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May 26, 2026The Express
12th Annual Flags of Honor sets new records, honors community heroes from The Express (opens in a new tab)
The club president's recap of the 2026 ceremony, which set new highs with 188 flags, 95 flag sponsors and 35 corporate sponsors.
May 24, 2026TVWNEP-TV
Flags of Honor ceremony pays tribute to veterans in Lock Haven from WNEP-TV (opens in a new tab)
WNEP covered the club's Memorial Day weekend Flags of Honor ceremony in Triangle Park and interviewed club member Tom Darby.
May 22, 2026TVWNEP-TV
Ceremony in Lock Haven to honor those who served from WNEP-TV (opens in a new tab)
TV story with video on the club's 12th annual Flags of Honor; interviews club president Lisa Schropp and volunteer Nathan Akeley; 188 flags, 95 sponsors.
Feb 14, 2026The Express
A Sweet Thank You: Downtown Rotary delivers treats to local heroes from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Annual Valentine's goody trays delivered to 14 first-responder stops, including the county courts' service dog.
Dec 26, 2025The Express
Christmas Cheer: Downtown Rotary delivers holiday gifts to veterans from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Nearly 30 local veterans in care homes and through the VFW received Rotary holiday gift bags.
Oct 22, 2025The Express
Downtown Rotary is small but mighty; donates to local organizations from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Detailed accounting of the $13,730 the club and its members gave in 2024-25, plus collection nights for Merit House and Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
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Sep 14The Express
'Bingo for Bookmobile' fundraiser is Sept. 20 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Advance $20 tickets on sale for the Downtown Rotary cash bingo at KBR Bingo Hall Sept. 20, with most proceeds going to Ross Library's new book van campaign.
Sep 2The Express
Preview of the club's Angel Lights luminary display in Triangle Park marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and America's 250th year.
Aug 27The Express
The club staffed a table at Lock Haven's Final Friday with a free kids' 'Bingo card' activity and sold tickets for its bookmobile bingo.
Aug 12The Express
Rotary Governor visits Lock Haven from The Express (opens in a new tab)
The Downtown club hosted a July 28 dinner in Poorman Gallery for District Governor Sean Murtagh, with the parent Rotary Club of Lock Haven also presenting a gift.
Aug 10ColumnThe Express
Around the Town from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Community column item inviting the public to join the Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven at a Boxes of Hope packing party on Aug. 11.
Jul 1The Express
DLH Rotary donates water to first responders as heat wave hits from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club members delivered cases of water and Gatorade to emergency service stations across Clinton County during an extreme-heat stretch.
Jun 29Flash & Sirens of Clinton County
Local first-responder news blog on the club delivering water and Gatorade to 13 emergency service locations.
Jun 26ColumnThe Express
Around the Town from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Community column item asking for children's book donations for the Downtown Lock Haven Rotary's six Little Red Libraries in city parks.
Jun 17The Express
Downtown Rotary meets scholarship winners from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Two of the club's three 2026 Central Mountain High School scholarship winners visited the club to talk about college and career plans.
Jun 11The Express
Flags of Honor are still flying until June 16 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Reminder that the club's 2026 Flags of Honor display stays up in Triangle Park through Flag Day.
May 27ColumnThe Express
It takes a village to protect libraries, literacy from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Column by a past club president recounting how the Little Red Libraries system began as her signature Downtown Rotary project.
May 23Sun-Gazette
Flags of Honor Ceremony to be historic this Sunday from Sun-Gazette (opens in a new tab)
Sun-Gazette pickup of the Express preview of the club's 12th Flags of Honor ceremony.
May 21The Express
Flags of Honor Ceremony to be historic this Sunday from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Preview of the club's 12th Flags of Honor ceremony, with free handheld flags for America's 250th birthday.
May 20The Express
Rotary Club volunteers at Wine, Shines and Brews in the Wild from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club members sold Philly Pretzels and volunteered at the Clinton County Historical Society fundraiser.
May 6The Express
Downtown Rotary hosts downtown manager from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Downtown Lock Haven Inc. manager Rick Schulze spoke to the club about public art, levee events and commercial-district plans.
