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From Staff Reports BELLEVILLE —The Central Pa. World Hunger Association will hold its 50th Annual Meat Canning Project at the Chief Logan Fire Company, Main Station, Lewistown on Feb. 5-8. Organizers expect to can 30,000 pounds of chicken this year. There is a possibility of canning pork on one of the canning days, depending on […]

Esh: We only have half of funds required so far Dec 29, 2020 LEWISTOWN — The Central Pennsylvania World Hunger Association will conduct its 47th meat canning project from Feb. 1-4 at the Chief Logan Fire Company, in the building that was formerly East Derry Fire Company. With COVID-19 safety precautions in mind, a new procedure for canning has been implemented this year. That includes not having host families for the canners, larger breaks between canning projects, fewer canning sites, a maxi...