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For the Record -- Notable Central PA African Americans.

WHO CARES?  AGING WITH DIGNITY -- Ric Klick, elder-care facility nurse.

FOLK ART IN THE FAMILY -- Many of Schaefferstown artist Barbara Strawser’s close relatives are part of the region’s indigenous creative tradition.

THINKING ALOUD  -- Taking stock of a parent’s possessions.

TRASHY TO TRENDY -- Neon-sign crafters Tracy Alsedek and Becky Schuchert of Sparky’s Neonworks.

CAMEO Broad Street Market Master Barbara Skelly

CAMEO -- An Interview With State Archivist Linda Ries.

IN THEIR OWN HOMES -- An architect, a house-restorer
and an interior designer give
their own tastes free rein.

CAMEO: Ron Scott, owner of the Westminster dog show's best-in-show, a "poodley poodle" named Surrey Spice Girl.

CAMEO: Ann Van Dyke -- Civil-rights investigator discusses hate groups in Pennsylvania.

LEWIS MILLER: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS -- Watercolors by Miller represent a journal of life in 19th-century York, ranging from the funeral procession of George Washington to an uproar in the kitchen.

ESSAY: RUNNING ON EMPTY  -- A father comes to terms with the fact that he can no longer drive a car.

ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN Canine-assisted composer -- Larry Lebow.

Film-Flam Men -- The Midtown Review movie discussion group, Harrisburg,

ARTFUL DODGER -- Artist "Dusty" Genard, Mechanicsburg.

I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THIS PLACE -- A cross-section of people, ranging from Maestro Stuart Malina to Hershey Bear Mark Freer, give their reasons for living in Central PA. They tell us what keeps them here and, in some cases, why they came back home.

PHAN FARE -- Central Penn Piranha minor-league football team.

QUALITY TIME -- Big Brothers Big Sisters matches children with supportive older friends to develop the power of mentoring relationships.

NOT FOR PROFIT -- Volunteers talk about the rewards of helping others, and nonprofit professionals tell why volunteers are so essential to their organizations' work.

BY THE BOOK -- Culinary Enthusiasts Book Club, Camp Hill.

SIGNS OF PROGRESS -- Educator Chris Schwilk of Specialized Learning Services, Hershey.

CHILDREN OF SURVIVORS -- The daughter of Holocaust survivors struggles to understand her parents' experience.

WOODEN SHIPS -- custom woodworker Dalton Jenkins, Harrisburg.

WELL-RED -- Red Hat Society, Dauphin.

ZEN AND NOW -- Mindfulness Meditation Group at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg.

GREEN PIECE -- Green Street Vegetarian Club, Harrisburg.

BEAUTY AND MEANING -- Visions of Fine Living. Three approaches to fine living: Ann Fitzpatrick, artistic expression; Linda and Jason Litton, meaningful experiences and objects; Jenine Diaz, helping others.

 

 

 
  
 

Places

MARKETS -- Market Value -- Saturday’s Market, Middletown.

WHOA IS ME: RODEO DAYS IN BENTON -- During the Benton Rodeo, the Columbia County town becomes a Dodge City wannabe.

HISTORY ON STAGE -- At the region’s restored theaters, the architecture is the first show you see.

Markets -- Música y Munchies -- Little Mexico Imported Foods & Taqueria, New Oxford.

GOURDS TO GLORY -- York Expo Center’s annual Punkin Chunk.

NOMAD'S LAND -- Recipes from the Boiling Springs Tavern.

AT HOME ON THE RANGE -- Recipes from Café on Market

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA -- Almost heaven by some standards, it's a rough-around-the-edges community with downtown mineral baths and an eclectic arts scene.

OPINION SENSE AND THE CITY-- Moving back to the city.

BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD -- Gettysburg National Military Park presents issues behind the conflict.

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE -- More and more adults are caring for aging parents and raising children at the same time.

INTO THE WOODS -- Inner City Outings, Harrisburg.

CAT CALLS --Lynn Stitt's hospice for cats, Harrisburg

COMMITMENT REMEMBERED -- Harrisburg State Hospital's Dorothea Dix Museum.

A TRANQUIL ELEGANCE -- Two architects found inspiration from Lancaster County tobacco barns for their simple, modern Mechanicsburg home.

A-MAIZE-ING PLACE  --  Maize Quest  The park, located in New Park, east of Stewartstown in southeastern York County

HOT ICE -- Ice skating at Twin Ponds, Harrisburg/Mechanicsburg.

Pose of the Golfer -- yoga for golfers at B-FIT Body & Mind, New Cumberland.

Tick Tock Box -- Yellow Breeches Box Company, Mount Holly Springs.

Four Left Feet -- Dancing with dogs at Bella Vista Training Center, Lewisberry.

COLONIAL DINING SERVICE -- A taste of Williamsburg at the Weidman House.

A MANOR OF SPEAKING -- Twin brothers renovate Myerstown's historic Tulpehocken Manor.

Back to the 'Good War' -- Annual World War II Weekend Airshow at the Reading Regional Airport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

...and Things

CLICK ART -- Selling art on CampBetty.com.

COOKING:
Bowled Over
-- Carrot-ginger bisque from Avatar’s Cafe and Juice Bar in New Cumberland.

FOOD: COOKING
To Everything
There Is a Season
 
-- Angel-hair pasta with jumbo lump crabmeat and roasted-tomato broth from Trattoria Fratelli, Lebanon.

The Milk Truck Cometh -- Collectors of milk-delivery trucks and milk bottles gather at the Grantville Holiday Inn near Hershey.

DESIGN OF THE TIMES -- Cocooning, color, culture, comfort and other trends in home décor, with tips from area home designers

RAGING HORMONES -- How should women go about finding their way through the medical maze surrounding hormone therapy (HRT)?

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? -- Different perspectives from doctors, lawyers and patients on the current medical malpractice insurance crisis, which some claim is driving doctors away from our state.

Hook, Line and Thinker -- Golden Witch fly-rods, Lancaster.

LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW OF PAIN  -- Once widely dismissed as hypochondria or a figment of women's imagination, chronic pain is now being managed by a variety of traditional and alternative methods.

STOCKING THE PANTRY -- Cooking experts tell which foods and ingredients are must-haves and which are likely to just take up space.

THE BEAT GOES ON: WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE -- How to assess your risk of the number-one killer of women and take steps to ward it off

Cache and Carry -- Geocaching

Land Lovers -- Shippensburg University's Center for Land Use