3/28/07

Blossburg News & Views
By Rhonda Myers

Announcements:
The Blossburg Kiwanis will be holding a chicken bbq on Sat., April 14, at 10:30 am at the Holiday market. All proceeds will benefit the Blossburg Memorial Library. The Kiwanis is sponsoring this bbq for their participation in the Kiwanis One Day Project. The objective of this project is to unite all the Kiwanis family members around the globe with a hands on service project.

On April 21 the Blossburg Memorial Library is having a Basket Bingo Fundraiser featuring 25 Longaberger Baskets. The games start at 11:00 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Blossburg. Advance tickets are $20, or $25 at the door. There will be special games, raffles & games of chance. Food and beverages will also be available to purchase. For more information or tickets call the library at (570)638-2197.

Preschool Story Hour will be held every Thursday, April 12- May 31, at 10:00 AM in the community room of the Blossburg Memorial Library. April is National Poetry Month. The library will celebrate with Larry Bassett on Wednesday, April 11 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. The reading/workshop is for a high school through adult audience. Carl Bloss is interested in providing free genealogy classes for all ages. Please contact the library at 638-2197 or blosslib@epix.net for more information.

REMINDERS:

VFW Post 8730 Ladies Auxiliary meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6pm at the VFW (N. Williamson Rd.).

Scrapbooking -Tuesday nights from 5 to 9 pm Come on out and be pampered and work on your albums.Call Loretta @ 404-0588

A food pantry is held the 3rd Monday each month from 10am-12pm and 6pm-8pm at The 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, 6:30pm and every Wednesday at the fire & ambulance building, 6:00pm

BINGO has changed at the Blossburg Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Building. It's still every Wednesday night. The doors open at 5pm. However,effective February 14th, Bingo will start at 6:00pm INSTEAD of 6:30pm.

Weight Watchers meet every Wednesday at The First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. Weigh in starts at 5:15 pm.

If you or your organizations have any birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, sympathies, events, information or any questions for Blossburg News & Views, please contact Rhonda Myers, (570)638-3193, and news@blossburg.org

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