CHURCH NOTES

All Saints Orthodox Church: 211 Willow Ave., Olyphant, offers a frozen pierogi sale from 9 to 11 a.m. every Friday and 10:30 a.m. to noon every Sunday in the church basement.

Christ Episcopal Church: Delaware and Dundaff streets, Forest City, is accepting coats, blankets, scarves, gloves/mittens and snowsuits for its annual free coat distribution. To schedule a drop-off donation time, call 570-540-5936. The church works with the American Legion Post 154, Montrose, on this project. Monetary donations may be made to American Legion Post 154, 14515 State Route 3001, Montrose, PA 18801. Annual community coat distribution will be held Oct. 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Oct. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Rescue & Restore Church: Members of the church at 120 Willow Ave. in Olyphant, the former Holy Ghost Parish, residents of the Valley, veterans or anyone wishing to support the church may preserve their family name or history on a beautifully designed memorial plaque inside the church for posterity. Two sizes are available: single 7-inch by 10-inch or family 12-inch by 18-inch. Info: call Pastor Jack Munley at 570-483-4114.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church: hosts a food giveaway from 1 to 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. Giveaways are sponsored by Friends of the Poor and take place in the attached Holy Family Hall, 1101 Willow St., Peckville.

SS. Peter and Paul Church: Simpson, is selling 2026 six-month lottery calendars. Each $20 calendar includes two numbers for the Pick 3 evening drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery. Prizes include $25 on weekdays, $40 on Sundays and five $100 prizes. Calendars purchased by check will be mailed to return address. Make checks payable to SS. Peter and Paul Church and mail to: P.O. Box 124, Carbondale, PA 18407. Info: contact Marge at 570-282-5680 or Linda at 570-282-0796.

St. John’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral: Mayfield, will host its Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 14-15, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the church center, 701 Hill St. On Nov. 14, pierogies, clam chowder and cabbage and noodles will be sold. On Nov. 15, cabbage rolls, chili, city chicken, steakburgers, hot dogs, kielbasi on a stick or on a roll, sausage and peppers, Italian wedding soup, plus Friday’s menu will be served. Homemade desserts, St. John’s homemade bread, kolachi, raffles and vendors/crafters will also be available. Info: call 570-876-0730, 570-335-2128, 570-254-6882 or 570-876-0391.

St. Mary’s Visitation Church: 625 Dundaff St., Dickson City, holds a weekly Monday night bingo. Early bird starts at 6:30 p.m. and regular games at 6:45 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m. Weekly jackpot is $1,000. Kitchen serves food and beverages beginning at 5:30 p.m. Info: call 570-489-2091.

ONGOING PROGRAMS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Circle Flea Flair: Flea market featuring hundreds of vendors is open every Sunday through November, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting, at the Circle Drive-In, 1911 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Dickson City. Buyer admission is $1 per car. Info: visit Circle Flea Fair on Facebook.

Dickson City Scout Troop 322: is accepting new members (youths ages 10½ to 17 years old). The troop is sponsored by the Dickson City Fire Department Eagle Hose Company 1. The troop meets every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Info: email scouttroop322dc@gmail.com or stop by on Thursday evenings.

Fall Book Club: Book club offered for students in grades 4-5 at the Gina Tomassoni School of Dance & Tutoring Center, 280 Main St., Eynon. Book Club will meet every Tuesday through Nov. 18, 6 to 7 p.m. Cost is $75 per student; all participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book, “There’s an Owl in the Shower,” by Jean Craighead George. To register, call Miss Gina at 570-362-4091.

Fall dance classes: Gina Tomassoni School of Dance, 280 Main St., Eynon, is offering Country Line Dancing for Adults (with some chair exercises). Classes will be on Wednesdays through Nov. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. Cost is $60 for five-week session. Register/more info: call Miss Gina at 570-362-4091 or 570-876-0565.

Mayfield Lions Club: is continuing its sale of brooms, available at the Mayfield Municipal Building, 739 Penn Ave., Mayfield. The club also collects used eyeglasses at the same location.

Pioneer City Market: is a year-round farmers market in downtown Carbondale open every Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. at 58 River St. (Trinity Episcopal Church). Features locally grown produce and artisan goods weekly. Info/become a vendor: message the Pioneer City Market Facebook page.

