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WINTER
CARNIVAL
Walker Township's Parks & Rec Board is holding their first Winter Carnival at the Walker Township Park tomorrow, Feb. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. Come out to enjoy some fun activities that will help you shake away those wintertime blues. Visit with a dog sled team, learn about animals and what they do in the wintertime, play some games and get some treats (hot chocolate and cookies are just a few)!
Walker Township's Park is located at 816 Nittany Valley Drive, (Route 64), Bellefonte.
Leah can be reached at 814-360-3099 or by email at rbljburd@aol.com
COUNTRY JAM
Country Jam will be held on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 2-6 p.m., at the Yearick Center (Howard fire hall). Hosted by the Back Porch String Band, Country Jam is free and open to the public. Bring a snack to share and a few dollars to drop into the donation bucket for the fire company.
If you play an instrument bring it along to play along or you're welcome to relax and listen to the music.
CHICKEN & WAFFLES
The Orviston Community Club will be having their annual chicken and waffles supper tomorrow, Feb. 22, at the Beech Creek Fire Company social hall. The meal will be served from 3:30-6 p.m. The cost for the meal for those ages nine and older is $12, while those eight and under can eat for a donation of your choice.
The meal is held to raise funds to pay for the fireworks finale at the Orviston Celebration that will be held on July 12 this year. Sit down meals or take-outs are both available. For more info on the meal and to reserve your tickets call Brenda at 570-660-5283.
The OCC asks that when you're done eating, that you kindly make room for others who are waiting for a seat to enjoy their meal as well. Last year close to 300 meals were served during the supper, and hopefully this year the crowd will be that supportive again.
(Every time I hear "chicken and waffles" I think of my paternal grandpap -- he loved having this meal, especially when he could go out to eat for it. I can still hear him calling it "sh__ on a shingle!")
SPORTSMEN'S EVENTS
Liberty Township Sportsmen's Association, Marsh Creek Road, Howard, will be holding its 13th annual Coyote Hunt the weekend of Feb. 28-Mar. 2. Those wanting to enter the hunt can sign up at the club house on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. Or you can also print a registration form along with the rules and regulations of the hunt from the website, www.libertysportsmen.com, and mail it in before the deadline.
The hunt will be held in compliance with PA Game Commission regulations and the rules set by the LTSA that are posted on the website. Anyone having any questions can call Butch at 814-280-3015.
The club house will be open during the hunt with vendors holding a flea market. Items are limited to those of hunting, fishing or camping genres. Call to rent a table for the flea market.
The club is also sponsoring a Gun Show at the same time as the flea market. If you have guns, ammunition or anything gun related you can sell them there. Rent a table space as a vendor by contacting Butch at 814-280-3015.
The clubhouse kitchen will be open with food being sold on Saturday and Sunday of the hunt and vendor markets as well.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to Bobbi Jo Wible, of Milesburg, celebrating her birthday on Monday, Feb. 24.
Bobbi Jo runs the Diamond Deli in Bellefonte with her mother, Arlene Milton. So when you go for breakfast or lunch on Monday be sure to wish Bobbi Jo a Happy Birthday while you're there.
LIONS NEWS
Howard Area Lions Bingo will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Beech Creek Fire Company's social hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.
At the last Lions Bingo we paused for a moment of silence to honor the memory of Linda Confer, of Hunter Run, who had passed away earlier in the day. We will miss seeing Linda at Lions Bingo.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Lion Fred Kellerman who has been having some medical issues lately. We hope Lion Fred recovers quickly and that he can get back to Bingo with us.
Milesburg Lions Club holds a weekly Bingo every Thursday night at the Milesburg Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6:45 p.m.
Howard Area Lions Club lost two of their Lions in January. Lion Lester Beck passed away on Jan. 11. My sympathy is extended to Lester's wife, Connie, and their family.
Lion Earl Thompson passed away on Jan. 18. In addition to being a Lion, Earl was also involved with the Howard Fire Company and headed up the fire company's annual yard sale and the Red Cross blood drives at the fire hall for many years.
Howard Area Lions Food Distribution will be on Monday, March 3, from noon to 3 p.m. at the former Beech Creek Elementary School. There's a need for more sturdy boxes, so bring your boxes back each month and any extra boxes that you may have.
HERITAGE DAYS SUPPER
Porter Township Heritage Days will offer a spaghetti supper on Saturday, March 8, from 5-7 p.m., at the Porter Township Community Building, 216 Spruce Run Road, Mill Hall. The meal will feature spaghetti, meatballs, salad, roll, dessert and drink for $10 for adults. Meals for children ages 7-12 will cost $7. Younger children can eat for free, or you can make a donation for their meal. Contact Larry at 570-726-6635 for info.
