MARCH 1

DINNER: VFW Auxiliary of Great Bend will be holding a Chicken and Biscuit Dinner on Thursday, March 1 from 5pm until all the food is gone. It's all you can eat, with take out available. Located at 386 Main St., Great Bend PA. If school is closed due to snow on Wednesday, dinner will be canceled on Thursday.

MARCH 2

COUNTY AG DAY: The 29th Annual Susquehanna County Ag Day will be held on Friday, March 2nd at Elk Lake High School. The event will kick off at 10 am with 75 plus Ag vendors, educational workshops, health organizations, lunch, pie baking contest, pie auction, and delicious dairy products. All are welcome. Lunch reservations are required by calling the Susquehanna County Extension office at 570-278-1158. Reservation deadline is Noon, Thursday, February 22nd.  Individuals making reservations can pay at the door for their lunch.

MARCH 8

LUNCHEON: St. Martin of Tours Lenten Luncheon will be held on March 8, from noon to 1:30pm. Shrimp, Cole Slaw, Roll, Bev. & Dessert. Reservations a must, call JoAnn for pricing and to save your spot: 570-727-3441.

MARCH 10

LIONS CLUB DINNER: The South Creek Lions Club will be holding a Roast Beef & Ham Dinner on Saturday, March, 10th from 4:30 until 6:30pm at the Lions Hall located on Route 14 n Gillett, Pennsylvania. The menu includes "real" mashed potatoes, vegetables, baked beans, home baked bread & coleslaw. Pies and cake will be available for dessert. More information is available on the South Creek Lions Club Facebook Site.

MARCH 17

BENEFIT: A benefit will be held for Lewis Price, in order to raise money to help his family through a difficult time of recovery and hospital bills. There will be a dinner, raffle baskets, and a corn hole competition that will begin at 1pm. The event runs until 3pm. For ticket information, please contact: Jackie Burrows, January Roney, Marlena Anderson, Georgia Stephens, Gloria Davis, or visit Arlo's County Store and Lakewood Motor's. Tickets will soon be available in additional locations.

MARCH 24

RESOURCE DAY: Information regarding services/resources available in Susquehanna County with be available to the public on Saturday, March 24th from 9 AM - 1 PM at Mt. View High School Campus. Please call 570.533.3716, for more information.

APRIL 7

AMBA PROGRAM: The South Creek Lions Club will be hosting the AMBA Blood Analysis Program on Saturday, April 7th from 6-10am. Call 1-800-234-8888 from 8:30am-5pm Monday thru Friday. Your personal physician’s authorization is required to have the Blood Test. The Lions Hall is located on Route 14 in Gillett.

JULY 12

JULY 12-13-14: Union Dale Volunteer Fire Company is looking for band bids and contract offers for the annual July, 2018 picnic. Interested bands should contact Andrew Belcher at 570-241-7757 before February 12 deadline.

JULY 22

COMMUNITY CHORUS: The Susquehanna Community Chorus will be performing this summer as part of Hometown Days.  Our first practice will be on Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Hall in Susquehanna.  Our concert will be on Sunday, July 22 at 3:00 p.m. at the Susquehanna Community High School Auditorium.  This chorus is open to anyone who would like to sing.  No prerequisites or auditions are required.  At the first practice we will hand out music and a rehearsal schedule.  Anyone wishing to participate, please contact Jeffrey Keyes, Brenda Tiffany, or come to the practice on April 9.

Monday: Chicken Salad Sandwich, Cabbage and Tomato Soup, Orange.

Tuesday: Apple Ginger Pork Chop, Mashed Potatoes, Peas and Carrots, Whole Wheat Roll, Oatmeal Cookie.

Wednesday: Meatloaf, Dilled Carrots, Mashed Potatoes, Whole Wheat Roll, Cherry Gelatin.

Thursday: Not provided

Friday: Not provided

Join Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Jim Kasten and Lori Wallace for a great late winter project to break the winter blues. Spring is just around the corner, so get a jump on your seedlings. Come to a "hands on" course to make your own table top grow light stand out of PVC piping on Saturday, March 24th, from 10 am-12 noon at St Mark’s Parish Hall in New Milford. The stand is easy to make using a standard 4 foot shop light and is easy to store when you are not using it. Get a few tips on seed starting also.  “Store bought” stands begin at $70.00 and can run into hundreds of dollars.  The material cost for each adjustable homemade light stand is $45.00, which includes the light.  On your Montrose Area Adult School registration form, please indicate the number of light stands you wish to build and add the cost to your registration fee which is $5.   Deadline to order materials is: March 16th.  Or, you may just simply listen to the discussion and observe the building of the light stands.

For more information or help registering call Penn State Extension Office at 570-666-9003.

Back by popular demand! Join the Montrose Area Adult School for a behind the scenes look at Nanticoke Gardens in Endicott, NY on Thursday, March 22! Our tour last year was wonderful and we were treated like royalty! Many people have requested that we do it again! Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow all those annuals and perennials you see at your local garden center?  How do they get them blooming by May?  Since 1973, Nanticoke Gardens has been the area’s premier grower of high quality bedding plants and poinsettias; growing plants from seed or cuttings to provide their customers with the highest quality plant that has been acclimated to the area. Come join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Nanticoke Greenhouses at their busiest time of year, spring.  The tour, organized by Penn State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator of Susquehanna County Lori Wallace, for the Montrose Area Adult School, will include both of their facilities. We will meet at the Price Chopper Parking lot in Montrose at 8:30 am and divide into carpooling teams or you may meet us at the greenhouses by 9:45am. The address for the greenhouses is: 1543 Union Center-Maine Hwy. Route 26 North, Endicott, NY. Tour will take approximately 2 hours.

To register visit: Montrose Adult School www.montroseadultschool.org. Click the Classes link. You can print out a registration form under the HOW TO REGISTER section. For more information or help registering call Penn State Extension Office at 570.278.1158.