Family Life Noon Report -08/20/24
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8/19/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
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8/19/24 5 O ‘Clock Report
NewsMaker Interview – J-T Superintendent LeeAnne Jordan
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Superintendent LeeAnne Jordan discusses what it’s like surviving not one, but two floods the past 3 years. She’s speaking today about faith, perseverance and hope with Family Life’s Bob Price, a 1993 graduate of Jasper-Troupsburg High School.
Family Life Noon Report – 08/19/24
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8/14/24 Real Answers: Taking Kids To College
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Family Life’s Sarah Harnisch sits down with Christian Counselor Chris Anderson to discuss how to drop your kids off at college (and be ok).
8/16/24 5 O’ Clock Report
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8/16/24 5 O’ Clock Report
Eight Days of Hope
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The remnants of Hurricane Debby left a swath of devastation across the twin tiers. From Canisteo to Trout Run, towns were evacuated, homes filled with mud, and barn walls and sheds carried away. The Christian relief group “Eight Days of Hope” just began aid work in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. They’re looking for volunteers and supplies. Family Life News Anchor Sarah Harnisch sat down with Communications Director Hannah Fletcher to learn more about the work they’re doing and how you can make a difference. To get information, text the word “hope” to Family Life at 888-413-4156. “Eight Days of Hope” can be found online here.
8/16/24 Noon Report
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8/16/24 Noon Report
Staycation – Drake Well Museum & Park – Titusville – 8/16/24
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It’s “Staycation Destinations” on Family Life
The last week of August marks the anniversary of a milestone that transformed northwest Pennsylvania — and transformed the world.
It was 1859, when “Colonel” Edwin Drake struck oil at his new well south of Titusville. As he and his team developed the infrastructure to drill, store and transport oil, the petroleum industry mushroomed. So did “oil boom” towns throughout the region.
The Drake Well Museum & Park is at the site of that first well. It tells the story of this discovery which directly led to huge changes in the local economy, the world of transportation and so much more.
Executive Director Emily Weaver tells us about this history and about what modern-day visitors to the site can see at the Drake Well.
Visitor information about the museum and grounds are available at www.DrakeWell.org. There you can find for about the exhibits, history and upcoming events.
We also have separate podcast-only bonus content, as Emily Weaver gives us a radio tour of a town which went from almost nothing to a population of 15,000 — back to almost nothing. The Friends of Drake Well historical organization has a twin attraction about 20 miles further south: Pithole City.
This extended interview has that story, and information about what visitors can see there too. The biggest annual event there happens in mid-Autumn, the Pithole Lantern Tour.
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Staycation Bonus Content – Drake Well & Pithole City – 8/16/24
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This week’s “Staycation Destinations” feature took you on a radio tour of Edwin Drake’s Well #1. It essentially became the birthplace of the modern petroleum industry.
The Drake Well Museum and Park, with its indoor and outdoor exhibits, tells of this history.
In this additional interview segment, Emily Weaver of the Friends of Drake Well Incorporated makes about 20 miles further south of Titusville, to another historic site in the Oil Creek Region.
In the 1860s, Pithole City sprung up and grew to a population of 15,000 as people flooded in there, in an oil-focused version of a gold rush.
Weaver tells us more of that story, and describes what people can see at the Pithole visitors center (open seasonally on weekend).
Pithole City is operated as a tourist site in conjunction with the Drake Well Museum.
If you haven’t yet heard the primary episode of this week’s Staycation, find that feature here among our news podcasts on FamilyLife.org.
“Staycation Destinations“ on Family Life maps out unique opportunities for you to discover somewhere unique in New York or Pennsylvania, fairly close to home and fairly affordable. These Staycation features aire during the Noon Report and 5 O’Clock Report each Friday during the summer. You can hear the broadcast on the air and streaming online. You can also find our features on the Family Life Now mobile app, on FamilyLife.org, and search for “Family Life News“ on most popular podcast compilations.
