June 26 & 28

ELEPHANT SALE: Tues., June 26 & Thur., June 28, Susq. Co. Historical Society & Free Library Assoc. is accepting donations for the Blueberry Festival’s White Elephant Sale at Kerr’s Garage, Grow Ave., Montrose. No clothing, electronics, appliances, exercise equip., or large furniture please.

June 30

SUPPER: Sat., June 30, Roast Beef Supper at Thompson UM Church at 5:00 p.m.

July 7

YARD SALES: Sat., July 7, Yard Sales throughout Starrucca, PA. Maps of participants will be available outside Post Office on July 7, 2012.

WOOFSTOCK: Sat., July 7, True Friends Animal Welfare Center, hosting festival of 1 year anniversary at Salt Springs State Park from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Prizes, Food, Vendors.

FESTIVAL: Sat., July 7, Lavender Festival at Self Discovery Wellness Arts Center, Montrose, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

July 8

PICNIC: Sun., July 8, Susquehanna County Pomona Grange #7 will meet at 1:00 p.m. at Fairdale Park for a picnic & meeting. Bring covered dish & place setting.

Mon., June 25: bbq pork riblet, chuckwagon corn, oven roasted potatoes, cornbread, sugar cookie.

Tues., June 26: Centers Closed – Troy Picnic

Wed., June 27: spaghetti & meatballs, garden salad, italian green beans, italian bread, chocolate pound cake.

Thurs., June 28: chicken marsala, peas & pearl onions, buttered noodles, grain bread, lemon poppy seed cake.

Fri., June 29: meatloaf, garden salad, parsley boiled potatoes, ww roll, peaches.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is pleased to announce the Annual Broome County’s Executive Lock-Up on Wednesday, July 25th, 2012. Chris Maby, of Delta Engineers and Mayor of Lanesboro will be “locked up” at 3:00 P.M. to raise “bail” in the form of donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Muscular Dystrophy Association has set Chris’ bail at $2400 which will help MDA provide an array of local services to people who are diagnosed with neuromuscular diseases and registered with MDA.

Chris has taken that commitment a step further and upped his personal bail goal to $10,000. To make a donation go to www.mdalockup.org/binghamton and click on “find a jailbird”. This takes you to Chris’s homepage where you can make a secure donation.

Chris Maby

MDA would like to thank the Texas Roadhouse for the location and the “gourmet bread and water”.

Local business people are being asked to join the event by becoming a “jailbird” for MDA. They aim to raise their bail by reaching out to family members, friends, coworkers and other community members prior to the event. On the day of the event all participants meet up at the Holiday Inn Arena for an hour of food, fun and networking. It’s also a great time for last minute phone calls to reach their bail goals.

MDA helps children and adults who are affected by any of the over 40 neuromuscular diseases covered by MDA’s patient care and research programs. All the money raised goes to help local families living in South Central and Northern New York. If you know someone who is participating please help them raise bail for neuromuscular disease!

MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services and far-reaching professional and public health education. The Association’s programs are funded almost entirely by individual, private contributions.

If you or someone you know would like to be arrested please contact MDA at (607)797-3463 or email at: binghamtondistrict@mdausa.org.

Volunteer opportunities are also available.

The Kiwanis-Lions-Rotary (KLR) service clubs of Montrose are pleased to announce that they have chosen the theme “Our Future Leaders 4th” for this year’s Independence Day Celebration to be held in Montrose on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

The theme for this year's festivities was chosen in recognition of those young citizens who will be accepting leadership responsibility to carry the banner of our great nation, locally and nationally, for future generations.

The KLR is pleased to honor two special groups of individuals who certainly exemplify this year’s theme. The Grand Marshals for this year’s celebration will be the Montrose Lady Meteors basketball team, coached by Al Smith, and the Montrose Scholastic Bowl Academic team under the direction of advisor, John Koloski. Because of their dedication and hard work to focus on the task at hand, both teams attained unprecedented accomplishments. The Lady Meteors won the PIAA District 2 championship and advanced to the PIAA Eastern Region finals and finished as runner-up. They finished the year with an outstanding record of 27 wins and only 3 loses. The Scholastic Bowl team won 3 area competitions in New York and Pennsylvania including the NEIU 19 scholastic scrimmage and finished the year as 1st runner-up in WVIA-TV's Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania's Scholastic Academic Challenge, earning over $9,000 in scholarships for the school district.

This year will mark the first annual Miss Independence Day Queen Pageant. The queen will reign over the Patriotic Parade and be a spokesperson for freedom, peace and love of country. Information can be obtained at 278-3861. There will be special entertainment on the village green at the conclusion of the parade.

Trey Stevens, a newcomer to the Montrose area by way of Texas, will provide his special brand of country music. Trey has been a fixture in many local clubs and provided entertainment at the recent Chocolate and Wine festival held in Montrose.

The July 4th festivities in Montrose provide a number of daylong activities to celebrate our Nation’s freedom and independence. The day starts with a pancake breakfast served at the Montrose United Methodist Church from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The Endless Mountains Independence Day races will begin with runners registering, 6:30 – 7:30 a.m., at the courthouse. A one-mile Fun Run (no registration required), will start at 7:45 a.m., followed by the 5K starting at 8:10 a.m. and the 10K race starting at 8:20 a.m. The first 300 5K and 10K registrants will get commemorative shirts. In addition, awards will be presented to many age groups for both men and women. Again this year, timing and results will be handled by the Triple Cities Runners Club. Racers may pre-register on-line and check race results at www.allsportscentral.com, according to Fred Malloy, race director.

Over 130 top quality arts and craft exhibitors will be set up on the Village Green starting at 8:00 a.m. In addition many food and soda booths will provide a vast variety of ’goodies’ to satisfy any palate. A chicken bar-b-que dinner will also be available, starting at 10:00 a.m. The highlight of the day will be the Patriotic Parade, which steps off at 11:00 a.m. As in years past, the theme will be used as a guide to decorate the floats that will participate in the Parade. The floats that best depict this year’s theme, “Our Future Leaders ”, will be awarded cash prizes as follows: 1st - $200, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $100, 4th - $50, 5th - $50, and 6th – $50. In addition, the Kiwanis Club of Montrose will present the Ted Brzuska Memorial Award for the float that best depicts ‘service to children’. The prize is $100. Floats will be judged during the parade for how they best present the basic theme for this year. Focus areas can include how different organizations, groups, clubs, churches, companies or other entities help mold and develop the character and responsibility of our youth. The emphasis should be on specific activities that help in forming those traits that will provide a good base for leading us into the future so that our freedoms and way of life can continue. Many organizations have youth groups that provide service to their community, school, church, hospital, fire company, etc. These activities would be an appropriate theme because they provide exposure to young people to helping their neighbors with no expected return other than the good feeling of helping others. Service to others is a key component of the Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Clubs who sponsor the annual Independence Day celebration.

A vast array of floats, bands, marching units and antique and classic vehicles will be in the parade which will travel from the east end of Grow Avenue near Lake Montrose to Church Street and up Public Avenue to the village green. Public safety officials said temporary “No Parking” signs will be posted on streets designated for emergency vehicle access. Violators risk fines and towing costs. There are many off-street parking lots identified for guest parking, as well as lawn and driveway spaces provided by Montrose residents.

The day will conclude with a gigantic display of fireworks. The Montrose Area Chamber of Commerce will present this annual July 4th tradition on the grounds of the Montrose Area High School beginning at dusk.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting the following telephone numbers: General Info: 278 -3537 or 553-2760, Arts & Crafts – 278-2566, Races – 879-6109, Parade – 278-3861.