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Good Day and Happy Birthday to Mackenzi Greendoner, of Beech Creek; George Hanley, of Monument; Manny Heverly, of Lock Haven; Tina Geyer, of Beech Creek; Mary Lee Confer, of Lock Haven! Quote of the Day “Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” — Kin Hubbard Word of the Day Florentine — adj. — served with spinach. Office Girls Reunion Hammermill “office girls” reunion luncheon will be held on March 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Pizza City. Lenten Fish Fries Holy Spirit Parish in ...

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Wednesday, March 25 — St. Paul Food Pantry, 6220 Nittany Valley Drive, Mill Hall, (1 mile north of the I-80 interchange on Route 64), is open the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 9-11 a.m. No documentation is required. You may call the church at 570-748-7932 or 570-726-7460. People may call these numbers at any time for any type of assistance they may need. — LHHS Class of 1955 will hold a luncheon at noon at The Shore Diner in Jersey Shore. All classmates and their guests are welcome. Thursday, March 26 — Hammermill Office Girls reunion luncheon will be held ...

Writers’ Network to host Andrew Akers on April 14

STATE COLLEGE — Author and editor Andrew Akers will speak at the Nittany Valley Writers’ Network meeting on Tuesday, April 14 in the Schlow Library Community Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6:30. Akers will present “Leaving the Island: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving the AI Apocalypse,” a talk on how collaborative storytelling can help create more complex projects, how community-building can overcome bad actors flooding the market with generative AI and how he has incorporated this into his projects, including his ...

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Good Day and Happy Birthday to Kelley Coleman, of Lock Haven; and to Harry Decker, of Lock Haven! Word of the Day Tryst — noun — A secret meeting arranged by lovers. Quote of the Day “None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Ken Blanchard Bunny Run Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club’s 17th annual Bunny Run collection is underway! Each year in March the SVBTMC collects stuffed animals to provide to children who are patients in hospitals during the Easter season. The collection runs until March 25, right before Palm Sunday, and then the animals will be ...

CMHS student receives Spanish Eagles Abroad Scholarship

MILL HALL — Addison Harbach, a senior at Central Mountain High School and a student in Jessica Whipple’s Spanish 4/5 class, has been selected by the faculty of Juniata College’s Department of World Languages and Cultures to receive the prestigious Spanish Eagles Abroad Scholarship, an ...

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Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Denis and Celeste Swisher, of Lock Haven! Happy Birthday to Ken Clausen, of Castanea! Word of the Day Spill the beans — verb phrase — To reveal a secret or private information. Quote of the Day “Live for each second without hesitation.” — Bernie Taupin TOPS Celebration tonight Take Off Pounds Sensibly, “TOPS,” is planning a 25th Anniversary Celebration on Monday, March 23, at 6 p.m., at the Flemington First Church of Christ, 714 Canal St. All past and present members, as well as potential new members, are invited. ...