Chalk It Up to Experience
We’re once again inviting the community to Picture the Piers. We have been getting people to focus on the Piers in recent months. As a follow up to the Spring Equinox event where we did a little sketching at sunset,…
Spring COVID Update
Where to start? The race between injections and infections is well and truly on. Each vaccination is a personal triumph, but we can’t declare victory until the community is vaccinated — that means about 80% with immunity (we’re not sure…
Patience, Grasshopper!
Two recent versions of the vaccine dispatches provided by Barbara Hemmendinger of the Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition are shared below. In addition, it should be noted that we are _still_ in Phase 1A. We are further along in that…
Cleanups — Good, Clean, Outdoor Fun
Cleanups with masks! We ask that participants wear masks when at the meeting locations and any time they are in proximity to others, plus we acknowledge that this year there will be a new segment of the waste stream: discarded…
Testing and Quarantine Conundra
On March 1 Pennsylvania announced the further loosening of many COVID restrictions, including eliminating the requirement to quarantine if traveling from out of state. It should be noted that this is still not a complete rescinding of all restrictions and…
The Worst Scavenger Hunt — Vaccine Appointments!
Barbara Hemmendinger from the Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition (LCHIC) has been providing regular vaccine dispatches. She compiles key information and shares it to keep folks apprised of the complexity of vaccine distribution and of the human errors and unforeseeable…
Picture the Piers
A new collaborative art project is afoot here in Lewisburg. Consider it a complement to the fantastic work Jim Reid and Bob Albin are doing for the new “Art Alley,” aka Cherry Alley. Eyes have turned to another area with…
Winter X-Trail Challenge
It’s that time of year again! We’re planning for another Winter Cross-Trail Challenge in 2021. The goal is to journey along the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail mid-winter by any (safe and legal) means possible. That means, regardless of the ground…
Mask Messaging on Infinite Repeat Until Habit Is Formed
We know what to do: wear a mask, wash our hands, keep our distance, avoid indoor gathering, isolate if positive, exposed, or symptomatic, and get the vaccine when you get your chance. Case numbers and hospitalizations have been dropping recently,…
Time for Patience and Perseverance
It’s late January 2021. You may be asking yourself what is going on. Well, things are pretty intense right now. Tensions are running high. As is confusion. Lemme ‘splain. The vaccine rollout landscape shifted on January 19 when the previous…