Recent News

Plug into Neighborhood Events

What's up in the neighborhood? In the Bull Run Neighborhood, the coming week will see a Cemetery Clean Up on Wednesday, Nov 13, from 11am to 1pm. In the North Ward, there will be a Contra Dance at the Donald Heiter Community Center this Saturday evening, the 9th, from 7:30 to 10:30pm. It's $8, less […]

Drilling Down on the Emerald Ash Borer

Pennsylvania has been battling the encroaching Emerald Ash Borer infestation for several years now. Anyone who has camped in a PA State Park is familiar with the restrictions imposed by DCNR on the movement of firewood which have been part of the control protocol. But that battle is essentially lost. The ash borer is here […]

Old Is the New Green — Preservation Tales

Preservation is not just a means of preserving the integrity of the built environment -- it can also be a driver for the local economy and a sound business option. Window reconstruction is a thorny issue for many, first raised when the vinyl window fad blew through. In the intervening years, the poor performance and […]

Hufnagle Park Christmas Cards

Lewisburg's own -- actually the Bull Run Neighborhood's own -- Marjorie Priceman, children's book author and illustrator extraordinaire, is generously donating proceeds from the sale of packs of the Christmas cards she created last year to the Bull Run Neighborhood Committee. The cards depict a winter scene in Hufnagle Park with the Christmas tree front […]

LEWISBURG WOOLLY WORM BESTS PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL

In October of 2012, the Woolly Worms were out in force in Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg, PA for the annual Woolly Worm Festival put on by the Buffalo Valley AM Kiwanis Club. The creatures were nudged and prodded, measured and inspected by a keen panel of local prognosticators. Upon consideration, the team made a prediction […]

North Ward Historical Notes

At the most recent North Ward Neighborhood meeting on September 5, the attendees compiled a list of notes and queries about historic elements of the neighborhood. What can you add? Which questions can you answer? Help us create a North Ward component for the town historical tours. HISTORY NOTES The house at the corner of […]

Members of the community working together to preserve natural settings and streetscapes, strengthen ties among neighbors, and improve the quality of life in Lewisburg for residents and visitors.