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Central PA Civil War Round Table to meet Aug. 4

STATE COLLEGE — The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet on Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, in the Activities Room of the South Hills School of Business & Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College, beginning at 7 p.m. The featured speaker will be Jonathan A. Noyales who will speak on “After I Am Gone, the Battle for General Philip Sheridan’s Legacy & Memory.” Jonathan Noyalas, from Martinsburg, W. Va., holds the Hugh & Virginia McCormick Chair in Civil War History at Shenandoah University and is the director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute. He ...

Around the Town

Good Day and Happy Birthday to Anthony Spangler, of Harrisburg and Heath Hill, of Beech Creek! Word of the Day Sagacious — adj. — wise; discerning. Quote of the Day “If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.” — Roald Dahl Basket Raffle Haven Performing Arts will hold a basket raffle on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raffle will be held at Level Up, 305 Beech Creek Ave, Mill Hall. There will be baskets, hot dogs, baked goods, and a special mystery raffle basket. Each person that buys basket raffle ...

Around the Town

Good Day and Happy Birthday to Becky Holter, of Howard; Kathy Rupert, of Lock Haven! Quote of the Day “Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.” — W. C. Fields Word of the Day Break a leg — noun phrase — A way to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance. Twisted Racquet-Tears Concert The Twisted Racquet-Tears will host a fundraising concert for Artpost Awareness on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 1-6 p.m., at the Beech Creek Fire Company social hall. Come out to enjoy Country, Gospel and the Classics. The band ...

Calendar of Events

Monday, July 20: — Howard Area Lions Food Bank distribution, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the former Beech Creek Elementary School. Bring a sturdy box and any empty egg cartons you have. Volunteers are asked to help with filling boxes in the basement and getting them up the steps to cars. — Drawing class at Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek. Class is free for those age 12 and older and runs from 4:30-6 p.m. Those who want to learn to draw are invited, as well as those with more experience who would like to learn to enhance their drawing skills and techniques. The drawing ...

Milesburg celebrates Founders and Patriots during ceremony

MILESBURG — The Milesburg Post Office was the scene of a ceremony to unveil a bronze plaque that honors the Founding Fathers and Patriots of the town. The ceremony on June 28, along with the plaque, honor the Founding Families and Revolutionary War veterans, “Patriots,” who called ...