May 6ColumnThe Express
Around the Town from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Community column item with full sponsorship instructions for the club's 2026 Flags of Honor display.
Apr 30The Express
More than 100 Flags of Honor to fly in Lock Haven from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Sponsorship call for the 12th Flags of Honor, a Downtown Lock Haven Rotary project running Memorial Day through Flag Day.
Apr 28ColumnThe Express
Around the Town from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Recurring community-column item carrying instructions for sponsoring a 2026 Flag of Honor.
Apr 14The Express
Rotary Club now accepting Flags of Honor sponsorships; photo of Rotarians placing flags in Triangle Park.
Apr 2The Express
Details of the club's three memorial scholarships for Central Mountain High School seniors and how the public can donate.
Apr 1The Express
Downtown Rotary Club turns 23 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Charter Night dinner at Fox's Market House marking the club's 23rd anniversary.
Mar 18The Express
Downtown Rotary leaders focus on future from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Lisa Schropp and Diahann Claghorn attended the district President-elect Learning Seminar at Penn State.
Mar 14The Express
The Downtown club hosted three Central Mountain students; both it and the parent Lock Haven club gave cash awards.
Jan 14The Express
Downtown Rotary turns the page to 2026; welcomes new member from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Thomas Darby inducted; Wendy Doherty named Rotarian of the Year and Melissa Dally Downtowner of the Year; bingo fundraiser announced.
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Dec 11Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Ticket announcement for the club's first cash-bingo scholarship fundraiser.
Nov 19The Express
Rotary open house showcases ways to help from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Recap of the People of Action Open House where the club gave $500 each to Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Boxes of Hope and The New Love Center.
Oct 15The Express
Membership-recruitment preview of the club's open house at Poorman Gallery with three partner nonprofits.
Oct 9Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Local Rotary Clubs 'Unite for Good' from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Joint item on both Lock Haven clubs; Cathy Ballat received her Rotary pin from Lisa Schropp.
Sep 26Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotarians Fill Boxes of Hope from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Club members packed Boxes of Hope care packages for breast cancer patients on Sept. 16.
Sep 8The Express
Still time left: Sponsor an Angel Light to honor Sept. 11 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Last call to sponsor $5 luminaries for the Rotary Angel Lights display in Triangle Park.
Aug 18The Express
Light a candle to remember 9/11 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Announcement of the 2025 Angel Lights luminary display, the club's September fundraiser.
Aug 13The Express
Downtown Rotary gives scholarships from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Emma Walker, Owen Wunder and Heidi Miller received the club's three memorial scholarships.
Jul 30The Express
Downtown Rotary installs leaders from The Express (opens in a new tab)
2025-26 officers installed at the club's annual picnic, with Lisa Schropp as president.
Jul 22The Express
Downtown Rotarians are big givers from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Bonnie Hannis earned a first Paul Harris Fellow pin and Diahann Claghorn a sapphire pin for Rotary Foundation giving.
Jul 16The Express
Rotary thinks 'small' for Best of Fest from The Express (opens in a new tab)
The club ran a $1 small-toys table for children at the Best of Clinton County Festival in June.
Jun 18The Express
Downtown Rotary inducts two members from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Melissa Dally and Emma Persun joined the club on June 3.
Jun 18The Express
Scouts help with Flags of Honor from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Local Scouts assisted with the Rotary flag display in Triangle Park.
Jun 6Spot On PA / Renevo Record
171 American flags displayed for Memorial Day weekend 2025.
May 28The Express
Flags of Honor Ceremony goes off without a hitch Sunday from The Express (opens in a new tab)
171 flags sponsored in 2025, funding $4,000 in scholarships; District Governor Pam Wagoner spoke.
May 23The Express
Flags of Honor return to Triangle Park from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Preview of the 2025 ceremony written by the club president.
May 21The Express
Downtown Rotary Club turns 22 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Charter anniversary photo and note for the club's 22nd year.
May 14The Express
Rotary thanks Angel Partners following Flags of Honor 2025 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
The club thanked its top-tier Flags of Honor business sponsors, including Schlesinger Communications.
Apr 30The Express
Downtown Rotary is 'wild' from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club members volunteered at the Wine, Shines and Brews in the Wilds fundraiser in Mackeyville.
