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utumn is often a time of harvest and reflection. Changes, such as the shifting color of leaves or the crisper weather, are inevitable. Farms in our area often switch gears to offer a variety of you-pick options — from summer berries to apples and pumpkins. Autumn also brings corn mazes, hayrides and a variety of other special outdoor events that can only be enjoyed during the fall months before winter kicks in. We have a variety of options in our backyard, each with its own specialty or quirk. Those who want to try something new this year could visit the Susquehanna Valley Mall’s first Halloween and Horror Con, which will bring special guests and vendors to those who love all things spooky. Others might enjoy sampling wares from small community restaurants during the Taste of Muncy event. Some may prefer to look at our history, especially as our country celebrates its 250th anniversary. How do we preserve our heritage and history? The Warrior Run FortFreeland Heritage Society takes a more hands-on approach to preserving the skills used in 18th and 19th century America through its apprenticeship program.The idea behind the nonprofit’s program is to keep history alive by physically passing on skills to younger generations. It also helps participants hone their public speaking and research skills as they demonstrate what they have learned during the annual Heritage Days event. Another way to preserve history is capturing the voices of everyday people as the Oral Traditions project in Union County aims to do.The interviews, recorded between 1974 and 1984, are at risk of being lost due to magnetic tapes degrading over time.The Union County Historical Society and Bucknell University are digitizing these records and saving them for others to learn about our region’s past and how people lived. While football kicks into high gear in the fall, MLB and Banana Ball are winding down.Tyler Rigot, a Susquehanna University graduate, plays in the latter. Banana Ball is a quirkier version of MLB, but typically draws twice the crowds. It has afforded Rigot, who has overcome injuries requiring surgery, the opportunity to pitch to names such as Jackie Bradley Jr. and A.J. Pierzynski. Rigot’s greatest memory was playing with his firefighters team last year on the memorial weekend of the 9/11 attacks. His team paid tribute to first responders and carried a sign that hung from the World Trade Center during rescue efforts that read, “We will never forget.” As the 25th anniversary of those attacks comes up this fall, that rings ever more true. Learn more about the attacks, their impact that still resonates today and the Flight 93 Memorial in this issue of Inside PA. We encourage you to reflect on your own experiences and create new traditions.

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5 ROB’S FAVORITE SUMMER PHOTOS

COMMUNIT Y E VENT 06 NEW SHOWC A SES SMALL BUSINESSES APPRENTICES LE ARNING CR AF TS, 10 KEEPING HISTORY ALIVE BUCKNELL, HISTORIC AL SOCIET Y 14 DIGITIZING INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS

18 FALL FOR FUN AT LOC AL FARMS

32 TO BANANA BALL LE AGUE SU GR AD PITCHES WAY

VETER AN SHARES COLLECTION WITH PUBLIC AT BILL’S OLD BIKE BARN

SUSQUEHANNA HALLOWEEN & 40 FIRST HORROR CON TO HAUNT THE VALLEY

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New community event showcases hometown’s small businesses Residents can experience a Taste of Muncy

By Cindy O. Herman

ould you attend a community dinner where you could sample foods from local restaurants, mingle with neighbors and listen to music, all for free? On Sept. 26, Downtown Muncy Inc. (DMI) will offer just that with Taste Of Muncy, a free dinner that organizers hope will show off their town’s assets and bring the community together. “We are really putting effort into our small historic town,” Brooke Bishop, president and communications director of Downtown Muncy Inc., said. “We thought it’d be really good to highlight the great eating establishments in our 17756 area code.” DMI has also hosted events such as movie night and Fourth Friday, where Main Street is closed for vendors and children’s activities. Taste of Muncy is one more way of showing residents the best of their town. “The event was intended from the getgo to be free to the community, family-friendly and accessible to everybody,” Tyler Thompson,

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Cindy O. Herman Even though nearby Williamsport is larger and offers more options, Muncy clearly has a charm of its own.

EVENT DETAILS Taste of Muncy takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Today Farm & Market, 215 Shady Lane, Muncy. It’s free to the community. For more information, message “Downtown Muncy Inc.” on Facebook. Here’s a partial list of restaurants involved:

o Basil Wood Fired Kitchen and Lounge o Water Street Tavern o Village Baker o Milly’s Café o Zaspy’s o Susquehanna Mills Co. o Grab ’N Growl Food Truck o Pilgrimage Coffee Roasters o Happy Family Barbecue

Photo provided Along with ice cream, Zaspy’s is known for “sweet treats and carnival eats.”

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Photo provided Basil Wood Fired Kitchen and Lounge is among the restaurants participating in Taste of Muncy.

DMI board member and support services director, said. “It’s just a continuation of what DMI has been wanting to do for our community, to bring it together without a cost factor,” Bradley Clayton, DMI vice president, said, pointing out that Muncy is a rural town with limited entertainment options. Like any new program, Taste of Muncy has faced obstacles, primarily in funding, logistics and getting restaurants onboard. Thompson expressed gratitude to Raise the Region, an annual 30-hour online giving campaign organized by the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania. With a “tremendous response from the community,” DMI was able to raise more than $5,000. That, along with other sponsorships, allowed Taste of Muncy to go ahead as a free event. Bishop, who is also the owner of Basil Wood Fired Kitchen and Lounge, 8

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in Muncy, gave invaluable support for logistics, from estimating attendance to coordinating the timing of food service. “I don’t know what else we’re going to run into when we actually have the event, but we’re hoping challenges are minimal from here on out,” Thompson said. Here’s how Taste of Muncy will work: It will be hosted at Today Farm & Market, in Muncy. DMI has rented a tent, tables, chairs, cocktail tables and a table for each restaurant to set up displays. Guests can stroll the grounds and sample food. “We’ll have music and a fun area for people to mingle,” Bishop said. “It’s a great opportunity for individual restaurants to showcase what dishes make them unique.” Thompson advises towns contemplating a similar event to start small, find the community members who like to be involved, and seek out large

sponsors who can cover costs to keep the meal free so the focus can be on bringing people together. Each town, no matter how small, has great assets, Bishop said. Even though nearby Williamsport is larger and offers more options, Muncy clearly has a charm of its own, and that’s what DMI is focusing on. “I think our community is very excited about this opportunity and the restaurants we’ve spoken to are very excited,” Bishop said. “It’s something new, and as a restaurant owner myself, I’m super excited about it.” Food, craft and entertainment vendors from Muncy’s previous events observed how pleasant the townspeople are, Thompson said, and how much they seem to enjoy being out together. “I don’t think we necessarily do these events in order to improve the community,” he said. “We do it because of the community.”

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Photo provided At a past Heritage Days event, Abigail Appleman spins flax fiber into linen thread with a traditional Saxony wheel.

Apprentices learn crafts, keep history alive

Skills on display during Warrior Run’s annual Heritage Days

istory keeps repeating itself through the Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society, a nonprofit, all-volunteer educational organization dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Warrior Run and surrounding areas. Each year, the society hosts three major events, the biggest being the Heritage Days Festival, this year on Oct. 3-4 at Warrior Run. The other two are the Strawberry Festival in June and the Candlelight Church Service in December. Wayne and Frances Appleman founded the Warrior Run-Fort Freeland 10

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By Deb Brubaker Heritage Society in the late ’90s. Their daughter, Abigail Appleman, the current volunteer Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, said her parents saw how the folks who started Heritage Days in the early 1980s were aging, and some had passed away. Without involving younger volunteers in meaningful ways, those skills would be lost forever. “There was a volunteer program for students, but Mom and Dad saw a chance for people of all ages to take part, so the experience and learning could continue year after year, with masters passing their wisdom on to apprentices and journeymen.” Appleman started volunteering at

Heritage Days in third grade. She and her sister, Christina Hope, were tasked with showing the public how to make woven stars from basket reed as an introduction to basket weaving. “It was such a challenging and fun experience. Around that time, I also learned to spin yarn on a spinning wheel, which takes a bit more skill and practice.” Like her sister Abigail, Hope, now living in the Carlisle area, loved being part of Heritage Days — whether it meant dressing in period clothing, demonstrating a traditional craft or chatting with the visitors who stopped by each day. “It was fun to walk around and hear

Deb Brubaker Bobbin Lace Apprentice Ciara Spring, 18, of Danville, displays lace she crafted.

Photo provided Apprentice Kohen Susan and his father, Brent, work on rake making at a past Heritage Days.

Heritage Days schedule Check the calendar for updated events and times at: https://freelandfarm. org/heritage-days/heritage-days-weekend-schedule/ what other people were teaching; there was always something new to learn. I think a lot of why we enjoyed it is because you couldn’t get that experience anywhere else locally,” Hope said. “There were so many craftsmen in one place all at the same time!” Once Appleman mastered spinning yarn, she joined forces with Richard Nornhold, then a society board member, at the Flax to Linen from the Flax Culture (which refers to the traditions and customs of a people — their way of life) demonstration, where she spun flax fiber into linen thread using a traditional Saxony wheel from the Heritage Society collection. Now a member of the society who works closely with the Apprentice Program, Nornhold explained that the society presents the culture of the flax plant as it pertained to the Pennsylvania Germans. “Their raising and processing of the plant was very different than the Scots Irish or other groups that settled America. While they all got linen cloth in the end, the tools and who planted and

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processed this plant and the customs surrounding it could be very different in the Pennsylvania German community.” It is their story that the society tries to present. “We didn’t have anyone in our area who could process flax until our society held a workshop several years ago,” Nornhold said. “Almost everyone in our area who can process flax today learned at that workshop or from someone who learned at that workshop.” Thinking back to her childhood, Appleman recalled being captivated by an enthralled crowd as Nornhold shared the story of a plant transforming into clothing. “I loved hearing how this seemingly old-fashioned thing was so closely tied to our modern clothing, textile vocabulary and traditions.” When it was Appleman’s turn to address the crowd, she felt quiet and nervous. “It took me a long time and plenty of practice to feel comfortable speaking to a large group of adults who had never seen flax turned into linen, and to have the confidence to answer all their

myriad questions.” By the time she graduated from Warrior Run High School in 2000, the Apprentice Program was underway, and Appleman had earned “Master Spinner” status for her years of dedication and learning. “I could not have guessed at age eight, or even 18 or 28, what a profound effect the apprenticeship would have on my life.” Appleman developed strong public speaking skills and a passion for teaching, earned a substantial scholarship to study history and graduated with a degree in the field. Over the years, she pursued multiple careers tied to agriculture and textiles, worked as a social studies teacher leading students to the PA Farm Show for the Fleece to Shawl competition, and later served as the State Outreach Coordinator for a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency. “My experience as an apprentice has always contributed to obtaining employment, and it gave me niche knowledge that set me apart from colleagues.”

