JANUARY 7

FREE ART SHOW: Five For The New Year Art Show January 7-28, 2018 EMCA Gallery 302 W. Main St., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. Opening reception, Sunday, January 7, 2-4 PM. Artists displaying: Rita Eddy, Richard Griffith, Maureen VanNostrand, James Dougher and Mary Sadauckas. (570)836-3622. emca.emcs.net Open to the public free of charge.

JANUARY 13

SPAGHETTI DINNER: Knights of Columbus Council 356 will be hosting a spaghetti & homemade meatball dinner on Saturday, January 13th from 4-7pm at KOC Hall 64 kilrow St., Great Bend, PA. The menu includes salad, bread, homemade dessert and beverage, with take out available. Children 5 & under are free. For more information, please contact the club.

JANUARY 20

BREAKFAST FOR LIFE: Melissa Ohden will be speaking at this year’s Breakfast for Life, an event honoring the memory of Cindi Conaty and benefiting her memorial scholarship fund, which provides a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior in Susquehanna County each year. The event takes place on January 20th at 9 am at the Montrose Bible Conference in Montrose, Pa. Breakfast is free, but donations are accepted. Please register by email at cindiconatybreakfast@gmail.com or by calling 607-765-0484.

MISTLETOE BALL: “Call of the Wild” is the theme of the 77th Auxiliary Mistletoe Ball this year. Wear your faux fur, and wildest dancing shoes, while you let your inner animal roar! Saturday, January 20th at Silver Birches in Tafton. Event includes dinner, dancing, a basket raffel and more. Proceeds benefit the Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Call 570-226-9750 to reserve your spot, and visit wmh.org for more information.

Monday: Open-Faced Hot Turkey Sandwich, Parsley Mashed Potatoes, Corn Chowder, Sliced Apples.

Tuesday: Swiss Steak with Whole Wheat Noodles, Peas and Pearl Onions, Pineapple Crisp.

Wednesday: Fried Chicken Breast, Mixed Veggies, Coleslaw, Whole Wheat Roll, Ambrosia.

Thursday: Pork and Peppers, Broccoli and Carrots, Brown Rice, Brownie.

Friday: Taco Salad, Chuckwagon Corn, Crackers, Peach Cobbler.

The Montrose Mobile Pantry will hold its free, monthly food distribution from 3 to 5:30 pm on Jan. 12 at the Montrose United Methodist Church, 526 Church St., Montrose.

The deadline to pre-register is Jan. 4. To pre-register, call us at 571-214-2184. The distribution is open to ALL Susquehanna County residents. In December, we distributed food to 190 households.

Each month, the Montrose Mobile Pantry, in partnership with the Weinberg Foundation, distributes at least 12 different food items to families in need. The pantry pays for peanut butter with donations. Cabot Oil & Gas donates milk and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Montrose pays for bread for our families.

We are looking for other businesses, groups or individuals to help us pay for other staples such as pasta each month.

You are also welcome to volunteer the day of the distribution.

To donate or for more information, call 571-214-2184. You can also email us at montrosemobilepantry@gmail.com or visit us on facebook at www.facebook.com/Montrose-Mobile-Pantry-PA.