……..Father’s Day is always a day of mixed emotions for me. I appreciate the fathers who are still with us. I love the father that my son, Doug, has become. But, on this day I miss my Dad so much. He died way too young…
Have you been working on your knot tying skills? We have some KNOTTY kiddos who have already earned their first brag tag. I’m so proud of them. Great job Atticus, Adalynn and Leslie. Several other kiddos have taken their KNOTTY bags home and are working…
…….A buyer for the Graham building? Be still my heart because for years I have tried to think of what could go into that building. It has always seemed to defy the winds of change which have buffeted New Cumberland. It sits on the corner…
Wow, time flies when one is having fun. It also flies when there is not much fun tobe had. I have not appeared in Hometown News since the end of January. At thattime, I was deep into a series on the 1972 explosion at National…
Have you heard of the Reading with Rover program? We are so very happy to be involved with it. It’s a program where children read to dogs to help them increase their comfort in reading aloud, achieve higher reading levels, show empathy, enhance social…
Long May She Fly ….. Yesterday was such an emotional day for so many. May I offer my thanks, to those of you who served, who are serving, and who will serve, for your service to our country. Memorial Day is a day…
……..Is the Hancock County Board of Education doing the right thing by using outside legal counsel? Board President Dan Kaser asked Superintendent Dawn Petrovich to explain to those in attendance the duties of the Board at the last meeting. Petrovich addressed the use of an…
……. Thank goodness for Samantha! Who is Samantha you’re thinking? She’s an employee at a Sheetz in Morgantown who reaffirmed my faith in the goodness of my fellow human beings Thursday when it seemed like the entire world had “gone to **** in a handbasket”…
…..Hate to be a bore, but I’m going to repeat really old-fashioned election advice to candidates. Don’t conduct your campaign on your opponent’s negatives; run on your positives. Wow, that is ancient because you see the McKinley/Mooney trash talk ads that run during TV…