HERE WAS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS, BUT MOM AND DAD SAW A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO TAKE PART, SO THE EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING COULD CONTINUE YEAR AFTER YEAR, WITH MASTERS PASSING THEIR WISDOM ON TO APPRENTICES AND JOURNEYMEN.” — ABIGAIL APPLEMAN, VOLUNTEER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM COORDINATOR

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APPRENTICESHIP MASTER PROGRAM This program is open to persons of any age, but in particular to young people ages 10 to 16 who desire to learn and become proficient in an early American skill. Skills Include: Tatting, butter making, broom making, tanning, pump making, hat making, sheep culture, fraktur, whitesmithing, quilting, wheelwright, baking, timber framing, pottery, shingle making, beekeeping, soap making, toys/games, genealogy, reenacting, calligraphy, tobacco culture, lace making. There are three steps involved in this program: apprentice, journeyman, and master craftsman. Apprentice o An apprentice must be a member of the Heritage Society. o An apprentice shall serve a period of three to five years learning a skill under the direction of a journeyman or a master. o The apprentice shall be responsible for independent study, as well as the development of skills under the guidance and direction of the master. Prior to Heritage Days, the apprentice shall be responsible for doing some basic research within his or her chosen area. A folder must be kept by the apprentice of all research sites visited and related activities in the field of study for review with the journeyman/ master. o During the apprenticeship, the apprentice will work two full days annually at Heritage Days with a journeyman or master. During the first year, the apprentice will be responsible for watching and listen to

the journeyman/master and doing minor tasks assigned to them. o During the second and third years of apprenticeship, the apprentice shall continue to maintain his or her folder, which shall show evidence of further research. The apprentice will also continue to expand his or her skills and begin to demonstrate and explain the craft to visitors at Heritage Days. This will continue and become even more involved in the fourth and fifth years of apprenticeship if the journeyman/master deems it necessary. o A certificate of journeyman status shall be given to all apprentices at the end of their apprenticeships, which shall show the number of years served and the skill achieved. Journeyman: o A journeyman must be a member of the Heritage Society. o A journeyman is anyone who has completed an apprenticeship as determined by a master, and/ or has shown proficiency in their chosen craft or trade, and can work independently without direction of a master. o A journeyman will be responsible for acquiring a costume appropriate to the trade and time period that they portray. o A journeyman must recruit at least one apprentice and pass on the skill or craft. o During their period of service, a journeyman shall continue to research his or her trade, demonstrate at Heritage Days, and continue to acquire additional

Joining the Apprenticeship Program also shaped Hope’s career path. Like her sister, she wasn’t comfortable speaking in front of a crowd, so taking part in Heritage Days became great practice for public speaking. “You had to spend time getting ready — researching and practicing your delivery. You had to think about what questions people might ask. It was a good chance to learn how to think on your feet. I still enjoy teaching crafts and sharing what I learned from the craftsmen at Heritage Days.” Today, Appleman is a fiber farmer raising flax for linen and sheep for wool. She’s built a successful career from the knowledge and skills she first picked up in elementary school, she said. “And I’m still learning!” 12

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knowledge and skills. Each shall also continue to update his or her folder of all research and activities in their chosen field. o After a period of not less than two years as a journeyman, the journeyman may petition the Warrior Run Fort Freeland Heritage Society Board of Directors for master status. This petition shall include a presentation of his or her research and a review of the folder for significant activity in their chosen field. This petition shall include recommendations by the journeyman’s master, and it shall become the property of the Heritage Society. If appropriate, an example of the journeyman’s work or masterpiece. Master o A master shall be responsible for maintaining high standards in teaching, development and demonstration of a trade. o A master shall be responsible for recruiting apprentices and journeymen in the trade. o A master shall, when feasible, acquire and maintain the tools of the trade. o Master status is understood to carry the responsibility of historical accuracy in teaching apprentices and journeymen and encouraging them to develop their skills. o Masters are encouraged, but not required, to be members of the Heritage Society. o It is expected, but not required, that a master will provide an article of clothing or a tool of the trade to all journeymen when they achieve master status.

— FREELANDFARM.ORG

Appleman’s daughters, Alice, 13, and Zulia, 11, from Turbotville, are also learning the flax-to-linen craft, following in their mother’s footsteps. “We heard our mom talk about the fun she had learning to spin and make clothes, so we wanted to learn,” Alice said softly. She enjoys showing visitors at Heritage Days what she’s learned. Zulia is just starting out, working on scutching flax to prepare it for spinning. Appleman acknowledges she’s not the only one with success stories from being an apprentice through the historic society. Over the years, many young people have graduated and moved on to other places, yet they come back for the annual

Photo provided Blacksmith Apprentice Lucian Spring, 15, of Danville, works at the anvil while blacksmithing.

Heritage Days tradition. While the program’s success can’t be measured by data, there’s no shortage of stories about scholarships, successful job interviews and lasting skills that extend well beyond the yearly event. Eighteen-year-old Ciara Spring, of Danville, first discovered bobbin lace at a local Fiber Festival and was instantly intrigued. After encountering it again at Heritage Days, she decided to take up the craft. She loves designing patterns with various stitches to enhance dresses. Homeschool teacher Nicole Spring, mother to apprentices Ciara, Lucian and Finnian, enjoys reviving old, forgotten skills and embraces being old-fashioned by choice. Seeking a new hobby later in life, she decided to try spinning. “I love to knit and hope to have sheep someday,” she shared. “So, spinning flax into linen seemed like a perfect match for me.” She’s currently learning to spin yarn evenly, which she admits is much harder than expected. “When you watch others spin beautiful yarn, it looks simple, but it truly takes a lot of practice and hard work.” Nicole sees the benefits of her children participating in the society. “I see them coming out of their shell, chatting with strangers at Heritage Days about their crafts, but the biggest thing is they’re gaining confidence in themselves, which will help them develop skills they’ll use later in life.” Hope believes her parents started the historic society because they saw the arts dying, trades disappearing and skills being forgotten. “What better way to help those things survive than to cultivate a mentoring relationship between craftsman and youth eager to learn? The society provides the perfect opportunity to foster a culture that encourages telling the stories of our local history.” “We need to continue telling the stories of our history,” Hope said. “They are what makes our culture our own. History is exciting! And Heritage Days are a great way to immerse yourself in it. But the Heritage Society provides many other unique opportunities for learning, too, no matter how diverse your interests.” Those interested in participating in the Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society can contact the organization at: Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society PO Box 26 Turbotville, PA 17772 info@freelandfarm.org www.freelandfarm.org Inside PA | September 2026

Bucknell, historical society digitizing interviews with Union County residents Union County historians seek to preserve voices from past

By Jill Nied

n an unassuming building in Lewisburg, metal filing cabinets hold an extraordinary time capsule of regional history. Inside, more than 300 fragile reelto-reel magnetic audio tapes contain 220 interviews recorded between 1974 and 1984. These recordings preserve the dialect and traditional knowledge of central Pennsylvania residents born as far back as the late 19th century. Because magnetic tapes degrade over time, these voices are facing permanent damage without professional audio conversion, transcription and digital archiving. The Union County Historical Society and Bucknell University have entered into a collaborative effort to digitize the collection, apply modern transcription tools and host the videos online as an accessible, searchable public resource. The interviewing initiative began in 1973 under the Union County Bicentennial Commission. Conceived and led by Jeannette Lasansky, the project sought to systematically capture central Pennsylvania’s German heritage, agricultural history and specialized crafts before they vanished. Lasansky’s published works, including books on redware pottery, tinware and coverlets, drew heavily on these early

Justin Strawser Hundreds of audio tapes related to the Oral Traditions Project are stored at the Union County Historical Society, 103 S. Second St., Lewisburg.

Justin Strawser Susan Falciani Maldonado, the university archivist and director of special collections at Bucknell’s Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, looks through files Friday related to the Oral Traditions Project stored at the Union County Historical Society, 103 S. Second St., Lewisburg.

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Justin Strawser Susan Falciani Maldonado, the archivist and director of special collections at Bucknell’s Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, holds an audio tape related to the oral traditions project.

Justin Strawser Susan Falciani Maldonado, the University archivist and director of special collections at Bucknell’s Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, looked through files on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, related to the oral traditions project stored at the Union County Historical Society, 103 S. Second St., Lewisburg.

Justin Strawser Hundreds of audio tapes related to the oral traditions project are stored at the Union County Historical Society, 103 S. Second St., Lewisburg.

