MAPLE WEEKEND FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA AND JUNIATA RIVER VALLEYS
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Tours and tasting will be available at three area sugar shacks on 6 and 7 March 2021, from 10 AM until 5 PM. Visitors will be able to see how sap is collected from the trees and turned into maple syrup, as well as purchase various maple products directly from the producers.
This second annual maple weekend is hosted by the River Valleys Maple Syrup Producers Association (RVMSPA), an organization that falls under the umbrella of the Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Producers Council. Participating sugar shacks are:
Paddy Mountain Sugar Shack at 1385 Paddy Mountain Road, Millmont
Minehart Gap Maple at 30 Old Goss Lane, Lewistown
Shade Stone Farm at 282 Markley Lane, Beaver Springs
Visitors are encouraged to bring their children to this educational and tasty event. They are reminded to dress for the cold and possible snow or mud, as the activities are primarily outdoors. There are tours available inside each sugar shack to see the syrup being made, plus an optional trip into the sugar bush (or woods) to see the various sap collection methods. Each producer will have products for sale. There is no cost to attend the event.
Current CDC and state guidelines regarding COVID-19 will be in effect.
Find River Valleys Maple Syrup Producers Association on Facebook
Email: [email protected]l.com
Kindness Campaign
2021 Kindness Campaign – Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
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Let’s #bekind Central PA! Click below to learn about and nominate someone for the Kindness Campaign!
Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius Church Retreats
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Virtual, Silent, Directed, Weekend Retreat
Enjoy a Silent Directed Weekend Retreat, virtually, presented by LuAnn Sgrecci O’Connell, from 7:00 pm, Feb. 19th to 2:00 pm, Feb. 21st. This virtual, silent retreat, will be supported by your own silence. It will offer time for prayer, and for meeting privately for two individual sessions with a spiritual director to discuss one’s experience of God in prayer. For more details and to Register by February 12th, call (570)275-0910 or visit www.sscm.org
Virtual, Silent, Directed, Retreat
Enjoy a Silent 24 Hour Directed Retreat, virtually, presented by LuAnn Sgrecci O’Connell, from 7:00 pm, Feb. 19th to 7:00 pm, Feb. 20th. This virtual, silent retreat, will be supported by your own silence. It will offer time for prayer, and for meeting privately for one individual session with a spiritual director to discuss one’s experience of God in prayer. For more details and to Register by February 12th, call (570)275-0910 or visit www.sscm.org
Susquehanna to Host Virtual MLK Commemoration Event
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Susquehanna University has a slate of events planned to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the week of Jan. 25.
Headlining the university’s annual Winter Convocation is LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, jazz singer, and fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Brown will deliver her message, Who Will Save American Democracy? The Role of Women, Young Voters and People of Color in American Politics, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held virtually via Zoom: https://susqu.zoom.us/j/98577314960?pwd=cm1IMGtaNG5XcHFMTmZUbjRUL1J0Zz09.
Brown is an award-winning community organizer, philanthropic consultant, jazz singer and political strategist with over 20 years of experience working in the non-profit and philanthropy sectors on a wide variety of issues related to social justice, economic development, leadership development, wealth creation and civil rights.
As a native of Alabama, Brown has dedicated her life’s work to organizing resources and supporting the development of community-based institutions in the South, particularly in the Black Belt and Gulf Coast regions. She has also worked as a trainer, speaker and facilitator in the international arena. She is currently working with the Guyanese Black Women’s Roundtable to provide training and increase funding and investment opportunities for women-led institutions based in Guyana, South America.
Brown is the founder of Saving OurSelves Coalition, a community led disaster relief organization that helped hundreds of families in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Southern Black Women Organizing Project that works to strengthen the network of Black women grassroots leaders in the South.
Additional activities during the week at Susquehanna include:
- An interfaith chapel service, Journeys to Justice, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m., with the Rev. Scott Kershner, university chaplain, presiding. All are welcome.
- The Legacy of MLK – A Day of Teaching, on Thursday, Jan. 28. The daylong event features lectures and readings in topics across the humanities and sciences. Those interested in attending can register here.
Rescue Hose Co. 2021 Specials
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Herr Memorial Library February Programs and Events
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Bookmarked: Teen Book Club Zoom Meeting
Monday, February 1 – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Discover your love for reading at the first official teen space book club meeting. Together we will start our reading journey through our first novel: Rebel Rising. All registrants must have a computer or device connected to the internet to participate and provide an email address to obtain the link to join the program on the day of the class. Register online.
Bookmarked: Teen Book Club Zoom Meeting
Monday, February 17 – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Discover your love for reading at the first official teen space book club meeting. Talk to friends and enjoy reading the novel: Regina Rising. All registrants must have a computer or device connected to the internet to participate and provide an email address to obtain the link to join the program on the day of the class. Register online.
