Jim and Donna Kistler will provide the special music at the Standing Stone Community Vespers Church on Sunday, September 23 at 6 p.m. Please note change of time. Donna has a BA and MA in education. She has enjoyed theater and music since childhood. Special performances include: The Messiah, the Tunkhannock Library Christmas Programs and Center Stage in Dushore. Presently she is pianist at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, directs the Endless Harmony Regional Chorale; sings in regional chorales and performs with Center Stage. Jim has a BA and MA in education. He has had many theater and choral experiences since his childhood and received five years of vocal instruction. He participated in the Messiah, The Tunkhannock Library Christmas Program and with Center Stage in Dushore. Presently Jim enjoys participating in regional chorales, singing at weddings, special events, and performing with Center Stage as well as working with Sullivan Seeds of Hope and directing Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Sullivan County. Faith Jaynes is organist, Carol O’Brien is pianist, and Rev. Robert Martin will be the speaker for the service. Come and enjoy a wonderful time together worshipping Christ through music. For more information or directions to the church call Violet Koser at (570) 265-5795.
Linda and I were totally delighted to see the photo and caption last week giving tribute to Carol and Joe Roinick. When we moved up here 12 years ago from Philadelphia, one of the first sights that hit us was the window of the Sullivan County Library, filled with photos of superb high school artwork. Soon we realized that just about every week there was a new, equally engaging window. But the real experience, of course, was inside the library. Carol, as librarian, has raised what might well have been a reading byway to a literary super highway. Within limited shelf space, she has maintained an open, enlivening, invigorating atmosphere that presents bestsellers, unusual but accessible non-fiction works, large-type and tape books for us dodderers, movies and, perhaps most important in this changing technological age, online access to just about anything. If you haven’t been to the back room – the home of children’s literature and story hours – go there. It’s wide, inviting, light, airy, everything a kids’ area should be. I doubt there are many towns the size of Dushore (pop. 650) or counties the size of Sullivan (pop. 6,500) that can boast of a library like ours – or a librarian like Carol Roinick. To say we’re sad to see her go is the understatement of our
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The Seger Family will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Lairdsville Faith Church, 6786 Route 118. Call Pastor Max L. Walters Jr. for more information at (570) 584-2765.
The Department of Natural Resources recently approved a special events permit allowing a first–ever guided ATV/UTV ride through the beautiful Loyalsock State Forest near Hillsgrove, PA. The Highland Lake Snowmobile and Outdoor Recreation Club (HLSORC) is hosting the event. John Cropper, HLSORC President stated, “The club worked closely with Richard A. Glinski, District Forester from the Loyalsock State Forest. This is the first event of its kind and it will be a unique privilege to ride approximately 40 miles of State Forest roads.” The event is planned for Sunday, October 14, on Route 87 in Hillsgrove, with registration beginning at 9:00 a.m. The costs are $15.00 per operator ages 16 and over, $5.00 per operator ages 8 through 15, and $5.00 per passenger, with all proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project. If anyone knows of a Wounded Warrior that would be interested in participating in this event please contact John Cropper at (570) 435-0199. The club will have passenger seats in utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) or side-by-sides avail-able. The ride will begin on Mill Creek Road in Hillsgrove on a designated trail for approximately 40 miles. Participants will travel in groups. Each group will be guided by an HLSORC member. Once the group is underway, riders will be required to stay with the assigned group for the entire ride.
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The PA Apple ‘n Cheese Festival, held in Canton, will take place October 6 and 7 and will provide festival attendees with a great variety of dining options. The festival features 40 food booths, seven of which are operated by local nonprofit groups. East Canton Church, Canton Church of Christ, Grover Church of Christ, St. Michael’s Church and the New Life Church all sponsor booths at the festival. These churches serve up pies, sloppy joes, salt potatoes, nachos and apple crisp. Festival–goers wait patiently in line at the East Canton Church’s famous Apple Dumplin’ Gang booth. The line for the apple dumplings, served with or without ice cream, often crosses the event’s driveway. The Canton Lions Club and Canton Fire Department each run large booths in the festival food court. Canton Lions Club serves ham BBQ, homemade apple pies and sharp cheese. Both groups welcome early festival attendees with delicious breakfast sandwiches. New vendors this year will be serving handmade bagels, hot roast beef sandwiches, ice cream, ribbon fries, breaded macaroni and cheese bites, pickles on a stick, German roasted nuts and fried cheese curds. Additional vendors will be selling everything from crab cake sandwiches, bloomin’ onions, fudge, beef jerky, pierogies, among many other items. Countless varieties of cheese will be sold by LeRaysville Cheese Factory, Palentine Dairy, the Canton
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TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) #PA 1090 met at Sullivan Terrace in the Community Room on September 10th. Weighing in were thirteen members with a total loss of two and a half pounds. There were two turtles (stayed the same). The best losers were Mary and Terry and runner up was Danny and Colleen. The incentive to stay package was won by Cathy. Nan shared the money basket for KOPS. This Week’s Challenge: “Take a good look at ourselves and make a commitment to do better.” Old Business: On 9/14 – we need to know who is going to Fall Rally. We are working on our gift basket for the Fall Rally and other things. New Business: Our leader read the Chapter Chatter. Program – Fruit Bingo winners were: 1st – Terry, 2nd – Donna, 3rd – Carole, 4th – Deane and 5th – Audrey. New members are always welcome to come and join.