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country citing the collection’s value, but was denied field recordings to trace material culture directly to due to the project’s hyper-local geographic scope. the craftsmen who produced it. Project leaders rethought their approach. By To conduct the field interviews, Lasanksy taught securing a competitive vendor quote and utilizing an “Oral Traditions” class at Bucknell University new, in-house artificial intelligence tools, the total in 1976, 1977 and 1978. In the course, students required funding was reduced to $7,500. learned field interview techniques, audio recording “When you don’t get the big grant, you don’t just equipment operation and biographical documenput the tapes back in the cabinet. You figure out tation before fanning out across the county. The which pieces you can do yourself,” Falciani Maldoundergraduates interviewed community members to record local stories, and they captured everything nado said. Bucknell has included the $7,500 requirement from one-room schoolhouses to anti-war protests to within a larger $350,000 National Endowment for medicine. the Humanities (NEH) grant application, and funding Janet Lenk was one of the students who entered decisions are expected to be released in December. homes to record these oral histories. Lenk focused In the meantime, local community members conmany of her interviews on the Mennonite and Amish tributed to a crowdsourcing campaign to help fund communities living in Union County, interviewing reel conversations. Additionally, project partners digresidents about their schooling, occupations and itized a test reel featuring Florence Shively speakreligious traditions. ing about quilt-making and her 1920s honeymoon “Bucknell is right in the middle of all of this Amish traveling through and Mennonite activity, Montandon. Shively is and you would see the the grandmother of arbuggies on the road,” HEN YOU DON’T GET THE chived volunteer Tony Lenk said. “I was curiBIG GRANT, YOU DON’T JUST Shively, proving how ous about their comdigital preservation munities and why they PUT THE TAPES BACK IN connects local families chose to live such a to their heritage. different way of life.” THE CABINET. YOU FIGURE OUT WHICH Once the full digiDuring her fieldwork, PIECES YOU CAN DO YOURSELF.” tized collection is comLenk interviewed an pleted, AI-generated Amish man who owned draft transcripts will be a turkey farm in the — SUSAN FALCIANI MALDONADO, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST proofread by dedihills near campus, and AND DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS cated local volunteers. a Mennonite school These volunteers will board member who had work through audio 14 children. These and files phrase by phrase, ensuring unique regional other interviews documented historic migration patvernacular and local surnames are captured with terns, including the Wagner community Old Order Mennonites moving from Lancaster County to Union historical accuracy. Once finished, the collection will be hosted on Bucknell’s digital repository as a County. searchable database. The database will include the “Once these folks are gone, the opportunity is original 1970s index tags that allow researchers to over, and they bring a whole other side to history — jump to specific timestamped topics such as square a very personal and interesting side,” Lenk said. dances, women’s suffrage and blacksmithing. Audio The techniques Lenk learned in the classroom recordings will be paired with matching digital scans extended into her personal life. She used her new of original photographs, field notes and release skills to interview her family and preserve her performs to provide scholars with the complete archival sonal history. context for every interview. Despite the meticulous work of those early vol“This is the voice of the past and it’s still here.” unteers — compiling card catalogs and securing signed publication releases from interviewees — the Falciani Maldonado said, “Bringing history alive is why I do what I do.” tapes remained tucked away in filing cabinets in Described as “a dissertation in a box,” the interacid-free storage boxes that preserved the physical view collection contains untapped research potential reels even as the magnetic media degraded. Deregarding local history, including accounts of Vietcades later, historical society volunteers recognized namese refugees settling in Union County in the their value and approached Bucknell librarians to 1970s, oral histories from workers at the Pennsylvadiscuss digital preservation. nia Railroad line that once ran through Lewisburg, Susan Falciani Maldonado, the University Archiand Bucknell faculty interviews regarding campus vist and Director of Special Collections, leads the impacts during 1960s regional floods. Whether current campaign to rescue and digitize the interfunding comes from upcoming grants, incremental views. Initial estimates for professional audio transuniversity support or donations, project partners fer and transcription reached $27,000. An applicaare dedicated to ensuring these physical tapes are tion for a national “Records at Risk” grant through preserved and brought into the digital age for future the Council on Library and Information Resources generations. 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Fall for fun at local farms Activities include picking fruit, hay rides, corn mazes

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hat autumn crispness invites us to step outside and fill our lungs with air. What better place to do that than one of the local farms offering activities such as picking apples, hayrides, corn mazes and crazy games? Here are fun places to start:

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Photo provided Pear trees show off their autumn best at OHF Orchards, in Bloomsburg.

Cindy O. Herman Goats are among the animals people can see during farm events at the Banty Rooster, in Lewisburg.

Cindy O. Herman Denise (Rohrbach) Bosworth, center, stands with her father, Ron Rohrbach, and aunt, Kay (Rohrbach) Brecht, at Rohrbach’s Farm Market, Bakery & Gift Shop, in Catawissa.

Photo provided Heading back from a hayride at Northhill Orchard and Supply, guests hold pumpkins and bags of apples.

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The Banty Rooster 4803 Old Turnpike Road, Lewisburg

With in-house, made-fromscratch recipes, the Banty Rooster restaurant would be enough of a draw. But the homestead, owned by the Ard family since 1962, opened its farm to the public, with a store and events such as wine tastings and a legendary corn maze. Banty’s Wine(d) Down at Sundown, on Sept. 18, features 10 different wineries, breweries, distilleries and several food trucks for tastings in the maze, Justin Midkiff, owner and executive chef, said. “The Substitutes will be performing live music,” he said, referring to a popular local band. “That’s a hoot and a holler, that one.” On Sept. 26, the Banty Rooster sponsors Glow Night in the Maze.

the maze, this year sporting a Wild West Theme designed by Justin and implemented with help from Leah and their four children. Along with the corn maze are a host of activities: Maze Mountain slide, corn cannon, trike track, gem mining, pumpkin bowling, inflatable games, lasso a “bull” and Cindy O. Herman giant games of pong, checkLeah and Justin ers, Jenga and Connect Midkiff stand on the Four. bridge overlooking The Midkiffs thrive in a view of their corn maze at the Banty finding ways to involve the Rooster, in Lewisburg. community in learning about agriculture. “I think at Banty Rooster “We usually have a DJ, hand out people really get an opportuglow sticks and have food trucks, so nity to see agriculture from start to finthat’s really popular with the kids,” ish, and all the different ways it can be Leah Midkiff, Justin’s wife, said. utilized,” Justin said. “I think that is the That’s also the official opening for driving force for most of what we do.”

Kohls Stony Hill Tree Farm 3319 Mexico Road, Milton

Stan Kohl, owner of Kohls Stony Hill Tree Farm, likes color. It shows in the games he creates: Bright green and red tracks for the life-sized hamster wheels, yellows and blues on a stepon pool table, even the purple, orange, green and yellow Connect Four basketball game. Stand in the activities area, and colors splash all around while people work through the Zig Zag Maze or try to stay upright while walking two or three in a line on the Walking Shoes. “You all have to work together in order to do it, and you’re laughing the whole time,” Kohl said. The farm offers at least 60 different games. “We have Battleship, Kerplunk and different kinds of Connect Four, plus a couple different kinds of tic-tac-toe,” Kohl said. “There’s tons and tons of variations of games, and we’re constantly adding more.” Kohl started 10 years ago with a corn maze, trying to attract people to his 30,000 Christmas trees and the shop that dazzles customers with more than 100,000 ornaments, not

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Photo provided People love stepping lightly through a giant hamster wheel at Kohls Stony Hill Christmas Tree Farm, in Milton.

to mention the largest collection of Christmas tree stands in the world, verified by Guinness World Records. Guests can spend a day challenging their skills and basking in the cheer-

fully colored constructions. “The people who work for me are all the time asking, what color do you want to make it?” Kohl said. “I don’t care, as long as it’s a bright color.”

Green’s Fruit Farm 574 Sleepy Hollow Road, Elysburg

Bring out your inner Laura Ingalls Wilder for a horse-drawn wagon ride through Green’s Fruit Farm. Pick from a selection of 45 apple varieties then check out the apple, peach and pear butters, canned peaches and applesauce. Owned by the Green family since 1945, the farm is run by fourth-generation owners Bobby and Sara Hricko. Bobby’s parents, Mike and Julie (Green) Hricko, inherited the farm before them. Staffing the stand at the Lewisburg Farmers Market in August, Mike Hricko talked about how Bobby and Sara care for the orchards with a de-emphasis on chemicals and host programs showing kids the pruning, picking, grading and packaging of the fruit. “The apples are placed in cold storage. It’s not freezing, but it’s close,” Hricko said. “The kids get to see all of that.” As the scent of apples lingered in the air, Hricko pointed out apples that had been picked the previous October but tasted as fresh as the newer crops — the farm tests the starch and pressure of the apples to determine the optimum time for picking. Employee Mirella Lopez said children love riding the horse-drawn wagons to pick their own pumpkins or apples. “At the end of the rides they enjoy a cup of hot cocoa with their family. It’s a great adventure for them,” she said, adding, “On the Christmas wagon ride, when it snows it looks very nice.” Green’s Fruit Farm sells its own sparkling apple cider, freeze-dried apple slices, a variety of canned fruit products and even seasonal fruit sundaes and snow cones.

Cindy O. Herman Mike Hricko and Mirella Lopez wait on a customer at Green’s Fruit Farm stand at the Lewisburg Farmers Market.

Cindy O. Herman Colleen Musgrave, of Blooming Meadows Farm, helped students create candles decorated with flowers.

Blooming Meadows Farm 11110 State Route 44, Watsontown

When their crafts and venue barn burned to the ground last June, owners Colleen and Matt Musgrave found clarity and new purpose in their business. They will finish this year with craft classes and events as they transition to a hydrangea farm and a Christian retreat. With help from neighbors and businesses, they are rebuilding their barn to hold an 80-person venue upstairs and a craft studio downstairs. People can register through an online portal for self-serve craft classes and a video of Colleen giving step-by-step instructions. “Or they could come to one of my retreats,” she said. “We’ll have a meal together. I’ll have a whole devotional that you learn through the craft. I’m not preaching. It’s all about healing with nature and God and the garden.” Colleen started the business because she believed God told her to create a place for people to heal. “And then instantly it all clicked,” she said. “I took all my best craft classes and my best devotionals, and they blended so beautifully together. I think it’s going to be absolutely phenomenal.”

Cindy O. Herman Blooming Meadows Farm, in Watsontown, is transitioning to growing hydrangeas and other flowers and offering self-serve crafts and a Christian women’s retreat.

She loves seeing what guests will create, especially when they protest that they are not creative, then surprise themselves with something impressive. “One lady told me she came for a wreath-making class around Christmas, and she left it up until June because she was just so proud that she made it,” Colleen said with a laugh. Upcoming crafts include flower pressing, an enchanted moss mirror, floral pumpkin arrangements, a broomcorn wreath and so much more. Find schedules on Blooming Meadows’ Facebook page.

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Northhill Orchard and Supply 636 Scholl Road, Winfield

Photo provided Kids enjoy a cheerful playground at OHF Orchards, in Bloomsburg.

