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Good Day and Happy Birthday to Bruce Fritts! Word of the Day Vertiginous — adj. — Causing or tending to cause dizziness. Quote of the Day “He who plants a tree plants hope.” — Lucy Larcom KBR Bingos KBR Bingo and More will not be holding their Friday night Bingo during the summer months. The Friday night Bingos will resume in September 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. On June 27, a ...

Multiple Walnut Street Christian School students rank high in KCEA testing

AVIS — Multiple students in grades five through twelve were recently recognized for their high achievements in testing against top Keystone Christian Education Association (KCEA) students across Pennsylvania. Superior is the highest award and WSCS had students receive this trophy in Junior ...

Nonprofit hosts official Ownership Celebration at Historic Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village

HOWARD — The Roland Curtin Foundation will host Ownership Celebration Day on June 28, marking the first public celebration of the Foundation’s official acquisition of Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village, one of Pennsylvania’s most significant early central Pennsylvania industrial sites. The event commemorates the Foundation’s acceptance of ownership on Dec. 18, 2025, a milestone that secures the long-term preservation of the nineteenth century ironmaking complex, workers village and Curtin family homestead. The site, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, operated ...

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Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Kurt and Tina Hinton, of Howard, and to Rick and Laura Hanley, of Monument! Happy Birthday to Sara Jane Miller, of Mill Hall! Word of the Day Short shrift — noun phrase — Quick work; little or no attention. Quote of the Day “Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can do.” — Michael Josephso Puzzle Swap Join others for the next puzzle swap and casual puzzling event on June 28 from 1-3 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library. Make some new puzzle friends and refresh your selection of puzzles! For the swap, ...

Youth show their skills in Pennsylvania 4-H Animal Bowl and Skillathon

STATE COLLEGE — Pennsylvania 4-H youth from across the state recently competed in the 4-H Animal Bowl and Skillathon Day at Penn State’s University Park campus. The event hosted various competitions, including an avian bowl, dairy bowl, hippology, rabbit and cavy bowl and skillathon, ...

Benninghoff appointed to position on transportation board

BELLEFONTE — State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) has been chosen to serve as a member of the Public-Private Partnership (P3) Transportation Board. “It is an honor to be asked to serve on the board, which faces the challenging task of augmenting existing transportation funding by enlisting the help of the private sector,” said Benninghoff, who serves as the House Transportation Committee’s Republican chairman. “The issue of paying for our transportation needs is one I’ve already spent a great time dealing with as we attempt to solve Pennsylvania’s mass transit ...