CLIPBOARD
Carbondale
Electronics collection: City residents electronics drop-off first Friday of each month beginning Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., foyer, City Hall, 1 N. Main St.; 282-4633.
Car cruise: Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club car cruise, Friday, Advance Auto Parts, Business Route 6; music, door prizes, 50/50, trophies, food by Boy Scout Troop 888; 876-4034.
Italian dinner: Lackawanna County Upper Valley Division 2, Acient Order of Hibernians, chicken parm and penne pasta with vodka sauce dinner, May 11, 4-7 p.m., Harry T. Cook Hall, Trinity Club, 83 S. Main St.; $10; takeouts available; 282-4201 or 282-2839.
Cemetery cleanup: Maplewood Cemetery Association spring cleanup May 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Robinson Avenue and Cemetery Street; Dr. S. Robert Powell, 282-0385, for donation details.
Dundaff
Mother's dinner: St. John's Orthodox Church Mother's Day dinner, May 12, off Route 247, takeouts, 11 a.m., dinner servings, noon until sold out, $12/adults and $6/children, 222-3293 or 585-8940.
East Scranton
Bus trip: Immaculate Conception Parish, bus trip to Hollywood Casino at Penn National Raceway, May 20, bus leaves parking lot, 10 a.m., leaves casino, 6 p.m., $22, $25/rebate, $5/food, reservations, 347-7394.
Eynon
Benefit dinner: Eynon Christmas Lights Committee pasta dinner and pasta-eating contest, Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Eynon VFW Post 7963, $8; Helen O'Leary, 876-1758.
Fleetville
Meatloaf dinner: Fleetville Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary meatloaf dinner, May 21, 5-7 p.m., firehouse, Route 407, $7.50/pre-sale and $8/door, $4/under 10, takeouts available; 945-3139.
Jermyn
Basket blessing: St. Michael's Orthodox Church blessing of Easter baskets, Sunday, after Saturday midnight resurrection matins, and after 9:30 a.m. Resurrection Divine Liturgy, 876-1241 or stmichaeljermyn.org
North Scranton
Neighbors meet: North Scranton Neighborhood Association/Crime Watch meeting, Monday, 7 p.m., Holy Rosary School auditorium; speaker: Karin Foster of West Scranton/Hyde Park Neighborhood Watch.
Old Forge
Committee meeting: Old Forge School District Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m., high school library.
Pasta dinner: Prince of Peace Parish Society takeout-only pasta and meatball dinner May 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Felittese grounds, Third Street, $9/day of, or call rectory, 457-5900.
Pike County
Fundraising auction: Safe Haven of Pike County Inc. Art of Kindness event, Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m., Biondo Investment Advisors Building (The One), Routes 6 and 209, live auction artists and artisan talents and crafted pieces, light fare, $60; 296-2827.
Regional
Group meets: Blankets for Vets meeting, Monday, noon-2 p.m., Shopa-Davey VFW Post, 123 Electric St., Peckville, 587-5087 or blanketsforvets@gmail.com.
Friendship day: Church Women United of Lackawanna County May Friendship Day, Friday, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue and Olive Street, covered dish luncheon, noon, program theme "Swinging Wide the Doors of Hospitality," 1 p.m.
Scranton
Pasta dinner: Scranton Knights Football Team and Friends of the Scranton Knights inaugural pasta dinner, Friday, 5-8 p.m., Scranton High School Cafe; takeouts available; $10 at door or Paul Grabowski, 702-7209.
South Scranton
Pasta dinner: Dante Literary Society pasta and meatball dinner, May 11, 4:30-7 p.m.,1916-1918 Prospect Ave.; takeouts available; $11/adults, $7/ children.
Taylor
Meeting change: R&L Civic Club meeting, May 10, 8 p.m., St. George's Hall, Taylor.
West Scranton
Bus trip: West Side Senior Center bus trip to Hollywood Casino, May 16, leaves 9 a.m., leaves casino, 4:30 p.m.; $25/includes bag lunch, age 60 or older; $30 rebate ($25/free play, $5/food voucher), 961-1592, ext. 101, or 1004 Jackson St., Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
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