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EVENTS, PROGRAMS, HAPPENINGS, SEMINARS: March 3 "UNCOMMON WOMEN of Susquehanna County" with a presentation by Rodrica Tilley on Women Artists in History, Wednesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Rosemont Inn, Montrose. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. All are welcome. March 5 DANCE AT THE GYM, Friday, March 5, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Lackawanna Trail High School. Admission, refreshments available. Sumo wrestling contests, DJ. All are welcome. March 5 & 6 STEEL MAGNOLIAS, March 5 and 6, 7:30 p.m. at Blue Ridge High School, presented by the Endless Mountains Theatre Company. Admission. For info call 434–2422. All are welcome. March 6 CHRISTMAS TREE Growers meeting and trade show, Saturday, March 6, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Genetti Lodge, Hazleton. For info or to register, call the Carbon County Extension Office, 325–2788. NWTF SUPERFUND BANQUET, Saturday, March 6, 6:00 p.m. at the Owego Treadway Inn. For ticket info, call the National Wild Turkey Federation at (607) 775–2146. PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST, Saturday, March 6, 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the East Ararat United Methodist Church. All you can eat! All are welcome. FAMILY STYLE BREAKFAST, Saturday, March 6 at the Springville United Methodist Church, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. All you can eat! All are welcome. PENNY MIDWINTER FESTIVAL, Saturday, March 6, at the American Legion Post 89, Jenson Rd., Vestal. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. Admission. For info call (607) 748–6671. All are welcome. March 7 PANCAKE BREAKFAST, Sunday, March 7, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Hallstead–Great Bend Rod & Gun Club, Dubois St., Hallstead. All are welcome. HAM & CABBAGE DINNER, Sunday, March 7, 12 noon to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Apostle Hall, Little Meadows. Children under 5 free (with adult). All are welcome. March 9 MAN to MAN Prostate Cancer Educational and Support Group meeting, Tuesday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. at Lourdes Hospital Lecture Hall. Call (607) 723–6246 for info. All are welcome. March 11 BUS TRIP to the Philadelphia Flower Show, Thursday, March 11. Cost includes bus ride and show ticket. Departure from Dreyer Lodge at 6:30 a.m. For reservations (required) call the Montrose Bible Conference, 278–1001. All are welcome. March 12 & 13 RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE, Friday, March 12, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 13, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Hop Bottom Methodist Church. All are welcome. March 13 SPRING CRAFT BAZAAR, Saturday, March 13, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Rush Social Hall, Lawton. Sponsored by the Rush Ladies Auxiliary. All are welcome. REGISTRATION DEADLINE is March 13 for the Spring Fling Cash Bingo, to be held by the Canawacta Rod & Gun Club on Sunday, March 21, beginning at noon. For info or reservations call 853–4553. All are welcome. March 16 LADIES SPRING BREAKFAST, Tuesday, March 16, 9:00 a.m. at Montrose Bible Conference. Speaker, Joanna Arp from Baptist Bible College. Music by Rose Ann Clough. For info or reservations call 278–1001.
2004 CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY available from the PA Campground Owners Association; for a copy call 1–888–660–7262, leave name and address. Monday, March 8: breaded chicken, macaroni salad, V-8 juice, sliced carrots, hamburg bun, chocolate cream pie/diet chocolate pudding. Tuesday, March 9: brown bag day; Salisbury steak with noodles, pickled beets, wheat bread, orange juice, fruit cocktail. Wednesday, March 10: spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, Italian bread, pineapple chunks. Thursday, March 11: ham slice, potato salad, asparagus, dinner roll, lemon meringue pie/peach slices. Friday, March 12: stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, green beans, rye bread, tropical fruit. Second Community Forum On Tourism The Susquehanna County Planning Commission will hold a follow-up Community Forum on Tourism on Wednesday, March 10, 7:00 p.m. in the County Office Building Conference Room, 31 Public Avenue, Montrose. There were many questions and comments left unaddressed from the first Community Forum on Tourism, held in January. Inclement weather reduced attendance to 25 people but did not prevent a lively discussion. Further discussion is expected on the importance of tourism to the local economy, how to promote local businesses, who should take the lead in tourism promotion, and what tourism could mean to residents of the county. Amy Gruzesky, Executive Director of the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, is expected to provide an overview of that agency’s contributions to tourism in Susquehanna County. As with all the Planning Commission’s Community Forums the public is encouraged to attend. For more information contact the Susquehanna County Department of Planning at (570) 278–4600 ext. 290. The Area Agency on Aging for the counties of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Tioga will conduct a Public Hearing on the agency’s Four Year Plan on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at the County Office Building’s Downstairs Conference Room, Montrose, PA, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to