3/8/06

Blossburg News & Views
By Cheryl Whitney Boinske

Birthdays: March 1 - Marjorie Montague, 2 - Marian Lindquist and Walter Vaughn, 7 - Jerome Ogden and Kate Lynn Marie Stevens, 12 - Ashton Whitney, 13 - Lewis Hilfiger, 15 - Daniel Short and Doris LeBlanc

March 17 St. Patrick's Day dance from 7pm-10pm at the high school gym. Cost $5 single $7 couple. Tickets sold at lunch for $3 single and $5 couple.

March 18 St. Andrews Altar and Rosary Society will be having a chicken barbeque starting at 10:30am in front of the Holiday Market. Chicken cooked by Sleezy.

A Mardi Gras Party, coordinated by Ann Davis, was held at St. Mary's Church on Feb. 26. About 90 people participated in a celebration with Mardi Gras beads, crowns, hats, masks, green, purple and gold balloons, plenty of tasty food for all and festival music was provided by DJ Bob Zuchowski.

Congratulations to Rebecca Cunningham who is being honored as the Kiwanis Student of the Month for February.

Matthew 25 Food pantry helped 50 families in January; this is the highest month to date. Shelves are low now; they especially need string beans, peas, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti and instant potatoes.

First UMC is going to start a new worship service on Saturdays at 5:00pm beginning on April 8. The worship services will have contemporary music and an informal style. All persons are welcome to join us in praise and in drawing near to God.

Also at UMC is Pilates classes Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm in the Social room.

Junior Library Guild Young Adult Titles March 2006: Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friends Must Do In Europe By Jane Harrington

The King of Attolia By Megan Whalen Turner, Satch & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure By Dan Gutman and Zap By Paul Fleischman

REMINDERS:

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, 6:30pm

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)638-2425, and news@blossburg.org

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