November 3

CHICKEN & BISCUITS, Thurs., November 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at VFW #6223, Great Bend.

PIZZA NIGHT and Open Mic Country, Thurs., November 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Kirkwood Elks Lodge.

November 4-6

PRODUCTION: Othello, Fri. & Sat., November 4 & 5, 7:00 p.m. and Sun., November 6, 2:00 p.m. at Blue Ridge High School.

November 5

PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST, Sat., November 5, 7:00-11:00 a.m. at East Ararat UM Church.

November 7

MOBILE VET CENTER, Mon., November 7, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Route 29 and Route 6 Bypass, Tunkhannock (across the street from Gay’s True Value). Appts. not required.

November 8

WING NIGHT, Tues., November 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Kirkwood Elks Lodge.

November 10

MEETING: Wyoming Valley Civil War Round Table, November 10, 7:00 p.m. at Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, Dallas.

November 11

SPAGHETTI SUPPER, Fri., November 11, 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Lawsville Grange Hall. Eat in or take out.

November 12

SOUP SALE, Sat., November 12, 3:00-6:00 p.m. at East Ararat UM Church. Eat in or take out.

ROAST BEEF DINNER, November 12, take outs 4:00 p.m., serving 5:00 p.m. at Susquehanna UM Church.

DAV (Disabled American Veterans) MOBILE SERVICE HOURS, Sat., November 12, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Electric City Harley-Davidson, Scranton. Free for veterans and their family members. For info call 215-381-3065.

November 13

CONCERT: David Burdick, Sun., November 13, 11:15 a.m. at Starrucca Baptist Church. Covered dish dinner to follow. All welcome.

Monday, November 7: baked pork chop, sautéed red cabbage, rye bread, egg noodles, baked apples w/caramel sauce, pineapple juice.

Tuesday, November 8: spaghetti w/meat sauce, garden salad, Italian green beans, Italian bread, lemon sorbet.

Wednesday, November 9: bbq chicken, cream of mushroom soup, oven roasted potatoes, ww dinner roll, crackers, peaches and cream.

Thursday, November 10: roast pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, grain bread, crackers, pear, apple juice.

Friday, November 11: Center is closed for Veteran’s Day.

The first "Deal or No Deal" fundraiser presented by the United Way of Susquehanna County will take place on November 12 at the Inn at Montrose. The evening will start at 6:30 p.m.

There will be light refreshments, a silent auction and a special version of the TV game show "Deal or No Deal." To ensure everyone has a great time, each attendee will have the opportunity to play and receive a prize worth $25 - $500.

There are a limited number of tickets available and the United Way does expect this event to be sold out. To reserve a space or to donate to the fundraiser, call the United Way at 570-465-3868 or sign up online at www.UnitedWayofSusquehannaCounty.org. Tickets are also available at the Inn at Montrose.

All proceeds will benefit the United Way of Susquehanna County and the 19 partner agencies.

The Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association's annual meeting will be held this Saturday, November 5, at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Hall, Montrose. The President of the Board of Directors, the Administrator/Librarian, and committee representatives will report on the Association's progress and activities during 2011. Delicious refreshments will be served.

In the past, the annual meeting was held in January, but it is moving to November due to a proposed change in the bylaws. The new bylaws will be voted on at the meeting. They are available for review at www.susqcolibrary.org/bylaws or at your library location.

After the business portion of the meeting, the entertainment portion will feature a presentation by Jeffrey Marshall, Chief Preservation Officer of the Heritage Conservancy. He will talk about the new Montrose Historic District, and answer questions residents and homeowners may have.

Mr. Marshall has been involved in historic preservation and land conservation for 30 years. He has helped document, photograph, and research over 15,000 old buildings and protect over 5,000 acres of open space. He has taught at the Bucks County Community College where he serves on the Historic Preservation Program Board of Advisors. Mr. Marshall has been a regular presenter at the National Trust for Historic Preservation conference as well as numerous other state and regional conference. In addition to serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the National Barn Alliance he serves on the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania board.

The annual meeting marks the start of the support drive for 2011. You should have received an envelope, brochure, and support card in the mail, but forms are available at the libraries or online at www.susqcolibrary.org/support. Your donations help provide library service across Susquehanna County and support the county museum and genealogy research center.

Everyone is invited to come enjoy the free program and learn more about the Association. For more information, visit www.susqcolibrary.org or call 570-278-1881.

This year, Veteran’s Day will fall on the unprecedented and very special date of 11/11/11 where all the 11’s will march in a true line for the first time since the signing of the Armistice in 1918. Mountain View High School is planning a special event in honor of this special occasion. On November 9, at 7:00 p.m., Mountain View will present a patriotic music revue featuring its senior chorus, jazz vocal group, and junior high band.

Veterans from the area are being invited to share in the evening’s presentation in many capacities. Lt. Col. David J. Palmer, a Mountain View graduate now working in the Pentagon, will be the keynote speaker. Several of our local veterans will be attending in uniform. The color guard will be accompanied by the band as they enter to present our colors for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the posting of the colors for the evening’s concert. The history of the bugle and a demonstration of several bugle calls will be presented by a Mountain View senior. Also, a special seat is being reserved in honor of the absence of our MIA/POW soldiers.

The vocal ensemble and senior chorus have prepared an array of patriotic numbers designed to bring rise to our pride in “America,” bring honor and recognition to those who serve and to recall the sense a unity that our military have all experienced as portrayed by the ensemble’s musical call to action, “Seize the Day!” Several other band and choral numbers will be in the concert line-up as well. The evening’s program will conclude with a “Tribute to the Armed Services,” offering recognition to representatives from each of our military branches.

All are invited to share in an evening of music, patriotism and appreciation of our servicemen and women as we celebrate this very special Veteran’s Day. Admission to this event is free; donations are optional. Mark November 9 on your calendar, and don’t miss your chance to honor our veterans!

TOWANDA - Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) will staff her Lawton and Laporte satellite offices on Wednesdays in November in an effort to bring state government services closer to the people of Susquehanna and Sullivan counties.

In Susquehanna County, staff will be available from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month - November 9 and 23. The office is located on State Route 706 at Flynn’s Consignment Shop in Lawton. The site was formerly Cavallaro’s grocery store.

Likewise, Sullivan County residents can visit Pickett’s satellite office at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Laporte on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on November 2 and 16.

Pickett operates her main full-time offices at 321 Main St., Towanda, phone (570) 265-3124 and 106 West Packer Ave., Sayre, phone (570) 888-9011. More information is available 24 hours a day on Pickett’s website at RepPickett.com.