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Alzheimer’s Support Group to meet March 10

LOCK HAVEN — The Alzheimer’s and Caregivers’ Support Group will meet Tuesday, March 10, 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. The meeting will be a time of sharing concerns about caring for a loved one with a memory loss and to provide educational materials from the Alzheimer’s Association, co-sponsors of the support group in conjunction with Covenant United Methodist Church. The group will also discuss topics of interest for future ...

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Good Day and Happy Birthday to Lloyd Poorman and Billy Confer! Word of the Day Accrue — verb — To accumulate. Quote of the Day “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.​” — Patrick Young Cash Bingo SVRCS Foundation’s Annual Cash Bingo will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m, in the school gym, 236 E. Main St., Loganton. Doors and the kitchen open at 11 a.m. Tickets are available at the school office or at the door for $25. Everyone needs a paid ticket to enter! In ...

Calendar of Events

TODAY — Old School Market, former Rote Elementary, at East End Mountain Road, Mill Hall, is open each Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. — The Light of the World Clothing Bank will be open from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at St. John's United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. Clothing in all sizes, coats, shoes, bedding and more are available. Everything is free, or you can provide a donation to the church. For questions or additional info, call the church office at 814-355-9072. For weather cancellation updates, check the church website at www.bellefonteucc.com. — Bald Eagle ...

BEA students blend reading and coding

To celebrate National Fairy Tale Day, fifth grade students at Bald Eagle Area School District blended reading and coding. According to information shared by BEA, the students read a fairy tale and then analyzed plot structure and discussed how the main character’s traits influenced their ...

FaithCentre Food Bank holds matching gift drive in March

BELLEFONTE — Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous Bellefonte couple, all monetary donations collected for the FaithCentre Food Bank during the month of March will be matched up to a total of $6,000. “Through this act of generosity, the FaithCentre can double gifts made during these 31 days. A donation, whatever the size, can have a profound impact on our ability to meet the food assistance needs of our most vulnerable neighbors and their companion animals,” according to a press release from FaithCentre. To take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help those the ...

CPI received $250,000 investment for apprenticeships

PLEASANT GAP — The Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) has been awarded a $250,000 PA Department of Labor & Industry “Schools-to-Work” grant. Grant funds will be utilized to develop a pre-apprenticeship in automation and instrumentation linked to a registered apprenticeship in Mechatronics. Both the pre and registered apprenticeships will be operated by CPI. High school students in Centre and neighboring counties will have the opportunity to enroll in an Automation and Instrumentation pre-apprenticeship at no cost. The investment is part of a ...