Wild Geese: Flock Together
Meet the Flock
Fiberglass sculptures painted by regional artists can be found in many forms including cows in Chicago and Harrisburg, fish and frogs in Erie, bears in Boyertown, and groundhogs in Punxsutawney. Mifflin County and the Juniata Valley have added geese to this list thanks to Community Partnerships (RC&D)’s region-wide public art project Wild Geese: Flock Together. Click here to learn how to sponsor a goose.
"Navigator: Finding the Juniata Valley a Great Place to Land", Sponsor: Mifflin County Commissioners, Art: Jim Bright, Landed: Mifflin County Courthouse, Lewistown
"Riverbed Featherhead", Sponsor: The Pannizzos/Downtown OIP, Art: Jennifer Hartzler, Landed: Monument Square, Lewistown
"Florence Nightingoose", Sponsor: Kay Hamilton, Art: Steve Torok, Landed: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing 111 E. Market Street, Lewistown
"Molly the Meadow Goose", Sponsor: Greg and Lois Grose/Molly Maid, Art: Daphne Marthouse, Landed: Monument Square, Lewistown
"Spruced Goose", Sponsor: Friends of the Mifflin County Airport and The Reifsnyders, Art: Karl Leitzel, Landed: Mifflin County Airport 547 Airport Rd., Reedsville
"William Shakesbeake", Sponsor: Stone Arch Players, Art: Bill Peightel, Landed: Stone Arch Players Theater 1 Derry Park Dr., Lewistown
"Captain Honkers, BFD", Sponsor: Bethany Hockenberry, Art: Sara Sutton, Landed: Burnham Fire Company, 205 N. Beech St., Burnham
"Chief Goose", Sponsor: Burnham OIP, Art: Kay Kirkland, Landed: Burnham OIP 105 S. Logan Blvd., Burnham
"Town Goose", Sponsor: The Buffington Family/One-Stop Communications, Art: Jessica Miller, Landed: Near Five Points (151 E. Market St.), Lewistown
"Starry Night Goose", Sponsor: Kish Bank Art: Elody Gyekis Landed: Kish Bank 115 N. Main St., Lewistown
"A Bird of a Different Feather", Sponsor: Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau, Art: Juniata Cultural Arts Committee, Landed: Juniata County Library, 498 Jefferson St, Mifflintown
"Lucky Clutch", Sponsor: Philips Ultrasound, Art: Aimee Parsons-Hubley, Landed: Philips Ultrasound, 1 Echo Dr., Reedsville
"Terra Grace/We the People", Sponsor: Juniata Valley Bank, Art: Joanne Landis, Landed: Juniata Valley Bank 100 W. Water St., Lewistown
“Olde Time Lewistown”, Sponsor: Tim Havice, Art: Joanne Landis, Landed: Kish Creek Center, South Main St., Lewistown
"Professor Draguns, Psychologoose", Sponsor: David G. Ray, Psychologist, Art: Tessa Gross, Landed: Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM, Inc.) 100 East Market St., Lewistown
"A Gaggle of Heroes", Sponsor: Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Art: Jennifer Hartzler, Landed: Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
"Betelgoose", Sponsor: Community Partnerships, Art: Dick Price, Landed: Community Partnerships and The Crooked Shelf Bookshop, LLC 23 N. Main St., Lewistown
"Mifflin County Murals Goose", Sponsor: Mifflin County Commissioners, Art: Aubrey Kirkland, Landed: Monument Square, 1 East Market St., Lewistown
"Harvey the Harvest Goose", Sponsor: Bilgers Pumpkins, Art: Daphne Marthouse, Landed: Bilgers Pumpkins, 181 Conner Lane (Ferguson Valley), McVeytown
"Eye Spy Goose", Sponsor: Greater Vision Eye Associates, LLC., Art: Chara Fitch, Landed: Greater Vision Eye Associates, LLC., 19 W 3rd St, Lewistown
"General McGoose", Sponsor: Mifflin County Historical Society and Dot & Forest K. Fisher, Art: Sara Sutton, Landed: McCoy House, 17 N. Main St., Lewistown
"St. Mark's Goose", Sponsor: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Art: Karl Leitzel, Landed: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 S Main St., Lewistown
"Night Gander", Sponsor: Buttonwood Campground and the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau, Art: Mike McFarland, Landed: Buttonwood Campground, 1515 E River Rd, Mifflintown
"John Philip Goosa", Sponsor: Community Partnerships, Art: Angela Niman (w/Project YES students), Landing soon
"Kishacoquillas High School Goose", Sponsor: Kish High School Alumni, Art: Daphne Marthouse, Landed: Brown’s Mill Square Park on the corner of South Main Street and East Logan Street, Reedsville
