The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

10,000 reasons to smile in Northumberland
If you’ve ever wondered what happens if winners aren’t home when the Publishers Clearing House prize patrol shows up at their doors with balloons and a big check, ask Lee Shaffer.
Siblings pay tribute to veterans
Selinsgrove native and Iraq veteran Dan Bisbee knows how important it is for small-town residents to step out and support their country.
Shamokin band takes third in championships
The Shamokin High School competition band placed third overall in the Tournament of Bands Group II Atlantic Coast Open Invitational Championships held Sunday in Hersheypark Stadium.
Library travels beyond walls
The Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library is taking steps to make sure its materials are available to those who may not be able to physically walk through the building’s front door.
Care fund running low
A cemetery at the south end of the village has served as a sacred reminder of those living in the area for the past couple of hundred years.
Shikellamy Marching Braves have winning season
The Shikellamy Marching Braves are coming off a season that would make any football team jealous.
Blue Band a dream come true for students
Penn State Blue Band freshman Christin Folker compares lining up and marching out of the tunnel into Beaver Stadium to a “310-person roller coaster — an amazing rush.”
PHOTOS: High School homecoming kings and queens
Area high schools are naming homecoming kings and queens this month. Here are photos of local homecoming royalty.
Kickin' up some mud
The seniors of the Mifflinburg Area High School Varsity Girl's Soccer Team celebrate in muddy conditions after their 9-1 victory over Lewisburg on Friday, Oct, 23.
Snowman depicts Joe Pa near Beaver Stadium
This snow man, entitled Snopa, was spotted near Beaver Stadium on Saturday.
Beavertown welcomes its first snowmen of the year
Megan Hill, stands with her first snowman of the year Thursday in Beavertown.
Firefighting is a family tradition in Northumberland County
It was probably inevitable that Terry Brown, 49, of Potts Grove, would rise to the position of fire chief of the Potts Grove Fire Company. After all, his father and grandfather were firefighters.
A glimpse of the past lives on near Lewisburg
These photos captured along Route 45 near Lewisburg show some local farmers prefer to do things the old fashioned way.
Woven caps will go to children in Afghanistan
Hats are on the minds of several patrons of the New Columbia Senior Center. Specifically, knitted, woven or crocheted hats.
Dental health clinic to reopen
After more than two years, the Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic will reopen in November to serve needy patients in Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.
Council takes on owners of dilapidated properties
Owners of several blighted properties will be notified that they must fix up their homes or face legal consequences.
Shikellamy JROTC members visit Flight 93 site
Nicole Burgard remembers being in fourth grade on Sept. 11, 2001, and having no comprehension of the horror she was watching on television.
Kreamer church was dedicated during the Great Depression
On May 28, 1840, St. Peter’s Church was consecrated. By 1850, an enlargement of the building was considered necessary. During this period, the church was a union church with the building being used by both the Lutheran and the Reformed denominations.
Friends group to reopen Priestley House
The Joseph Priestley House Museum will reopen on Oct. 3, staffed by volunteers from a local friends group who refused to let the historic site remain shuttered due to state budget cuts.
Neighborhood Watch a work in progress
The Neighborhood Watch Program in Danville has more than 40 members and already has helped police bust a case involving a group of young vandals.
Watson Theatre: The End of an era
The movie “Marley & Me” has a sad ending. It may be fitting, then, that the 2008 film that concludes with the death of a yellow Labrador retriever marked the end of the Watson Theatre on Thursday night.
Danville High School stadium railing repaired
A crew member for a company that installs athletic and recreational seating components said the failure of a safety railing during a pep rally last week was unique.
Watson Theatre to close after special screening
A special screening of “Marley and Me” at the Watson Theatre at 7 p.m. Thursday will mark the end of an era.
Milton seniors: Save our center from the chopping block
Membership at the Milton Senior Action Center has doubled in the past three years, but that may not save it from the chopping block.
Three generations "on the air" at SU
Three generations volunteer as DJs for WQSU at Susquehanna University during the summer of 2009.
Children of all ages enjoy Mifflinburg Festival
Brian Hoover, 5, left, and his brother Weston, 7, hang out while Mervin Horning and Irvin Martin compete in a quoits match on Saturday at the Mifflinburg Hose Company's Vintage Iron Club annual fall festival in Mifflinburg.
County honors cook for his determination
SHAMOKIN — Rain, sleet and snow haven’t kept Harry R. Mattis from walking about six blocks almost daily for 42 years to the Independence Hose Company kitchen where he works as a cook.
Groups hold fundraisers to revitalize city
While the City Council works to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal grant money into several revitalization projects, two grassroots groups are doing their part to spruce up their own neighborhoods.
A housing first for 2 Valley universities
A first-ever unified effort by two Valley universities enabled a local charity to build a home for a deserving family quicker than it ever has before.

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