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Roaring Spring library to offer programs

Roaring Spring Community Library has announced its programs for August. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m.. to 1 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The library is closed on Fridays. For more information, email info@roaringspring library.org or call 814-224-2994. 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 –– Snuggles & Paws for Reading. Children read to therapy dogs. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 –– Pop Up Advocacy with Family Services of Blair County 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 –– Building Money Skills for ...

This weekend's puzzles: August 1-2, 2026

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Fighters go head-to-head in medieval combat world championship

SPOTTRUP, Denmark — With swords, axes and shields, competitors from 30 countries are going head-to-head in the grounds of a Danish fortress in a modern version of old-fashioned battle. The International Medieval Combat Federation’s annual world championship roared into gear in northern ...

At the movies — Aug. 1-2

BEDFORD PITT THEATRE Spider-Man: Brand New Day (PG-13) and The Breadwinner (PG) Saturday and Sunday — 7:30 p.m. SILVER LINING DRIVE-IN No movies this week — Bedford County Fair CARROLLTOWN HI-WAY DRIVE-IN Spider-Man: Brand New Day (PG-13) Saturday and Sunday — 8:50 ...

Publishers Weekly US best sellers

Hardcover fiction 1. “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 2. “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 3. “Whistler” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 4. “The Country Road Murders” by James Patterson & Mike Lupica (Little, Brown) 5. “A Forsaken Prophecy” by Stacey McEwan (Saga) 6. “Cool Machine” by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) 7. “Prince of Swords” by Elise Kova (Del Rey) 8. “Ransom” by Daniel Silva (Harper) 9. “The Shampoo Effect” by Jenny Jackson (Viking/Dorman) 10. “Mad Mabel” by Sally Hepworth (St. ...