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Good Day and Happy 27th Anniversary to Charles and Sabrina Zimmerman, of Salona, on Saturday! Happy Birthday On Saturday: David Weaver, of Marsh Creek; Tina Dickey, of Mill Hall! On Sunday: Gary Geyer, of Beech Creek! Happy Anniversary to Jerry and Karen Gardner, of Bellefonte, on Sunday! Word of the Day Hornswoggle — verb — To trick or deceive. Quote of the Day “Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.” — Franklin P. Jones Blood Drive A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Aug. 18 from 1-6 p.m. at the Porter Township ...

Piper Aviation Museum welcomes rare Piper PA-40 Arapaho to its collection

LOCK HAVEN— The Piper Aviation Museum is proud to announce the addition of an exceptionally rare aircraft to its collection: a Piper PA-40 Arapaho, generously donated to the museum by Tom Rhines of Temple, Texas. The Arapaho is an especially significant addition to the museum because only ...

Covenant Cafe to hold pizza party in Riverview Park on Aug. 18

LOCK HAVEN — The Covenant Cafe, an activity group for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, will be meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Riverview Park in Woodward Township. Participants can meet at the park at 1 p.m. and those who wish to carpool can meet at Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven. If the weather is inclement, the meeting will be held at the church. The group will have a pizza party followed by a drumming activity led by volunteer Kitty Oechler and a game of “Granny Pants” led by volunteer Deb ...

Howard Happenings

LIGHTHOUSE CAMP CONCERTS Lamar Lighthouse Camp has announced its Summer Concert Series. Each of the concerts will be held on Sunday evening beginning at 6 p.m. The concerts are free, with a love offering taken each week. Chosen 4:13 will be in concert on Aug. 16, followed by New Journey on Aug. 23. The Silers will be entertaining on Aug. 30. The concerts continue each Sunday evening through Sept. 27. Lamar Lighthouse Camp is located along Route 64 in Lamar. More info is available at www.lamarlighthousecamp.org or by calling 570-337-0203. POT PIE SALE Wingate Faith Church will ...

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Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Nathan and Leah Pecht, of Snow Shoe! Happy Birthday to Kyle Moore, of Blanchard; Corinne Becker, of Renovo; and Wyatt Lowery! Word of the Day Cavalcade — noun — A procession of riders or vehicles. Quote of the Day “Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.” — Mark Twain Benefit Auction Old School Market at East End Mountain Road in Mill Hall, the former Rote Elementary, will have a benefit auction for David Fisher starting at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27. Donations of good, clean and working items are needed and can ...

Flaming Foliage committee hosts afternoon Bingo

KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS The Flaming Foliage Festival committee held an afternoon of Bingo at the St. Joseph’s parish over the weekend, offering an afternoon of competitive entertainment. It was the first scheduled event in which Miss Bucktail, Emma Getz, and the FFF court were ...