East Mountain

Neighbors meet: East Mountain Neighbors meeting, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Waldorf Park GAF banquet room. Guest speaker to be announced.

East Scranton

Bus trip: East Scranton Seniors bus trip to Resorts Worldwide Catskills, Nov. 11, bus leaves at 9 a.m. and departs casino at 4:30 p.m.; cost is $50, with a rebate of $25 casino slot play and $15 food credit. Photo ID required. Call Tom at 570-909-4266. Payment and reservations due by Nov. 2.

Lackawanna County

Bus trip: AARP NEPA/Scranton Chapter 3731 will host a bus trip to Wind Creek Casino, Bethlehem, on Oct. 14. The casino houses over 3,000 slot machines and 150 table games. Shop their outlets and eat at their food court or the many restaurants on site. Rebate $25 free slot play. Board at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Center, 320 Mifflin Ave., Scranton, and leave the casino at 4:30 p.m. Payment of $40 due with reservation. Call David at 570-892-1619 or Eileen at 570-328-3359.

Historical Society picnic: The Lackawanna Historical Society is marking its 140th anniversary. In place of its annual dinner, the society will celebrate with an old-fashioned picnic at the Archbald Pothole State Park on Saturday. The society was incorporated Jan. 21, 1886, as the Lackawanna Institute of History and Science, and one of its early efforts was preserving the glacial pothole, which was discovered by miners in 1884. The pothole’s land was owned for a time by the society in the early 1900s, and the deed was eventually transferred to Lackawanna County, and then to the state in the 1960s. The picnic will take place from 1-4 p.m. (rain date is Sunday) and include live music, a buffet barbecue catered by Archbald’s Texas Barbeque Specialists Smoked and Sauced, and a birthday cake. For information, call 570-344-3841 or email lackawannahistory@gmail.com.

Scranton

Roast beef dinner: Immaculate Conception Church, 801 Taylor Ave., roast beef dinner, Oct. 15, 5-8 p.m., $15/adult dinner and $12/children, includes roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. No reservations required; eat in or take out. Tickets available at the door. For information, contact Doug, 570-954-6836, or the parish office, 570-961-5211.