Dunmore
Society meeting: SS. Anthony and Rocco Altar and Rosary Society meeting Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m., parish hall, St. Rocco’s, Luke Avenue and Kurtz Street, Dunmore, plans for annual pasta dinner and fall festival for Oct. 10-11 will be made.
Duryea
History presentation: John Dziak presenting and discussing a video program on human life in the Susquehanna River valley and Lackawanna River valley, focusing on prehistoric man’s and historic era man’s relationship to the two major valley systems defining this part of Pennsylvania, Duryea Municipal Building, 315 Main St., Duryea, 7-9 p.m., Sept. 25, open to the public and free. Contact: Ted Baird, tedbaird@verizon.net.
Lackawanna County
Open house: Penn State Master Gardeners in Lackawanna County having a fall open house at Plow & Hearth, 2111 Shoppes at Montage, Moosic, Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: 570-963-6842 or lackawannamg@psu.edu.
Heroes Day: The eighth annual Heroes Day, Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, honoring 911 dispatchers, police officers, firefighters, military personnel, sheriffs, EMS workers, free refreshments, giveaways, face painting and caricatures. Contact: Gerard Hetman, the County’s Community Relations Coordinator, 570-963-6743, ext. 1872.
Pike County
Alzheimer’s education: Belle Reve Alzheimer’s educational series presentation Thursday, Oct. 11, 6-7 p.m., with Lani Dickson, director of marketing at Belle Reve, discussing “When is it Time for More Help?” free, open to the public, light refreshments. Reservations: 570-409-9191.
Scranton
Pasta dinner: Pasta dinner today 4-7 p.m. by South Side Active Adult Center, 425 Alder St., Scranton, $10/adults, $5/children.
Addiction awareness: A 6-week education series: “Addiction Awareness,” Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m., today to Oct. 25, free, Scranton Jewish Community Center, 601 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Contact: Nadine Chaundy, 570-851-7461, nadine@avenuesrecovery.com.
Bus trip: Scranton’s St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church sponsoring a Christmas-time bus trip to New York City, Saturday, Dec. 8, leaving from St. Vladimir Church, 428 N. Seventh Ave., 8 a.m., departing from New York City for home at 8:45 p.m., $42. Details and reservations: 570-563-2275.
Designer-purse bingo: Marywood Men’s Basketball team sponsoring designer purse bingo, Saturday, Sept. 22, Holy Rosary School, 312 William St., Scranton, 6 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m., $25/person, 20 games, specials, basket raffles and 50/50, food and refreshments available for purchase. Contact: text or call Jamie, 570-954-8253 or mastroianni@mary
wood.edu.
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