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REUNIONS
Scranton Technical High School 45th Reunion, 6 to 10 p.m. July 18 at Villa Maria II, 1610 Washburn St., Scranton. Cost: $35. Includes buffet dinner, dancing and cash bar. RSVP (deadline June 1): Send check, payable to Scranton Tech 45th Reunion, to Bernie Garvey, 601 Meridian Ave., Scranton, PA, 18504. A free Meet and Greet Night will also be held from 7 to 10 p.m. July 17 at Lake Winola Cottage Association Pavilion. Info: contact Nancy Smith at 904-814-8263 or [email protected].
REMINDERS
Knights of Columbus Abington Council No. 6611 Bingo, at 7 p.m. every second Tuesday in the OLS Gathering Room. Cost: no cover charge; BINGO cards are 50 cents each or three for $1 per game. Complimentary light refreshments served. Wheelchair accessible. Info: call Chris Kane at 570-587-1390.
Cell phone collection. Abington Heights High School Students Against Destructive Decisions is collecting cell phones. The collected phones will be refurbished for use by the elderly. Cell phones in any condition may be dropped off during regular office hours in the Main Office of the High School. Info: 570-585-5300.
The Lackawanna Historical Society’s Civil War Roundtable meetings, at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave., Scranton. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the Civil War era, 1861-1865. Annual dues: $20 for individuals and $25 for families. Reservations are required. Info: 570-344-3841 or email [email protected].
The University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library seeks book donations and volunteers. The library is requesting book and tag sale donations for its annual spring sale, as well as volunteers to help with preparation and staffing for the event. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment. Accepted are: any hardcover or paperback books in good condition, including children’s books, cookbooks, fiction and non-fiction, as well as media and tag sale items. Donations may be placed in the boxes on the Monroe Ave. side of the library until Wednesday, April 22. The sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 25 and 12 to 4 p.m. April 26 in the fifth floor Heritage Room of the library. Info: 570-941-4078.
Olaf raffle: Enter a chance raffle at Abington Community Library to receive a personalized, pre-recorded message from Josh Gad, the voice of Olaf from the movie “Frozen.” Tickets are $1 each and proceeds will be used to purchase children’s books for the library. Anyone may enter, but it must be on behalf of a child under 12 years of age. A winner will be drawn and notified during National Library Week, April 12-18.
Abington Heights School District art shows featuring student artwork: South Abington Elementary School, 7 p.m. April 23; Abington Heights Middle School, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 29; Clarks Summit Elementary School, 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 7; Abington Heights High School, 6 to 8 p.m. May 14 and Waverly Elementary School, 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 18. Cost: free.
Finishing the Fight is dedicated to sending care packages to deployed men and women who are currently serving the country. The organization is accepting names and addresses of deployed men and women to add to the monthly care package list. Info: visit the Facebook page “Finishing The Fight” or contact Angel Lubeck at 570-614-6341 or [email protected].
The Keystone College Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Astronomical Observatory spring program, beginning at 7:30 p.m. March 18, and continuing at the same time every Wednesday and Friday through May 29, with the exception of Friday, April 3. Cost: free. Sessions will be held regardless of sky conditions and will be cancelled by the threat of severe weather. Programs will feature an illustrated lecture and telescopic observations. Large groups interested in attending may contact Professor Thomas Cupillari at 945-8402 or [email protected]. Info: keystone.edu/observatory.
Compassionate Care Hospice is in need of volunteers for the Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and Wyoming county areas. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Sylvia Kolosinsky at 570-451-1031 or [email protected] to schedule free volunteer training.
2015 Glenburn Township Spring Cleanup, May 8 and 9. Residents are asked to place cleanup items curbside for pickup by 5 a.m. Friday, May 8, to be picked up on either Friday or Saturday at the discretion of the contractor. Metals must be kept separate from other materials. Items that will not be picked up include: Regular household trash, recyclables, grass or leaves, non-compatible items such as brick, block and concrete, cast iron, auto parts, tires, batteries, motor oil or lubricants, non-water base paint and lacquers and stains (dried up water base paint cans okay), paint thinners or turpentine, pesticides, hazardous, noxious, caustic, or acid chemicals, asbestos, metal drums, propane tanks, oil or gas containing items, explosives of any type including gun loading materials and electronics. Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners must be certified Freon free with a tag containing the technicians ID number and dated.