Third Thursdays in the Queen City: Olyphant Borough gears up with retail stores, restaurants, outdoor vendors and events for special promotions and sales every third Thursday of the month all day, especially from 5 to 8 p.m. Walk and shop on Lackawanna Avenue from the bridge to the Queen City train station. Free parking in the evening. Upcoming events: Nov. 20, Black Friday Sale; Dec. 6, Christmas events. Call DJ Gordo for information regarding vendors, food tents, entertainment and school fundraiser events at 570-766-3050.

United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA’s Carbondale Farmers Market: is open every Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m. at UNC’s Fallbrook Senior Community Center, 185 Fallbrook St., Carbondale. UNC Farmers Markets accepts SNAP/EBT. Info: Follow the Facebook page or contact Taylor Burdick, UNC Carbondale Farmers Market manager, at tburdick@uncnepa.org.

Winter craft fair seeks vendors: Dickson City Civic Center will hold its Winter Craft and Vendor Fair on Dec. 6., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults. Basket raffle will be held to benefit center programs. Vendors now accepted. Info: call 570-383-1813, email dcciviccenter@gmail.com or visit the center’s Facebook page.

HAUNTED HAPPENINGS

Circle of Screams: Circle Drive-In, 1911 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Dickson City. Open Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10:30 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 30, and Sundays, 7 to 9:30 p.m., in October. Includes Delfino Manor attraction and Twisted Acres Woods Walk, as well as scary movie. General admission is $25, with lower price for movie alone. Parking cost is $3. Tickets are on sale at circledrive-in.com and circleofscreams.com. Info: Visit event website and Circle of Screams on Facebook.

Massacre Mansion Haunted Attraction: 454 Delaware St., Simpson. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 11 p.m., and Sundays, 7 to 10 p.m., through October. Ticket booth opens at 7 p.m. and attractions begin at 7:30 p.m., with hayrides after 9 p.m. Bundle pass is $25 (cash only) and includes three walk-through haunted attractions and a hayride. Attractions can also be purchased separately. Info: Visit Massacre Mansion Haunted Attraction on Facebook.

Reaper’s Revenge: 460 Green Grove Road, Scott Twp. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 2. Gates open at 6 p.m. and close between 9:30 and 10:30, based on the night. Includes five haunted attractions, as well as a family-friendly daytime attraction, Lil’ Grim’s Hayride, on Saturdays and Sundays in October. Tickets start at $59, but go up to $69 on the Saturdays of Oct. 11, 18 and 25. Tickets can be purchased at reapersrevenge.com. Info: Visit event website and Reaper’s Revenge on Facebook.

PERFORMING ARTS AND EXHIBITS

Arts at First Presbyterian concert: Oct. 26, 4 p.m., award-winning bluegrass band Colebrook Road will perform. Open to the public free of charge, with a free-will offering taken to help defray the cost of the event. Meet the artists at a reception held following the concert. The church is located at 300 School St., Clarks Summit. Info: visit the church’s website at fpccs.org or call the church office at 570-586-6306.

Marywood art exhibit: “Tracing the Sky: Steve Poleskie’s Aerial Theater on Paper,” Marywood University’s Maslow Study Gallery for Contemporary Art, through Jan. 14. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: visit marywood.edu/community/galleries.

DAILY EVENTS
October 24

Food distribution: Noon to 5 p.m., Carbondale Public Library, 5 N. Main St. Free community food distribution courtesy of the Weinberg Memorial Food Bank. A variety of items each month, including produce, dairy, meats and dry goods, will be provided and available for pickup at the library. Registration is required; call the library at 570-282-4281.

Friends of the Valley Community Library soup sale: Choices are Italian wedding, broccoli cheddar and crab bisque. Sold by the quart and come cold with crackers. All quarts are $13 each, except crab bisque (made with real crab) is $20. Pickup is at Cafe Soriano, 523 Main St., Peckville, between 4 and 6 p.m. Order forms are available in the library, 739 River St., Peckville, or on the library’s website at https://lclshome.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Soup-Sale-Order-Form.pdf. Order deadline is Oct. 16. Info: call Ann Evans at 570-479-0806.