inform the public of the AAA’s Four Year Plan which will be submitted to the PA Department of Aging by April 14, 2004. The Four Year Plan will be in effect from July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008. The major objective of the Four Year Plan is to help the Area Agency on Aging produce quality planning that will enable it to meet the goals set forth in the Older Americans Act. The plan will also assist the AAA to provide comprehensive services to older residents and facilitate long-range, need driven planning. Results of the Community Needs Assessment Surveys, program initiatives, and program focus for the next four-year planning cycle will be discussed. Questions regarding the AAA’s Four Year Plan for 2004–2008 may be directed to Marlea Hoyt or Peter Lupkowski at (570) 265–6121 or 1–800–982–4346 (toll-free). Pancakes have been a part of human history for the past twelve thousand years. Pancakes are found in the Bible and a traditional treat of the Jewish Hanukkah festival. They are fried in oil to commemorate the oil found by the Maccabeans when they recaptured Jerusalem from the Syrians, two thousand years ago. The one-day’s supply of oil for the temple lamps burned miraculously for one week. And, tradition says, the wives of the soldiers hurriedly cooked pancakes behind the lines for their warring husbands. "We look forward to hosting members of our community at our Annual Pancake Dinner," said Joan Flint, who is coordinating the dinner. "It is a time for us to gather together for good food, friendship, and fun as we prepare to journey throughout the coming 40 days of Lent." Local Artists In Scranton Exhibit Three artists, David Barnes, Krystall Barnes, and Jordan Taylor will show recent works at the AFA Gallery in downtown Scranton, PA: "Genius Loci: Spirit of Place," open March 4-27, opening reception March 5, 6-8 p.m. The inspiration for this exhibition is the spirit and creative legacy of the Endless Mountains Farm, which was home for many years to well-known artists M.C. Richards, author of Centering and Paulus Berensohn, author of Finding One's Way With Clay. M.C. asked her students the question, "Where are our words before we speak them?" about the origin of words. She believed in a source from which all creative impulse comes to us and acts through us if we are open and accepting of it. M.C. was part of a movement that treated the artist’s process as the work of art: "Art is a gate, not a product..." writes poet Robert Creely about M.C.’s message. M.C. lived and worked on the Endless Mountain Farm from the early 1970’s until 1993. The farm is currently home to several artists, among them the three participating in this exhibition: David Barnes - painter and mixed media sculptor, Krystall Barnes - watercolor painter, and Jordan Taylor - potter. Join for the 15th annual Susquehanna County Dairy Day, March 5 at the Elk Lake High School. The day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude around 3:30 p.m. The day will be filled with educational presentations, commercial exhibits, door prizes, milk, ice cream, cheese, a pie contest, an auction, delicious roast beef/baked fish/macaroni and cheese dinner! This event is sponsored by Susquehanna County Penn State Cooperative Extension, farm supply dealers, marketing firms, and farm organizations. Pre-registration is required for dinner and the pie contest; please call (570) 278-1158. Educational programs will be held in classrooms across the hall and up the steps from the gymnasium. Participants will have the opportunity to register for door prizes in each of these educational programs! Regional Extension Director Mike McDavid is pictured with the 2003 Dairy Promotion Committee. Speakers this year will be: – Hal Needham, Penn State GIS analyst, will be showing how use of the internet will help geographically find your farm and your commodities. He can assist you with getting your farm on the map. Check out the AgMap program at www.agmap.cas.psu.edu – Dave Messersmith is the Agronomy Extension Agent from Wayne County. He will be speaking on a variety of agronomy/ag topics. Dave’s morning presentation will cover learning to use the PSU Pesticide Education website and new herbicides for 2004 , and his afternoon session, Pesticide Jeopardy and Managing Corn Insects with New Bt Hybrids. Pesticide points available! – Debra A. Bryant, Farm and Family Financial Management from Wayne County will discuss Planning Your Retirement. Whether you are looking forward to retirement or putting off thoughts of "being out to pasture", this session will help you think about several issues that should be considered before you retire. Several health screenings and the very popular Farm Safety Demonstration with Connie Teel will be taking place throughout the entire day. All dairy farmers 18 and older attending Dairy Day are eligible for the drawing of four DeWalt power tools or four household appliances. This year there will be a grand prize drawing for dairy farmers at the conclusion of Dairy Day. Enter the drawing at the registration table when you enter the school. There will be a single door prize given away at the end of the day for people who have attended the Dairy Day and are not dairy farmers and are over the age of 18. Door prizes this year will be drawn through out the day. Those attending educational programs will have the opportunity to win door prizes also. Come join in the fun! The Area Agency on Aging for the counties