Let’s Dance! Ballroom Dancing, Wednesday evenings beginning April 15 at the Waverly Community House. Advanced Hustle from 6 to 7 p.m., Beginner Samba from 7 to 8 p.m. and Children and Youth Beginner Ballroom Dance (Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing) from 8 to 9 p.m. Advanced registration required. Info: call instructor Jill Wetzel at 570-954-1147.
Peddler’s Village Peach Festival Bus Trip, Abington Senior Community Center is planning this bus trip for Saturday, Aug. 8. Cost: $35. Register: 570-586-8996.
Dalton United Methodist Church Spring Rummage Sale, 125 S. Turnpike Road, Dalton. Sale days: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 1, Food Service and Bake Sale; and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, May 2, Bag Sale and Half Price for Better Table. Drop-offs: only from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29. Seasonal items welcome. No shoes, electronics, TVs or large appliances. Info: 570-563-1280 or 570-563-1619.
DAILY EVENTS
Healthy Teeth for Kids, 4 to 4:30 p.m. April 16 at Abington Community Library. This event, sponsored by Geisinger Health Plan, will teach children ages 5-8 all about their teeth and how to take care of them. Siblings welcome. Register: 570-587-3440.
Financial Education Workshop: Maximizing Your Social Security, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 16 at Abington Community Library. This educational workshop will address the “Financial-Crisis” of Social Security for Retirees, as well as strategies for maximizing Social Security benefits in retirement. A Personal and Confidential Social Security Maximization Software Analysis will be included for attendees. Register: 570-587-3440.
“Pittsburgh Fights Back” film screening and panel discussion, 4:30 p.m. April 16 in the Comerford Theatre, Center for Natural and Health Sciences, at Marywood University. Panel discussion features social activists and others with significant experience on the issue of human trafficking. Cost: free. Info: contact Sunny Sinha at [email protected].
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Walk to End Alzheimer’s “Kick Off Event,” 5 to 7 p.m. April 16 at PJ’s 1910 Pub in The Hilton Scranton. Cost: free. The walk will be held Sept. 12 at PNC Field, with additional information to be announced.
Pro-life town hall meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. April 16 in the St. Clare Church Basement, corner of North Washington Avenue and Park Street, Scranton. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and the Pennsylvanians for Human Life Scranton Chapter. Cost: free. Info: 570-906-1107 or [email protected].
Lackawanna County Conservation District Spring Seedling Sale, April 17 and 18. Info: 570-382-3086. Proceeds from the sale are utilized to provide college scholarships. Order forms can be found on the district’s Facebook page. Deadline to order is April 10.
Clarks Summit Borough Mayor Patty Lawler’s Inaugural Brunch, 10 a.m. to noon April 18 at the Ramada. Benefits the Depot Street Pocket Park. Cost: $20. Tickets available in advance at the Clarks Summit Borough Building, Everything Natural and NBT Bank in Clarks Green. Info: 570-587-3026.
Endless Mountains Model Railroad Club meeting, 6 p.m., April 18 at the club building, 7837 Route 29, Dimock. Visitors and new members are welcome. Info: emmrrc.wix.com/trains or 570-278-3992.
Marywood University Student Veterans Alliance’s third annual Operation: Tails for Troops, 12 to 4 p.m. April 18 at McDade Park, Scranton. Benefits non-profit organization, Paws and Stripes. There will be homemade dog treats for sale, a K-9 talent and dog pageant, baskets and 50/50 raffles, food and beverages, and additional local vendor sales. Info: 570-961-4584, or [email protected]. To make a donation, visit gofundme.com/tails4troops.
Penn State Extension Earth Day, noon to 4 p.m. April 18 at The Mall at Steamtown. Free to attend. Information on composting, greener gardening, tree care, native plants, pesticide use, and more. Prizes and seedling to take home. Info: 570-963-6842.
The Dalton Community Library’s Book and Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 18 at the library. Includes a large selection of adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction, magazines, paperbacks, recordings, baked goods and more. Donations for the sale are accepted year round. Info: 570-563-2014.
Backyard Gardening Class, April 18 at the Waverly Community House, 1115 North Abington Road. For gardeners of all skill levels. Cost: $35. Proceeds benefit children’s programs at the Comm. Register: stop by the Comm office or call 570-586-8191, extension 2.
Healthy Kids Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 at The Greater Scranton YMCA in Dunmore. Includes Kid’s Fun Run at 9:30 a.m., Youth Exergame fitness arcade, bounce house, health fair and laser tag. Info: ymca.net/healthy-kids-day/.