OHF Orchards 73 Orchard Drive, Bloomsburg

Like to keep it simple? OHF Orchards hears you. The farm’s trees brim seasonally with cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, pears and more than 20 varieties of apples. Owners Joe O’Hara, his son Patrick O’Hara, and Gino Ardo offer you-pick hours, and they don’t mind if people simply want to wander around to take in the sights. “People come and just enjoy the orchard,” John O’Hara said. “Sometimes we get people there for an hour or two. And you know, in reality, it takes about five minutes to fill a bag of apples.” So what are they doing all that time? “Walking around. Taking pictures. Looking at things,” O’Hara said. “There’s a little swing set and picnic tables. People sit there. It’s very laid back.” O’Hara’s wife, Christine O’Hara, said people return each year just to pick the fruit. “We have this one family that posts their picture along with the years previous,” Christine said. “They have one from every year they’ve been coming to pick. That’s really nice.” Occasionally, OHF hosts food trucks. During Bloomsburg Fair week, out-of-towners stop by to pick pears and apples. “It’s plain and simple,” John O’Hara said. “It’s, ‘Here’s a bag. There’s the trees. They’re all marked. Have fun.’” OHF charges no admission or parking fees. “You just want to park there and go walk around, have at it,” he said. “It’s very pretty. It’s very serene. It’s not commercialized. That’s not who I am or what I’m about. Our draw is simplicity.” 22

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Along with the more predictable attractions including a corn maze, hayrides and farm animals, Northhill Orchard and Supply has some unique activities, such as tires where children can jump and crawl, RC boats on a pond, an escape room and an apple sling to shoot at targets. A recent busload of seniors, some in their 90s, loved the apple sling. “That was their favorite thing,” Ephraim King, owner of Northhill Orchard, said. “They slung 500some apples that day. It’s a real hit.” The escape room features a farm-themed plot. “There’s a ‘thunderstorm’ coming, and you need to get out before that thing hits,” King said. “You have to find clues to find a key to get to the next room and then find the key to get out of the escape room.” The farm’s biggest draw is youpick orchards of apples, peaches, apricots, pears, cherries and plums. The hayride takes visitors up a hillside to the orchards and sunflower, zinnia and wildflower

fields waiting to be gathered into bouquets. “People love that,” King said. He got into you-pick fruits almost by accident after purchasing the former Brubaker’s Orchard in 2020. Friends suggested a youpick operation. “And the people came out. We couldn’t believe it,” King said. “We had no idea this was such a thing, that people would enjoy picking apples like that.” This year, he hopes to offer pony rides and a corn bin where children can play with farm equipment. He sold chicken BBQ dinners and Old Mill Creamery ice cream last year and hopes to expand on food offerings. He’s been happy to have repeat customers and college students coming out for fresh air and fun. One memorable comment stayed in his mind. “There was a customer that I was giving her and her child a hayride, and I was telling her about how we’d like to add some things,” King recalled. “And she said, ‘Well, I like it just the way it is.’”

Owens Farm

2611 Mile Post Road, Sunbury Most of the sheep at Owens Farm head off for their day job, grazing around solar arrays such as the one at Susquehanna University. As a result, the Owens went from offering day camps to focusing on their lambs, poultry and bees. From April 1 to Nov. 1, they also welcome guests to The Loft, a converted barn that sleeps six — more comfortably if some of them are children. Only one group at a time is reserved, so guests have the place to themselves. “We get a lot of people that go to Knoebels,” co-owner Caroline Owens said. “We’re 20 minutes from there, and it’s just a great counterpoint to spending the day there with lots of other people. When they come back here, it’s really tranquil.” Guests enjoy strolling around the farm. “They can walk through the fields and on a typical summer’s day we’ll

Photo provided Learn about bees and honey during an overnight stay at Owens Farm, in Sunbury.

have a couple of hundred lambs,” Owens said. “Pigs, horses and chickens come and go. Beehives, border collies, the barn cats … there’s a lot to see.” Guests can also participate in activities such as weighing or tagging sheep. “The most common comment people have is, ‘Your farm is so beautiful,’” Owens said. “It’s always fun to see what field leads to what field, and what animals are tucked away in different places.”

Rohrbach’s Farm Market, Bakery & Gift Shop 240 Southern Drive, Catawissa

Rohrbach’s Farm Market, Cindy O. Herman Bakery & Gift Shop has been Denise Bosworth loves hosting students at a destination for agricultural Rohrbach Farms, in Catawissa. Here, she holds activities for decades. up a squash as she explains different varieties “Honestly, probably the of pumpkins and what they need to grow. highlight of fall for us is where we have school groups here on a regular basis and they can see farms in a really cool light,” co-owner Denise (Rohrbach) Bosworth said. The theme for this year’s corn maze is Scarecrow Prom – that’s right, scarecrows will show off their most elegant, thrift store-found prom dresses and tuxedos. “We definitely like to do our own thing,” Bosworth said, enjoy the Corn Maze, Apple Slingshot, with a laugh. Playland, balloon art, face painting On Sept. 12, bring the kids to Touch A Truck for a hands-on look at loaders, and farm-fresh baked goods, Big Dan’s BBQ and Freas Farm Winery. campers, tractors and other machinSept. 17 is Special Needs and All ery. Abilities Night, with free activities. Also on Sept. 12: Fall Fun at the Farm Kick-Off. Pick pumpkins and “That is exclusively for families with

special-needs children and adults of all ages,” Bosworth said. The rest of autumn is loaded with events: Half-price Corn Maze every Thursday in October; kids painting pumpkins every Saturday in October; Wheels on the Bus art show celebrating the humble wheel on Oct. 2, with works displayed at the farm and at The Exchange Gallery, in Bloomsburg; and Dogs in the Corn Maze and Costume Contest on Oct. 31. “I just love having people here,” Bosworth said. “They come and they’re like, ‘we just had such a great time with our family.’ “That’s always a highlight for me, just knowing people can enjoy their day here.”

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SEPT 11 OVERVIEW

F R O M ‘W E H A V E S O M E P L A N E S’ T O ‘L E T’S R O L L ’ Four hijackings and a day that changed everything By DAVID HURST

or decades, U.S. aircraft hijackings were often big-ticket ransom ploys. But that was not the plan on September 11, 2001, when hijacked planes slammed into a New York City landmark, the nation’s defense hub in Virginia and a Pennsylvania field, killing 2,977 people and ushering in a wave of change. The first sign something was wrong in the skies came in the form of a chilling 8:24 a.m. announcement. “We have some planes,” one hijacker said by radio from American Airlines Flight 11’s cockpit to Boston air traffic controllers. Those planes would cause havoc over the two hours that followed.

GROUND ZERO Two struck the World Trade Center. Another hit the Pentagon before United Flight 93 slammed into a former strip mine in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania. American Airlines Flight 11, with two pilots, nine crew members and 81 passengers on board, struck the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 a.m., the 9/11 Commission report shows. “At first, we figured it was some small, one-pilot plane,” says Larry Hoover, a retired United Airlines regional marketing executive. Hoover was working for United in airport operations at San Diego International Airport that morning. “No one could have imagined what would happen next,” he says. Terrorists had already boarded United Flight 175 in Boston, just before 8 a.m. They took action about the same time the 24

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The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, widely known as the 9/11 Commission, used poster-sized versions of this map during its public hearings investigating the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The map showed the flight paths of the four planes used in the attacks. | U.S. National Archives

first flight struck the World Trade Center. “I think they’ve taken over the cockpit,” passenger Peter Hanson told his father on an Airfone, the 9/11 Commission report shows. “The plane is making strange moves. Call United Airlines. Tell them it’s Flight 175.” Just before 9 a.m., the flight changed course. It, too, was heading to New York City. This time, millions of Americans were watching their televisions as the aircraft soared into the World Trade Center’s South Tower. Both pilots, seven flight attendants and 56 passengers died. The impact devastated the South Tower’s 77th through 85th floors, records

show. Jet fuel burned and floors sagged from displaced steel and concrete. “It was numbing – and at the same time, aggravating,” says Dale Russian, a fire chief in Central City, Pennsylvania, recalling raw emotion he felt as he watched the events unfold that morning. “It was enough that it made you want to stand up and do something.” But on the morning of 9/11, it seemed as if there was nothing anyone could do. The South Tower collapsed 56 minutes after being struck. The North Tower lasted 29 minutes longer. Hundreds of first responders who ran inside to assist were among 2,800 people lost in the Twin Towers.

SEPT 11 OVERVIEW PENTAGON, SHANKSVILLE Five terrorists and 58 other passengers boarded American Airlines Flight 77 at Dulles International Airport just outside the nation’s capital. The hijacking was nearly thwarted unwittingly. One hijacker set off alarms during an airport screening. After being hand-wanded by security, all were permitted to board, the 9/11 Commission report shows. Just before 9 a.m., as U.S. officials ordered all planes to land in reaction to the World Trade Center attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 suddenly changed its path while flying over West Virginia. At San Diego’s busy airport, puzzled airline staff were trying to sort out why inbound jets were instead making abrupt landings nationwide. Within moments, United officials gave Hoover and fellow crew members the painful news. “We didn’t know how many of our planes might be (in trouble),” Hoover says. “But federal officials were sending out bulletins. We knew every (aircraft) was supposed to immediately get out of the sky.” Airlines also urged their aircraft to land as soon as possible. American Airlines Flight 77 turned east, the 9/11 Commission report shows. But hijackers had no intention of landing. The plane descended as it flew toward Washington, D.C. Then, it slammed into the Pentagon at approximately 530 miles per hour. All 59 occupants on board, as

well as 125 civilian and military personnel, were killed. United Airlines Flight 93 was over Ohio when the Pentagon was struck, records show. The aircraft had two pilots, five flight attendants and 37 passengers. Four terrorists were seated in first class, Flight 93 National Memorial Chief of Interpretation Adam Shaffer says. Hijackers made their move approximately 45 minutes after take-off. Air Traffic Control officials in Cleveland heard cockpit messages broadcasting an apparent struggle. Eight minutes later, a man believed to be Lebanese terrorist Ziad Jarrah issued a warning on the aircraft’s public address system. “Ladies and gentlemen. Please sit down. We have a bomb on board. So, sit.” Passengers were forced to the back of the plane, an area where they were not closely monitored. As Jarrah turned the plane southeast, passengers quietly made Airfone calls, enabling three to learn the Trade Center had been struck. As passenger Tom Burnett realized, Flight 93 was on “a suicide mission,” Shaffer says. “They were able to learn about the (Twin Towers) within two minutes of Flight 93’s hijacking, which is a critical piece of information” that gave the Flight 93 passengers time to act, Shaffer says. Passengers voted on their next move, a

First responders work at the site of the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville , Pa., on September 11, 2001. | Dave Lloyd, The Tribune-Democrat

call by passenger Jeremy Glick revealed. They rushed toward first class at 9:57 a.m. – and Todd Beamer was credited with uttering the words – “Let’s roll” – that became a post-9/11 rallying cry, as a GTE phone operator reported. Hijackers took swift action, too. Their pilot rolled the plane left – and then right. He jerked the plane’s nose up and down “like a rollercoaster,” Shaffer adds. But hijackers told Jarrah that passengers were pressing forward regardless. Moments later, the terrorists decided to “down” the jet. The aircraft turned hard to the right, rolled onto its back and then plowed into the empty Shanksville-area field, the commission wrote. The plane struck in Somerset County at 580 miles per hour.

