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GOOD EATS!

Editor’s note: Send news for this space by noon Friday to [email protected] or by mail to Good Eats, The Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. For accuracy, information must be typed or computer generated.

Aug. 23 – Aug. 29:

Soup For The Soul Craft Festival, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sept. 23, Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Buttonwood, Hanover Township. Free admission with a variety of vendors. Food available for purchase includes homemade potato pancakes. For more information or directions, call Sabine, 570-313-6060.

Breakfast Buffet, The Wyoming Area Education Association of Retirees (WAEA-R), 10 a.m., Aug. 31, at Fox Hill Country Club. Paid reservations required by Aug. 25. Call the WA Credit Union, 570-693-1339, if attending. $12 includes membership dues and can be withdrawn from your CU account. Reservation or dues payment can be sent to WAEA-R, WAFCU, 800 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, PA 18644. Door prizes and special favors.

Ice Cream Social, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Aug. 26, Town Hill UMC, 417 Town Hill Road, Shickshinny. Homemade soup, sandwiches, ice cream, pies and cakes. Take outs available. 570-864-2401.

Family Style Beef Dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Aug. 26, Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company, 5383 Main Road, Sweet Valley. Take outs, 4 p.m. $12; children 6-11, $6; under 6- free.

Chicken Barbecue, 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Aug. 27, The Luzerne Volunteer Fire Department, 66 Tener St., Luzerne. $9, eat-in/take out. One half chicken, baked potato, cobbed corn, roll, dessert. Beverage included if eating in. For advanced tickets: fire department members, call 570-287-7006 (Fire Dept) or 570 288 2249 (Ron Rahl). Limited tickets at the door.

FUTURE:

Chicken Barbecue, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 2, The Kunkle Fire Company, Route 309 and Kunkle Road, Kunkle (Dallas). Take outs available. Chicken halves, $6.50; dinners, $10. One-half chicken, baked potato, cabbage, corn, roll and butter, dessert, beverage.

Chicken Barbecue, 4:30-7 p.m., Sept. 9, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1422 Mt. Zion Road, Harding. Take outs, 4 p.m. $10; children, $6.50.

Chicken Barbecue, noon-5 p.m., Sept. 9, St. Paul’s, 316 S. Mountain Blvd., one-half chicken, baked potato, corn or green beans, coleslaw, dinner roll. Eat-in/take out. $9.50; children 3-10, $5; under 3-, free. Tickets at church, Sunday, or call 8 a.m.-noon, Monday – Friday, 570-474-6616.

Hoagie Sale, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 13, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 153 E. Main St., Glen Lyon. Turkey and Italian hoagies. $5. Bake sale in the church hall. Call 570-736-6908 by Sept. 10 to order.

All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Dinner, noon – 2 p.m., Sept. 17, SS Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 1720 Academy St., West Scranton. Pasta with sauce, home made meatballs, soup, salad bar, rolls, dessert, beverage. Donation, $10 per person. For more information, 570-343-8118; day of dinner, 570-961-3147.

WHAT’S UP:

All About the Library, Themed Tea Party, The Wyoming Free Library, 3578 Wyoming Ave., free for all children ages 3- and up. Space is limited, call the library to register, 570-693-1364. 1 to 2 p.m., Aug. 25.

Craft Bingo, The Music Box Dinner Playhouse is hosting a craft bingo 2 p.m., Aug. 26, 196 Hughes St, Swoyersville. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $18, in advance; $20 at door. The 20-games of bingo feature fine crafts prizes, craft basket raffles and a 50-50 raffle. Food and beverages on sale. All proceeds benefit the Music Box Players who has installed a new air-conditioning system. Call 570-283-2195 for information or reservations, or e-mail [email protected]. Facebook or www.musicbox.org.

Railroad Movie Night at the Drive-In, The Lackawanna Historical Society will kick off Steamtown’s Railfest 2017 weekend with a special night of railroad movies under the stars at the Circle Drive-In, Route 6, Dickson City, 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 31. Admission is $7. Railroad movies “Unstoppable” and “Under Siege 2 Dark Territory” will be shown. For more information contact the Lackawanna Historical Society, 570-344-3841; or email [email protected].

17th Annual Benefit Ride and Family Picnic, benefits seriously ill children, this motorcycle ride leaves 11 a.m., Sept. 3, from Holy Child Grove, Sheatown. Registration and breakfast is 8 to 11 a.m. All bikes welcome. $15 per rider, $10 per passenger. Non-riders, $5, general admission. Kids, 12- under, free. Featuring 13- bands on 2 stages, fireworks by Pizza Paul. For information, call 570-735-5333 or 570-675-1504.

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