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COUNTRY JAM
The Back Porch String Band hosts the Country Jam at the Howard fire hall each month on the fourth Sunday from 1-6 p.m. The only time Country Jam won't be held is during December because of Christmas. The next Country Jam will be held on June 25.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Special Olympics Pennsylvania needs YOU to become a volunteer during the 2023 Summer Games at Penn State University from Thursday, June 8-10. We would be working at the Healthy Athletes Registration. The shifts are as follows: Thursday, June 8, from 1-5 p.m.; Friday, June 9, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and also from 2-6 p.m.
Some 2,000 athletes are to compete in athletics, basketball, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, softball, swimming and tennis during this three day event. Volunteers are needed with competition, awards, food, registration and various other positions!
Special Olympics is about transforming lives, including your own. It's about a spirit of giving and teamwork. It's about making your community and neighborhood a more welcoming and accepting place for people of all abilities. It's also about creating lifelong friendships.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Special Olympics, please contact Ashley at 814-355-6816 and she will add you to her list and will let you know the next steps of the enrollment process.
THANK YOU
Howard Fire Company would like to thank everyone who helped with their annual yard sale last month.
Special thanks to the "yard sale crew" members who showed up every day to sort and organize the items that were donated. Thanks to everyone who helped in the kitchen and during the sale days. Thanks to everyone who donated items and thanks to everyone who shopped and donated financially to the fire company.
YARD SALES
Nittany Antique Machinery's Spring Tractor Show and Flea Market will be held June 2-4 at Penns Cave. Free admission.
Loganton and Brokerhoff Heights in Bellefonte yard sales will be June 2-3.
Snow Shoe and Clarence area yard sales will be June 8-10.
Beech Creek-Blanchard community yard sales will be June 9 and 10.
Unionville yard sales will also be on June 9 and 10.
Millheim yard sales will be June 16-17. Also the Springfield Development area near Zion.
Centre Hall yard sales will be June 23 and 24. Mr. Sticky's (sticky buns) will be at the fire hall at 134 N. Witmer Ave. in Centre Hall, and the fire company will also serve sandwiches and drinks both days. Spots are available on the fire company grounds to set up your yard sale items at $20 for the weekend. You're welcome to set up on Thursday and should plan to open extra early on Friday. For info and registration form email grammyhock@yahoo.com or chfc4treasurer@gmail.com or stop by the fire hall Monday evenings. Flea markets will not be held this year. Mark your calendar that the fire company's monthly bingo will resume on Friday, Oct. 6.
FOOD
DISTRIBUTION
The Howard United Methodist Church holds food distributions twice a month, the first Thursday and third Friday of the month, beginning at 5 p.m. The next distribution will occur on Friday, June 16. After recommendations from our Pennsylvania State Police, we will be changing the route of the distribution because of the possibility of other emergencies on the previous route. Help would not be able to respond to that emergency, so taking the recommendations provided to the church, DO NOT start lining up before 4 p.m.
The new route will be as follows: Turn onto Spearing Street in Howard and then make a right onto Rothrock. The traffic will be held there until 4:30 p.m., and then you would make a left onto Black Street, followed by a right turn onto Grove Street and proceed to the church. For more info. call Patti at 814-625-2182.
CLASS OF 1967
Joyce Beaty will be hosting the 56th class reunion for LHHS Class of 1967 on June 24 at 2 p.m. The Beaty house is located at 153 Beach Street, Blanchard. The house is located two houses past the Blanchard Church of Christ. RSVP by June 1st to Landa Rossman at 352-874-3066 or Joyce Beaty, 570-962-3355 (call for details). The charge will be $5 per person made payable to LHHS Class of 1967 and mailed to Georgette Rupert, 57 Mapes Road, Beech Creek, PA 16822.
PATRIOTS
CEREMONY
The Howard Grange is participating in the National Grange Patriots Program to honor local, living veterans who served during WWII, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.
The Patriots Ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 4, at 1 p.m. at the Howard VFW pavilion. After the ceremony, light snacks and drinks will be provided for veterans receiving the certificates and their families.
BASKET
BENEFIT
A basket raffle will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on June 3 at the Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek for Ted Parker. Ted has been diagnosed with stage 4 laryngeal (throat) cancer and is undergoing treatment. Ted has already had surgeries and now travels five days a week to Geisinger in Danville for treatments.
Ted is a landscaper and this is his busiest time of the year with mulching and mowing a lot of grass for his clients in the area, so some of his friends have been pitching in and helping with the work until Ted is able to beat cancer and recover.
In the meantime, there are a lot of extra expenses (gas for all the daily trips to Danville, co-pays and such) that this benefit will help Ted and his wife, Jennifer, with.
Ted's sister, Tania, is organizing the benefit and is looking for the community's support in providing a lot of baskets for the event. Call Tania at 570-660-7603 and let her know that she can count on a basket or item (gift cards for gas stations, restaurants or grocery stores are excellent ideas) for the benefit.
Baskets can be dropped off at the FCC from 6-8 p.m. on Friday.
Please keep Ted (and Jennifer) in your prayers, too!
FREE PICNIC
Howard United Methodist Church is having a free picnic thanking our moms and dads on Sunday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church at 144 W. Main St. in Howard. The picnic will feature hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, salads, desserts and drinks that can be eaten inside or outside the church or for take-outs.
Reservations are not necessary, but with a reservation you will receive a goodie bag!
RSVP at 814-625-2182. The church and congregation has been richly blessed, and would love to share these blessings with you! Everyone is welcome!
PAINTING
PROJECT
Howard Mayor Deb Simoncek is looking for volunteers to help improve our borough hall in Howard. The borough building is badly in need of painting, which will require scrapping first to remove old paint and then maybe a day to get the new paint on (if enough help). The condition of the wood does not allow for a power wash to get the old paint off. Howard Borough will provide paint and the scaffolding.
If you are able and willing to help out, even for a few hours, please let Deb know by calling 814-625-0054.
HERITAGE DAYS
Porter Township will be holding the annual Heritage Days 5K Run/Walk at Brown's Hill Tavern on June 3. Registration is from 8-10 a.m. and the "colorful" run/walk begins at 10 a.m. Cost to register is $25 for adults; $20 for ages 12-17; and those under age 12 can run or walk for free. You can also pre-register online at www.porterheritagedays.com. There will be five different "color" stations during the course!
Proceeds from this Run/Walk will benefit the Porter Township Heritage Day Festival that will be held on June 10. If you have trouble with pre-registering online call Linda at 570-295-1052 or send her an email at jely2@comcast.net for more info.
The 7th Annual Heritage Day Festival will be held on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Recreation Park in Lamar. Local celebrities are needed to volunteer to sit in the dunk tank!
There's live music, a kid's tractor pull, craft and food vendors, corn hole tourney, and so much fun for the whole family. The festival will end with a fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. in the field across from Dotterer Equipment on Route 64. Don't park along Route 64 for safety reasons, but rather pull into the field.
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Howard Happenings is written and compiled by Tammy Coakley who can be reached by email at tammysue0115@gmail.com or by telephone at 814-625-2684.