‘IT WAS A CRIME SCENE’ Russian, who worked in the insurance inspection industry in 2001, was traveling as Flight 93 crashed. He was planning to spend two days conducting inspections in West Virginia until radio newscasters interrupted his drive. It was breaking news: The plane “went down east of Pittsburgh, near Buckstown,” he says. “I pulled my car over to the side of the road,” he says. “Pretty quickly, I knew I couldn’t keep going. I turned my car around and headed back to Somerset County.” When he arrived, FBI officials were already taking command of the site. Any hope of a rescue was dashed. “It was a crime scene,” Russian says. Responders arrived to find scorched earth and the plane’s lightest fragments, including sheet metal, scattered in nearby hemlock trees. The Boeing’s heavy fuselage and a mangled engine were driven 35 feet below ground. The surface was “basically barren,” now-retired Pennsylvania State Police officer Louis Veitz recalled in 2021. “But I realized right away it was a complete aircraft that crashed because you could see the outline from wingtip to wingtip.” Federal investigators spent 13 days at the site and found the aircraft’s cockpit Inside PA | September 2026

SEPT 11 OVERVIEW voice and flight data recorders. According to Shaffer, approximately 95% of the plane was recovered – more than 50 tons of metal and other fragments. State investigators mapped a scene the size of 22 football fields, marking the crater, fire-damaged hemlocks and box cutters. “It was a 24-7 effort,” Veitz said. The recovery effort within the ruins of the World Trade Center lasted nine months. An estimated 1.8 million tons of steel, rubble and other wreckage were removed. Among the more than 2,700 killed, nearly 1,000 have not yet had any remains identified, despite ongoing scientific studies. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum was built on the former World Trade Center site. In Somerset County, a nearly $70 million Flight 93 National Memorial was developed on 2,200 vast acres of reclaimed land.

The crash site at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Photo by Michael Defina, courtesy of the Arlington County Library. Upper right: Security camera footage of the moment of impact at the Pentagon. Courtesy U.S. Department of War.

WORLD-WIDE RESPONSE U.S. intelligence, counterterrorism and privacy rights saw sweeping change – as did U.S. airports. On September 20, 2001, then-President George W. Bush declared war on terrorism, launching “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan to wipe out al-Qaida and the Taliban regime. The Global War on Terror targeted several Middle Eastern countries known to provide support or safe harbor for Saudi-born extremist Osama bin Laden and his allies – and led to a U.S. attack on a longtime adversary, the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. forces eventually hunted down a series of al-Qaida leaders and decimated its capabilities. Bin Laden was tracked down by Navy Seals in 2011 after nearly a decade evading capture. They stormed his fortified Pakistani compound May 2, 2011, and killed the the Islamic extremist following a firefight with his security forces, the Associated Press reported. “I think the world is a far better off place without him,” Patrick White, whose cousin, Louis Nacke, died on Flight 93, said at the time. Seal Team 6 completed the 2011 operation without a single loss. The war on terror was more difficult. More than 7,000 U.S. military personnel 26

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Workers complete intense search and rescue operations among the remains of the World Trade Center in New York, Oct. 4, 2001. | FEMA/Andrea Booher

Hundreds of tributes adorned a chain link fence near the Flight 93 crash site near Shanksville, Pa., which served as a temporary memorial, on November 29, 2001. | John Rucosky

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President George W. Bush at the Flight 93 crash site near Shanksville, Pa., on the first anniversary of the attacks, September 11, 2002. | John Rucosky

died – sometimes by suicide bomb attacks or homemade “improvised explosive devices” that were often buried on travel routes and in war zones. Combat operations targeting terror cells in the Middle East lasted nearly 20 years, with more than 53,000 U.S. troops injured, records show. The U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq in March 2003, with the Bush administration citing concerns Hussein might have sponsored 9/11 terrorists or possessed weapons of mass destruction. Baghdad fell April 9, 2003. Hussein fled. U.S. forces found him near Tikrit hiding inside a six-foot-deep crawl space with a crude ventilation system, the Associated Press wrote. Hussein was convicted for crimes against humanity by an Iraqi tribunal and executed in December 2006. But the 9/11 Commission’s review determined Iraq played no role in alQaida’s September 11 plot. And there was no evidence Iraq developed nuclear capabilities.

contractors. Metal detectors, X-rays and long lines became routine. “9/11 was game-changer. Before that moment, it was much easier to travel,” Hoover says. “There was a time you could take your family with you into the airport to send you off. You could walk in, visit a restaurant and do your shopping.” Blockbuster movies with scenes evoking reminders of the 9/11 attacks, such as “Armageddon” and “Independence Day,” disappeared from TV screens. FM radio empire Clear Channel Communications issued memos suggesting “unsettling” songs get pulled from airplay – among them: Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House,” Drowning Pool’s “Bodies” and Steve Miller Band’s “Jet Airliner.” Others seemed to target Middle Eastern references – including The Bangles’ 1980’s hit “Walk like an Egyptian” and The

TRAVEL, SECURITY, SCRUTINY In the aftermath of 9/11, the federal Aviation and Transportation Security Act revamped how travelers and baggage were screened at U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration was formed. Federal agents took over jobs previously handled by third-party

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer helps a passenger with their carry-on luggage during the boarding process for a United Express flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, at the John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport on March 24. | Thomas Slusser

Clash’s “Rock the Casbah.” American Muslims came under intense scrutiny – and were targets of hate crimes, particularly in the year after the attacks, FBI data show. “Reports of children being chased from their homes, mosques being vandalized,” University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown American History Professor Paul Douglas Newman recalls. “The first several months post-9/11 were terrible for American Muslims.” After a wave of anthrax attacks targeting lawmakers and news outlets, the U.S Congress approved The Patriot Act, giving federal investigators broad powers to tap domestic phones and indefinitely detain immigrants. “It expanded legal surveillance on American citizens,” Newman says. “That one law eroded so many of our 4th Amendment rights. Before the sun set on September 11, 2001, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle stood on the Capital steps and sang “God Bless America” in unity. First responders were praised as heroes. Russian recalled people pulling up to his station in the aftermath of the crash, delivering baked goods, dinner and thanks. His crew delivered the supplies to the Flight 93 crash scene teams that were still busy working at the site, he said. “The ‘hero’ stuff – that bothered me,” the fire chief says. “We responded that day like we always did. It was ‘the 40’ (men and women) aboard that plane who were the real heroes.” Inside PA | September 2026

FLIGHT 93

F L I G H T 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL ‘Helping people understand the story’ Story by RUSS O’REILLY Photos by JOHN RUCOSKY

n the visitor’s center of the Flight 93 National Memorial, people press phone receivers to their ears to personally experience a series of brief voicemails from passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to their loved ones. As people listen to the voicemails, they are transported to the passenger area of the plane where everyday people like them called family from Airfones before they stormed the cockpit to fight terrorists bent on causing mass destruction to the United States. In the sky that morning of September 11, 2001, the 40 passengers and crew members aboard Flight 93 learned two planes had struck the World Trade Center towers in New York, and they had realized their flight was also hijacked. The hijackers were on a suicide mission using commercial airliners to destroy symbolic U.S. targets and commit mass murder. The individuals on Flight 93 resolved to stop the terrorists from reaching their

final target. Three planes had already been flown into the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Flight 93, however, crashed in an empty field in Shanksville, Somerset County Pennsylvania – about 20 minutes flying time from its likely target, the U.S. Capitol or the White House.

THE DAY, THE PLACE The mission of the Flight 93 National Memorial is to be a spot to pay tribute to the people who came together as a group to meet that historic challenge on 9/11. It’s also a place where people might measure their own lives against the actions of the Flight 93 passengers and crew. That is the hope of the memorial’s architect, Paul Murdoch. “It’s just such an amazing story that I can’t imagine not taking a measure of yourself when you’ve experienced that,” Murdoch says during a public presentation.

People stand on the observation deck outside the visitors center at Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa.

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On a weekday in June, buses, RVs and cars from all corners of the country filled the parking lot at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Many visitors are immediately drawn to walk toward the high walls that frame the sky, revealing the flight path at the memorial’s Visitor Center. They walk through the portal those walls form to the flight path overlook. The overlook was built where the plane passed overhead at the edge of the field where Flight 93 crashed. A sign at the overlook guides guests toward the Visitor Center entrance to experience exhibits including the voice recordings. Flight 93 passenger Lauren Grandcola’s calm message to her husband, Jack, is one of the recordings visitors can hear. She was three months pregnant on 9/11. In her 15 years as executive director of the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial, Donna Gibson says, she has never experienced those recordings. “I can’t listen to the voices,” Gibson says. “I just can’t … Can you imagine, when you know you may be facing death and you are that calm? ‘Hey Jack, there’s a little problem on the plane.’”

THE MISSION TO REMEMBER The organization Gibson leads is the official nonprofit partner to the site. Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial has raised millions of dollars to fund educational programs and speaker events. Gibson picked up the mail at the memorial recently to find a $5,000 donation from one of Jack Grandcola’s friends. It was to support education

FLIGHT 93 programs of the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial. Donations arrive continually from people inspired after each of Jack Grandcola’s speaking occasions on the West Coast, Gibson said. “To me, 25 years out, it’s easy for this to just fade away,” Gibson says, “and it’s not really being taught in schools across the nation. So if we don’t tell the story, who is going to?” Exiting the Visitor Center after taking in exhibits of archived news reels, seeing personal items from the passengers and hearing their voice recordings, guests step onto the allée, where the natural landscape starts another moving dialogue. Birds sing from the 40 groves bordering the path. Each of the 40 groves is planted with 40 trees – a numerical tribute to the 40 passengers and crew. Visitors pass meadows and wetlands as they walk the 1.2-mile path to reach the Memorial Plaza, where park rangers and volunteer ambassadors are available to answer questions about the site and interpret the events of Flight 93. “I think the most rewarding part is helping people understand the story,” Flight 93 ambassador Rosanne Croyle says. “Some people come thinking they know the story, but they don’t.”

