Hit me with your best bot! Robots get set to duke it out in Bloomsburg
Mechanical matchups get underway at the Bloomsburg Children s Museum. Newswatch 16 s Ryan Leckey checked out this upcoming robot roundup. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 6:59 AM EDT July 30, 2021
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. It s a battle of the robots built by brainiacs coming to the Bloomsburg Children s Museum this weekend.
It ll take place this Sunday, August 1, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. By the way, S.W.O.R.D. stands for Student Wildcats of Robotic Design.
The event is officially dubbed S.W.O.R.D. at the Museum presented by T-Mobile.
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Members of the LHU ROTC and two local Boy Scout troops assisted with 2021 River Town Cleanup Week, which removed 200 pounds of trash from Triangle Park and the downtown area.
LOCK HAVEN Susquehanna Greenway River Towns across the region were alive with volunteers last week in celebration of Earth Day and the inaugural 2021 Susquehanna Greenway River Towns Cleanup.
Over the course of the week of April 18 25, 2021, six river towns organized events that attracted hundreds of volunteers and collectively removed thousands of pounds of trash from area parks, trails, and communities along the Susquehanna River.
The two-day convention will help benefit the Bloomsburg Children s Museum. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 6:37 PM EDT May 1, 2021
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. Superheroes descended upon the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds on Saturday.
It s all part of the AlphaGeekCon, a new event to encourage kids and adults to unleash their superpowers.
The two-day convention was created by GeekGrid and the Bloomsburg Children s Museum to celebrate all things comics. This was definitely something that was so nice for the kids to come to, be able to play in the bounce house and even meet some of their heroes. This is something she ll be definitely talking about for weeks! said Amy Kolinovsky of Bloomsburg.
Connecting through costumes: New, two-day event called AlphaGeekCon promises a Comic-Con like atmosphere
A new event aimed at encouraging kids and adults to unleash their superpowers is coming to the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds this weekend. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 7:00 AM EDT April 28, 2021
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. If you or your kids ever wanted to go to an event like Comic-Con in San Diego, where people dress up as their favorite superheroes and celebrate all things comic books and more, then a new event hitting our area called AlphaGeekCon could be for you this weekend in Columbia County.
Organizers want it to look and feel a lot like a comic con, which has played out for years all over the globe.
Kids get up close and personal with animals at petting zoo
The Peaceable Kingdom Petting Zoo hosted an educational, interactive experience at the Bloomsburg Children’s Museum.
The Peaceable Kingdom is a mobile, traveling petting zoo. Workers travel all over Pennsylvania, showing off wildlife and reptiles.
Kids were able to get up close and personal with pigs, an alligator, snakes, and even a baby sheep.
“It offered a great opportunity in a safe environment for kids to just get out of the house and do something fun,” said Museum Director Ginny Weibel.
Masks and social distancing were required at the event in Bloomsburg.