Teen Online Movie Night
Wednesday, February 3 – 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Travel through space as we watch the Star Wars film: Rogue One. Talk to friends and just have fun while we watch an entertaining film. Any teen can join the discord: https://discord.gg/D8C7uynPbk
Mostly Mutts raffle benefits care of animals
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Tickets are available for the annual Mutts Madness Raffle benefiting Mostly Mutts, a no-kill animal shelter in Sunbury. Prizes range from $25 to $500.
Tickets at $10 each may be purchased from Mostly Mutts volunteers or by sending a check payable to Mostly Mutts and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Cindy Shamp, 949 Point Township Drive, Northumberland, Pa. 17857. For more information, contact Shamp at 570-473-1029 or Mostly Mutts at [email protected].
The drawing will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. at Cameron Park Gazebo, Sunbury. Winners of the following prizes will be contacted by phone: $500, one winner; $300, one winner; $200, one winner; $100, 10 winners; $50, six winners; and $25, eight winners.
COVID-19 canceled many of Mostly Mutts’ major fundraisers in 2020, resulting in an estimated loss of $50,000, nearly a third of the shelter’s annual budget. The future of fundraising events in 2021 remains uncertain, but the cost of care continues for approximately 75 dogs and a dozen cats housed at the shelter.
For more information on Mostly Mutts, animals available for adoption and the adoption process, visit www.mostlymuttsonline.com or call 570-988-6483.
Food Security 2021
The Regional Engagement Center of Eastern Snyder County (REC) in Selinsgrove is committed to helping those in need by continuing its food distribution programs in 2021. There will be a drive-through distribution every Friday beginning from 12 pm-3 pm. A box of fresh produce and dry goods will be given out. Beginning at 11 am, numbers will be handed out so people can reserve their space in line.
Additionally, In partnership with Weikel Busing, the REC will also be operating a mobile pantry every other Saturday with stops in Port Trevorton (Hope Methodist Church), Freeburg Community Center, Shamokin Dam Fire Company and Kratzerville Fire Company. Follow the Regional Engagement Center of Eastern Snyder County on Facebook for updates.
The REC also welcomes volunteers and donations to assist with food programs. Anyone interested can call the REC at (570) 884-3316 or email [email protected]. Our address is 429 Eighth Street in Selinsgrove.
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MAPLE WEEKEND FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA AND JUNIATA RIVER VALLEYS
Filed under: AREA HAPPENINGS
Tours and tasting will be available at three area sugar shacks on 6 and 7 March 2021, from 10 AM until 5 PM. Visitors will be able to see how sap is collected from the trees and turned into maple syrup, as well as purchase various maple products directly from the producers.
This second annual maple weekend is hosted by the River Valleys Maple Syrup Producers Association (RVMSPA), an organization that falls under the umbrella of the Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Producers Council. Participating sugar shacks are:
Paddy Mountain Sugar Shack at 1385 Paddy Mountain Road, Millmont
Minehart Gap Maple at 30 Old Goss Lane, Lewistown
Shade Stone Farm at 282 Markley Lane, Beaver Springs
Visitors are encouraged to bring their children to this educational and tasty event. They are reminded to dress for the cold and possible snow or mud, as the activities are primarily outdoors. There are tours available inside each sugar shack to see the syrup being made, plus an optional trip into the sugar bush (or woods) to see the various sap collection methods. Each producer will have products for sale. There is no cost to attend the event.
Current CDC and state guidelines regarding COVID-19 will be in effect.
Find River Valleys Maple Syrup Producers Association on Facebook
Email: [email protected]
Kindness Campaign
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2021 Kindness Campaign – Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
Filed under: 94KX Contest & Info, 94KX News
Let’s #bekind Central PA! Click below to learn about and nominate someone for the Kindness Campaign!
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Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius Church Retreats
Filed under: AREA HAPPENINGS
Virtual, Silent, Directed, Weekend Retreat
Enjoy a Silent Directed Weekend Retreat, virtually, presented by LuAnn Sgrecci O’Connell, from 7:00 pm, Feb. 19th to 2:00 pm, Feb. 21st. This virtual, silent retreat, will be supported by your own silence. It will offer time for prayer, and for meeting privately for two individual sessions with a spiritual director to discuss one’s experience of God in prayer. For more details and to Register by February 12th, call (570)275-0910 or visit www.sscm.org
Virtual, Silent, Directed, Retreat
Enjoy a Silent 24 Hour Directed Retreat, virtually, presented by LuAnn Sgrecci O’Connell, from 7:00 pm, Feb. 19th to 7:00 pm, Feb. 20th. This virtual, silent retreat, will be supported by your own silence. It will offer time for prayer, and for meeting privately for one individual session with a spiritual director to discuss one’s experience of God in prayer. For more details and to Register by February 12th, call (570)275-0910 or visit www.sscm.org
Susquehanna to Host Virtual MLK Commemoration Event
Filed under: AREA HAPPENINGS
Susquehanna University has a slate of events planned to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the week of Jan. 25.
