Annual pie auction set for Thursday at county fair

The Fall Town-Wide Garage Sale is scheduled for Oct. 2 in Ochelata, starting time around 7 a.m. This year they would like to extend the invitation to the communities of Oglesby, Ramona and Vera to participate. All you need to do is clean that garage out, finally!

Another fine auction: Rare Stan Laurel photos on sale

A collection of rare photographs of comedian Stan Laurel is being put under the hammer.

Around the Region

n Frackville: The Frackville Recreation Board is gearing up for its annual fall townwide yard sale to be held Saturday, with the starting and ending times decided by individual participating homeowners. Participants can get registration forms at the Frac

Investigating The Real Detective Charlie Chan

The fictional, aphorism-spouting Chinese detective is best known today as a stereotypical relic from a less sensitive time. Yunte Huang tells the story of the real man who inspired the caricature in Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History.

Appraisal event set for Saturday

Carroll County's historical society is giving people a chance to see what some of the items they've been holding on to are worth.