CEMETERY MEETINGS & CLEANUPS

Jacksonville Cemetery cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, March 8, beginning at 9 a.m. Weather permitting, volunteers are asked to come to help with clearing the grave sites of decorations. Anyone having decorations on the graves that you want to save will need to retrieve those decorations quickly. In case of rain or snow, cleanup will be held on March 29 at 9 a.m. Call Pam Rogers at 814-383-2562 for info.

The annual meeting of Schenck’s Cemetery Association will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m., in the Howard United Methodist Church. All lot owners and those interested in the wellbeing of the cemetery are encouraged to attend.

The cemetery will be cleaned in early April. If you have decorations on the gravesites that you want to save you should remove them before April 6. (Otherwise they will be taken off and discarded as trash.)

For more info about Schenck’s Cemetery please feel free to contact Association President Barb Elling at 570-748-8631.

SPRING AHEAD

In observance of Daylight Savings, don’t forget to “spring” your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed on Saturday night. It’s also a great time to change the battery in your smoke detector and test it to be certain it’s working correctly.

TAX BILLS

Centre County property tax bills were mailed out earlier this week. The bills now have a new look, so if anyone is confused about the new format please feel free to contact your property tax collector.

Property owners who have an escrow account to pay their tax bills set up through their mortgage will need to make sure that the tax bill gets forwarded to their mortgagee for paying, or return it to the tax collector along with the mortgagee’s name and mailing address so that the tax collector can forward the bill to your escrow company.

It’s important that you make sure that the escrow company gets the tax bill so that they can pay it to get the discounted price offered.

POT PIE IS BACK

Wingate Faith Church is having their pot pie fundraiser on Monday, March 10. The church offers ham or chicken pot pie that comes with bread samples for $9 a quart. It’s best to pre-order yours by calling Janette at 814-883-0893. Pickup is in the church parking lot on March 10 starting at 4 p.m. and lasting until sold out. Wingate Faith Church is located at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte, which is just behind the Sheetz store near BEA High School.

LIONS NEWS

Howard Area Lions Bingo will be held on Thursday, March 13, at the Beech Creek Fire Company’s social hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. Lions Bingo is held the second and fourth Thursday of each month through May.

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 Food Distribution will be on Monday, March 17, from noon to 3 p.m. at the former Beech Creek Elementary School. Bring your boxes back each month and any extra boxes that you may have.

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.

March 8 — Woodward Little League

March 9 — Flook Motorsports

WEEKEND EVENTS

Light of the World Clothing Bank will be open on Friday, March 7, from 2:30-5 p.m., and on Saturday, March 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. The clothing bank is in the St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. There are clothes for everyone, in all sizes, along with shoes, bedding and other items. Everything is free, but the church does accept donations to keep the program going.

Centre Hall Fire Company’s first Friday of the month Bingo will be held on March 7. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The early bird games begin at 6:30 p.m. and regular Bingo starts at 7 p.m.

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.

Porter Township Heritage Days will offer a spaghetti supper on Saturday, March 8, from 5-7 p.m., at the Porter Township Community Building, (the old Porter Elementary in Lamar), 216 Spring 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.

Centre Ballroom dancing will be held on Sunday, March 9, at Lambert Hall in Bellefonte. Cost is $10/person and those attending should bring a snack to share. Call Rod at 717-543-8348 for more info.

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.

POOL TOURNEY

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.

HOWARD GRANGE

Howard Grange #297 will be holding an Open House at the Howard fire hall on Wednesday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. All are invited to come to learn how our local Grange is making a difference in our community.

Howard Grange is also holding a Cash Bingo on April 6 at the fire hall. Doors open at noon and Bingo starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. In addition to Bingo there will also be rip tickets, a basket raffle, 50/50 and lots of good food.

Get your Bingo tickets at the open house or call Anita Thompson at 814-571-4160.

CABIN FEVER DINNER

Woodmen Life Chapter 691 of Howard invites all members (and their guests) to a Cabin Fever Dinner on Monday, March 17, at 6 p.m., at the Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek.

Chapter 691 will provide the silverware, bowls and plates for the dinner. There will be five different flavors of soup provided as well.

Bring a drink and a covered dish to share.

For more info call Larry at 570-726-6635.

WINTER FESTIVAL

Howard Cub Scouts and Scout Troop 353 will be holding their annual Winter Festival tomorrow, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bad weather date of March 15 has been scheduled in case it’s needed.

This Winter Festival has tons of fun for the whole family. There are about 50 craft and food vendors coming this year.

There are about 35 cub and boy scouts in Troop 353 this year so there will be lots of cakes for the Father/Scout Cake Bake. Always a big hit at the festival, this year the cake auction will begin at 5 p.m. Bring your wallet (or check book) and bid, bid, bid!

We’d like to take a moment to express our sincere sympathy to Al Hamilton’s family. Al was the cake auctioneer in prior years, but unfortunately Al passed away recently. Al was a huge supporter of the Howard Troop and a friend to many.

This year the collectable cookie tin features a beautiful photo of the Northern Lights over Bald Eagle State Park that was taken by Bill Fatula. Thank you Bill for sharing the photo! The tins are filled with Party Mix and cost $20 each. Reserve yours by calling Patti at 814-625-2182. They’ll be available for pickup at the festival while supplies last!

There will be lots of outdoor fun for the kiddos to enjoy as well as adults.

The Mennonite Choir will be here to sing as well.

This is an outdoor event so dress for the weather and come support Troop 353.

LOST COAT

Brenda Frazier is missing her coat and would like to have it returned to her.

The coat went missing at the Howard Area Lions Sweetheart Dinner on Feb. 15.

I believe Brenda has a coat similar to hers that she’d like to get back to it’s rightful owner in exchange for her coat.

If you have Brenda’s coat please call her at 570-660-5283 to arrange a coat swap.

EASTER EGG SALE

Milesburg Museum and Historical Society has made 306 dozen Easter Eggs to sell to raise funds for the museum. There are peanut butter and coconut eggs available for $10 a dozen. They are already bagged and ready for pickup. The eggs are being sold at the museum on Saturday’s from 8 a.m. until noon. And as weather warms the eggs will be for sale outside the Milesburg post office until they are all gone.

The museum is also accepting donations for their yard sale that will be held on May 16-17 in conjunction with Milesburg’s town-wide yard sales. Donations of good, clean working items can be dropped off on the museum porch or on Saturdays. Call Don at 814-404-4021 or Cheryl at 814-404-8365 for info on the Easter eggs or yard sale donations.

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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.