Mar 12 & 13

Winter Dessert Theater at the Whipple Performing Arts Studio, Tunkhannock.  The Wyoming County Players present the comedy, “Squirrel Lake” at 3pm each afternoon.  Brothers and sisters get together to read the will of their deceased mother. A few misunderstandings with the neighbors and family relations could send this family up a tree.  In a place called Squirrel Lake, you're bound to meet a nut or two!  Tickets $15.00 per person, $12.00 for Senior Citizens and children 12 and under. Reservations call 570-836-6986 or email kimdwhipple@frontier.com.  Visit the Player’s Facebook page.

Mar 18 & 19

Grease, Jr. Auditions at the Whipple Performing Arts Studio, Tunkhannock at 6pm each evening.  Be prepared to read, sing and dance.  Performances are May 19 – 21st.  For kids ages 6 – 20 years old.  Become a part of the Wyoming County Player’s family as a Junior Player or Little Ham!  For more info visit wyomingcountyplayers.com, call 570-836-6986 or email kimdwhipple@frontier.com.  Visit the Player’s Facebook page.

MONDAY: Swiss Steak, Buttered Noodles, Peas & Pearl Onions, Vegetable Soup, Fresh Fruit Salad.

TUESDAY: Hot Open Face Roast Beef Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes, Parslied Potatoes, Vanilla Ice Cream.

WEDNESDAY: Chicken Caesar Salad,

Vegetable Barley Soup, Crackers, Fruit Cobbler.

THURSDAY: Center Closed Staff in Service.

FRIDAY: Pork and Peppers, Noodles, Broccoli & Carrots, Crackers, Banana.

On March 19, at 4:30 PM, the Sunday School Children at Thompson United Methodist Church will be hosting their annual spaghetti dinner.

All the children participate in the preparation of the dinner, under the guidance of their Sunday school teachers and parent volunteers.

Dinner will consist of spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert and beverage.

This is a fundraiser for the children to help support the program and special trip which is planned for the Spring or early Summer.

Come and enjoy this homemade dinner, support the children and enjoy the get together with neighbors at the Thompson United Methodist Church, 586 Main St. Thompson, PA.

The Endless Mountains Children’s Choir will begin Spring/Summer season on Thursday, March 12, 2015 6:30PM to 8:00PM with a first rehearsal at the South Gibson United Methodist Church in South Gibson, PA.  Any child is welcome. We are always hoping to have more children join our choir and our musical family.  There is no tuition fee to join the choir.  Choir robes are provided.  All funds are generated by generous community support from our funding raising events and from private and community donations.

The children have the opportunity to learn and perform various types of choral literature including classical music of many great composers; folk songs from many countries; gospel and sacred music; Latin chant; multi-cultural music from many countries (they have performed music  in 13 foreign languages); music in American  sign language; popular music; music from broadway shows.  The children are taught notation; rhythm;vocal technique - proper breath control;vocal placement; posture;vocal blend;vocal balance (singing with other voices); intonation; solfege; notation;  rhythm; how to follow the conductor’s gestures  (tempo,dynamics,expression).

This is a community choir which rehearses once a week  on Thursdays, 6:30PM to 8:00PM at the South Gibson United Methodist Church.  The children have performed at many local commuity events, hospitals, nursing homes, tree lightings (especially during the holdiay season) Christmas Tree event at the Rosemont Inn at Montrose, the Harford Fair. Other highlight performances include performing  three times at the National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C.; holiday concerts at Pa  capital in Harrisburg;  the Kasciusko Day Observance at West Point; performances at the Lithuanian Heritage Day at the Anthracite Museum; performance for a cancer fund raising event at the Scranton Cultural Center; performance for the Susquehanna County Daughters of the American Revolution; performances at the Mt. View Distinguisted Alumni Awards.

In addition, choir members are offered advanced oppportunities to auditon for the American Choiral Directors Pa All State Honors Choir;  American Choral Directors -National Children’s Elementary Honors Choir; National Junior High /Middle School Honors Choir;American Choral Directors  All Eastern Division Children’s Honors Choir; All-Eastern Division Junior High/ Middle School Honors Choir - we have had children in all of these honors choirs. We have had choir members participate in the Carnegie Hall Honors Performance Series - they had the opportunity to perform in a honors choral group in Carnegie Hall.  As member s of the choir, the children have many unique musical expeiences offered to them.

