Good Day

and Happy Birthday to Lois Bowes, of Bellefonte, 88 years young!

Happy 6th Birthday

to Kashton Ridge Coakley!

Word of the Day

Glaucous — adj. — of a dull grayish-green or blue color.

Quote of the Day

“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is to say ‘I don’t want to.'”

— Lao Tzu

Friday Bingos cancelled

KBR Bingo and More will not be holding their Friday night Bingo during the summer months.

The Friday night Bingos will resume in September, with the first date being announced well beforehand.

In the meantime, you’re welcome to join players on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1 p.m. for special benefit Bingos to help individuals and groups in our community.

For more info, call Deb at 570-660-2647 or Susan at 570-367-9996.

Sponsor a flag

You can honor someone special in the 2026 Flags of Honor display in Lock Haven’s Triangle Park from Memorial Day through Flag Day. Choose a veteran, a first-responder, a teacher, a mentor or America for her 250th birthday. To sponsor a flag at $35 each, send payment and information to Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven, P.O. Box 634, Lock Haven, PA 17745. Include your name, address, phone number and email, as well as the name and wording you would like for your flag plaque. Make checks payable to “Downtown Lock Haven Rotary”. For more information, email dlhrotary@gmail.com, contact Wendy at 570-295-3443 or find Downtown Lock Haven Rotary on Facebook. The deadline is Monday, May 11.

Blood Drives

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 drives will be held as follows:

On April 29 and April 30, from 1-6 p.m., at the Lock Haven University Rec. Center.

On April 30, from 12:30-5 p.m., at the Albright United Methodist Church in Loganton.

Friendship Community Library

The FCL in Beech Creek is open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 3-7 p.m. The Library is a division of the Annie Halenbake Ross Library and has an updated collection of books for loan, a variety of programs and tech support. Be sure to visit their Facebook page to see what exciting things are happening at the library. Courtney, the library manager, can be reached at 570-962-2048 or by email at friendship@rosslibrary.org.

Donations needed

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