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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023

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So much to do In Southern Juniata County Guide highlights less explored areas of region

By RAINIE MINER

Special to The Sentinel

Recently, the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau released a new set of itineraries, revolving around their Explore Southern Juniata County initiative. The guide is divided into three sections, each focusing on a weekend centered around Southern Juniata County’s main attractions. These attractions are the Port Royal Speedway, the Buttonwood Campground, and LoveTwo Eat. The itinerary also includes a bonus section that offers additional landmarks to visit, along with a few more activities for visitors to check out.

The goal of this initiative is to bring more visitors to the area by displaying all there is to offer. “We want people to not only come, but to stay a while,” shared Buffie Boyer, communications director at the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau. “The more visitors we have will help our local businesses grow.” Juniata County is a fairly well known area, but the hope is to get people to explore beyond the races and the campground. “It’s a beautiful place to visit, but it isn’t very explored,” said Boyer.

“Speed Palace Tailgreat” is the first section of the handout. This section highlights the best food for race day, the local distillery, lodging, and of course, the Port Royal Speedway.

This itinerary is geared towards tailgaters, giving you plenty of ideas for entertainment when you’re away from the track.

“Handpicked” is the second section, highlighting LoveTwo Eat, a farm store that sells all homegrown, locally made products.

LoveTwo Eat is also home to Remington the Zonkey, and other farm animals that you could meet during your visit. This section focuses on farm to fork

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Top. Shown is an overall view of the Port Royal Speedway from the fourth turn grandstand.

Above, Shown is Lovetwo Eat’s decorations for the fall season.

Above, right, Hunter Schurenburg #1, Dan Dietrick #48, and Dylan Cisney #5, race during the Labor Day races at Port Royal Speedway Right, Halloween skeleton decorations hang at Buttonwood. restaurants, gorgeous flower shops and greenhouses, and suggests places to find homegrown goodies in the area. This itinerary shows some of the beautiful things nature has to offer in Southern Juniata County.

The third portion is titled “RV There Yet?” which encompasses all of Southern Juniata County’s greatest adventures. The section shares numerous activities that are fun for the whole family, including the Lewistown Narrows Canal Park, the four covered bridges locally, and all the best ice cream shops.

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laser tag, river tubing, and a swimming pool.

The bonus section of the itinerary suggests local landmarks, food and drink stops, activities, and more. These additions are important parts of Southern Juniata County and deserve to be highlighted in the itinerary.

Southern Juniata County stands out because of its quiet, laid back nature. “We’re very authentic,” said Boyer.

“We aren’t trying to be something we’re not.”

People love finding undiscovered areas, and Southern Juniata County is definitely a hidden gem. “We don’t realize how lucky we are to have this all at our fingertips,” said Boyer, talking about the beauty of the area around us.

While the guide was created to help visitors find things to do during their time in Southern Juniata County, it is not intended to be followed directly. The goal of the guide is to help tourists begin their trip in the area, but there is also hope that people will find things to do beyond the itinerary, exploring our hidden gem.

To find this guide, go to https://jrvvisitors.com/ things-to-do/so-jco/ or stop by the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau at 1 W. Market Street in Lewistown and pick one up.

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“Hopefully this upgrade will be something that serves this county as a whole.”

Jim Bahoik Juniata County Administrator

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By RAINIE MINER

Special to The Sentinel

As Juniata County is hard at work to renovate their courthouse, many details are shared about the changes and upgrades being made to the facilities. A majority of the changes will be made on the 1979 wing of the building, but there will be upgrades to the entire facility.

In the 1979 wing of the courthouse, a major upgrade is occurring in the Emergency Operations Center, which will also become the home to a new emergency training center and a meeting facility, with flexibility to serve in a different way during a potential emergency. “It’s going to be a multi-functional area,” shared County Administrator, Jim Bahorik.

There will also be a portion of this wing used to securely hold prisoners.

In the “Sheriff’s House” portion of the building, there will be upgrades, converting the former prison into meeting areas, undesignated workspaces, and storage.

Adjustments will also be made to create better air quality within the building, including new heating and cooling units being installed throughout the building.

A sally port will be added to the property, where prisoners will be transported in and out of the building. This area will provide a safe and secure location for the delivery of prisoners.

There will also be a second story built onto the 1979 wing. With the successful relocation of the power lines completed by PPL Electric on May 31 which was vital for the construction to begin, the second story over the 1979 wing of the former prison is well under way. “It was designed to have a second story, but that was never done, so we’re doing that now,” explained Bahorik. The second story will hold a chiller, which will be used to cool the former prison and the courthouse. This new story will house upgraded physical plant equipment in addition to also being used for storage space.

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Visual changes to the building will include a more aesthetically pleasing appearance that fits in better within the local area.

This project will cost the county an estimated $4,398,840.00, which will be funded by money awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act, along with a loan that was authorized on April 19, 2022.

Upgrades including the relocation of electrical lines, and the installation of the handicap entrance have begun to take place.

“Hopefully this upgrade will be something that serves this county as a whole,” stated Bahorik.

