Good Day

and Happy Birthday to Trudy Wagner, of Eagleville, and to Anthony Fradillada!

Word of the Day

Erratic — adj. — characterized by lack of consistency, regularity or order.

Quote of the Day

“All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare.”

— Baruch Spinoza

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.

No Kings Rally

A No Kings Rally will be held in Triangle Park on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

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.

Happy Travelers’ Trips

There are still seats available on the trip to the Biltmore Estate and Asheville, N.C., on Dec. 7-12, 2025. The decorations at the Biltmore are magnificent at Christmastime. Trips planned for 2026 include San Antonio, Texas, for March 20-30; Mackinac Island, Mich., Sept. 14-19; and a Holiday Show Trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., from Nov. 30-Dec. 6. A $75 deposit will reserve your seat with final payment due approximately two months prior to departure. Call Rita at 570-748-4226 for info or visit www.grouptrips.com/pennsylvaniahappytravelers.

Blood Drive

The American Red Cross urges people to donate blood now. All blood donors are needed, especially those with type O blood. Several blood drives will be happening during the next few weeks that donors can attend. Visit the Red Cross website or call 1-800-RED CROSS to arrange an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcomed!

Blood drive will be held on Oct. 8, from 12:30-6 p.m., at the Howard Fire Hall.

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.