4/23/08

Blossburg News & Views
By Cheryl Whitney Boinske

The Blossburg Community Garden planning has begun. Learn how to start seeds and how to care for them until you get them into the garden on Wednesday April 23, 6:00pm at the garden site, unless raining will be held at the Methodist Church Pavilion. Supplies will be provided. The community garden will be leasing 4' x 4' plots for $10.00 and a few 4' x 8' plots for $20.00 per growing season. This is a good way to get your hands dirty and get some great tasting fresh food for your dinner. Experienced growers will be able to assist you if you have never gardened before. Come join the fun!

Now that it is spring and everyone is thinking about planting...plant some pumpkins for a pumpkin growing contest! VIBE is encouraging everyone to grow a pumpkin to be weighed in at the Fall Festival in October of this year.

Applications for the TCCCC sponsored Linda Lutomski Environmental Scholarship Award are now available from the Guidance Counselors in the Southern Tioga School District. The Award for this year has been increased to $1000.00. Information about the scholarship is also available on the TCCCC website at www.tcccc-inc.org

The Blossburg Girl Scout Troops #153 and #1430 are doing a collection of goodies for our troops over seas to make goodie boxes to be sent out the first weekend in May because May is Military month. There are approx 110-115 troops from our area fighting for us and we would like to send them a little love from home.Some of the items we are in need of are:
Travel size wet ones
Travel size tissues
Skin So Soft from Avon Tavel size (it helps keep sand fleas off)
Pop Tarts
hard candy
Homemade fudge (no nuts)
Anything wrapped individual
cookies (no icing)
This is just some of the items if anyone is interested in donating call or e-mail go_eagles93@yahoo.com ,570-638-3011,cell 570-404-0437. We would appreciate any donations.

Island Park Spring Clean-up May 3 @ 8am.

Blossburg boro Spring Clean-up May 5-9. Items for pickup should be put out on Saturday or Sunday night, May 3 - 4, 2008. All items must be out by Tuesday night. All spring cleanup items will be picked up by Friday, May 9, 2008.

The Blossburg Memorial Library will sponsor Longaberger Basket Bingo on May 17th. Stop into the library within the next few weeks and look at the baskets to be given away. You can obtain more information at http://www.blossburgmemoriallibrary.com

The Blossburg Farmers Market will be held again this year in the Riverside Plaza. Anyone wanting to sell produce, plants, crafts and edible items please contact Tonya McNamara at 638-3112 or mcnamara@epix.net

The Blossburg-North Penn Alumni Association was formed in 1988 as a result of a reunion held by the classes of 1966, 1967 and 1968. Representatives of the three classes, realizing through past experience that it was difficult to generate enough attendance at a reunion to make the work and effort of organizing worthwhile, decided to combine their efforts and organize a three-year reunion. After many positive comments from those attending this three-year reunion and requests from other graduates, the representatives from the three-year reunion and volunteers from other graduating classes combined to start the alumni association. Through the continued interest shown by the attendance of alumni, we have held 19 annual reunions for the attendees and alumni of Blossburg and North Penn High School. The reunions consist of a catered banquet, music and time to reminisce with "old" friends. The date of the reunion is the first Saturday of August each year. Notification is sent to everyone (not just anniversary years) for whom we have addresses. So, if you are interested in attending the annual reunion, and did not receive an invitation by the first of June, and either attended or graduated from Blossburg/North Penn High School, please notify us of your current address. Please register even if you have received an invitation so we may verify current addresses, spellings, etc. and add e-mail addresses. You can register at www.blossburg.org

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

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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