Headlining the university’s annual Winter Convocation is LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, jazz singer, and fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Brown will deliver her message, Who Will Save American Democracy? The Role of Women, Young Voters and People of Color in American Politics, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held virtually via Zoom: https://susqu.zoom.us/j/98577314960?pwd=cm1IMGtaNG5XcHFMTmZUbjRUL1J0Zz09.
Brown is an award-winning community organizer, philanthropic consultant, jazz singer and political strategist with over 20 years of experience working in the non-profit and philanthropy sectors on a wide variety of issues related to social justice, economic development, leadership development, wealth creation and civil rights.
As a native of Alabama, Brown has dedicated her life’s work to organizing resources and supporting the development of community-based institutions in the South, particularly in the Black Belt and Gulf Coast regions. She has also worked as a trainer, speaker and facilitator in the international arena. She is currently working with the Guyanese Black Women’s Roundtable to provide training and increase funding and investment opportunities for women-led institutions based in Guyana, South America.
Brown is the founder of Saving OurSelves Coalition, a community led disaster relief organization that helped hundreds of families in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Southern Black Women Organizing Project that works to strengthen the network of Black women grassroots leaders in the South.
Additional activities during the week at Susquehanna include:
- An interfaith chapel service, Journeys to Justice, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m., with the Rev. Scott Kershner, university chaplain, presiding. All are welcome.
- The Legacy of MLK – A Day of Teaching, on Thursday, Jan. 28. The daylong event features lectures and readings in topics across the humanities and sciences. Those interested in attending can register here.
Rescue Hose Co. 2021 Specials
Filed under: AREA HAPPENINGS
Herr Memorial Library February Programs and Events
Filed under: AREA HAPPENINGS
Bookmarked: Teen Book Club Zoom Meeting
Monday, February 1 – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Discover your love for reading at the first official teen space book club meeting. Together we will start our reading journey through our first novel: Rebel Rising. All registrants must have a computer or device connected to the internet to participate and provide an email address to obtain the link to join the program on the day of the class. Register online.
Bookmarked: Teen Book Club Zoom Meeting
Monday, February 17 – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Discover your love for reading at the first official teen space book club meeting. Talk to friends and enjoy reading the novel: Regina Rising. All registrants must have a computer or device connected to the internet to participate and provide an email address to obtain the link to join the program on the day of the class. Register online.
Teen Online Movie Night
Wednesday, February 3 – 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Travel through space as we watch the Star Wars film: Rogue One. Talk to friends and just have fun while we watch an entertaining film. Any teen can join the discord: https://discord.gg/D8C7uynPbk
Mostly Mutts raffle benefits care of animals
Filed under: AREA HAPPENINGS
Tickets are available for the annual Mutts Madness Raffle benefiting Mostly Mutts, a no-kill animal shelter in Sunbury. Prizes range from $25 to $500.
Tickets at $10 each may be purchased from Mostly Mutts volunteers or by sending a check payable to Mostly Mutts and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Cindy Shamp, 949 Point Township Drive, Northumberland, Pa. 17857. For more information, contact Shamp at 570-473-1029 or Mostly Mutts at [email protected].
The drawing will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. at Cameron Park Gazebo, Sunbury. Winners of the following prizes will be contacted by phone: $500, one winner; $300, one winner; $200, one winner; $100, 10 winners; $50, six winners; and $25, eight winners.
COVID-19 canceled many of Mostly Mutts’ major fundraisers in 2020, resulting in an estimated loss of $50,000, nearly a third of the shelter’s annual budget. The future of fundraising events in 2021 remains uncertain, but the cost of care continues for approximately 75 dogs and a dozen cats housed at the shelter.
For more information on Mostly Mutts, animals available for adoption and the adoption process, visit www.mostlymuttsonline.com or call 570-988-6483.
Tags: Mostly Mutts, Northumberland, Sunbury
Food Security 2021
The Regional Engagement Center of Eastern Snyder County (REC) in Selinsgrove is committed to helping those in need by continuing its food distribution programs in 2021. There will be a drive-through distribution every Friday beginning from 12 pm-3 pm. A box of fresh produce and dry goods will be given out. Beginning at 11 am, numbers will be handed out so people can reserve their space in line.
Additionally, In partnership with Weikel Busing, the REC will also be operating a mobile pantry every other Saturday with stops in Port Trevorton (Hope Methodist Church), Freeburg Community Center, Shamokin Dam Fire Company and Kratzerville Fire Company. Follow the Regional Engagement Center of Eastern Snyder County on Facebook for updates.
The REC also welcomes volunteers and donations to assist with food programs. Anyone interested can call the REC at (570) 884-3316 or email [email protected]. Our address is 429 Eighth Street in Selinsgrove.
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