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October 8, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ October 8, 2026

Old and Up the River... Ben Burnworth Ben Burnworth (1910-1977) is pictured extracting maple syrup from a tree circa 1953 on the family farm he was

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October 1, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ October 1, 2026

Old and Up the River... Cheers The 1956 Turkeyfoot Valley Joint High School homecoming cheer was as follows… “Open the barn door Kick out of hay

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September 24, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ September 24, 2026

Old and Up the River... kurtz-1909 Kurtz Department Store is pictured in this vintage postcard at the corner of Hughart and Ross Streets in Confluence, Pennsylvania

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September 17, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ September 17, 2026

Old and Up the River... Good Morning, Photo Ligonier group gets $95,000 to build, maintain snowmobile trails (https://newsandviews.info/ligonier-group-gets-95000-to-build-maintain-snowmobile-trails/) September 16, 2026 - Kris Mamula Ligonier-based Rolling

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September 10, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ September 10, 2026

Old and Up the River... the-40 SOMEWHERE ALONG THE NATIONAL ROAD corridor between Keyser's Ridge to the Mason-Dixon Line is pictured here under construction in a

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September 3, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ September 3, 2026

Old and Up the River... MOUNTAIN CHEVY DRIVER’S ED is depicted here in an automobile furnished by Mountain Chevrolet during the 1952-1953 school year. (Photo: 1953

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August 27, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 27, 2026

Old and Up the River... walterScott DR. WALTER SCOTT MOUNTAIN (August 31, 1838-October 29, 1918) is pictured. He was born in Draketown in 1838. Mountain served

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August 20, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 20, 2026

Old and Up the River... old-river A BUGGY RIDE ON BAXTER AVENUE in Confluence, Pennsylvania is pictured on Friday, October 15, 1948. It was part of...

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August 13, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 13, 2026

Old and Up the River... Bakery2 PANCOASTS BAKERY is pictured on Latrobe Avenue in Confluence, Pennsylvania. Mother Elizabeth Pancoast (1848-1913) was the proprietor. Samuel Downs (1880-1955)...

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August 6, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 6, 2026 – Oops

Opps Ooops, Forgot Something... Photo Add to Photoshop Extension Antagony Opens at Tissue Farm: Oreen Cohen Brings Monumental Paintings and Sculpture to Confluence (https://newsandviews.info/antagony-opens-at-tissue-farm-oreen-cohen-brings-monumental-paintings-and-sculpture-to-confluence/) August 5,...

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August 6, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ August 6, 2026

Old and Up the River... history1 THOMAS ROSS BROWN (June 10, 1857-December 3, 1941) is pictured with his beloved daughter Frances “Fannie” Etta Brown Treutle (November...

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July 30, 2026

NEWS AND VIEWS ~ July 30, 2026

Old and Up the River... beggsKurtz ELLIOTT BEGGS (1888-1965) (Left) sits with LAWRENCE KURTZ (November 22, 1901-January 25, 1976) (Right) in a cemetery. Well-dressed with fedoras,...

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