Marywood University Undergraduate Open House, beginning with registration at 9 a.m. April 18. For high school students and their parents. The program will begin in the Fireplace Lounge, Nazareth Student Center and include an informative tour of the campus, as well as the opportunity to meet with current Marywood students, faculty, and coaches. Information sessions with admissions and financial aid counselors will also be available. Info: 570-348-6234 or marywood.edu/admissions/.
Bus Trip to NACAC New York National College Fair at the Jacob Javitz Center, NYC, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 19. A light breakfast will be provided on the bus; lunch and dinner are on your own. For a list of colleges represented, see tlgets.me/g6j. Cost: TBD. Info: [email protected] or 570-702-5700.
Think Big, Go Far: A TEDx Abington Community Library Event, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 19 at the library. TEDx is an initiative which uses talks that are idea-focused and cover a wide range of subjects to foster learning, inspiration, and provoke conversations that matter. For Grades 9 through Adults. Register: 570-587-3440.
Saint Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Scranton’s annual Easter Dinner “Sviachene” celebration, 12 p.m. April 19 in the Parish Center, 428 N. Seventh Ave. Traditional Easter foods will be served. Takeouts available from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Cost: $13 for adults, $6 for children age 6-12 and free for ages 5 and under. Reservations (required by April 14): 570-346-4164.
Breakfast with the Nittany Lion, 9 a.m. to noon April 19 in the View Cafe, in the Penn State Worthington Scranton campus’ Study Learning Center, 120 Ridge View Dr., Dunmore. Tickets: $8 adults, $5 children under 12. Info: 570-963-2536. The event will also feature lion paw tattoos, coloring books, and photos with the Nittany Lion for children.
Open Closet, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 20 at Grace Bible Church, 130 University Dr., Dunmore. Clothes and shoes in all sizes, infant through adult, coats and baby items. Cost: free. Info: 570-342-5651.
Dalton Auxiliary Spring BINGO Night, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) April 20 at the Dalton Fire Company.
Misericordia University Adult Learner and Transfer Open House, 4 to 7 p.m. April 21 at Luzerne County Community College in Room 317, Building 3, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke and 4 to 7 p.m. April 22 at Lackawanna College, Board Room, second floor, 501 Vine St., Scranton. For adult students who have general questions about entering or returning to college and who are interested in the Misericordia University Expressway Accelerated Degree Program. Info/RSVP: 570-674-6791, 1-866-262-6363 or [email protected].
Mountain View Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m. April 21 at the Clifford Fire Hall. Master Gardener Phyllis Reinhart will give a presentation on flowers for pollinating.
Seamus McGraw lecture “The End of Country,” 7 p.m. April 21 in Evans Hall, Hibbard Campus Center at Keystone College. The presentation will look at the issues of fracking and the implications of energy choices. Info: 570-945-8161 or at [email protected].
Save, Share, Spend, 4 to 5 p.m. April 22 at Abington Community Library. Students in kindergarten through third grade will learn all about money and what to do with it. Includes stories, a craft and a snack. Register: 570-587-3440.
Memory Care for Healthy Aging, 7 to 8 p.m. April 23 at Abington Community Library. Whether your loved one lives at home or in a nursing home, bring your questions and concerns about dementia, care-giving and successful aging. With Dr. Mario Cornacchione, D.O. Board Certified Specialist Family and Geriatric Medicine. Register: 570-587-3440.
Job and Internship Fair, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 23 in Evans Hall at Keystone College. Info: 570-945-8334 or [email protected].
Penn State Night at PNC Field, April 23 at the RailRiders home game vs. the Pawtucket Red Sox. Penn State alumni, students and fans are invited to register for an All-You-Can Eat Buffet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the KOST Tire Party Pavilion. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Also includes a raffle of Penn State items and more. Cost: $20 for the buffet and game. Info/tickets: 570-969-2255 ext. 3202 or psualum.com/affiliate/wsas.
Clarks Summit Fire Co. Auxiliary Night, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. April 23 at Damon’s Grill and Sports Bar. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of your bill to the auxiliary when you bring a fundraising flyer, which can be obtained by calling 570-586-9656, option 5.
Friends of the Abington Community Library Spring Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 25 at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church. A preview sale will be held for Friends members from 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 24. New members may join that evening, $10 for individual memberships and $15 for family memberships. Thousands of adult and children’s books, talking books, and DVDs for sale. Members are asked to volunteer to set up for the event from 3 p.m. until complete on April 24.
