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GIVE KIDS A SMILE
In honor of National Children's Dental Health Awareness Month in February, the CPI dental students and clinic staff along with community dental volunteers will be providing FREE dental exams, coronal polishing, X-rays, sealants, restorations and fluoride treatments to Centre County children ages 0-17 whose families cannot afford dental care. The event will take place at CPI, 540 N. Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap, on Feb. 23, from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Appointments are required and can be made by calling CPI at 814-359-2793, ext. 222, or by sending an email to mtobias@cpi.edu
LEARN TO HUSTLE
There will be a ballroom dance on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4, from 2-5 p.m., at Lambert Hall in Bellefonte. There will be a hustle lesson from 2-2:30 p.m. with dancing to follow. Cost is $10/person and participants should bring a snack to share. Call/text 717-543-8348 for more info.
LIONS NEWS
Howard Area Lions will hold their Lions Bingo at the Beech Creek Fire Company social hall on Feb. 8 and Feb. 22. Doors and the kitchen open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m.
Milesburg Lions Club holds their Bingo every Thursday evening at the Milesburg Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 6:45 p.m.
Howard Area Lions Food Bank dates of distribution will be on Feb. 5 for Centre County residents and on Feb. 19 for those individuals who live in Beech Creek Borough and BC Township.
Please remember to bring your sturdy boxes back each month. The Lions are having trouble finding enough sturdy boxes, so if you have any larger boxes that will work for food distribution please bring them along so there will be enough boxes to fill for food bank recipients each month. The small produce boxes will not work since larger boxes are needed.
Howard Area Lions will meet for their monthly dinner meeting on Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting and meal will served by the volunteers at the Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek.
Howard Lions will have an American Red Cross blood drive at the fire hall on Feb. 7 from 1-6 p.m. Blood supplies are running critically low, so please plan to be a blood donor at this drive. Mark your calendar that the next blood drive at the Howard fire hall will be on April 10.
Mark your calendars that the Howard Lions Club will host their annual Sweetheart Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Howard fire hall. The meal will be served at noon and is open to residents age 60 and over that live in the Lions servicing area, which includes Blanchard, Beech Creek, Howard, Hublersburg, Hunter Run, Jacksonville, Lamar, Marsh Creek, Mount Eagle, Monument, Orviston and all the little communities in between.
The meal is free and begins at noon, but it's best to come early for a seat with your sweetheart or friends. Couples as well as widows/widowers and friends are encouraged to attend. There's always plenty of food to enjoy along with some small games of chance raffles.
FIREWORKS DINNER
The Orviston Community Club is planning to have a chicken and waffles dinner on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Beech Creek Fire Company social hall. The cost is $10 for both the dine-in and take-out meals that will be available. Place your take-out orders by calling Dave at 814-404-0357. The proceeds from this meal will be used to purchase the fireworks for the Orviston Community Celebration that will be held on July 13.
FIRE CO. NEWS
Centre Hall Fire Company will hold their first Friday of the month Bingo on Feb. 2 at the fire station. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; early bird game is at 6:30 p.m. and regular Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Food and rip tickets are also available. Tickets are also available for Centre Hall Fire Company's Gun Raffle set for May 18, 2024. Tickets are $10.
The Philipsburg Fire Department and the Columbia Fire Company are having a benefit dinner for Steve Huber, who was diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer in November. Steve has been a firefighter for more than 50 years and is currently a member at Reliance Fire Company.
The fire companies will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner of Feb. 10 from 1-4 p.m. at the Columbia fire station, 140 Curtin St., Osceola Mills. Meals will be $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. There will also be a 50/50 raffle along with a Chinese auction. Proceeds from the spaghetti dinner will help Steve with his travel and medical expenses. Monetary donations for Steve can also be made by mail to the Columbia Fire Company. Be sure to put Steve's name on the memo line of your check.
Millheim Fire Company has tickets for their cash and gun raffle planned in April on sale now. Tickets are $20 or bargain priced at 6/$100. Tickets will be available at the Amish Wedding Supper being held at the fire station on March 2 or from any fire company member.
