CLIPBOARD
Abingtons
Guest speaker: Families Helping Families, March 28, 6:30 p.m., Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., District Justice James A. Gibbons speaking about matters related to magisterial court jurisdiction, including truancy, underage drinking, drug use and possession; 587-3440.
Dunmore
Board meetings: Dunmore Board of Education meeting, Wednesday, 6 p.m., high school cafeteria, public work session, today, 6 p.m., board room.
Greenfield Twp.
Bunny breakfast: Greenfield Volunteer Fire Company breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Sunday, 8 a.m.-noon, fire hall, 424 Route 106, $6/adults and free/12 and under, pictures with the Easter Bunny available.
Honesdale
Women to meet: Women’s Club of Honesdale meeting, Thursday, 1:30 p.m., Visitors Center, Commerical Street; featuring Marlene Metzer and “friends” from the Dessin Animal Shelter; bring monetary gift or gift certificate for shelter; nominations; refreshments.
Jessup
Crime watch: Jessup Crime Watch meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Borough Building, Lane Street; speakers, Robert Klein and Gregg Betti of the district attorney’s office, PowerPoint presentation on synthetic drugs.
Lake Ariel
Chicken dinner: Lake Ariel Faith Fellowship chicken and biscuit dinner, Saturday, takeouts, 4-5 p.m., and sit-down dinner, 5 p.m., 152 Deacon Hill, $7/adults and $4/under 12; 698-5716 or lakearielfaithfellowship.org.
Moosic
Seniors meet: After 50 Club meeting, Thursday, 1 p.m., Greenwood Hose Company, Birney Avenue.
New Milford
Guest speaker: Community Neighbors Connecting meeting, Tuesday, noon-2 p.m., St. Mark’s Community Center; Lewis Plaunty, New Montrose Travel Club, speaking about low-cost group traveling opportunities.
Regional
Blood drive: Johnson College American Red Cross Blood Drive, March 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Moffat Building gym, 3427 N. Main Ave., donors during March can enter to win a vacation giveaway; Sarah Williams, director of student life, 702-8912; appointments, 800-RED-CROSS.
Water screening: Ground Water-Citizen/Home Owner Monitoring free workshop for private well owners, Tuesday, 6 p.m., Lackawanna County Conservation District office, 1300 Old Plank Road, Mayfield; Cheryl Nolan, nolan@lccd.net or 281-9495.
Camp scholarships: Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society summer camp scholarship applications due April 1 for a week’s stay on Hog Island on Maine’s Muscongus Bay, June 17-22; ages 14-17, reside in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne or Pike counties; www.nepaaudu bon.org/about/scholarships; MaryAnn Lunniss, Northeast PA Audubon Society, 226-4288, mlunniss@optonline.net; www.projectpuffin.org.
Victim benefit: Keystone College Hips for Hopes Dance-A-Thon, March 31, 3-5 p.m., La Plume campus; $10; registration 1 p.m., 14 and older; under 18 must be accompanied by adult; continuous Zumba Fitness ballroom and line dance; raffle; prizes from Shabby Shek Salon, Majestic II Salon, Twig’s Cafe, Comfort Inn and DGK insurance.
Throop
Yard waste: Borough yard-waste collection, first and third Mondays of each month, beginning this week, have curbside by 7 a.m., no collection March 29 as previously listed.
Meat spin: Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Boulevard Memorial Post 7251 ham, bacon and kielbasi spin, Saturday, 2 p.m.
Auxiliary election: Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Boulevard Memorial Post 7251 nomination and election of officers, April 1, 2 p.m.
Upvalley
Catholic scholarships: Carbondale Trinity Club $500 upper Catholic high school scholarship applications deadline, April 16; eighth-grade students in Upvalley school districts; Carbondale Trinity Club Chairman John Price, 83 S. Main St. Carbondale; Price Insurance, 57 Salem Ave, Carbondale; or St. Rose Rectory.
Wayne County
Art exhibit: Wayne County Area Agency on Aging art exhibit, April 23-27, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wayne County Courthouse lobby.
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