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2006
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EVENTS, PROGRAMS, HAPPENINGS, SEMINARS:
Happenings
Senior Menu

Clifford Fire Co. Auziliary Meet
Madigan To Hold Local Outreaches

Town Hall Meeting At Blue Ridge High
Women's History Month Program

Happenings

March 8

ANIMALS in WINTER program, Wednesday, March 8, 1 – 2:30 p.m. at Salt Springs State Park. Especially for kids 2 1/2 – 5 years, with adult. Fee. Pre-registration required, call 967–7275.

March 9

BUST TRIP to the Philadelphia Flower Show, Thursday, March 9, leaving from the Montrose Bible Conference at 6:30 a.m. For info or reservations (required) call 278–1001. All are welcome.

REALTORS WORKSHOP, Thursday, March 9, 8:30-noon in the County Office Building, Montrose. For info call Jen, 278–4600, ext. 281.

AFTERNOON ADVENTURES program for girls in grades 5-7, Thursdays, March 9 through April 6, 3:30 – 5:15 at the Everhart Museum, Scranton. For info call 996–1500.

CLIFFORD TOWNSHIP Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary meeting, Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. in the fire hall. New members welcome.

March 10

STROKE SCREENING, Friday, March 10 at the New Milford United Methodist Church. For info or an appointment, call 1-800-697-9721.

VEAL PARMESAN supper, Friday, March 10, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Binghamton Elks Lodge, Kirkwood. All are welcome.

ROUND & SQUARE DANCE, Friday, March 10, 7-11 p.m. at the Elk Lake American Legion Post 154. For info call 278–1649. All are welcome.

March 11

PORK & SAUERKRAUT dinner, Saturday, March 11, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Fairdale United Methodist Church. All are welcome.

HAM & CABBAGE SUPPER, Saturday, March 11, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the New Milford United Methodist Church. Takeouts available. For advance tickets call 465–3451. All are welcome.

ROUND & SQUARE DANCE, Saturday, March 11, 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. at the LeRaysville Community Hall. All are welcome.

ANCIENT ADVENTURE program for kids, Saturday, March 11, 1 p.m. at the Everhart Museum, Scranton. For info call 346–7186.

GWCC AUCTION, Saturday, March 11, beginning at 5 p.m. at the TWI Community Room, Wyalusing. For info call the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce, 746–4922. All are welcome.

SPAGHETTI SUPPER, Saturday, March 11, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, Great Bend. All are welcome.

March 13

YOUNG AT HEART luncheon and concert, Monday, March 13, beginning at 10:30 a.m. the he Montrose Bible Conference. Reservations requested, call 278–1001.

FAMILY AL-ANON meeting, Monday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. in the Father Jim Nash Parish Center, Montrose. All are welcome.

SENIOR EXERCISE program, Monday, March 13, 2 p.m. at the Everhart Museum, Scranton. For info call 346–7186.

OPEN MEETING, Monday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Sportsmen’s Club, New Milford. New members welcome.

March 14

LADIES BREAKFAST, Tuesday, March 14, 9 a.m. at the Montrose Bible Conference. Guest speaker, Tammi Thurber. For info or reservations call 278–1001.

ENTRY DEADLINE is March 14 for the Heat at the Seat Chili Cook-off to be held Saturday, March 18. Call 278–9996 or 278–2840 for info. Proceeds to benefit Endless Mts. Medical Care Foundation.

March 16

BAG-A-BADGE program for Webelos, Thursday, March 16, 4:30 p.m. at the Everhart Museum, Scranton. Pre-registration required, call 346–7186.

March 17

HAM & CABBAGE DINNER, Friday, March 17, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Binghamton Elks Lodge, Kirkwood. All are welcome.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY program for preschoolers, Friday, March 17, 10 a.m. at the Northern Wayne Community Library. Free. Call 798–2444 to register.

March 17 & 18

CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP, Friday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 18, 9:30 a.m. at Marywood University. For info or to register call 287–2485.

March 18

CHICKEN BARBECUE, Saturday, March 18, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Montrose Fire Hall. Takeouts available. Sponsored by South Montrose Community Church. All are welcome.

HEAT THE SEAT Chili Cook-off, Saturday, March 18, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the County Seat Tavern, Montrose. Music, raffles, auction, door prizes. Proceeds benefit Endless Mountains Medical Care Foundation. For info call 278–9996 or 278–2840. All are welcome.

GOOD NEWS LUNCH, Saturday, March 18, noon at St. Mark’s Church, New Milford. Free. All are welcome.

