As she pulled into the parking lot of the Holiday Inn, Barbara remembered that last dinner there with her parents as she tried to make them understand why she was leaving and why she needed a change in her life.

Dale Worcester of Central City was surprised to learn he had submitted the winning entry for the second chapter of “Your Story,” an ongoing five-part serial story written by Tribune-Democrat readers.

She drove across the Pennsylvania winter landscape, and the years seemed to peel away. The road signs counted down the miles to her hometown, and her anticipation grew. She knew Johnstown had changed much in the time she’d been gone.

Country singer Miranda Lambert will bring her show to Johnstown at 7:30 tonight at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St. Lambert’s latest album is “Revolution,” and she won the Academy of Country Music’s Album of the Year for her second album, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”

Select homes in Berlin are decked out in lights and holiday decorations as homeowners gear up for a Home Tour and Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday. The event is sponsored by the Pius Spring Women’s Club of Berlin, a nonprofit organization that supports a variety of community initiatives. Club members have collaborated with four homeowners to decorate for Christmas. Tours will begin at the Community Building at 700 North St. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Even after the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s still time to count your blessings. An Evening of Giving Thanks, a fundraiser for the YWCA of Greater Johnstown, will be held Nov. 28 at Ace’s, 316 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. Doors will open at 7 p.m., with dancing from 9 to midnight.

One museum is not enough to hold all the works of an Altoona artist. “Shirley Goldfarb: The Later Years” will be on display Friday through Feb. 20 at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Loretto, on the campus of St. Francis University. At the same time, Goldfarb’s earlier works, spanning the first five years of her career, will be on display through Feb. 13 at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona.

The Pennsylvania State Cheerleading Championships return to Johnstown this weekend. More than 100 teams and their fans are expected to jam the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St., Johnstown, for two days of competition.