Apr 28The Express
Deadline approaches for Flags of Honor sponsorships from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Final-call story as the club prepared its annual Flags of Honor community event.
Apr 23The Express
Downtown Rotary hosts Downtown Manager from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Downtown Manager Melissa Dally spoke to both Lock Haven Rotary clubs about Main Street accreditation goals.
Apr 8The Express
Rotary Club prepares for annual Flags of Honor display from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Long sponsorship story with the full 2025 corporate sponsor list and a family's testimonial.
Mar 31The Express
Downtown Rotary offers scholarships to seniors from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Annual announcement of the club's three memorial scholarships for Central Mountain seniors.
Feb 15Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Heroes with Heart Get Sweet Surprise from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Valentine's treat deliveries to first responders.
Feb 6Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary Donates to Help Kids from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Sleep in Heavenly Peace president Laura Orndorf visited the club, which donated to the beds-for-kids project.
Jan 24The Express
City OKs use requests from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Lock Haven City Council debated and approved the Downtown Lock Haven Rotary Club's request to extend its Triangle Park Flags of Honor display.
Jan 15The Express
Rotarians give big, receive Paul Harris Fellow pins from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Six club members received Paul Harris Fellow pins for Rotary Foundation giving.
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Dec 28Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary Gives Gifts to Veterans from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
2024 holiday gift-bag deliveries to Clinton County veterans.
Nov 27The Express
Downtown Rotary helps the homeless from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club donation to Clinton County Housing Coalition programs for homeless residents.
Sep 9The Express
It's not too late to get your Angel Light from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Last-call notice for 2024 Angel Lights sponsorships.
Aug 21The Express
Angel Lights will remember 9/11 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Announcement of the 2024 Angel Lights display and how to sponsor a luminary.
Aug 7Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Lock Haven Clubs Host Rotary District Governor from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Both Lock Haven Rotary clubs hosted the district governor's official visit.
Jul 24Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Nate Akeley inducted; 2024 scholarship winners met the club.
Jul 17The Express
Helping heroes beat the heat from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Rotarians delivered water, sports drinks and ice pops to fire companies, ambulance services, the 911 center and city police during a heat wave.
Jul 4Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary Feeds the Hungry from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Club food-program support in Clinton County.
Jul 3The Express
Boxes of Hope from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club feature on the Boxes of Hope breast-cancer care package project the Rotarians support.
Jun 11LetterThe Express
Thank you to our community! from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club officers' public thank-you for making the 10th annual Flags of Honor a success.
May 28The Express
Flags of Honor draws large crowd in Triangle Park from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Photo coverage of the 10th annual ceremony.
May 23The Express
Flags of Honor ceremony is Sunday from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Preview of the 10th annual ceremony with the PA National Guard's 337th Engineer Battalion.
May 7The Express
Local businesses support Flags of Honor from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Angel Partners and 26 corporate sponsors backed the club's 10th Flags of Honor; quotes from president Marianne Lotfi.
Apr 2The Express
Flags of Honor marks a decade from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Feature on the 10th year of the club's flagship Memorial Day project and how to sponsor a flag.
Mar 23The Express
Scholarships from Downtown Rotary are growing from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Long piece on the Kodish, Schantz and Way memorial scholarships and the Rotarians they honor.
Feb 14The Express
Annual Valentine's treat trays delivered to city hall, police and fire companies.
Jan 3The Express
Julie Brennan honored as Downtowner of Year by Rotary from The Express (opens in a new tab)
The club named the retiring Clinton County Economic Partnership chamber/tourism director its Downtowner of the Year.
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Dec 21Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary remembers veterans from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Holiday gift bags delivered to veterans at the former Susque-View.
Dec 20The Record Online
Downtown Rotary remembers veterans from The Record Online (opens in a new tab)
Club members delivered holiday gift bags to veterans at the former Susque-View.
Dec 13The Express
LH area has two new Little Libraries from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Two new Little Red Schoolhouse Libraries installed by Thomas L. Brown and the club.
Oct 20ColumnThe Express
Vandals spoiling Little Libraries for community from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Express editorial about repeated vandalism of the Rotary club's Little Libraries.