Visitors are shown at the Tower of Voices monument at Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on September 3, 2019.

Sheryl Stoll, of Columbus, Ohio, and cousin of Flight 93 pilot Capt. Jason M. Dahl, pays her respects at the Wall of Names prior to the start of the 23rd Anniversary of September 11th Memorial Service at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa., on September 11, 2024.

‘MAKES IT MORE REAL’ According to the FBI, passengers and crew members made 35 calls from Airfones located on the back of the seats in the last nine rows of the plane. Only a few of those voicemails, however, are available for people to hear in the visitor’s center. “We know Sandra Bradshaw (flight attendant) called her husband and said ‘Oh, I have to go – everyone is running to first class,’” Croyle says. Honor Elizabeth Wainio, who was 27, was talking to her step-mother and said suddenly, “‘I have to go, they are getting ready to break into the cockpit,’” Croyle says. “We know that everyone was involved, one way or another.” The memorial’s Wall of Names is composed of 40 marble panels, each inscribed with the name of a passenger or crew member. The panels are set in a way that viewed from an angle are connected in an alternating, accordionlike fashion, accentuating the individuality of the passengers and crew. However, facing the wall straight on, visitors see the panels appear as a seamless, solid wall, representing the individuals’ unity in action. A group of rising high school freshmen from Iowa on a summer field trip walked along the wall. That group, including Vienna Schissel, 14, represents the 100 million people born in the United States after 9/11, with no first-hand experience of the day. At the wall, she took note of the array of items left by other visitors as individualized

tributes for the Flight 93 heroes. “I feel like all the stuff people leave puts a lot more meaning to it, because it’s more than just a name on a wall, it kind of shows what else they did in their life,” she says. “It makes it more real.” A sandstone boulder marks the final resting place of the Flight 93 heroes in a field on which only family members of the passengers and crew can walk. Murdoch says that boulder is among the most powerful features of the memorial. Visitors would not understand the significance of the boulder unless they asked a park ambassador – the families of the Flight 93 passengers and crew wanted the plane’s impact area to remain as close as possible to its appearance on 9/11.

‘MOST COURAGEOUS ACTS’ The plane slammed into the loose soil of a reclaimed surface mine. Heavier fragments of the plane plunged 35 feet deep into the ground while lighter debris scattered around the surface of the field. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was in charge of the 13-day forensic investigation at the site, assisted by hundreds of people representing more than 70 state, federal and local agencies. After the investigation, which identified all passengers and crew members as well as the four terrorists, the crater was backfilled, with the plane’s fragments reburied there, inseparable from the DNA of the passengers and crew, Gibson says. The Somerset County Coroner designated the site as sacred ground. Inside PA | September 2026

FLIGHT 93 On September 24, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Flight 93 National Memorial Act, designating the crash site for a future memorial, to be operated by the National Park Service. Bush’s remarks during the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2012, are included with the exhibits in the memorial’s Visitor Center. “For generations, people will study the story of Flight 93,” Bush said then. “They will learn that individual choices make a difference, that love and sacrifice can triumph over evil and hate, and that what happened above this Pennsylvania field ranks among the most courageous acts in American history.” The National Park Service raised more than $56 million to build the memorial, Gibson says. Admission to the memorial is free. Murdoch, of Los Angeles, California, was among 1,100 groups or individuals who entered a design competition for the site. His design was selected by a jury of industry professionals and family members. After the passage of the Flight 93 Act, he learned about the international competition for the memorial design and resolved, he says, “to do something as an architect and designer to pay tribute to the 40 people who fought back on that plane and to help people understand the significance of what they did.” The first phase of the memorial – the Memorial Plaza and Wall of Names – was dedicated in 2012; the Visitor Center and flight path outlook were dedicated in 2015; and the Tower of Voices – a 93-foot-tall structure that houses 40 massive wind chimes representing the voices of the Flight 93 heroes – was dedicated in 2020. By contrast, in the early years after the crash, more than a million visitors traveled a quiet country thoroughfare to a simple temporary memorial on a hillside overlooking the site. Nearly two months after 9/11, local officials erected a chain-link fence to give the public a place to pay their respects. The fence soon was covered with tributes from visitors. Over time, the site included a shelter to shield people from the elements. 30

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A family looks over a three-dimensional map of the Flight 93 crash site during a visit to the Shanksville national memorial on Aug. 31, 2016.

What happened above this Pennsylvania field ranks among the most courageous acts in American history. – President George W. Bush

‘AN IMPORTANT PLACE’ The architectural expressions of the memorial are designed with nuance and positioned with intention. The Wall of Names is built along the flight path. At the south end of the wall is the ceremonial gate, opened once a year on the anniversary of 9/11 for family members to walk to the sandstone boulder marking the plane’s resting place. The palette of the entire architecture is subdued – grays and blacks that allow the rich colors of the varied landscape to stand out as they change with the seasons. The park is forever changing, Murdoch says – continually asking visitors to reflect on Flight 93 and to carry their lives forward with intention. “It is an important part of American history, and it’s an important place in America,” Murdoch says. “I would hope every American would have the chance to see it in their lives and experience it.”

The Towers of Light tribute shines behind the Tower of Voices at the Flight 93 national memorial in Shanksville, Pa., September 10, 2020. The display was provided by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and honored lives lost on United Airlines Flight 93 and at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

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Wall of Names: A line of polished white marble panels, each containing the name of a Flight 93 crew member or passenger. The wall stands adjacent to the flight path and appears solid from a distance, representing the unified action of the passengers and crew members. Tower of Voices: A 93-foot-tall musical monument, located near the Flight 93 park entrance, holds 40 wind-activated chimes that represent the voices of the passengers and crew – and their combined “heroic” actions – aboard the flight.

Visitor Center: A mini-museum offering artifacts and exhibits illustrating United Flight 93’s final flight, hijacking, crash and the massive investigation that followed. Adjacent is the memorial’s education center.

Impact site: The final resting place of the passengers and crew members. Marked by a 17-ton sandstone boulder, the impact point is surrounded by a hemlock grove. Certain areas of the Memorial enable the public to walk the boundary of the crash site but the main impact zone is closed to the public otherwise.

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Pitching to the pro level SU grad excels in Banana Ball Championship League despite setbacks, injuries By Harold Raker

Photo provided by Susquehanna University Susquehanna University graduate Tyler Rigot pitches for The Firefighters in the Banana Ball Championship League.

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hree years removed from helping pitch Susquehanna University to a Landmark Conference championship, the kid who, as an elementary student in Charlotte, N.C., dreamed of a big-league career, found himself in Fenway Park facing Jackie Bradley Jr. It was the Fourth of July weekend last year, in front of a sold-out crowd and left-hander Tyler Rigot came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth inning. “I got two quick outs and all of a sudden, I heard (from the public address announcer) ‘now coming to the plate Jackie Bradley Jr.’ and I was like ‘what the heck,’” Rigot recalled recently. Bradley, the former Red Sox center fielder and World Series MVP, made a guest pinch-hit appearance that day for the Savannah Bananas against Rigot’s team, The Firefighters, in a Banana Ball Championship League game. “He hit it hard, but our center fielder made a great catch, so I got him out,” Rigot recalled. “Funny enough, I thought I was done with him, but then he was the No. 1 draft pick by the Indianapolis Clowns (in the league’s inaugural draft this season).” Rigot later faced another former MLB legend in A.J. Pierzynski and got him to ground out while pitching at sold-out Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. “I’m 2-0 against former MLB players,’’ he joked. So, no, Rigot, who started his career at Bucknell University, didn’t make it to the big show known as Major League Baseball. Some might say he made it to the big show 2.0. He actually played in front of much larger crowds in the wacky world of Banana Ball.

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S A TEAM, WE CARRIED IN A SIGN WITH THEM THAT HAD HUNG FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DURING RESCUE EFFORTS THAT READ ‘WE WILL NEVER FORGET.’ IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF AND MY TEAMMATES. IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE IN MY BANANA BALL JOURNEY SO FAR.” — TYLER RIGOT, ON PITCHING AT YANKEE STADIUM ON 9/11 WEEKEND

Photo provided by Susquehanna University During last year’s memorial weekend of the 9/11 attacks, Tyler Rigot’s team, The Firefighters, represented EMS and first responders at Ground Zero.

You might call it a quirky sped-up version of the American pastime. Can you picture the commissioner appearing on the field in a banana colored tuxedo as does Banana Ball founder Jesse Cole? Yet for players such as former Susquehanna ace pitcher Rigot, it’s a chance to play a kid’s game while behaving like a kid.

Among the many quirks, Banana Ball players are called out if a fan catches a foul ball, the games include not only dancing ballplayers, but dancing umpires, and music plays throughout the two-hour contest. There is no bunting and games are scored by points (some earned by trick plays) instead of runs. “In college, we had a 20-second pitch clock. In Banana Ball we are expected to pitch every four to five seconds,” Rigot said. Susquehanna baseball coach Denny Bowers is happy, but not surprised, to

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Photo provided by Susquehanna University Susquehanna University graduate Tyler Rigot helped the River Hawks win the Landmark Conference championship and an NCAA Division III playoff berth in 2023.

