August 3

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Fri., Aug 3, monthly Eucharistic Adoration at Holy Name of Mary Church, Montrose.

August 3 & 4

LUNCH: Retta UM Church will be serving lunch, including pies and homemade desserts at the Community Yard Sales, August 3 & 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located of rte 267 between Lawton and Meshoppen.

August 11

GOLF: Sat., Aug. 11, 7th Annual Golf Outing, 1:00 p.m., Conklin Players Club, contact Mike Bailey @ 607-759-6958.

August 12

VESPER SERVICE: Sun., Aug 12, 5:00 p.m.,St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Montrose.

August 13

MEETING: Mon. Aug 13, Friends of Susq. Co, Inc. will meet in Hallstead, Aug 13, 7:00 p.m., to plan 2012 fundraising for county organizations.

August 15

CELEBRATION: Wed., Aug. 15, The Holy Day of “The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Holy Name of Mary Church, Montrose.

DINNER: Wed., Aug. 15, Clifford UM Church is having a Chicken n Biscuit or Ham Dinner, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., take our or dine in with us.

Mon., Aug 6: seafood salad platter, oven baked fries, ww pita, ambrosia salad.

Tues., Aug 7: hamburger, potato salad, three bean salad, hamburg roll, red, white and blue fruit & yogurt parfait.

Wed., Aug 8: lemon pepper chicken, peas & pearl onions, potatoes au gratin, ww dinner roll, fresh fruit salad.

Thurs., Aug 9: Centers Closed Staff Meeting

Fri., Aug 10: baked fish, lemon dill green beans, cream of broccoli & cheddar soup, grain bread, tapioca pudding.

The science fiction writer Robert H. Heinlein once referred to butterflies as “self-propelled flowers.” The metaphor evokes the magic of these insects with their large intricately patterned wings, darting and hovering flight, and propensity for clinging to the sides of blossoms as colorful as they are. On Sunday, August 5 at 2 PM naturalist David Trently will lead a nature walk at Florence Shelly Preserve to discover and identify butterflies.

He will lead participants through the diverse 400-acre protected nature preserve to find butterflies in some of their preferred habitats: fields, woods, and wetlands. Participants are invited not just to learn, but to keep their own eyes open and help locate the insects. Among the species that might be spotted are the Northern Pearly-eye, yellow sulphurs (named because their yellow color resembles that of the mineral), fritillaries (which, unlike most butterflies, have no claws on their front legs), and skippers, named after their quick, darting flight habits. There is a chance, too, of encountering the small, rarer copper butterfly. As the walk follows along the woodland trails, Trently will point out not only adult butterflies, but caterpillars as well, as he discusses the life cycle of the insect.

David Trently leads and plans birding walks for the Partnership for International Birding, as well as for his own business Avian Pursuits Nature Tours of Knoxville, Tennessee. He has been interested in the outdoors since he was a Boy Scout. For the past six years his interest has focused on butterflies. He lives in Olyphant, PA.

You’re encouraged to bring your binoculars for a closer look at your discoveries, and a camera as well.

Walk participants will meet at the preserve parking lot one mile north of Thompson, PA on Route 171, opposite Stack Road. The walk will last about two hours. It is free and no reservations are necessary. For further information, contact Andy Gardner at (570) 727-3362. Participants will be asked to sign a release form. Please dress for the weather.

The first of the nine children of John and Margaret Gow, who were Scots, arrived in the United States in 1830 from Ireland. Over the years from 1830 to 1860 the family settled in the Harford area where many remain today. The family erected a large family memorial monument in the Harford cemetary where a majority of the family members are buried.

For the past 113 years family members have met once a year to gather bits and pieces of family history, get updates on family members and just enjoy the company of their many cousins.

This year the family reunion is planned for Saturday, August 11, at the Nicholson Methodist Church Social Rooms.Those planning to attend are asked to arrive at 11:30 a.m. for registration. A buffet lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.with acivities and business meeting to follow.

Reservations may be made by calling Secretary Kathy Gregory at 315 525-3747 or emailing to kathydgregory@gmail.com. Come out and meet your many cousins. Learn all about your ancesters who so bravely entered the new world and made a life we can be proud to say "we are one of them"; meet your 7th cousin, who may be a neighbor or someone from a great distance.