1/30/08
Blossburg News & Views
By Cheryl Whitney Boinske
Remember! This year is a 'Leap-year' so there are 29 days in February.
Starting next week and running through the end of the month of February News and Views will be printing your Valentine wishes to that special someone. Want to tell someone how much they mean to you? Are you looking for a romantic and different way to propose? Too shy to make your feelings known; you can even leave a message anonymously. Send your messages to cherylwhitney@epix.net.
Thursday January 31 at 6pm there will be a Girls Varsity basketball game vs Galeton at the NPHS gym.
Friday February 1 at 6pm there will be a Boys Varsity basketball game at Galeton.
Saturday February 2 at 6pm there will be a Girls Varsity basketball game at Elkland.
Monday February 4 at 6pm there will be a Boys Varsity basketball game vs Elkland at the NPHS gym.
Tuesday February 5 at 6pm there will be a Girls Varsity basketball game at Williamson.
Wednesday February 6 at 6pm there will be a Boys Varsity basketball game vs Williamson at the NPHS gym.
Ann Lupkowski Shoplik wanted us to announce that Tony Lupkowski will be celebrating a birthday on February 7 and we also heard that John Wieczorek will be turning 93 on February 8. Happy Birthday Tony and John!
February 13 is the school's next Act 80 Day; 11:30 AM dismissal for students.
Schools and Offices will be closed on Monday, February 18 in observance of Presidents' Day.
Dave Jones, webmaster at www.blossburg.org, posted 20 issues of the _Weekly Advertiser_, a old Blossburg newspaper at www.blossburg.org/newspapers. The issues are from Dec. 9, 1885 to April 25, 1886, and are posted as Adobe PDFs. The newspapers are from Jim McIntosh's collection. The first issue had a print run of 5,000 and was distributed free in Blossburg, Morris Run, Fall Brook, Arnot, Landrus, Hoytville, Union, Covington, Charleston and Sullivan, according to the proprietor Ben. P. Sexton's column on the first page.
Blossburg V.I.B.E. recently installed a new, larger and safer coming events sign adjacent to the green bridge. The sign was designed by Tyoga Writing & Design of Wellsboro. We are planning to improve the lighting for the sign and enhance the landscaping in the spring. See http://www.blossburg.org/vibe/ for a picture. Donations toward the cost of the sign (over $2800 for design, manufacture and installation) are certainly welcome. Contributions to Blossburg V.I.B.E. are tax deductible and may be mailed to PO Box 126, Blossburg, PA 16912. The sign (and Blossburg V.I.B.E.) was made possible in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
REMINDERS:
A food pantry is held the third Monday each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. For more information, contact Betty Johnson at (570) 638-2805.
T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. Weigh-in is at 5 p.m.
Blossburg BINGO! Every Monday bingo is held at St. Mary's Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Loretta Frost-Steffen; a Creative Memories Consultant holds scrapbooking classes every Tuesday night from 6pm to 10 pm. Call for more information: 570-404-4336 "Don't give your Valentine chocolate this year - give her a CM gift certificate!"
If you or your organizations have any birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, sympathies, events, information or any questions for Blossburg News & Views, please contact Cheryl Whitney Boinske, (570) 638-3107 or news@blossburg.org.
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