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Abingtons
Pasta dinner: Rotary Club of the Abingtons pasta dinner, April 28, 2-6 p.m., Abington Heights High School; takeouts available, $8/adults, $4/under 12, benefits Allied Services Pediatrics/DePaul School, Abington Little League, Russello Cancer Fund, Clarks Summit area youth initiatives; tickets from Rotarians or 947-2705.
Green Ridge
Sportsmen meet: Green Ridge Sportsmen's Club meeting, Friday, 7 p.m., American Legion Post 908.
Greenfield Twp.
Monthly breakfast: Greenfield Volunteer Fire Company breakfast, April 28, 8 a.m.-noon, fire hall, 424 Route 106, $5/adults and $1/12 and under.
Honesdale
Women meet: Women's Club of Honesdale meeting, April 25, 7 p.m., Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Center, Commercial Street.
Mayfield
Bread sale: St. John's Russian Orthodox Cathedral paska bread sale, April 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., church center, Hill Street; raisin/white bread, $7; kolachi (nut, poppyseed, lekvar and apricot), $10; 876-0730, 876-3372 or 876-0391.
Minooka
Autism fundraiser: Minooka Lions Autism Awareness Foundation Autism Awareness Night, April 27, 6-11 p.m., Divine Mercy Parish Center; $15, door or 346-2152; to donate theme baskets, Michelle, 342-3583, service or item for silent auction, Jack Walsh, 346-2152 or minookaautism@aol.com.
Mountain View
Golf tournament: Mountain View Baseball Booster Club golf tournament, Sunday, 1 p.m. start, Conklin Players Club, dinner follows, pro shop, 607-775-3042 or Coach Griffis, 396-6534.
Old Forge
Pierogie sale: St. Michael's Church pierogie sale, pickup, April 23, 2-5 p.m., church hall, Church and Winter streets; $6/dozen, Sandra, 457-9280, or church hall, 457-2875, by April 19.
Pasta dinner: Old Forge Sons of Italy takeout-only pasta dinner, April 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Felittese Association Grounds, Third Street; drive-through service, dinner/$8, pasta sauce, $5/quart, meatballs, $5/pint, from members or Lou Terruso, 498-0178; limited walk-ins.
Clam chowder: St. Stephen's Russian Orthodox Church fresh clam chowder sale, Friday, 4-6 p.m., church, end of Hickory Street, $6/quart; 457-9607 or 562-0884.
Regional
Author event: New York Times best-selling author, Susan Vreeland, keynote speaker, Glass Artisans Chapter of Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen dinner, April 26, 5:30-8-30 p.m., Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel, cocktail reception, 5:30-6:30, booksigning; $60, $100/pair, $350/table for eight; www.glassartisans.org or 982-6272.
Geranium sale: Victim Resource Center 28th annual geranium sale, pick-up/delivery week of May 7-10, pink or red/4-inch pots/$3.50, order by April 26, Victims Resource Center, 823-0765, geraniums@vrcnepa.org or Facebook.
Food safety: Penn State Extension Cooking for Crowds workshop, April 24, 9:30 a.m.-noon, EMA Center, Route 6, Tunkhannock, safe food handling practices for volunteers preparing food in quantity; $15, includes food, refrigerator thermometers, handouts; manual/$10; preregistration required, 724-9120 or 855-394-7534 by April 19, Cathy Guffey, 265-2896 or cbg1@psu.edu.
Craft fair: New Visions Studio & Gallery spring craft fair, Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 201 Vine St., Scranton, indoor and outdoor offering original artwork, vintage and handmade jewelry, candles, baked goods, oils and herbal remedies, vintage accessories, Mary Kay, honey and syrup from local farms, free admission, 878-3970, www.newvisionsstudio.com or newvisionsstudio@gmail.com.
Independence celebration: Center for Independent Living independence day cocktail party, April 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center; proceeds benefit young adults with autism as they transition from high school to college or career through center's partnership with the University of Scranton; $50 by Friday to Dru Miller, 344-7211, ext. 5248.
CIC fundraiser: Broads' Regional Arm Wrestling League Scranton BRAWL, to benefit the Community Intervention Center of Scranton, Friday, 6 p.m., Vintage Theater, Scranton, organized by Abington Heights junior Zia Lawrence; part performance and part arm wrestling tournament; $10/door.
Susquehanna County
Pottery sale: Susqehanna Library and Historical Society spring pottery and art sale, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church Hall, 276 Church St., Montrose, free admission.
Taylor
Pancake breakfast: Taylor Fire and Rescue Company pancake and sausage breakfast, April 28, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 1137 Reynolds Ave., $7.
Throop
Tire disposal: Borough tire pickup April 30 and last Tuesdays through October, call in advance, have curbside by 7 a.m.
West Scranton
Spaghetti dinner: St. Lucy's Church spaghetti dinner, today, 949 Scranton St., takeouts, 3-5 p.m. (containers provided) and sit-down dinner, 5-8 p.m., $9/adults and $5/under 12.
Pierogie sale: St. Michael's Orthodox Church pierogie sale, Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 540 N. Main Ave., $7/dozen, 961-1795.
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