WEDDING DINNERS
Sugar Valley Fire Company is having a Sweetheart Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 3-7 p.m. The Amish wedding buffet menu features roasted chicken with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, noodles, creamed celery, coleslaw, pies, donuts, ice cream, iced tea and coffee. Adult meals will be $20; ages 6-12 will cost $12 and those little ones age five and younger can eat for free. Plan a date with your sweetheart and support the fire company, too! Take-out meals are also available. Call 570-725-3017 for more info.
Millheim Fire Company will host a traditional Amish Wedding Dinner on March 2 from 3:30-7 p.m. The buffet style, all you can eat menu includes turkey, filling, mashed potatoes, gravy, buttered noodles, creamed celery, vegetable pizza, cole slaw, apple sauce, homemade pies, homemade ice cream and more. The dine-in prices will be $18 for adults, $8 for children ages 6-12 and the little tykes ages five and under eat free. Take-out meals are also sold at $18 each.
The dinner will be prepared by members of the Penns Valley Amish community and served at the Millheim fire hall that's located at 103-105 North St., Millheim. The proceeds from the meal will benefit the fire company's rescue program. Call Delmer at 814-883-2238 for more info.
LITTLE LEAGUE
Howard Youth League is having t-ball and baseball signups, and all children are invited to play. The league is for boys and girls born on or before Aug. 31, 2020, or for preschoolers who will turn four before Aug. 31, 2024. Signups will be held on Feb. 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Howard United Methodist Church. Parents will need to bring their drivers license, the birth certificate of each child and the $50 registration fee for each child. Paperwork will need to be completed at the sign-up so that your child will be eligible to participate.
A mandatory parents meeting has also been scheduled for Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.
SOUP SALE
Howard United Methodist Church is holding a Soup Sale on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church's fellowship hall. Eat in meals include bowls of soup, a piece of pie, a roll and your drink for $8. Take-out quarts of soup in freezable containers are also available for $8 each. Flavors are vegetable beef, ham and bean, chicken corn and chicken noodle.
Proceeds from the soup sales are used to help others in the community who are in the midst of hardships.
HONOR YOUR MOTHER
Russell Holter has written several books and this time he is planning a book to honor his mother, and to honor all mothers of the area. Russell would like to have people write a page about what makes (or made) your mother so special and why you love her so much. It's going to take a lot of letters to make a nice book that Russell will then have published.
Responses should be mailed to Russell at 264 W. Main St., Howard, PA 16841. You should also include a good quality photo of your mother to be used with the page you write about her along with your name, address and telephone number. Please be sure to send your tributes honoring your mother to Russell before April 1. I for one am looking forward to reading all of the nice tributes honoring local mothers (those living and those who have gone on to heaven) that I'm sure will end up in the book. You may call Russell at 814-625-2640 if you have questions.
WINTER FESTIVAL
The 4th Annual Howard Winter Festival is planned for Saturday, March 9, at Howard Community Park. A rain/snow date of March 16 has also been announced in case Mother Nature doesn't cooperate.
Craft vendors are needed for the event. A vendor space is $20 and you must provide your own tent/canopies and tables. This is an outdoor event that takes place from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. In addition to numerous food and craft vendors, there will also be horse drawn carriage rides, a chili cook-off (this year the chili cook-off is open to all scouting troops), a basket raffle and a host of outdoor activities. Dress warm and come to support the local Howard Scout Troop 353.
For more info call Patti at 814-625-2182.
COYOTE HUNT
Liberty Township Sportsmen's Association will be holding a coyote hunt Feb. 23-25, 2024. In addition to the hunt, there will be a vendor show at the club house. Vendors must be of the flea market type selling hunting, fishing or camping items only.
The club house kitchen will be open during the flea market days. Rip tickets and a 50/50 raffle will also be sold each day.
Registration information is available online using the website, www.libertysportsmen.com
Mail-in registrations for the coyote hunt will also be accepted, and must be received before 5 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2024.
Walk-in registrations will be done at the club house from 1-5 p.m. on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18.
The coyote hunt will be held in accordance with federal and state laws. Any objections or comments should be addressed to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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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.