October 25

Medication take-back event: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Valley Community Library, 739 River St., Peckville. Bring unused or expired medications for proper disposal. Accepted are prescription medications, over-the-counter medications (pain relief, antacids, cold medications and laxatives), eye drops, dietary supplements, vitamins, herbal supplements, topical medication (creams/ointments) and pet medication. No needles, inhalers or open liquid medications. Info: contact 570-963-6820, ext. 1514.

Roast beef dinner: Noon to 4 p.m., St. James St. George Episcopal Church, 398 Washington Ave., Jermyn. Takeout only. Dinner is gluten-free. Donation is $15. There will be a basket raffle. Info: call 570-876-4896; leave a message and someone will call you.

Women at the Workbench Carpentry Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Johnson College’s Scranton campus. Participants will learn essential carpentry skills, including how to measure, cut and assemble materials, while working on their own individual projects. Open to participants 18 years and older. Cost is $65. Registration is available at johnson.edu/workshops. Info: contact the college’s Workforce Advancement & Value-Added Education team at wave@johnson.edu or 570-702-8979.

October 26

Jack & Jill bingo: Noon, Greater Scranton YMCA, 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore. Bingo features 15 games and three special games. Food truck, 50/50 and raffles. Prizes valued between $100 and $350. Attendees encouraged to come dressed in a Halloween costume; a prize will be awarded to the best. Cost is $30 per person. Proceeds support the Greater Scranton YMCA’s financial assistance program. Info/register: contact Tressa at tcapoccia@gsymca.org or visit greaterscrantonymca.org.

Rigatoni dinner: Queen of Angels Parish will host its annual rigatoni and meatball dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the parish pastoral center (the former St. James Church), 607 Church St., Jessup. This year’s dinner will be drive-thru only (pre-sales preferred). Tickets for adults cost $15; children under 12, $5. Dinner includes rigatoni, meatballs, salad, roll and dessert. Info: call 570-489-2252.

October 28

“Dine to donate” fundraising night: Fundraiser to benefit Kingsbury Masonic Lodge 466, Olyphant. Between 3 and 10 p.m. at Texas Roadhouse in Dickson City, 10% of your total food purchase will be donated to the Kingsbury Masonic Lodge.

Wonderful Women Breast Cancer Support Group program: 6 to 8 p.m., auditorium at the Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave. Hosted by the Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement. Oncologist Dr. Lisa Thomas will deliver this year’s keynote address. Julie Rutkowski of the Strong and Coura’Jess Foundation will also speak. Free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged. Register/info: contact Holly Przasnyski, co-director of the Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement, at 570-209-3275 or przasnyskih@TheWrightCenter.org.

October 31

Tiny Tot Terror-ific Dance: 10:30 a.m., Valley Community Library, 739 River St., Peckville. Socializing and dancing for little ones. There will be two areas so both babies and older toddlers and preschoolers can have fun getting their groove on. Registration is required for kids up to 5 years old. Costumes are encouraged; there will be a short parade around the library to show off the costumes. To register, visit lclshome.org/libraries/valley-community-library/.

November 1

Bake, soup and treasure sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., hosted by the Grace E. Barthold Chapter at the Kingsbury Lodge Hall, 410 Delaware Ave., Olyphant. A variety of soup and baked goods will be available for purchase. Gently loved items, household goods, books, décor and more. There will also be a basket raffle and mystery bags for $3.

Fall open house: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Johnson College, 3427 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Open house will include discussions about the admissions process, information about financial aid for those who qualify and student services such as student life, student support and career services. Same-day acceptance will be available for many programs if students bring their high school or college transcripts. Tours of each technical area will be conducted. Register: visit Johnson.edu/openhouse or contact Johnson College’s Enrollment Department at 570-702-8856 or enroll@johnson.edu.

Pasta dinner: Nadine Cenci Marchegiani Foundation annual take-out only pasta dinner, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Cafe Soriano, 523 Main St., Peckville. Dinner tickets are $15. Raffle tickets are 3/$5 or 10/$10. For tickets, call Ken at 570-499-1794. All proceeds benefit the NCM Foundation.

Welsh pastie and chicken pot pie sale: Grace E. Barthold Chapter 216, Order of the Eastern Star is taking orders for Welsh pasties (beef and potato pie) and chicken pot pies. Cost is $9. Pickup will be at the Kingsbury Masonic Lodge Hall, 410 Delaware Avenue, Olyphant, between 10 a.m. and noon. Order deadline is Oct. 24. To place an order, call Kathy at 570-677-8602 or Edie at 570-562-1935.

