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Good Day and Happy Birthday to Rachel Brown, of Bellefonte, and Anna Perry! Quote of the Day “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” — Bob Talbert Word of the Day August — adj. — marked by grandeur or majestic dignity. Helping Hands Helping Hands will be open on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, behind Kentucky Fried Chicken, in Lock Haven. Helping Hands provides free cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items to low income families and seniors in the Lock Haven and surrounding area. ...

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Monday, Sept. 14: — Howard Area Lions Food Bank will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the former Beech Creek Elementary. Bring a sturdy box with you and any empty egg cartons you may have. (The food bank will be open today since it was closed on Labor Day Monday) This distribution is for residents who live in the Howard Area Lions servicing area. — Blood Drive, 1-6 p.m., at Holy Spirit Parish, 7 E. Walnut St., Lock Haven. — Pot pie sale at Wingate Faith Church, beginning at 4 p.m. Ham or chicken pot pie is $9 per quart. Walk-in sales are welcomed until sold out. ...

US unemployment claims dip to 206,000 as layoffs continue to remain rare

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still relatively rare. Filings for benefits dipped to 206,000 last week from a revised 207,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, also fell modestly to 206,000. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and economists watch them because they can be a sign of where the job market is headed. For the past year, claims have mostly ...

California officials let plans for the nation’s biggest kelp farm move forward

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California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the Southern California coast to move forward as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up aquaculture in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Rainforest, which is based in the Faroe Islands in Northern Europe, is planning to grow giant kelp on a roughly 3-square-mile (7.8-square-kilometer) stretch of federal waters to develop products to boost soil and plant health in California’s avocado ...

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Good Day and Happy 90th birthday to Jack Robison, of Mingoville; and also celebrating with him is his granddaughter, Jessica Wilson, of Yarnell, who will be turning 32, on Sunday! Happy Birthday On Saturday: Dan Grenninger, of Lock Haven! On Sunday: Shenoa Dorman; and Gail Spangler, of Howard! Word of the Day Prowess — noun — Distinguished bravery; extraordinary ability Quote of the Day “ Remember the hours after Sept. 11 when we came together as one! It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” — John Kerry You’re ...