PASTELS With Millie Glineicki, Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m. at the Everhart Museum, Scranton. For info or registration (required) call 346–7186.

OPEN-HEARTH Cooking Workshop, Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m. at Salt Springs State Park. Fee. Pre-registration required, call 967–7275.

BINGO, Saturday, March 18, 7 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Sportsmen’s Club, New Milford. All are welcome.

FAMILY STYLE BREAKFAST, Saturday, March 18, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Springville United Methodist Church. All are welcome.

March 19

POETRY AT THE PARK, Sunday, March 19, 4 p.m. at Salt Springs State Park. Bring your favorite poem to share, gathered around a glowing fire. All are welcome.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST, Sunday, March 19, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Blue Ridge Sportsmen’s Club, New Milford. All are welcome.

March 20

FAMILY AL-ANON meeting, Monday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. in the Father Jim Nash Parish Center, Montrose. All are welcome.

March 21

LAYETTE KIT Outreach quarterly meeting, Tuesday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. at the Vestal Center UMC. For info call (607) 743–9969. All are welcome.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT Contractors Workshop, Tuesday, March 21, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Dryer Hall, Montrose Bible Conference. For info or to register, call Jen at the Conservation District office, 278–4600, ext. 281.

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Senior Menu

Senior Menu March 6 – 10

Monday, March 6: sliced ham, cooked peas, sweet potatoes, whole wheat bread, graham crackers and peanut butter, tropical fruit.

Tuesday, March 7: meat lasagna, tossed salad, seeded Italian bread, mandarin oranges.

Wednesday, March 8: Italian marinated chicken breast, Brussels sprouts, dinner roll, long grain brown rice, canned peaches.

Thursday, March 9: Swedish meatballs with noodles, baby carrots, coleslaw, honey wheat bread, graham cracker and peanut butter, fresh apple.

Friday, March 10: fish munchies, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetable, cranberry juice, seeded rye bread, graham cracker, tartar sauce, Boston cream pie or diet chocolate pudding.

Senior Menu March 13 – March 17

Monday, March 13: sliced roast turkey with gravy, French style string beans, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, whole wheat bread, graham crackers and peanut butter.

Tuesday, March 14: Salisbury steak with gravy, noodles, tossed green salad, seeded rye bread, fresh apple.

Wednesday, March 15: stuffed pepper with sauce, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, graham cracker and peanut butter, butterscotch pudding or diet butterscotch pudding.

Thursday, March 16: chicken marsala with long grain rice, orange juice, baby carrots, pears.

Friday, March 17: seasoned pork chops, succotash, mashed potatoes, pineapple juice, whole wheat bread, chewy granola bar.

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Clifford Fire Co. Auxiliary Meet

The Clifford Township Volunteer Fire Company’s Ladies Auxiliary held their monthly meeting on February 9.

They discussed the upkeep of the banquet hall, ideas about the picnic and also the bicentennial.

They will be holding their next meeting Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. in the fire hall. New members are always welcome.

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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 stated that a staff member will be available to speak with constituents on March 10 and March 24, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Susquehanna County Office Annex, 31 Public Avenue, Montrose and from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Hallstead-Great Bend 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 300 Pine St., Suite 200, Williamsport, telephone 1-800-443-5772.

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Town Hall Meeting At Blue Ridge High

The Susquehanna County Drug and Alcohol Commission would like to announce the receipt of a $1,000 award from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to coordinate a national effort to promote underage drinking by sponsoring a series of Town Hall Meetings which were nationally designed to alert and empower communities across America. The Commission will be holding their first Town Hall meeting in conjunction with Kid Safe Night on Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m. in the Blue Ridge High School Auditorium. Everyone is invited to attend to address the issues and prevention of underage drinking in Susquehanna County, with the theme, “Start Talking Before They Start Drinking.”

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Women’s History Month Program

Join the Susquehanna County League of Women Voters and the Susquehanna County Historical Society for a Women’s History Month program on March 12, 2 p.m., at the Parish Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Church Street in Montrose. Josephine M. Dunn, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Arts and Music Program at the University of Scranton, will discuss her current research on Women and History in Northeastern Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on Susquehanna County. Dr. Dunn spent her sabbatical year in contact with nine historical societies from whose collections she is compiling histories, images and artifacts related to women and the history and culture of NEPA. Her research will appear in spring 2007 in the form of an exhibit at Hope Horn Gallery of the University of Scranton and a small photo-documentary book on the subject. Her goal is to establish a Center for Women and History in Northeastern Pennsylvania. All are welcome.

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