How About Some History……and Mystery Hometown News hasn’t had a history column since my husband, Bill Kiefer, passed away two years ago. How he loved delving into the history of our area. He found history where I didn’t know history existed. I guess being born…
………In the tv show “The Grinch” Cindy Lou Who tells us that “Christmas comes without cookies, gifts…..” A person enamored of the movie when my kids were little, I took Cindy Lou at her word and removed the stress of baking dozens of cookies which…
…….The election is over and it’s time to begin talking.. The County Commission will certify the votes making the unofficial results official and the work should begin in advance of those newly elected officials taking the oath in January. ………The Legislature goes into session one…
……..This week was not a good week for those who supported Vice President Kamala Harris. Losing is tough, especially when the campaign’s energy in the days prior to the Election seemed to be high. Supporters of Harris also had a lot of issues which were…
…..I had just attended the Hancock County Retired Teachers Luncheon Tuesday where I heard Superintendent Dan Enich inform us what would be included in the School Levy. The importance of the safety aspect was driven home when Shannon called me after she got home from the…
……..The past week has taken my breath away. It was a harsh reminder of how vulnerable we all are to violence. Once violence was recognizable. Now I’m not so sure it is and I’m not so sure any of us knows how to recognize it.…
There are days in all our lives that are terror-filled when they occur, but humor- filled in retrospect. Since Shannon has moved into 610 Chester Street, New Cumberland, (also known lovingly, as the Webster house) her first priority has been to make sure the fence…
…….I’ve been going through pictures of relatives, some of whom I can’t even identify. My sister, Marsha, the older of the two of us and by her own declaration, the more responsible, was the self-designated keeper of things. That’s why when my Grandma Rose Herron…
…….I was John D.’s girl. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that I worshipped my father and was always two steps behind him trying to learn about his world. ……Today is Father’s Day and like many of you my Dad is longer with me…