Food surplus distribution planned
KULPMONT - A food surplus distribution will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday at the borough garage. Residents are reminded to bring their assigned bags.
History prof to discuss pow-wowing
NUMIDIA - Dr. Karol Weaver will give a speech on pow-wowing at the Roaring Creek Valley Grange at 7 p.m. Thursday. The program is free to the public and refreshments will be provided. For directions or more information, call 799-0700.
Weaver, a native of Mount Carmel, received a Ph.D. from Penn State University and is an associate professor of history at Susquehanna University.
Pow-wowing is a form of healing from Germany and Eastern European countries. It started in the coal region and is still found in some areas.
Convention for townships set
SUNBURY - Officials representing second-class townships in Northumberland County will convene at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at the Sunbury Social Club for their annual county convention.
The purpose of the convention is to provide township officials with up-to-date information to help them better serve their residents and to give them an opportunity to exchange ideas on local government issues. The convention will feature a wide range of speakers, including Carol Kilko from the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, presenting remarks from PSATS president Lester Hauck.
Other speakers include a representative from the Northumberland County Historical Society, state Sen. John Gordner, Reps. Lynda Schlegel Culver and Kurt Masser their staff members and PennDOT representatives.
The State Association of Township Supervisors represents Pennsylvania's 1,457 townships of the second class, 22 of which are located in Northumberland County.