Home → Events, Programs, Happenings, Seminars ( August 5, 2026 )
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: All you can eat, $10.00 first Saturday of every month, 7:00 - 11:00am at East Ararat Community Church, 210 Crosstown Hwy., Union Dale.
ART LESSON: Join the Hill Country Artists for a meeting and pressed flower art lesson 2:00pm, Thursday at the Susquehanna County Conservation District office on Route 29, south of Montrose. Materials will be provided to create a note card or small work to be framed. All are welcome.
CONCERT: Williamson Branch Family, Friday, 7:00pm, at the First Baptist Church, New Milford. Enjoy a night of entertainment. All are invited. Free will offering.
OPEN HOUSE: Free and open to the public Saturday, 9:00am to 2:00pm at the Harford Soldiers’ Orphan School, 2238 Orphan School Road, Kingsley, in the Franklin Academy building (1836-1865). Free Ice Cream Social; baked goods for sale. Used book sale proceeds maintain the old remaining building. Hardcovers, 50 cents; paperbacks, 25 cents; cash only.
COMMUNITY LUNCHEON: Saturday, 12:00pm to 12:45pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 700 Delaware and Dundaff Streets, Forest City. We look forward to reconnecting with our friends and making new ones. All are welcome to join in fellowship and share bread together. We welcome and serve all in Christ’s name. Faith, Food, Fun – join us Sundays at 8:30am for our service. Check us out on Facebook. Handicapped accessible.
COMMUNITY DINNER: Grilled burgers and hot dogs with corn on the cob. Saturday, 12:00pm to 1:00pm at Susquehanna Christian Community Church, 1361 Main Street, 570-853-3988.
GOOD NEWS LUNCH: Drive by pick-up Saturday, 12:00pm to 2:00pm at St. Marks Church, New Milford. Call Betty 570-465-3527 or Joan 570-498-7297 to reserve by Monday, Aug. 10.
RUMMAGE/BAKE SALE: Saturday, 9:00am - 4:00pm at South Gibson UMC, 2839 State Route 2067, Uniondale. Wimpies or hot dog, chips, bottled water. For more info visit GibsonCharge on Facebook or go to: www.gibsoncharge.org.
On August 8th, the 3rd Annual Blueberry Hill 5K and Fun Run will take place early in the morning. Come out to the Blueberry Festival, work up an appetite on the race course in the morning, then stay around for blueberry pancakes, kids’ games, and all the fun festivities planned for the day! Family friendly events will be happening all day on the Village Green in Montrose, PA.
2024 Blueberry Hill 5K
The race will wind through the streets of quaint and picturesque Montrose. The Fun Run will begin at 7:15am and is not timed, while the Blueberry Hill 5K will begin at 7:30am and will be professionally timed.
Feeling the school spirit? A school challenge category is being offered as part of this race that involves school athletic programs. If you are a school student, parent or immediate family member of a student, alumnus/alumna, or a current or retired school employee, you are eligible to race for your school. Simply select the school you are affiliated with when registering.
Medals and cash prizes will be awarded to top finishers. To learn more and sign up to race, head to: www.susqcolibrary.org/blueberry-festival.
The 18th annual Local Author’s Luncheon to benefit the Forest City Branch of the Susquehanna County Library System will be held at Elkview Country Club at Crystal Lake on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This year’s featured author is Amy Walsh, a fifth grade teacher from Scranton who has a passion for writing and sharing her love for literature with her students. She writes historical and contemporary novels as well as inspirational stories and will be sharing a bit of wit, wisdom and whimsy with us.
The event will begin with a time of hospitality at 11:30 and lunch at 12:15 followed by the speaker and book signing. The cost is $25 and checks can be made payable to the Forest City Library and mailed to: 531 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421 by September 25.
Please note that Elkview has a “no denim” policy. For additional information, please contact the Forest City Library at 570-785-5590.
Plans are being finalized for the 111th anniversary celebration of the Nicholson Bridge – also known as the Tunkhannock Viaduct. This event takes place on Sunday, Sept. 13th from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Main Street in Nicholson, PA.
Seventy plus vendors will present a variety of products including arts and crafts, antiques, specialty foods and more. Live music, vintage fashions and a car show, rail road history, basket raffle, chicken BBQ and children’s games will attract young and old. For more information, call 570-942-6747.