Author: Kristin Zeisloft Camplese
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BTE to Perform Atsumori in Bloomsburg Town Park
Read more: BTE to Perform Atsumori in Bloomsburg Town ParkOn Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4, the Noh Training Project (NTP), an international program hosted by BTE and Bloomsburg University, will perform the classic Noh drama Atsumori in Bloomsburg Town Park, at 8pm. Preceding the performance each night at 7pm will be two Noh excerpts featuring visiting Japanese professionals, and a recital of this year’s NTP students. Atsumori will be performed with projected English supertitles; the recital and Noh excerpts will be untitled. Free translations of the play are available at the Bloomsburg Public Library. On August 7th at the Bloomsburg Public Library, the Socrates Café will meet…
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Bloom Psychological Center Helping Those Affected by Flood
Read more: Bloom Psychological Center Helping Those Affected by FloodWe recently had a chance to talk with Sue Ei, who is a psychologist with the Bloomsburg Psychological Center (BPC). We talked about their Flood Support Group and how she feels the community is doing after the Flood of 2011. 1. Tell us a little bit about the Flood Support Group. Obviously the devastation was tremendous with a multitude of people affected, but were there other factors that made your group decide to start it? Well, I’ll start by giving credit to CMSU (Columbia, Montour, Snyder and Union Counties of Central Pennsylvania, which is a cooperative arrangement between the four counties to…
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A Holiday Homecoming
Read more: A Holiday HomecomingWhen Janet Lee left her 11th Street home after hearing forecasts of potential flooding related to Tropical Storm Lee in September, she took all of her important papers in her firebox along with an overnight bag. This didn’t seem like a bad choice at the time, as reports were saying the flooding would be similar to 2006, which only caused some water to collect in the crawl space of the home. Janet regrets that decision now, “Hindsight is always 20/20.” Janet’s daughter, Shelly, has been on the front lines with her mother dealing with both the flooding, the clean-up, and…
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A Local Holiday Table
Read more: A Local Holiday TableThis fall has strengthened our local community, with many groups and local residents helping each other out after the devastating Lee flooding. In that spirit, The Bloomsburg Daily thought it would be nice if residents helped out local merchants, farms, and vendors this holiday season by buying gifts and sourcing your holiday meal ingredients locally. And if you think it’s impossible to create a meal with local ingredients during this time of year, you are wrong! Check out these great ideas for both local gifts and food. And be sure to visit the other local merchants in Bloomsburg for all…
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Food Allergies, the Holidays, and Non-Pecan Pie
Read more: Food Allergies, the Holidays, and Non-Pecan PieFood and the Holidays go together. How to balance it with the rise of food allergies?
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Remember When: Putting Up the Christmas Tree
Read more: Remember When: Putting Up the Christmas TreeUnless you were the ambitious sort that got your Christmas tree up after Thanksgiving, you might be working on that task this weekend. We asked the editors of The Bloomsburg Daily to think back to putting up their trees and recall the good, the bad, and the ugly of the event. Kristin Camplese doesn’t really remember where her family would get the tree, just the arguments (or “discussions” as parents call them) about getting the tree in the stand. “Pre-drilled stands didn’t exist and it required parents holding the tree and screwing in the stand simultaneously, which inevitably ended up…
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Q&A with Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Read more: Q&A with Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceWe recently had a chance to talk with Judy Yupcavage, the Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. We talked about the challenges involved in getting support and resources to domestic violence victims, as well as national headlines and the impact of Marcellus Shale gas drilling on housing for victims. We also identified resources available to victims in Columbia and Montour counties. If you or someone you love are affected by domestic violence, please take advantage of the resources readily available and the many people who want to help. 1. Can you tell us a little about your…
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Thanksgiving Recipe: Cuizoo’s Famous Balsamic Vinaigrette
Read more: Thanksgiving Recipe: Cuizoo’s Famous Balsamic VinaigretteNo one really wants to think about a green vegetable on their Thanksgiving table — unless it is green beans smothered in cream of mushroom soup with fried onions on top. But, come on, that doesn’t qualify as a vegetable. You know I’m right on that. The green vegetable is simply cast aside because the other food on the table is so compelling. And my feeling is that I can have a vegetable any other day of the year. But my husband doesn’t agree with that idea — he thinks that a table filled with turkey, potatoes, stuffing, bread, and…
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Sexual Abuse Q&A with Bloomsburg University
Read more: Sexual Abuse Q&A with Bloomsburg UniversityGiven recent events at Penn State, we felt it might be helpful to talk with Bloomsburg University officials to discuss the policies and procedures related to sexual abuse on campus. President Soltz issued a statement several days after the events at Penn State transpired which encouraged those in the university community to alert authorities about potential sexual abuse that may be occurring on campus. However, we wanted to dig a little deeper in order to discuss what training and procedures are in place behind the scenes and what the requirements for reporting are for university police. In addition, given that 1…
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Thanksgiving Recipe: Smoky Scalloped Potatoes with Sausage
Read more: Thanksgiving Recipe: Smoky Scalloped Potatoes with SausageI’m thinking there is a guide to parenthood somewhere that I forgot to read. Before I had kids, I imagined parenting to be similar to, um, living — except with children. And I know that sounds simplistic and parenting is much harder than just living, but I guess I imagined that I would continue to do things that I enjoy, rather than things that I do not. This isn’t making much sense, is it? You see, there is an entire underbelly to our culture that I truthfully had no idea existed until I had children. Festivals. Apparently, once you have…