Mad Science: Electricity? Rocketry? Catapults?, 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 25 at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. For ages 7-14. Instructor: Rand Whipple and Box of Light Studio staff. Cost: $17. Register: 570-996-1500.
Rally for Robin Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon April 25 at Countryside Community Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, Clarks Summit. Cost: Adults, $8; children, $5. Takeouts will be available. There will also be a basket raffle, baked goods, and a 50/50 raffle. Proceeds will help defray Robin Hoyt Medeiros’ medical expenses. Info/donate: contact Dee Clark at 570-586-5684. Medeiros, of Newton Township, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
23rd Annual House and Garden Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26 at the Waverly Community House. Info: 570-586-8191, extension 2 or waverlycomm.org.
Night at the Races fundraiser for Dante Literary Society, 6 p.m. April 25 at the society’s clubhouse, 1916 Prospect Ave., Scranton. The event will feature ten horse races, 50/50 raffles and food. Fred Fabri will emcee the evening. Cost: $5. Sponsors and advertisers are sought and those interested may call 570-342-1770.
The Second Annual Abington Business and Professional Association’s (ABPA) Town Clean Up, 9 a.m. to noon April 25. Participants will meet at the Clarks Summit Borough building on State Street. The ABPA will provide trash bags, work gloves and safety vests. Brooms and shovels will be available, but volunteers may bring their own as well. Info: contact Gail at 570-587-0505.
Keystone College Open House, 9 to 1:30 p.m. April 25 at the college’s campus in La Plume. Prospective students and their families will have the opportunity to tour the campus and meet with a personal enrollment adviser, faculty members, and Keystone students. Information on admissions, academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, student life, athletics, and the honors program will be provided. Info/register: www.keystone.edu/openhouse, 1-877-4-COLLEGE, [email protected].
Pancakes and Poetry, 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 26 at Abington Community Library. Students in grades 5-12 are invited to come enjoy pancakes and toppings while discovering some poetry. Attendees may bring poems they enjoy, including their own works, to share with others. Register: 570-587-3440.
Abington Community Library Teen Leadership Committee Meeting, 4 to 5 p.m. April 28 at the library. A group of tweens/teens focused on giving a voice to all young adults for programming, book selections, and more. Students in grades 5-12 may come share thoughts and ideas. Register: 570-587-3440.
Financial Education Workshop: Protecting Your Home, Assets and Portfolio, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 29 at Abington Community Library. Register: 570-587-3440.
Business Resource Training, 8 a.m. April 29 at Abington Community Library. Representatives from Albright Memorial Library will offer a quick insight into free business databases that can be accessed from home or work: Statistics Abstracts, MorningStar Investment Research Center, LearningExpressLibrary and Job and Career Center, Reference USA and Legal Information and Reference. Co-sponsored by the Abington Business and Professional Association. Refreshments will be served. Register: 570-587-3440.
Ninth Annual Run for the Roses at the Kentucky Derby, 4 p.m. May 2 at the Country Club of Scranton, 1001 Morgan Hwy., Clarks Summit. Benefits the Voluntary Action Center. Features cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from 4 to 5 p.m., authentic southern fare buffet at 5 p.m., live auction at 6 p.m. and Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs live broadcast at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $75. Reservations: 570-347-5616.
Waverly Waddle 5K Walk/Run, registration from 8 to 8:45 a.m. and race at 9 a.m. with Junior Waddle immediately following, May 9. To honor mothers and caregivers. Info: 570-586-8191, extension 2 or waverlycomm.org.
Etiquette Class: “Dining Boot Camp for Kids,” 1 to 3 p.m. May 16 at Waverly Community House. For children ages 8-14. Info: 570-586-8191, extension 2 or waverlycomm.org.
19th Annual Comm Classic Golf Tournament, shotgun start at 11 a.m. May 29 at Stonehedge Country Club. Info: 570-586-8191, extension 2 or waverlycomm.org.
Ninth Annual Flea Market and Craft Show, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 at the Clarks Summit Fire House, 321 Bedford St. Vendor set-up between 6 and 8 a.m. Vendor spaces available for $20 indoor and $15 outdoor (an additional $5 charge will be added for reservations made after May 23). The Auxiliary will sell Rada Cutlery. Info: call Nancy at 570-586-8061.