Good Day

and Happy 95th birthday to Marian Shoemaker, of Lock Haven!

Happy

Anniversary

to Wayne and Gaylene Sweeley, of Mill Hall, celebrating 47 years!

Word of the Day

Smidgen — noun — a small amount.

Quote of the Day

“Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician.”

— Lucille S. Harper

Kayak Fishing

On Thursday, Aug. 29, join Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission staff and Fishing Skills Instructors at Bald Eagle State Park for a 3 hour, in-person program, designed to introduce you to the basics of kayak fishing! Participants must be at least 16 years of age, and a parent or guardian must accompany minors. All equipment is provided. Participants who pre-register and attend the program, will receive a post program email that includes a kayak fishing digital packet.

Labor Day

Picnic

On Sept. 1, at a Labor Day Picnic at Immaculate Conception Parish, 5973 Jacks Hollow Road, off Route 654, in Bastress, their annual country style ham and turkey dinner will be held from 12-6 p.m. The meal will consist of ham and turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, noodles, coleslaw, bread and dessert. The cost is $13 per meal for adults, $6 per meal for children ages 4-12. Children under 4 are free. Takeout meals are available after 1 p.m. Takeout meals are $13 per meal.

In addition to the dinner, other foods, snacks and desserts will be available on the grounds as well as a raffle and Bingo table. For info call Cole at 570-932-1886.

Donations needed

Many local cemeteries are struggling with having enough funds to make sure that the grass gets mowed each summer. Whatever cemetery your loved ones are buried in, please consider making a donation now to help with the grass mowing expenses now that spring and summer have arrived.

Food for thought

Would you like to become a Shoe Bank volunteer? The Lock Haven Area Shoe Bank is usually open one Saturday a month, when we have the fun of giving free new shoes to eligible kids and teens. We are looking for more volunteers, including people we can call when we are shorthanded. If you’d like to volunteer or just ask questions about it, please text or call Wendy at 570-295-3443.

Buggy country

We live in a region where it is not unusual to share the road with an Amish buggy. PennDOT encourages drivers to allow a margin of safety and remember that horses are not always predictable. If you come up behind a buggy, slow down, do not honk the horn and stay back. At a stop sign or light, leave 10 to 12 feet between your vehicle and the buggy.