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FIRE CO. EVENTS
Centre Hall Fire Company (134 N. Witmer Avenue) monthly Bingo returns Friday, Oct. 6, and will continue to be held on the first Friday of each month through May, 2024. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. (Note the time change!) Early bird games are at 6:30 p.m. and regular games start at 7 p.m. Food and rip tickets are also available.
Citizen's Hook & Ladder Company will hold their gun and cash raffle on Oct. 7. Doors open at noon and the drawing begins at 1 p.m. Must have photo ID and ticket to enter. The fire station is located at 300 Catherine St., Milesburg.
SOUP SALE
Logan Grange #109 in Pleasant Gap will be holding a soup sale on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., unless sold out before.
Soup flavors will be chicken corn noodle, vegetable beef and white chicken chili. The cost is $9 for each quart. Pre-orders can be called to 814-360-5756 or ordered through private message on the Logan Grange #109 Facebook page. Walk-ins are welcome, but pre-ordering is best.
SPORTSMEN'S CLUB
Liberty Township Sportsmen's Association will hold a turkey shoot tomorrow, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. at the skeet building. Registration is at noon. Shells are provided. The cost is $13 and prizes are awarded. Hot dogs will be available for purchase during the day. Bring your own eye and ear protection! Visit the website at libertysportsmen.com or contact Mark at 570-295-2288 for info.
VFW EVENTS
Howard Grange #297 will be hosting a Chicken Barbecue on Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. until gone, at the Howard VFW Post 8269. $10 per meal to include chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans, a roll and butter.
Howard VFW Post 8269 will be hosting a Corn Hole Tournament as well. Registration will begin at noon and bags fly at 1 p.m. $20 team entry fee. Call Anita at 814-571-4160 for more info about the Barbecue or the Corn Hole tourney.
The Howard VFW Auxiliary is holding a cash Bingo on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Yearick Center (Howard Fire Hall). Doors open at noon and Bingo begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be obtained at the VFW Club, by calling 814-625-2543 or from any auxiliary member. Must be 21 to play this Bingo. Rip tickets, 50/50, Chinese auction and food will also be available.
POT PIE SALE
Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church is having a pot pie sale on Monday, Oct. 9, and pick-up is in the parking lot beginning at 4 p.m. Quarts of ham or chicken pot pie are sold for $8. It's best to pre-order so you're sure to get by calling Janette at 814-883-0893. Walk-in sales are welcome, until sold out. The church is located at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte, just behind the Sheetz store in Wingate.
ADVENT MUSIC
The Advent Church and Historical Museum located at 1303 Moose Run Road, Bellefonte, is hosting the last of three concerts, entitled Music at the Advent. The final music event for the year is being called Harvest Home and will be on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The day will be much like a fall festival with children's activities, craft items, homemade preserves and baked goods. The music will be provided by the Bellefonte Community Band and other local musicians. Help celebrate the autumn harvest season at The Advent and come learn about how folks in Holt's Hollow preserved food for the winter. Cider and donuts will be provided. Bring your lawn chairs for added comfort. You'll also get a chance to meet the performers and to visit the on-site museum. All events are free. For info on Advent Church events, please visit on Facebook at AdventHistoricalSociety or the website at www.adventhistoricalsociety.org
LIONS NEWS
Howard Area Lions Club has resumed their Bingo. Bingo will be held on Thursday evenings, Oct. 12 and Oct. 26 at the BC-B Fire Company social hall building. Doors open at 5:30 and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.
At the first Bingo in September Lion Bob Patisnock said a heartfelt sympathy message to those attending since we were missing one of our faithful Bingo supporters, Melanie Erb.
Mel was a retired school teacher and was always one of the first to show up well before Bingo started to help with anything needed. Lion Bob offered a prayer for Mel's family, for the family of Lion Terry Watson who helped in the kitchen on Bingo evenings and for Lion Paul Confer on the death of his brother, Dr. Leland Confer. Dr. Confer was a local veterinary who loved our animals as much as his patrons did.
Howard Area Lions Food Bank will be open on Monday, Oct. 2, for Centre County residents that live in the Lions coverage area, and on Oct. 16 for those who live in Beech Creek Borough and BC Township. Food Bank hours are from noon to 3 p.m. at the former Beech Creek Elementary School. Bring your sturdy boxes back each month for reuse with the food bank aid.
Lions will be holding Road Clean-up on Saturday, Oct. 7. Volunteers should meet at 8 a.m. in the Howard VFW parking lot.
An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at the Yearick Center (Howard Fire Hall) on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 1:30-6 p.m. Blood bank supplies are very low and donors are needed.
On Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 our local Lions will be collecting donations for White Cane Days (benefiting programs for the blind).
HOMECOMING WEEKEND
Summit Hill Wesleyan Church is holding a Homecoming Weekend this Saturday and Sunday at the church grounds. On Saturday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. there will be an Old-Time Church Picnic, with food, games with prizes and fun. Tickets will be available for the Basket Auction with winners announced on Sunday afternoon. At 3 p.m. there will be a pie safe auction (bid on pies and cakes) that have been lovingly baked for the community's eating enjoyment. At 6 p.m. there will be a hymn sing and afterward there will be a campfire with hot dogs, Smores and mountain pies to share.
On Sunday morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. there will be donuts, coffee and morning fellowship at the outdoor pavilion (weather permitting) and a 10:30 worship time at the pavilion. If case of inclement weather, these activities will be moved inside the church. The guest speaker for the worship service will be Pastor Matt Pickering.
At noon on Sunday there will be a "stone soup" lunch. Bring a covered dish to share for the lunch.
Basket winners will be announced at 1 p.m. Winners need not be present to win!
Everyone is invited and welcome, especially community residents and neighbors living nearby and those who've attended the church in the past, to join the homecoming events at Summit Hill Wesleyan Church, located along Summit Hill Road, about seven miles west of Howard. Call Karen at 570-962-3257 for more info.
WINE FEST
Haven's Wicked Wine Fest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 12-5 p.m., at the Castanea Fire Company picnic grounds. Over 10 wineries will be uncorking their bottles for the wine tasting. There will be food, drinks, basket raffles and entertainment. Tickets are available by calling Kim Willits at 570-660-5872 or by visiting the Facebook page, Haven's Wicked Wine Fest.
CHEER CLUB
Sr. Cheer Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 5, at noon, at the Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek. Anyone age 55 and over is invited to attend. Bring a covered dish to share for the meal and a wrapped, inexpensive item for the Bingo games.
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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.