We are always looking for new and challenging musical experiences that might be of interest to the children, as well as new exciting performance experiences for the choir. The most important thing is sharing  their love of music and enjoying singing. This is truly an amazing opportunity for your child to get involved in a beautiful musical experience. If your child loves to sing and loves music (most children do  - nothing is more beautiful than to hear children sing) this is an experience your child should definitely not miss.

For more information: email or call Dr. Christine Plonski Sezer, founder/artistic director.  Email drcsezer@gmail.com  or drcsezer@yahoo.com.  phone -(570)756-2729.

Lourdes Hospital’s Youth Services Program will hold a FREE Naloxone training session.  Naloxone is a medication used to counter the effects of opioid (morphine and heroin) overdose. Opioids also include prescription medications such as oxycodone, methadone and Vicodin.

This training is open to the public. Anyone who may come in contact with someone who is using an opiate or opioid may attend, including professionals, community members and concerned family members.

Participants will learn about overdose prevention and how to correctly administer Naloxone. All participants will go home with a FREE RESCUE KIT. Kits will include either the intranasal naloxone OR the intramuscular naloxone.

The training will take place on Thursday, March 10, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm in the Lourdes Youth Services, Community Room at 219 Front Street, Binghamton.

Register online at www.lourdes.com or call (607) 584-3112 to register by phone.  Register early - Seating is limited.

If you are a member of a community organization and are interested in training for a large group (a group of 10 or more), please contact Erin Monroe, Lourdes ADEPT Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist at (607) 584-3112 for more information on setting up a separate training for your group.

This community training session is being provided by the Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) and hosted by Lourdes Youth Services Alcohol and Drug Education Prevention Team (ADEPT).

The Mountain View Garden Club will meet on March 15 at the Clifford Township Fire Company at 7pm.  Sheryl Popkin will be doing a presentation on organic gardening.  Sheryl is in the process of being certified as a Master Gardener.  She has worked as director at a psychosocial rehabilitation program where they developed a therapeutic garden for the patients.

The garden club meeting is open to the public.  For more information about the club, contact Mary Ann at maopecko2000@yahoo.com or 570-785-5691.

HARRISBURG – Rep. Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) has announced her monthly satellite office and veterans assistance hours for the month of March.

On Thursday, March 10, at the Preston Township Building on Crosstown Highway (Route 370) in Lakewood, the satellite office will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and include the following services:  

• Driver’s license and vehicle registration applications and renewals.
• Assistance with PennDOT paperwork.
• PACE and PACENET applications for seniors.
• Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications.
• State tax forms.
• Student aid applications.
• Free state maps, state park information and PA Vacation Guides.
• Referrals to agencies to resolve state-related matters.

 “Anyone in the northern Wayne County area in need of assistance with a state-related matter is encouraged to stop by the special hours offered at the Preston Township building,” said Major. “These assistance hours are held in an effort to provide greater convenience for those who are not within an easy commute of the one of my two full-time offices in Montrose or Honesdale. I always look forward to meeting with folks in the area that day and being of assistance.”

In addition to the state services her offices provide, Major has also teamed up with the American Legion to provide assistance to veterans seeking information on VA benefits and services.  This service is available in her Honesdale district office on the second Monday of each month. The next scheduled appointment day is Monday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is located at 32 Commercial St., Suite 300, in Honesdale. Anyone interested in speaking with the department service officer should call the office at (570) 253-5533 to schedule an appointment.

Some of the services available to veterans and their dependents during these special hours include assistance with compensation, pension, death benefits, education and health care, as well as any issues pertaining to veterans benefits. An individual requesting service does not need to be a member of the American Legion.

Major’s full-time office in Montrose, Susquehanna County, is located at 16501 S.R. 706, Suite 2. The phone number is (570) 278-3374 or toll free at 1-800-418-5048. She can also be contacted via her website at RepMajor.com, email at SMajor@pahousegop.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RepMajor.