“Our brand was representing EMS and all the firefighters, and we got to meet some of the first responders who were there at Ground Zero,” he said. “We met several first responders and celebrated their heroism over the weekend. As a team, we carried in a sign with them that had hung from the World Trade Center during rescue efforts that read ‘We will never forget.’” He added, “It was an incredible experience for myself and my teammates. It was probably the most memorable experience in my Banana Ball journey so far.’’ He said that when they reached second base and opened the flag, “the whole place went nuts.’’ Being a Banana Ball player includes having a large social media presence and Rigot’s nickname from childhood, Big Rig, is now part of his LLC, Big Rig Enterprises. It’s also in his social media handles: Instagram and TikTok (bigrig_29) and YouTube (@bigrig_29) where he does a blog showing behind-the-scenes looks at Banana Ball. He’s also on Facebook. Many games are nationally televised (ESPN, ABC, truTV and The CW), and all six teams have their own YouTube channels airing all their games. The 34

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season runs from February until early October. Rigot played multiple sports before focusing on baseball and swimming. In high school, his passion for baseball took over. As a sophomore, he committed to Bucknell University. “At the time it felt right. It was an elite academic school with Division I baseball, the campus was beautiful, the opportunity was great, so I took it,” he said. He played well in the fall and made the starting rotation in the spring of his freshman year, which was shortened by the COVID pandemic. Rigot was the opening day starter his sophomore year, but his season ended early with a back injury. After two shortened seasons at Bucknell, Rigot enrolled at Susquehanna University and played for Bowers for three seasons (2022 through 2024). As a junior in 2023, he helped the River Hawks win the Landmark Conference championship and an NCAA Division III playoff berth. Bowers said, “Tyler made a tremendous impact on our program. He certainly gave us quality innings on the mound and competed at a high level,

but he also brought a different environment to the weight room and the competition side of the sport.’’ Rigot then spent a graduate year at Richmond, again excelling academically and athletically. Rigot was a psychology major with a Spanish minor at Susquehanna, where he was the valedictorian with a 4.0 average. He also earned a 4.0 at Richmond while majoring in human resource management. His pitching coach at Richmond, Nate Mulberg (now head coach at Johns Hopkins), used his connections to introduce Rigot to Banana Ball and he signed with the Firefighters in 2025. Rigot credited Mulberg, his Richmond head coach, Mik Aoki, along with his summer ball coaches in his three years playing in the Coastal Plains League with the Macon Bacon and the Boone Bigfoots. He said Macon coach Kevin Soine and Boone coach Craig “Boomer’’ McAndrews were strong references for him during the interview/tryout process with Banana Ball. Since then, Mulberg went to see him pitch in Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, and Aoki saw him pitch in Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles.

Photo provided by Susquehanna University Susquehanna University graduate Tyler Rigot pitched against Jackie Bradley Jr., who was drafted by the Indianapolis Clowns.

Bowers said he has not had the opportunity but hopes to also get to one of Rigot’s games. After the first season, Rigot was drafted for the 2026 season by the Texas Tailgaters. He was hindered by injuries during his college days and that misfortune continued this year when he sustained a torn labrum in his first preseason game, which ended his season before it started, requiring surgery. He continues to be part of the team and travels to the big venues so he can help from an entertainment and fan interaction perspective. Rigot is doing a lot of community and outreach work for the league’s company, Fans First Entertainment, while rehabbing to get ready to play next season. “My surgery was in early March when I had three anchors put in my shoulder,’’ he said.

“My rehab is going tremendously, and I am already back throwing. I look to be throwing from the mound in about three months,’’ he said in July. In Rigot’s early days at SU, Bowers would not have expected Rigot to become an entertainer in front of huge crowds while playing baseball. “When Tyler arrived at Susquehanna, he was pretty introverted,” Bowers said. Bowers said Rigot lived alone and just went about studying and working on baseball but eventually moved in with teammates and built some strong relationships. “You could see him start to have fun,’’ said Bowers, adding that Rigot’s mindset and competitive nature never wavered.’’ Indeed, Rigot worked at becoming better at the various routines and now has become one of the most followed

pitchers and overall players in Banana Ball. “In Banana Ball, we are encouraged to build our personal brand and develop a social media presence,” he said, adding that social media is a big deal to Fans First Entertainment. “In a relatively short period of time and while being injured for this entire season, I have now built my social media following to north of 550K followers across my platforms.’’ He said a big reason for that is his commitment to fan interaction, passing out his player cards at every opportunity along with the following he has developed through his vlogs on his YouTube channel. He shares behindthe-scenes access every time he travels for games. All six teams are based in Savannah, where Rigot now lives (Hutchinson Island). The teams travel the country and play in Major League Baseball and major college football stadiums. Although they compete for the league championship and are serious about winning, Rigot said, their statistics are not as important as giving the fans a great experience. “We put a lot of time into baseball, as expected, and continually work at our craft on the field during team practices, and a ton of time in the weight room,’’ he said. “There is also a large commitment of time and energy into the entertainment side to ensure that we are putting on the most entertaining and fan-first experience possible every time we walk onto the field,” he added. In addition to many MLB stadiums, Rigot’s team has also played in such venues as Texas A&M’s football stadium (Kyle Field) in front of 102,000 fans. Looking back on his childhood dreams, Rigot said, “It never comes together how you think it will, but things just have a way of working out when you put yourself in the right position.’’ Rigot plans to play professionally as long as possible and then concentrate on making the most of his entrepreneurial background. Coach Bowers would not doubt his former player in whatever path he were to choose. “Tyler hated losing and wanted to be the strongest and have the highest metrics of anyone on the team,” Bowers said. “Everything he did, he competed and wanted to be the best.’’ Inside PA | September 2026

A lifetime of treasures Veteran shares collection with public at Bill’s Old Bike Barn

By Jerri Brouse

y the time you pull up to Bill’s Old Bike Barn, the experience of exploring Bill Morris’ lifelong hobby has already begun. For Morris, that is precisely the point. Tucked away just off Route 11 near Bloomsburg, a long, tree-lined lane winds its way toward what at first glance looks to be a simple, nondescript barn — until you get close enough to notice that there is nothing ordinary about it at all. Quirky collectibles and unexpected treasures begin to appear, offering the first clues that your adventure has already begun. While Morris’ collection boasts more than 200 vintage motorcycles — Harley-Davidsons a favorite among them — the motorcycles are only part of the story. Look to your left and there’s an antique Harley-Davidson sign — one of dozens that Morris salvaged from dealers who’d long ago closed their doors. “Those are my trophies,” he said. “Whenever I bought out an old dealer, the sign would become my trophy.” Turn to your right and you’ll find a collection of locks, sourced from castles around the world, tucked into a corner. Look up and the walls, windows and staircases are covered with pieces of the past. In the 55,000-square-foot building, built specifically to house Morris’ treasures, virtually every nook and cranny holds something that begs to be noticed. For Morris, the museum is a dream come true. “(The museum) has been open for 26 years, but I’ve been building it (my collection) for 56 years,” Morris said. Morris began his career working for the Harley dealership in town in the mid-1960s, before opening his own motorcycle shop, Bill’s Custom Cycles, in 1970. As his interest and his business grew, Morris began buying out old Harley-Davidson dealers when they went out of business. “As the years went by, I’d eventually bought out about 50 custom shops and some things I kept for myself, but then it started overwhelming my business,” he explained. “And so I had to make a decision to either sell it or do something with it all.” Morris chose the latter. “I had this land here, and so I built this building,” he said. “Then I had 55,000 square feet of places to put all of my stuff.” That was in 1998. Morris started with motorcycles and motorcycle-related collections, but soon figured out that if he wanted everyone 36

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to come and visit, he needed more of a draw. That’s when Billville was born. Built inside the museum, this miniature town gives Morris’ collections a place to come alive. Its streets are lined with the kinds of businesses found in any small town — from a police station, fire station, newspaper office and camera shop to a restaurant, barbershop and bar. Peek through the window or walk through the door of any one of them and you’ll find yourself surrounded by another carefully curated collection of vintage treasures. “In the old days, the guys would come to look at my old motorcycles, and the women would say, ‘I don’t want to go look at some rusty old motorcycles,’ and the guys would say, ‘No, he’s got carousel horses, he’s got a little town going on there,’ and all of a sudden, they come.” The more he added on to what he calls “this weird little town,” the more the people liked it. “All of a sudden, I had the Red Hat Society ladies come, then the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts and all the car clubs,” he said. “Everybody started coming, and it worked out perfectly for me.” As he wanders through Billville, Morris smiles and offers a friendly nod to visitors examining one of his vintage bikes. Visitors, he said, come from all over the world. “There’s the post office,” he said, pointing at a dimly lit storefront that sits partway down the main street. “I got that one out of Ludo, Ohio, the whole functioning post office; even the people’s names are on the boxes.” Turning to his left, Morris points out another little shop. “So when you have a town, you gotta have a barbershop,” he said. “Everything in here came right out of a guy’s barbershop.” Items inside include an antique barbershop chair and other tools of the trade. Just down the lane, in the camera store, sit dozens of vintage cameras and accessories, and around the corner, guests can check out the collection of police and firefighter badges Morris has collected through the years. Sitting just atop a nearby spiral staircase is a room boasting 800-900 various-style telephones from decades past. If you’re wondering just where Morris finds all of his treasures, the answer is that he doesn’t — at least, not all of them. Some, he said, find him. “When I first started my shop, people from Europe came and bought from me and I knew people all over the world,” he explained. When he started the museum, Morris said those same people began inviting him to visit and take home items that wouldn’t be found locally. Figuring that a more diverse collection would make his museum more interesting for visitors, Morris went. One such trip to Belgium resulted in the purchase of more than 350 carousel horses, some of which he sold off, but most of which can be found tucked around the museum, inside and out. Decorative wrought iron that came out of castles in Europe, dating back to the 15th century, surrounds a functioning venue space in the heart of Billville, and a desk from 1840 brought in from France now sits inside Billville’s mayor’s office. Other collections, including the Elvis items, were donated by fellow antique lovers. “There was a lady who was a big Elvis collector, and when she passed away, the family was going to sell it all,” he said. 38

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Jerri Brouse Bill Morris talks to a guest underneath the former Hotel Berwick sign.

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Jerri Brouse Bill ‘s Old Bike Barn started with Bill Morris’ collections of bikes and expanded to include other antiques and collectibles.