“The Herrera-Mondaca Family Goose”, Sponsor: The Herrera-Mondaca Family, Art: Jessica Miller, Landed: Monument Square (near 1 W. Market St.), Lewistown
"Pearl - Fair Racer Goose", Sponsors: Juniata Co. Agricultural Society, Mike Cleck Paving & Sealcoating, Inc., Steve Stimely, and the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau, Art: Annika Koser, Landed: Port Royal Speedway/Fairgrounds
"Linnie Goldenbleu", Sponsor: The Kiwanis Club of Lewistown, Art: Jennifer Hartzler, Landed: Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown
"Three is Company", Sponsor: Anonymous, Art: Karl Leitzel, Landed: Focht Park and Garden (across the street from Allensville Community Church), Allensville
"Milroy Bambino", Sponsor: Best Western Nittany Inn and the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau, Art: Tim Mateer, Landed: Best Western Nittany Inn, 5 Commerce Drive, Milroy
“Jake 'The Neighbor' Goose”, Sponsor: Amanda Moeller, Art: Jessica Miller, Landed: State Farm Insurance, 28 E. 3rd St., Lewistown
“Delicious Corn”, Sponsor: Compass Community Connections, Art: Mike Demi, Landed: Compass Community Connections, 31 S. Dorcas St., Lewistown
"Penny", Sponsor: William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Art: Karl Leitzel, Landed: William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 163 Summit Dr. Lewistown
“The Gospel Goose”, Sponsor: New Life Church, Art: Christina Kensinger and Rebecca Conner-Miller, Landed: New Life Church, 101 N. Beech St., Burnham
“Lewie”, Sponsor: Ron Shelan, Art: Karl Leitzel, Landed: Near 213-15 West Market Street, Lewistown
“Panther Pride”, Sponsor: Lewistown Area High School Alumni, Art: Todd Cubbison, Landed: Lombardy Circle (right off South Main St., Lewistown)
“Happy Travels Goose”, Sponsor: Holiday Inn Express Reedsville and the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau, Art: Tim Mateer, Landed: Holiday Inn Express Reedsville, 30 Happy Valley Dr., Reedsville
“Bruce the Goose”, Sponsor: The Abuse Network, Art: Kay Kirkland, Landed: Near Drayer Physical Therapy Institute, 152 E. Market St., Lewistown
“Dr. George C. Gander”, Sponsor: Primary Health Network, Art: Sara Sutton, Landed: Lewistown Community Health Center, 106 Derry Heights Blvd., Lewistown
"Fitness Faith", Sponsor: Body and Soul Community Center, Art: Steve Torok, Landed: Body & Soul Community Center, 205 Chestnut Ridge Rd., McVeytown
“Eagle’s Nest”, Sponsors: Lorraine (Bratton) Bingman, Kimbra (Sunderland) Dillon, Jill (Fisher) Welsh, Jan (Fisher) Johnson, Wilda (Hertzler) Fisher, Art: Jennifer Hartzler, Landed: 2 E. John St., McVeytown
"Ol’ Hook and Eye", Sponsor: Friends of Kish Valley, Art: Daphne Marthouse, Landed: Near 3946 E. Main St., Belleville
History
Excerpt from the Lewistown Sentinel
In 2018, Kay Hamilton, project director of Success Together — a group of stakeholders from across Mifflin County, invited Community Partnerships to introduce the project idea. The group had identified a need for a mascot that represented the community and would recognize the cultural identity of the area. These goals lined up with the Wild Geese project plans and Community Partnerships welcomed the immediate outpouring of support.
Kay Hamilton, Beth Reifsnyder and the Mifflin County Commissioners Kevin Kodish, Steve Dunkle and Robert Postal supported the venture with Community Partnerships chosen to lead. The committee swiftly went to work to raise the required startup funds for the prototype mold. Contributions came in many forms from all over the community.
Unveiling of “Navigator: Finding the Juniata Valley a Great Place to Land”
Unveiling of “Town Goose”
Unveiling of “Florence Nightingoose”
Ready to Join the Flock?
The project Wild Geese: Flock Together has taken the efforts of an entire community to bring it to fruition. The community will continue to be integral to the program's ultimate success as Community Partnerships is inviting regional businesses and organizations to consider becoming a sponsor. This entails a financial commitment and involvement throughout the conceptual art approval process to the location for the final installation. Click here to learn how to join the flock.