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Penn College receives largest one-time cash gift in its history

WILLIAMSPORT — A significant gift from the Brook J. Lenfest Foundation will help Pennsylvania College of Technology students overcome financial barriers to higher education. Brook J. Lenfest, the foundation’s founder and the chairman of NetCarrier Inc., visited Penn College on Tuesday to ...

Alzheimer’s support group to meet Oct. 13

LOCK HAVEN — The Alzheimer’s and Caregivers’ Support Group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 7 to 8 p.m., at Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven. There is convenient parking next to the church and a handicapped accessible entrance. David Bellomo, senior community educator from Amerihealth Caritas PA, will be the guest speaker. His topic will be “Taking Care of the Caregiver.” Caregivers often neglect their own health in the demanding role of caregiver. His talk will focus on ways caregivers of family or others with memory loss diseases can be mindful ...

Around the Town

Good Day and Happy Birthday to Gabbey Eisenhower, of West Chester! Happy Belated Birthday to Mandy Confer of Spring Mills, on Oct. 2; and to Silas Wert, of Mill Hall, on Oct. 3! Word of the Day Tactile — adj. — Describing an experience relating to the sense of touch. Quote of the Day “You can learn something every day if you pay attention.” — Ray LeBlond Fall Fair St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Flemington will be holding its Fall Fair Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. The Fair will feature a HUGE indoor yard sale, bake sale, fudge sale, delicious ...

Civil War Round Table to meet tonight

The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet on Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, in the Activities Room of the South Hills School of Business & Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College, beginning at 7 p.m. Ms. Kellie Gormley will speak on “Cease Firing! Life and Death at the Swope Manor.” Ms. Gormley will tell the story behind The Swope Manor, a Gettysburg B & B, about Lt. Pohlman, the Swope family and the many incarnations of their house dating back to the 18th century. She will read many of Pohlman’s eloquent letters sent home from the battlefields and tell the story of the ...

Around the Town

Good Day and Happy Belated 3rd Birthday to Cassidy Marie Boone, of Mackeyville, on Oct. 5! Happy Birthday to Rachel Guenot, of Moshannon! Word of the Day Isthmus — noun — A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. Quote of the Day “What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do.” — William J. J. Boetcker Helping Hands Helping Hands will be open on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, behind Kentucky Fried Chicken, in Lock Haven. Helping Hands ...