Oct 12Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Do a little, make a big difference in Rotary from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Membership-recruitment feature tied to the club's open house.
Oct 7The Express
Stop by Downtown Rotary's open house on Oct. 17 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Membership open house preview at Poorman Gallery.
Sep 15The Express
Community marks 9/11 with Angel Lights, flags from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Coverage of the 9/11 remembrance in Triangle Park built around the Rotary Angel Lights luminaries.
Aug 23The Express
LH Rotary clubs host district governor from The Express (opens in a new tab)
The Downtown club hosted the Lock Haven club for D.G. Herb Smith's visit and surprised Claghorn with Rotarian of the Year; explicitly notes there are two clubs in the city.
Aug 14Spot On PA / Renevo Record
A local man repaired the club's vandalized Little Libraries.
Jun 21Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary meets scholarship winners from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
2023 scholarship recipients visited the club.
May 30The Express
A record year for Flags of Honor; memorial program held Sunday from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Record flag count in Triangle Park for the 2023 display and ceremony.
May 26The Express
Flags of Honor to host program on Sunday from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Invitation to the Memorial Day observance among the flags in Triangle Park.
Apr 27The Express
May 15 is deadline to sponsor a Flag of Honor from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Sponsorship deadline notice naming Flags of Honor as a project of the Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven.
Apr 26The Express
Downtown Rotary helps the homeless, donates to Merit House from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club donated food to the Merit House men's shelter after a speaker's visit.
Apr 6The Express
Flags of Honor to be displayed again on Memorial Day weekend from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Public invited to sponsor flags in Triangle Park for the 2023 display.
Mar 17Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary honored for giving from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
The club earned two Rotary district awards for giving in the 2021-22 year.
Feb 17Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary supports beds for kids from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Lock Haven chapter presented to the club.
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Sep 22Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary reaches out to Ukraine from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
The club made a $1,000 donation for Ukraine relief.
Aug 23The Express
Angel Lights in Triangle Park to commemorate Sept. 11 from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Announcement of the 2022 Angel Lights luminary display.
May 27The Express
Flags of Honor ceremony is Sunday from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Preview of the 2022 Memorial Day weekend ceremony featuring VFW Post 1630.
Feb 17Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary has three new members from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Three new Rotarians welcomed on Feb. 1, 2022.
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Dec 18Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary gives gifts to veterans from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Veterans in Clinton County care homes received Rotary holiday gift bags.
Oct 26The Express
3-year-old Lock Haven boy donates books to little libraries from The Express (opens in a new tab)
A toddler's book donation to the Rotary-sponsored Little Libraries.
Oct 20The Express
Rotary shines spotlight on Special Olympics from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Special Olympics PA Global Messenger Lydia Wert spoke at the Downtown Rotary Club; president Marianne Lotfi pictured.
Oct 1Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown LH Rotary makes a new friend from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Item featuring club president Marianne Lotfi.
Sep 9Spot On PA / Renevo Record
Downtown Rotary gives awards, donations from Spot On PA / Renevo Record (opens in a new tab)
Nancy Antram, retiring Ross Library youth services librarian, received the club's Downtowner of the Year Award.
Aug 11The Express
Lock Haven gets two new Little Libraries from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Club members stocked a new Little Red Library at Piper-Harmon Playground; written by the club secretary.
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Dec 20The Express
Downtown Rotary officers pass the gavel from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Co-president Diane Whitaker handed the gavel to co-president Diahann Claghorn for 2018.
Aug 9The Express
Local Rotary Clubs Sponsor Winning Youth from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Three local Rotary clubs sent students to the District 7360 RYLA conference at Juniata College.
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Aug 20The Express
Angel Lights to cast glow on Sept. 11 in city's Triangle Park from The Express (opens in a new tab)
Earliest located Angel Lights story; the luminary project is the Downtown club's but the club name is not visible in the crawled text.
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ColumnThe ExpressPrint edition
Lisa Schropp first-person article on Leadership Clinton County and joining Downtown Rotary
Lisa Schropp's first-person piece on her Leadership Clinton County year and her decision to join Downtown Rotary, credited with bringing Cathy Ballat into the club.