Downtown Wilkes-Barre.
Dietrich Theater celebrates Christmas in July
You are invited to celebrate Christmas in July at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock, where four themed displays by Stephen Hendrickson are in the Earnshaw Gallery, ready for your viewing any time mo
Friends of Osterhout Free Library to hold moving sale on July 17
The Friends of the Osterhout Free Library are relocating their book shop to a different location inside the Osterhout Free Library this summer. To make room for the new spot, the Friends are hosting a
In celebration of Bastille Day: Vive Salad Nicoise!
Bonne f te nationale, or as we folks on this side of the pond say, Happy Bastille Day.
Jack Williams Tire presents $15,000 to Allied Services as part of WNEP’s Ryan’s Run 12
Jack Williams Tire recently presented Allied Services Integrated Services with a $15,000 donation as part of WNEP s Ryan s Run 12. Proceeds from the campaign support Allied Services work in providing
Garlic chicken’s a tasty, fragrant dish
You can find several different recipes for Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic online and, garlic fan that I am, I ve wanted to try one for ages.
Everhart Museum to host ‘Light on Culture’ on July 17
The Everhart Museum will be hosting Light on Culture: Free Admission Day on Saturday, July 17. Entry to the Museum will be free all day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with presentations and displays, all fre
Life at Full Throttle: Welcoming baby Brayden
Handsome Brayden Grey Corcoran came into the world at 3:15 p.m. on Monday, July 5 and my husband and I became grandparents for the first time.
Remembering Steven Thomas
He was just a fantastic teacher, a fantastic mentor, said Mariane Ferrantino of Luzerne.
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
Around town: There is plenty to do in NEPA these days
When someone asked me the other day what s coming up and when, I was happy to tell them what I knew: a lot.
Waverly Small Works Gallery announces new exhibit
The Waverly Small Works Gallery at the Waverly Community House is pleased to announce its newest exhibit: Tradeoffs: Collaborative Works by artists Peter Hoffer and Georgios C. Kyriakos.
YMCA hikers take ‘Walk on the Wild Side’
Wilkes-Barre s midweek temperatures, you may recall, were in the 90s.
‘Flavorful’ onion pie takes the cake as ‘most unusual thing’
This is weird, reporter and taste tester Patrick Kernan told me shortly after he tried his first forkful of Sour Cream & Onion Pie With Walnut Crust.