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Morris went and met with the family and convinced them not to break up the collection. “I talked him into selling the whole thing to me,” he said. “It meant a lot to me, too, because Elvis and I were in the Army together — not the same division, but at the same time.” Though motorcycles will always remain a favorite for Morris, his love for collecting has no limits, he said. “People have something I don’t have; I need it,” he laughed. Not all of Morris’ treasures are collections — some are standalone, such as a white 1948 Rolls-Royce, one of just seven in the world; the staircase that came out of the Magee Mansion in Bloomsburg; or the sign that used to tower over the Hotel Berwick. As a veteran, Morris is proud to have an entire room dedicated to military-related collectibles and antiques. “I’ve got a military BMW, which is pretty rare,” he said. “I’ve also got a Desert Storm bike I bought in Germany and brought back.” There is also a 1939 German Kattenkrad, a 1913 Harley Silent Grey Fellow and a 1914 Triumph. Born in 1939, Morris enjoys highlighting items from that time period, including collectibles from the 1939 World’s Fair. Morris’ collection also includes a 1941 Police UL, a 1949 Hydra Glide, a ‘37 Indian Chief and a ‘37 Knucklehead. One of his most prized possessions, which sits behind a glass barrier where it can be seen, but not touched, is the 1913 belt-drive pedal-start Harley. He’s been offered six figures for the bike, but said he has no interest in selling any of his items. “Then someone else would have it, and I wouldn’t have it,” he joked. Now 87, Morris said he is satisfied with what he has created, and hopes that his museum will continue to intrigue visitors for years to come. “This will be here for as long as people take care of it,” he said. With his shop currently up for sale, Morris hopes to be able to provide financial security for the museum well after he’s gone. Bill’s Old Bike Barn is located at 7145 Columbia Blvd., Bloomsburg (turn up the driveway by the dinosaurs). Open year-round, the site’s hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and from 1-6 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $10 per person; small to medium-sized friendly dogs are welcome. If you’re planning a visit, make sure you leave yourself plenty of time. Bill’s Old Bike Barn is the kind of place where taking a quick look simply isn’t an option; every turn reveals another treasure. For more information, visit billsoldbikebarn.com or call 570-759-7030. Inside PA | September 2026

Justin Strawser Author Maxim Furik talks to Susan and Raeleen McNally, of Northumberland County, during a previous book event at the Cryptid Collective at the Susquehanna Valley Mall. The Cryptid Collective will be one of the vendors for the first Susquehanna Halloween & Horror Con.

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Horror fans to converge on susquehanna mall Event will include comic con guests, vendors, food, thrills By Jason C. Klose

spooky event is coming to the Susquehanna Valley for the first time this fall, as the Susquehanna Halloween & Horror Con will be held at the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Selinsgrove from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. The event will include horror and comic con guests, vendors, cosplay, food trucks and more. The convention will run from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. Pebbles Rosa is the owner of Once Upon A Killer, one of the vendors slated for the Susquehanna Halloween & Horror Con. A huge Halloween, horror and true crime fan, Rosa needed something to do when the pandemic hit in 2020, so she originally started with Scentsy. In 2021, she started working her way into conventions and events. “The more I booked, the more I saw how the crowds were into the different genres, especially horror and true crime,” she said. “Enter 2022, and I wanted to apply for Creature Feature, but Scentsy didn’t have the appeal for the specific crowd that attended.” At that moment, Rosa decided to do Halloween and Horror year-round. So she purchased her first machine and went into creative mode. “Every year and almost every con or event now, I add something new — and I rarely make the same thing twice,” she said. “My goal is to provide Halloween and Horror all year round whether it is at a con, with a special order that

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on a screening for both films at the Cryptid Collective and a Q&A with the cast.” Rosa said she’s looking forward to seeing the community come together and celebrate the genre. “The horror community is larger than most people realize,” she said. “Every vendor will have items that are unique, every cosplayer will have their unique style for the guests to react to, and every celebrity will be excited to meet

more fans.” So what is Burns looking forward to the most? “All the horror fans from Snyder County and beyond!” he said. Both Burns and Rosa expect that many area horror fans will be drawn to this event. “My expectations are that we have a huge crowd of people that attend and have an amazing time,” Rosa said. “We just want to make a great event

for people to enjoy at the mall for many times to come,” Burns added. Rosa said the first year is always the determining factor for continuing with a great con. “My hopes are that we have a great turnout that will in return want and allow us for additional years to come,” she said. “We hope to grow and prosper and eventually take the whole mall over with horror!” Burns said. Inside PA | September 2026

Events around Inside PA Sept. 11-13 2026 HERITAGE FESTIVAL Danville This year’s festival will be in conjunction with the Fall Arts & Crafts Festival (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12) centered on Mill Street, with special events at other locations throughout Danville. Enjoy living history presentations, historic tours of Danville, live music, vendors, great food, hikes and more! For more information: visitdanvillepa.org and click on Heritage Festival

Sept. 19 COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Hufnagle Park, Lewisburg The Community International Festival promises an afternoon full of vibrant activities, cultural displays and opportunities for the entire community to engage with and appreciate the rich tapestry of cultures that contribute to the region. For more information: lewisburgpa.com Sept. 19 PLEIN AIR CONTEST Market Street, Selinsgrove Artists of all ages and skill levels are invited to set up and capture a beautiful setting in Selinsgrove using their medium of choice. Artists will have two hours to paint “in the open air” for a chance to win one of the cash prizes! Artists will paint from 9 a.m.-11 p.m. For more information: discoverselinsgrove.com

Robert Inglis People pick out their pumpkins for the first-ever pumpkin roll as part of the Milton Harvest Festival in 2019.

Sept. 12-19 HARVEST FESTIVAL Broadway Street, Milton Festival highlights include arts, crafts and food vendors, a 28-mile bike race, pet parade, concert in the park, princess pageant, pumpkin roll, scarecrow patch, tomato bowl, 5K race, chalk the walk, a harvest festival parade and the Milton Model Train Museum. For more information: miltonharvestfestival.com Sept. 12 BIGFOOT AND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL White Deer Pike, New Columbia This year’s festival will include up to 100 craft vendors, Bigfoot guest speakers, a chance auction, a live band, a Bigfoot beard contest and Bigfoot costume contest, calling contest, games for all ages and food and beverage vendors. Outdoor event will be held rain or shine. For more information: visitcentralpa.org Sept. 14-19 MCCLURE BEAN SOUP FAIR E. Ohio Street, McClure Bring your family and friends and enjoy a week of fun, tradition and community pride at the McClure Bean Soup Fair. For more information: mcclurebeansoupfestival.com

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Photo provided Horse pulls are among the traditional events held at the Bloomsburg Fair.

Sept. 25-Oct. 3 BLOOMSBURG FAIR Bloomsburg Fairgrounds The fairgrounds have expanded by almost 227 acres since 1885; many additional buildings and improvements have been constructed: animal pens, stables, grandstands, offices and more, so that today the extensive fairgrounds house a wide variety of facilities. The fair includes something for every taste. Its primary objective continues to be a fair with a country, rural atmosphere. Fair week officially begins the third Monday after Labor Day. For more information: bloomsburgfair.com Sept. 26 MARKET STREET FESTIVAL Market Street, Selinsgrove Record crowds turn up to check out the businesses, enjoy the many artisans, crafters and games, listen to the music, ride a pony or pet the animals, and of course, sample delicious and diverse food. Entertainment for the

day includes the Selinsgrove Area High School Marching Band to kick off the festival, Selinsgrove Dance Studio, Burns Tae Kwan Do, and additional acts. Crafters, civic groups, food and games will line Market Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information: selinsgroveprojects.org

Robert Inglis Mifflinburg Mayor Dave Cooney taps the firkin to kick off the annual Mifflinburg Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 3, 2025.

Oct. 2-3 OKTOBERFEST Mifflinburg Area Community Park Don’t miss the annual tapping of the Oktoberfest firkin by the mayor on Friday at 1 p.m. to open the event. Enjoy keg tossing, mug lifting and entertainment on Saturday. Enjoy German and American food as well as German beers and local wines. Event to be held rain or shine. For more information: mifflinburgpa.com Oct. 3 FARM TO FORK Perry County Community Fair, Newport Experience a Farm to Fork Dinner, held at 6 p.m., where every dish is made with locally grown and locally raised ingredients. From supporting current and future FFA members in Perry County to enjoying a delicious homemade meal to bidding on excellent raffle and auction items, this is an evening you won’t want to miss. Proceeds benefit Perry County FFA programs. Cost is $15. For more information: Call or text 717-385-6015 Oct. 3 LITTLE BUFFALO FESTIVAL State Park Road, Newport Little Buffalo State Park will host musicians on three stages, arts, crafts, the Buffalo Kids Artsfest, poetry readings, workshops, demonstrations and great food. The event is located at the east end of the park at 1579 State Park Road. Woven between the main stage acts is music on the acoustic stage and in the children’s area. Countless workshops have highlighted activities such as Tai Chi, yoga, a new vision of agriculture, a community mural project and blacksmithing. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Parking is ample and convenient. For more information: Email littlebuffalofestival@yahoo. com

Oct. 8-11 44TH ANNUAL COVERED BRIDGE AND ARTS FESTIVAL Bloomsburg Fairgrounds The 44th Annual Covered Bridge & Arts Festival features hundreds of unique craft and food vendors as well as free parking and admission. Wares include handmade and traditional crafts, turned and carved wood, glass, prints, sewn and woven items, textiles, jewelry, photography, paintings, pottery and more. For more information: Visit heartofpa.org. Oct. 10 EXOTIC PLANT SHOW Pajama Factory, Williamsport Williamsport Exotic Plant Show will be hosting its second show this fall. There will be two rooms on two separate levels with more than 40 vendors, local and national, in a new venue. Vendors will display and sell a large variety of plants from common to rare, hard-to-find plants. There will be an entrance fee of $2 per person (children under 12 free with an accompanying adult) that will help support City Alliance Youth Group. For more information: Williamsport Exotic Plant Show on Facebook Oct. 10 FALL FESTIVAL AND WOOLY WORM WINTER WEATHER PROGNOSTICATION FESTIVAL Hufnagle Park, downtown Lewisburg Join us in downtown Lewisburg for our annual Fall Festival featuring the Woolly Worm Winter Weather Prognostication and unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley. For more information: Visit lewisburgpa.com Oct. 17 APPLE FESTIVAL Little Buffalo State Park, Newport An afternoon of food, fun, entertainment, and of course, Shoaff’s Mill. See the mill grind corn as it has for nearly 200 years, witness demonstrators such as spinners and weavers, and sample fresh-pressed apple cider, warm apple butter, and fresh-baked cornbread. For more information: https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/ apple-festival-8813 Oct. 17 FALL FEST Oak Street, Mount Carmel With more than 90 vendors, crafters, nonprofits, entertainment and food trucks, there will be something for everyone at Mount Carmel’s Fall Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring the family out for games, face painting and a bounce house. For more information: visitcentralpa.org Inside PA | September 2026

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