of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Tioga will conduct a Public Hearing on the agency’s Four Year Plan on Thursday, March 11, 2004 at the County Office Building’s Downstairs Conference Room, Montrose, PA, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to inform the public of the AAA’s Four Year Plan which will be submitted to the PA Department of Aging by April 14, 2004. The Four Year Plan will be in effect from July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008. The major objective of the Four Year Plan is to help the Area Agency on Aging produce quality planning that will enable it to meet the goals set forth in the Older Americans Act. The plan will also assist the AAA to provide comprehensive services to older residents and facilitate long-range, need driven planning. Results of the Community Needs Assessment Surveys, program initiatives, and program focus for the next four-year planning cycle will be discussed. Questions regarding the AAA’s Four Year Plan for 2004–2008 may be directed to Marlea Hoyt or Peter Lupkowski at (570) 265–6121 or 1–800–982–4346 (toll-free). Guidelines for the 2004 Dairy Day Pie Contest are as follows: submit one pie per participant; pies should be baked in a 9-inch aluminum pie plate; pies need to be entered at the registration table by 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 5 and will be assigned a number so that the judges will not know who the pie baker is; the top three adult participants will each receive an engraved pie tin and the top two youth will also receive an engraved pie tin; all pies will be auctioned off at 2 p.m. and the proceeds will benefit the 4-H Dairy Program and the Dairy Promotion Program in Susquehanna County; pre-registration is required! Call Cooperative Extension at 570-278-1158; anyone is eligible to enter the pie contest; only the first 30 pies will be accepted; it is recommended that you bake a pie that doesn’t need to be refrigerated due to limited space in the cooler. Good Luck Baking! Sen. Madigan To Hold Local Outreaches Harrisburg – State Sen. Roger A. Madigan (R-23) will host outreach events in March, to give Susquehanna County residents a chance to ask questions or discuss issues concerning state government. "Constituents are invited to stop by and discuss any problems or questions they might have about state issues or state programs," Madigan said. The senator said on Friday, March 12, a staff member will be available to speak with constituents from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Susquehanna County Offices Annex, 31 Public Avenue, Montrose. They are then available to meet with constituents from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Great Bend/Hallstead Public Library, 201 Franklin Street, Hallstead. No appointment is necessary. The senator added that constituents who are unable to attend but would like to speak with him or a staff member should feel free to call either of his district offices, located at One Progress Plaza, Suite 13, Towanda, telephone (570) 265–7448, and 330 Pine St., Suite 200, Williamsport, telephone (570) 322–6457 or 1–800–443–5772. The Susquehanna Branch Library will be hosting a story hour, for children 4-6 years of age, on Wednesday mornings from 10-11 a.m., beginning March 10. Parent must have a valid library card to register their child. Class size is limited. Registration begins immediately at the library. Activities will include stories, fingerplays and a craft. Forest
Landowners Conference Planned Forests cover nearly 60% of Pennsylvania's 28 million acres. The 17 million acres of forest land provide the Commonwealth's citizens and visitors with many benefits. Forests support wildlife habitat. They provide places to hike, camp, hunt, fish, and enjoy nature. Forests help protect water supplies and help remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Additionally, forests generate significant economic activity. In fact, timber and forest products are the fourth-largest manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania. The industry employs 90,000 workers in 2,500 firms and contributes almost 5 billion dollars to the state's economy. Approximately 13 million acres of the state's forests are privately owned by more than 600,000 landowners. Sustaining Pennsylvania's forests depends on the management they receive from landowners. On Saturday, March 27, the fourth annual Northeast Pennsylvania Forest Landowners Conference will be held at Keystone College in LaPlume, Pennsylvania. The day will begin with a welcome from Dr. Edward Boehm, President of Keystone College and Congressman Donald Sherwood, 10th U.S. Congressional District. Dr. Jim Grace, Pennsylvania State Forester with DCNR will share his views on the state of Pennsylvania’s forest resources. Other presenters from the Penn State University, DCNR Bureau of Forestry and other regional organizations will discuss forest health and management options, forest land tax issues, forested wetland habitats, working with private consulting foresters, maple syrup production, and a deer management program called DMAP, designed to help landowners. The conference is scheduled from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes lunch, breaks and written materials. Pre-registration for this conference is required. For more information, contact Penn State Cooperative Extension at (570) 825–1701 or your local DCNR Bureau of Forestry office.
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