WEDDING
SUPPER
Millheim Fire Company will be hosting an Amish Wedding Dinner on March 1 from 3:30-7 p.m.
The meal, prepared and served by the Penns Valley Amish community, will feature all the delicious foods that are expected at a wedding style dinner. The menu features turkey, with filling, mashed potatoes with gravy, buttered noodles, vegetable pizza, homemade pies, ice cream and more! The cost is $20 for adults; $8 for ages 6-12; and little ones can eat for free.
Registration is not required, just come and enjoy the sit-down meal or get take-outs to go!
The proceeds from this meal will help the fire company to purchase a new UTV and trailer.
If you can't attend the meal and would like to help with a monetary donation towards the cost of the UTV, you can mail your check to the fire company, PO Box 656, Millheim, PA 16854. Be sure to write UTV Fund on the memo line of your check.
Call 814-883-2238 for more info about the dinner or the UTV Fund.
POOL BENEFIT
A pool tournament benefit has been organized to help the Hauser's who lost everything in a fire last month at their Marsh Creek home. Darren and his son, Quintavius, are staying with his daughter, Ivy, for now, until they can find an apartment or make other living arrangements. Darren's girlfriend, Stasy, also lost things in the fire as well.
The pool benefit will be held at the Linger Inn in Beech Creek on Saturday, March 22. The entry fee is $20 per team with a 50 percent payout. The benefit will include a 50/50 and basket raffle. The doors open at 10 a.m. for registration and pool shooting starts at 11 a.m.
If you are willing to help with any donations please reach out to Ivy using her cell phone, 814-482-1588. Please leave your name and a brief message and she'll return your call when she's able to.
KBR BINGOS
KBR Bingo holds benefit Bingos for organizations or individuals in our community who need help with fundraising efforts. In addition to playing Bingo there is usually a basket raffle with some really nice prizes offered that people have provided to help raise funds for the group or individual. There's usually a 50/50 raffle and rip tickets during the Bingo, too.
Bingo is held in the 3rd floor Bingo hall of the Piper Museum Building in Lock Haven. Bingos start at 1 p.m. with the doors and the kitchen being open at 11 a.m. Tickets are available in advance by those selling them or at the door if there's some left.
On Feb. 22 the Bingo will benefit the Jersey Shore Cheerleaders. On Feb. 23 the Bingo will benefit Team Edge. On March 1 the Bingo will benefit the 40 & 8 Club and on March 2 it's Wildcat Bingo.
The benefit on March 30 for Skye Breon, a nine year old battling cancer, is sold out already! What a wonderful show of love and support for Skye and her family!!
CHEER CLUB
Mark your calendar that Senior Cheer Club will be held on Thursday, March 6, at the Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek. Anyone 55 and older is invited to join us for the noon meal and fellowship time and games afterward. Bring a covered dish to share for the meal and your own drink. We'll be playing Bingo so bring a wrapped, inexpensive gift for the games, too!
Cheer Club doesn't meet in January or February because of the unpredictable weather and it being cold and flu season, so this will be our first meeting of 2025 and club president Larry Butler wants to have 30 or more people come to the meeting, so bring your spouse or a friend or two and let's surprise him with a record high number of attendees.
BREAKFAST BUFFET
Sugar Valley Fire Company is having an all you can eat breakfast buffet on Saturday, March 8, from 6:30-10 a.m. The meal will feature pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, scrapple, sausage gravy with biscuits, hash browns, doughnuts, coffee and juice for $14 for adults. Meals for children ages 6-12 will be $7. Children ages 5 and under can eat for free.
YARNELL NEWS
The Yarnell Church is hosting a chicken and waffles supper on March 15 from 4-6 p.m., at the Yarnell Community Center. The cost of an adult meal will be your donation (atleast $10 is suggested for covering the costs). Children under age 10 can eat for free, or you can make a donation for their meal as well. All proceeds for the meal will go towards paying for the upkeep on the community center building (heating oil, taxes and electrical bills).
For info about the meal call Donna at 814-880-9450.
Jack Miller is the rental manager for the Yarnell Community Center, a great place to hold your family parties or reunions. The former school building turned community center is very nicely renovated, has an open kitchen and floor plan and can seat about 100 people. The cost to rent the building is $75 per day. Jack has a new phone number that should now be used. To contact Jack dial 814-280-0524.
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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.