Good Day

to Donna Chronister, of Yarnell!

Word of the Day

Keen — verb — To wail in lament for the dead.

Quote of the Day

“Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”

— Princess Diana

Packing Party

Join The Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven for a packing party at Boxes of Hope, 10 E. Main St., Lock Haven, on Sept. 16 at 5:15 p.m. By helping to pack care packages that are sent to women who are battling breast cancer, you would be making a difference in someone’s life. This is also a great opportunity to talk to members of The Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven and learn about other ways that they serve the needs of the community. Light refreshments will be provided.

Spaghetti Dinner

On Oct. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Sons and Daughters of Italy, is the time to pick up your delicious Spaghetti Dinner that will benefit the Clinton County Historical Society. A $10 donation will get your ticket from any CCHS board member, by dropping by the Heisey House Museum or calling 570-748-7254. Additional information on CCHS is available on-line at www.clintonpahistory.org.

Nittany

Greyhounds

Nittany Greyhounds will hold a Meet & Greet event on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Pet Supplies Plus, 277 Northland Center, State College. The public can come to meet retired racing greyhounds and learn about greyhounds as pets. Lovingly known as the 45-mile-an-hour couch potatoes, retired racers adapt well to living in homes. Since 1995, Nittany Greyhounds has found forever homes for more than 2,000 greyhounds in Centre County and beyond. For more information, visit NittanyGreys.org or call 814-933-6981.

Castanea Halloween Parade

The Castanea Township Recreation Committee is seeking marching bands, floats, decorated vehicles, troupes, non-profits, dance schools, costumed walkers and police/fire/safety/EMS vehicles for the Annual Halloween Parade scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. The parade will be running the length of Brown Street and ending at the Castanea Fire Company on McElhattan Avenue. A children’s magic show is planned at the Fire Company following the parade. Prizes are awarded but pre-registration is necessary. Contact Rick Schulze, Chairperson of the Recreation Committee, at fschulze@comcast.net. Rain date for the parade is Monday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m.

A Ukrainian Soldier’s Experiences

Commonwealth University-Lock Haven will host “A Ukrainian Soldier’s Experiences” on Friday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m., in the Greenberg Auditorium of the Willis Health Professions Center along Railroad Street. The event will feature conversation with Sgt. Davyd, his wife and volunteers from Revived Soldiers Ukraine out of Philadelphia. The event can offer attendees the chance to understand the impact of war in Ukraine and discuss prosthetic devices in rehabilitation. For more information email fschulze@commonwealthu.edu. A Zoom option is also available.

A Simple Request

Dogwood Circle Garden Club requests that those smokers who walk through the garden at the triangle and enjoy the flowers please take your cigarette butts with you instead of dropping them on the sidewalk or flicking them into the plantings. We have enough to do in maintaining the gardens and don’t need to pick up after you, too. Nothing is ever “thrown away,” just put somewhere else for others to deal with.