Good Day

and Happy Birthday to Kyle Moore, of Blanchard; and Corinne Becker, of Renovo!

Word of the Day

Chaparral — noun — habitat composed of shrubby plants adapted to dry summers and moist winters.

Quote of the Day

“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”

— Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball catcher for the N.Y. Yankees

Puzzle brunch and swap

On Aug. 24, from 12 to 2 p.m., join Happy Valley Puzzles for some casual puzzling and puzzle swap and enjoy brunch. The event will be at Axeman Brewery, 2042 Axemann Road, Suite 125, Bellefonte. For the swap, please bag your pieces and/or tape your puzzle box. Label puzzles with missing pieces and/or heavy smells/smoke. Leave a puzzle on the table and take as many as you brought.

LHHS and ICHS Class of 1955

The Lock Haven High School and The Immaculate Conception High School classes of 1955 will meet for lunch at noon on Wednesday Aug. 27 on the patio at Haywoods, in Mill Hall.

Ladies Club golf championship

Reese Walizer captured her first Belles Springs Ladies Club Championship with a victory over defending champion Carlin Chesick. Walizer also defeated Robin Long en route to her 2025 Club Championship. As champion, Walizer was awarded $125; Chesick, the runner-up, received $100 and Long took home $50.

Children’s books needed

The Downtown Lock Haven Rotary is looking for children’s books to put into the Little Red Libraries that are located in six parks in the city. If you have children’s books to donate, please call Diahann G. Claghorn at 814-571-5324 to arrange pickups or drop offs of the books. We thank everyone for supporting our Little Red Libraries on a regular basis!

Women’s AA meeting

Women in all 12 steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous program are welcome to meetings held Friday nights at 6 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 112 E. Main St., Lock Haven.

Greyhound Meet and Greet

The Nittany Greyhounds Meet & Greet event occurs every 4th Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. They will have greyhounds to interact with, including adoptable retired racing greyhounds, and an information table. For more information, contact Ellen at ellen@nittanygreys.org or (814) 933-6981, or visit www.nittanygreys.org.

Cleaning up!

Since 2000, Clinton County CleanScapes, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, has organized more than 125 cleanup events, rallying together 4,569 volunteers and cleaning up over 2,432,460 pounds of debris and 13,131 tires from our waterways and landscapes. You can help impact the local community by joining the effort. Become a member, gift a membership to a loved one, volunteer at a cleanup, or donate to the cause. Donations help provide volunteers with cleanup supplies, lunch and refreshments. Learn more at Facebook.com/CleanScapesNCPA.