HomeLife Special
Sharing fond memories of Harry Clark
Photo: Times-Shamrock Photo/WENDY POST, License: N/A, Created: 2011:11:11 13:42:51 On May 14, the Valley area mourned the loss of another one if its members with the passing of Harry Clark, a U.S. Navy veteran, faithful Mormon, and one-time owner of Clark’s Pharmacy, a business that dissolved years ago. Without one bad word to say, those who knew him in and around the community all described him as friendly, frugal and a quiet man. (read more)
Being kind to animals, in and around the community
Photo: Review File Photo, License: N/A, Created: 2011:05:21 12:14:40 As the nation prepared to celebrate Mother’s Day this past week, it was also a week to celebrate animals, as well as encourage communities to care for them. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), encouraged the nation to share the value of being kind to animals with their children during “Be Kind to Animals Week,” May 6 through 12. (read more)
A community remembers Leon Thomas
Photo: Times-Shamrock Photo/WENDY POST, License: N/A Over the last week, members of the community from all over the region mourned the loss of 84-year-old Leon Thomas of Waverly, N.Y. And prior to services that were held Wednesday and Thursday in Waverly, for Thomas, many who knew him spent time reflecting on the impact that Thomas made on the lives of those around him, and on the community. (read more)
Restoring historic building; making room for new services
Photo: Times-Shamrock Photo/WENDY POST, License: N/A, Created: 2012:04:25 11:06:10 The flooding last September presented many challenges for residents, businesses, and specifically non-profit organizations. One such organization, the Tioga County Council on the Arts, was struggling in the years preceding the flood, and after taking some significant cuts in funding. But the council, as described in an interview last week, not only survived the flood, but is expanding to welcome the offices of the Red Cross currently based out of Waverly, N.Y., and is hanging up artwork in its renovated ArtSpace Gallery in Owego, N.Y. (read more)
Sharing the gift of music abroad
Photo: Photo Provided by Stefan Poost, License: N/A Growing up in Herrick Township, one might be accustomed to sparse fields bordered by small local farms, as well as quaint villages that sometimes have small diners serving as the center hub, or a place where people might learn of all the day’s events. But for local musician and artist Stefan Poost, a 2011 graduate of Wyalusing High School, that scenery has been replaced with 80-degree temperatures, and a culture that is of the poorest in its nation — Bolivia. (read more)