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How technology helps guide brain and spine surgery

For many people, the thought of brain surgery can feel overwhelming. It is natural to have questions: How will the surgeon know where to go? How do they avoid important areas of the brain? What information is used to plan the safest approach? One tool that helps answer those questions is ...

Covenant Cafe to meet Sept. 1

LOCK HAVEN — The Covenant Cafe, an activity group for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, will be meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 1 to 3 p.m., for a picnic at the Nature Park in McElhattan. The entree will be provided but attendees are asked to bring a side dish to share. Master Gardeners Kathy Gillen and Lynda Cridge will be the guest presenters with a state flower quilt activity and other nature related activities. If the weather is inclement, there will be an indoor picnic at Covenant Church located at 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven. The Covenant ...

Howard Happenings

LIGHTHOUSE CAMP CONCERTS Concerts are continuing at the Lamar Lighthouse Camp each Sunday evening beginning at 6 p.m. The concerts are free, with a love offering taken each week. The Silers will be entertaining on Aug. 30. South of Mason will be in concert on Sept. 6, followed by Tru-Vintage on Sept. 13. And then the Fuller Family Singers on Sept. 20. GloryWay will close out the summer concert series on Sept. 27. Lamar Lighthouse Camp is located along Route 64 in Lamar. More info is available at www.lamarlighthousecamp.org or by calling 570-337-0203. POT PIE SALE Wingate Faith ...

The Dolly Parton you may not know, in her own words

For nearly five decades, Dolly Parton talked with Associated Press reporters about far more than the songs that made her famous. She talked about movie stardom, kissing a president and her charity work, among other things. Those interviews captured a Parton who could be funny and ...