CLIPBOARD
Avoca
Race night: Queen of the Apostles Parish night at the races, Feb. 23, 5:30 p.m., races begin, 7, St. Mary's School auditorium, 742 Spring St.; $5, BYOB, horses/$10, racing forms: St. Mary's Church, 715 Hawthorne St., after weekend Masses; sponsor of winning horse wins $50.
Blakely
Reunion planning: Blakely High School class of 1963 50th anniversary reunion planning meeting, today, 11:30 a.m., Blakely Hose Company 2, Second Street; 489-9350.
Childs
Chicken barbecue: Meredith Hose Company chicken barbecue Sunday, noon until sold out; $9; 282-3102.
Dunmore
Society meets: SS. Anthony and Rocco Altar and Rosary Society meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m., St. Rocco's Hall, Kurtz Street; planning pizza fritta sale for Ash Wednesday.
Moosic
Lenten foods: Moosic Lions Club Lenten tuna hoagie/red clam chowder sale, Fridays during Lent, Feb. 15-March 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Moosic Youth Center; hoagies/$4, clam chowder, $3/pint or $6/quart; preorders or business deliveries, Tim, 457-1299, walk-ins welcome.
Senior party: After 50 Club Valentine party, Thursday, 1 p.m., Greenwood Hose Company, Birney Avenue.
Regional
Anxiety screening: Psychological Services Center at Marywood University hosting free, anonymous anxiety screenings Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Psychological Services Center, 1009 McGowan Center, Marywood University.
Benefit dance: Marywood University Valentine big band dance night, Sunday, 6-9 p.m., Nazareth Student Center, Latour Room, second floor, Adams Avenue; music by Marywood Jazz Ensemble, featuring vocalist Chris DiMattio; $5/door, benefits former Marywood Music Professor Kenneth Brader.
Scranton
Soup and pierogies: St. Nicholas Orthodox Church fresh pierogi and soup sale, Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 505 Jefferson Ave.; pierogie: $7/dozen; Manhattan clam chowder, $8/quart, $4/pint; vegetarian vegetable and mushroom barley soups, $7/quart, $3.50 pint; 344-1522.
South Scranton
Seniors meet: South Scranton After 50 Club meeting, Thursday, 1:30 p.m. St. Paul of the Cross Parish Center.
Throop
Electronics collection: Borough picking up electronics, boroughwide, first Monday of each month, call in advance and have curbside by 7 a.m.
CLIPBOARD ITEMS may be emailed to yesdesk@times shamrock.com or mailed to Clipboard, c/o YES!Desk, 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. For details, call the YES!Desk, 348-9121.