November 2

Roast beef dinner: 1 to 4 p.m., Meredith Hose Co., 100 Main St., Childs. Takeout only. Includes roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, applesauce, roll and dessert. Donation is $15 per ticket.

Stuffed chicken breast dinner: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Holy Ghost Church, take-out and drive-thru only, at LaSalle Hall, 309 First Ave., Jessup. Cost is $15 and includes chicken breast and mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetable, roll and dessert. Limited tickets at the door. Info: call Greg 570-489-8723 or Tim 570-878-2481.

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November 4

Hoagie sale: William Walker Hose Company will hold an Election Day hoagie sale at the company building, 803 Penn Ave., Mayfield. Italian, ham and cheese, and turkey and cheese hoagies will be sold for $7 each. Day-of-sale walk-in orders are welcome from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until sold out. Local delivery is available for orders of 10 or more hoagies. Orders of 10 or more may be placed with WWHC members, or by leaving a message at 570-282-6059 by noon on Nov. 3.

Porketta sandwich sale: 9 a.m. until sold out, hosted by the Shopa Davey VFW Post 6082 Auxiliary at the post home, 123 Electric St., Peckville. Each sandwich costs $5. Pre-orders are suggested by calling Peggy at 570-335-1197 or the post home at 570-383-0501.

November 7

Blood drive: Noon to 5 p.m., Browndale Fire Station, Route 247, 620 Marion St., Browndale. To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org. A few walk-in appointments are available.

November 8

Chicken and biscuit dinner: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Court Street United Methodist Church, 816 Court St., Scranton. Meal includes mashed potatoes, vegetable, dessert and drink. Cost is $14. Info: call 570-342-0898.

November 9

Bingo fundraiser: Altar and Rosary Society of St. Carlo Acutis Parish, Rebecca Street, Throop, is hosting bingo. Doors open at noon, with start time at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Along with the purchase of a ticket, attendees who make a donation of $3 or more will receive one extra playing sheet. Donations will be used to purchase grocery gift cards for the needy of the parish community, Tickets/info: contact Debbie at 570-540-1154.

Forest City Area Historical Society 15th anniversary celebration: 1 p.m., Beacon Restaurant, Union Dale. There will be a short program and a buffet. Public is invited. Cost is $25 per person. Cash bar will be available. Reservations required by Nov. 2; contact Secretary Juliann Doyle at 570-499-4908 or jdoyle@nep.net.

Pancake breakfast: Boy Scout Troop 21, St. Mary’s Visitation Parish, pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, parish center, Dickson City. Tickets are $8 and include pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee/tea. Dine-in or take-out. Tickets available from troop leaders, Scouts and at the door.

November 10

Forest City Outdoor Town Action Team meeting: 6 p.m., Forest City Emergency Services Building, Railroad Street. Meeting will gather input for future projects. The Erie Street Trail Head sidewalks and roadway is nearing completion, and funding for the Center Street pocket park is being worked on. The committee, chaired by Katie Zefran, is seeking community members to help with outdoor vision and grant writing. The FCOTAT is an arm of the Forest City Borough local government.

November 14-15

Fall book sale: Friends of the Valley Community Library will hold their fall book sale on Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., inside the library, 739 River St., Peckville. Patrons may fill a provided bag Nov. 15 for $5 from noon to 2 p.m. A special presale for Friends of the Library members only will be held Nov. 13, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at the door for $10 for an individual, $15 for families. Items for sale include fiction and non-fiction books, young adult and children’s books, puzzles and more. Prices vary from $0.25 to $2.

December 3

Bus trip: Friends of the Valley Community Library to host bus trip to the Christmas & Gift Show, Harrisburg. Over 550 specialty vendors selling a wide array of exclusive, unique gifts. The bus will leave the library, 739 River St., Peckville, at 7:30 a.m., arrive at the PA Farm Show Complex at about 10 a.m., depart at 4 p.m. and return to the library at about 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person, cash or check. There is a $2 additional fee for credit card charges. Ticket price includes the bus, show admission and driver’s tip. Limited tickets available. Payment is required to reserve a spot. All sales are final; no refunds. Signup is available at the library. Info: contact Ann at 570-479-0806 or valleylibraryfriends@outlook.com.

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