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Tuscarora Academy Museum receives grant

By RAINIE MINER

Special to The Sentinel MIFFLINTOWN — The Tuscarora Academy Museum received a Keystone Historic Preservation grant for $25,797 from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. This grant was given as a 50% refund for the cost of repairing, replacing, and UV treating windows throughout the building.

“We are thrilled that our grant application was received positively and that PHMC’s review panel saw the worth in our project,” explained Jessica Guyer, Curator at the Tuscarora Academy Museum.

The Juniata County Historical Society, who owns the Tuscarora Academy, along with other historic locations in Juniata County, apPhotos courtesy of the Juniata County Historical Society plied for this grant with the hope Shown is the Tuscarora Academy Museum, located in Port Royal. of restoring and repairing the windows throughout the building.

To earn the grant, the society went used for, and giving an estimate of taken to a workshop to be re-glazed. through an application process, how much the repairs would cost. Eventually all of the windows will Windows will be removed from be repaired. “We want to retain as showing what the grant would be the Academy, a few at a time, and much of the original glass as possi-

ble,” said Charles Marshall, a mem- ing at a comfortable temperature ber of the Board of Directors for the for volunteers and visitors. The Juniata County Historical Society. system will also help preserve the The repairs will begin in Octo- items in the museum, protecting ber, with an unknown time frame them from humidity. for the project. This project is the The overall goal of these upmain magrades and 222 jor repair repairs is needed to create a “We are thrilled that our grant applicaat the tion was received positively and that the more welAcademy coming c u rre n t - PHMC’s review panel saw the worth in our e n v i r o n project.” ly.

The ment in Society the museeventualum, while Jessica Guyer ly hopes still mainCurator to repair taining as some of much of the stone the origiwork on nal struc222 the front ture as of the p o s s i bl e . building, “We hope and to freshen up some painting that this window rehabilitation around the windows and doors. will further our goal of being good There was a climate control stewards of this wonderful buildsystem installed in the Tuscarora ing, which is on the National RegAcademy this spring, which will ister for Historical Places,” shared be helpful in keeping the build- Guyer.

PennDOT improves bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad PORT ROYAL — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began work in mid-September 2022 on the SR 75/A03 Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad to replace the existing bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Port Royal.

According to a PennDOT press release, the $4 million project also includes paving, piping, inlets, manholes, water and sewer line replacements, sidewalks, guide rail,

and pavement markings.

PennDOT stated that they coordinated their work on this project with Norfolk Southern Railroad.

This project’s construction is performed under a detour using SR 75, SR 3002, SR 35, and SR 333.

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lease, PennDOT is working diligently with all stakeholders to mitigate the impacts of this delay.

The contractor, HRI Inc., of State College, Pa., will allocate additional laborers and equipment to this project when site conditions warrant to complete it as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality standards or the safety of stakeholders.

The press release stated that the detour around

the bridge would remain in place until project completion. The detour uses Route 3002 (Old 22 Road/ Main Street), Route 35, and Route 333 before returning to Route 75. This detour has functioned efficiently during this project resulting in minimal delays or traffic queueing. The contractor continues to maintain access for homeowners near the bridge.

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Industrial Park in midst of expansion

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gwilliams@lewistownsentinel.com MIFFLINTOWN – Codenamed in economic development discussions as “Phase Four,” the Juniata Industrial Park’s latest expansion includes 29 acres, or 12 lots.

Of the new lots, businesses have committed to eight of them. Now, the industrial park is hoping to find new tenants to fill the remaining four lots in the expansion.

“We’re very, very close to completion,” said Dane Walters, marketing director for Juniata Business and Industry. “I think they’ll be sold by the end of the year or early 2024, depending on how fast the grants come through.

“We still have some availability. It’s mainly local people who have been buying them and expanding a little,” he added.

“Others in the county also want the room to expand (in the future).”

The remaining four lots are connected to water, sewer and fiber optics, as is the rest of Phase Four.

Through the end of 2028, the lots are in a tax-free zone.

The Keystone Opportunity Zone Initiative allows businesses to forego paying local real estate taxes and certain state taxes.

“Right now, we have three lots that are adjacent to each other and one up above,” Walters explained.

“They’re centrally located with great on- and off-access to the four-lane highway.”

Walters wouldn’t reveal any of the new businesses that have purchased the new Phase Four lots. “We just need to close out the paperwork,” he said.

The companies that have set up shop in the industrial park are mainly manufacturing or truck-

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Top, Shown are the fields in which the industrial park is looking to expand into; above Shown is the current Juniata County Industrial Park in Mifflintown; right, Shown are sales signs at the Industrial Park, in efforts to attract new tenants. ing. There are also a couple said. professional agencies. WalHe is pleased with the ters said retail and fast-food current state of the indusbusinesses are not options. trial park.

The industrial park “Juniata County stays opened in 1973. Since then, pretty stable even in bad a total of 28 businesses, economic times in the employing more than 400 country, we’re not hit as people, have opened there. hard as other areas.”

In addition to the Phase For more information, Four lots, another 30-acre call (717) 994-2029. lot is for sale. It’s part of Phase Five.

“It’d be nice if someone came in and bought the whole thing,” Walters said.

“There’s no official layout for that part. It could be designed however somebody wanted to do it.”

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