Archives 2008

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December The Town That Saved Christmas And the Christmas that saved a town. By Patricia Brown Davis

November Chicks Off the Ol' Block How Sarah, Hillary, and two women from the Finger Lakes changed history. By Angela Cannon-Crothers

October THEY'RE OFF TO SERVE YOU DINNER With a heart, a dream, and courage, Aaron Hulslander, Nelle Rounsaville, and Chris Kozuhowski all open unique new restaurants, transforming Tioga County. By Matt Conner

September Mother Earth In 1931, the people of Blossburg built, with soil from around the world, a monument of thanks to President Woodrow Wilson for giving Poland back to her people. By Joyce M. Tice

August The Return of the Demolition Diva Gita Ladd returns to Wellsboro to play her cello and defend her title at the county fair. By Matt Connor

July Painting the Town Artist Michael Pilato paints walls peopled with inspirational figures chosen by the community. The result in Williamsport is a mural populated with Lycoming County’s finest. By Matt Connor

June THE GREATEST CATCH Bolstered by his wife, late father, and fishing buddies, Curt Sweeley lands trophy bass and life's sweetest gifts. By Fred Metarko

May Goodies’ Mom Galeton native Dawn Pletcher and her army of volunteers send boxes full of supplies — and love — to our troops in harm’s way. By Dawn Bilder

April THE COMEBACK CANYON After surviving winter and the saws of the “wood hicks,” the Pine Creek Gorge, environmental success story and regional landmark, is green again and open for hikers, fishermen, bald eagles, and what dreams may come. By John Fulmer

March Cottage Industry David Davies did a “super-size me” on a model house he built, turning this replica into a warm, colorful, life-size home. By Cindy Davis Meixel

Feburary MELT THE ICE Ed Clute of Watkins Glen heats up the first Mountain Home Winter Jazz Fest in Wellsboro. By John Fulmer

January The Heart of the Dance Dance is romance but it’s also a heart-thumping form of exercise. Well, maybe that’s the same thing. By Kerry Gyekis and Terry V. Babb