Cowchip Bingo Helps to Close Out Heritage Days

Raisa, a yearling cow, was the star of this Philipsburg’s Heritage Days’ Cowchip Bingo. Raisa, owned by Gretchen Little, is part of Dreamguest Dairy in Bellfonte.  For the first time in a few years a relative local was the source of the cow.  Gretchen’s father, Chris Little, is a Philipsburg native. Four hundred tickets were sold [...]

Crowds Line Streets for Heritage Days Parade

“This was a great parade,” said Lisa Mains of Philipsburg. The yearly Heritage Days Parade kicked off Saturday afternoon.  Crowds lined the streets from start to finish on Philipsburg’s sidewalks and grass cover right-of-ways. “I think the crowd was one as large as other years if not larger,” said Heritage Days Chairman Jim Pollock This [...]

Photos from Cow Chip Bingo at Heritage Days

PHILIPSBURG – The tail end of Philipsburg Heritage Days came to an end with Laura Mack winning $500 at cow chip bingo after two hours and fifty minutes. Returning for a second year, Vanish the cow with her handler Erica Smith of Spring Mills, Pa, stood dedicated to the task. The traditional closure lasted for [...]