BAZAAR & EGG HUNTS

— Howard Christian Church is having an Easter Bazaar on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be Easter flowers, gift baskets, crafts, food and more at this bazaar. Homemade ham pot pie will be sold for $10 a quart and can be picked up at the bazaar. Preorders MUST be phoned or send a text to Sheri at 814-876-2910 before March 24. Also for sale will be homemade donuts, whoopie pies and peanut butter eggs.

Proceeds from the bazaar will help the church with their local outreach in helping those in need.

– Wingate Faith Church is having an Easter Egg Hunt at the church on Saturday, April 4, at 11 a.m. The egg hunt is for children ages toddler through fifth grade. Great prizes will be given away! Bring your basket or bucket to collect eggs with you!

The church is located at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte, which is behind the Sheetz store in Wingate and beside Wingate Elementary. For more info., call Janette at 814-883-0893.

– Howard’s Community Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 4, at 2 p.m., at Howard Community Park. Come meet and get your photo taken with the Easter Bunny. Prizes will be awarded! Call Anita at 814-571-4160 for info.

– The Bellefonte Community Easter Egg Hunt is on Saturday, April 4, at Talleyrand Park. The egg hunt is held rain, snow or sunshine, so bring the kiddos out for it. The egg hunt begins at 2 p.m. There are sponsors set up in the park at 1 p.m. and many are giving away free items. There are also games, crafts and refreshments. The Easter Bunny arrives at 1 p.m. and roams the park grounds with other costumed characters to greet the children.

The egg hunt is for all kids ages 12 and younger, and there is a section roped off to accommodate children who have special needs. There are 15,000 colorful eggs filled with candy and some have a coupon inside indicating that you’ve won a special prize at the Bunny Shack. Prizes include many donated Easter baskets, bicycles or something even better!

To donate candy, baskets or other prizes or to sign-up as a sponsor, please contact Mary McMurtrie by email at marym9109@yahoo.com or call her at 814-574-3240. To sign-up for a special needs accommodation for your child send an email to Mary’s email or to egghuntbellefonte23@gmail.com

Thanks to Historic Bellefonte, Inc. and the many businesses, clubs, churches, fire companies and volunteers, the Bellefonte Community Easter Egg Hunt is free and fun for everyone!

— Walker Township Parks & Rec Board is holding an Easter Egg Hunt for children through the 5th grade at the Walker Township Park, 816 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte, on Saturday, April 4, at 1 p.m. We invite you to come out and meet the Easter Bunny and scramble for eggs.

Any questions, call Leah at 814-360-3099.

CEMETERY CLEAN-UPS

Since the weather is getting nice, it’s time for clean-ups at local cemeteries, so if you can help that would be great! If you can’t help, but want to keep decorations that are on grave-sites, you might want to visit the cemetery to retrieve those items before the clean-ups are held.

Schencks Cemetery Association in Howard Township, Centre County, wants to remind patrons that old and worn decorations must be removed from graves by March 28. Those wishing to keep Christmas decorations must also have them removed by that date.

Blanchard Baptist Cemetery Association clean-up will be on March 28 starting at 10 a.m. If you have any fall or winter decorations you would like to keep, please visit the cemetery and remove them.

Please refrain from placing new decorations until the respective clean-ups have been completed. If there are any new Easter/Spring decorations already placed, we will not remove them.

Blanchard Baptist Cemetery welcomes any monetary donations for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. Please write a check with the name “Blanchard Baptist Cemetery Association” and mail to P.O. Box 93, Mingoville, PA 16856.

EASTER EGGS

The Milesburg Museum still has dozens of homemade Easter eggs for sale to raise funds for the upkeep and needs at the museum. The Easter eggs are $10 for a dozen and are available in the flavors of peanut butter, coconut and coconut with dark chocolate. The eggs are sold at the museum on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and on nice weather days in front of the Milesburg post office.

If you can’t make it to the museum or miss them at the post office, you can call Don Peters at 814-404-4021 or Cheryl Sharer at 814-404-8365 and they can meet you for egg sales while supplies last.

BREAKFAST & BASKET BENEFIT

Come on out to breakfast and a basket benefit tomorrow morning! More baskets are needed for the benefit that will be held for Mike Neff at the Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club on Saturday, March 21.

Mike was literally just a few days away from death when he received a liver from a person who had died in Texas, and underwent a liver transplant operation in November at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. His doctors are continuing to monitor his progress and stress that the first year following the transplant is a critical time, especially making sure that his body doesn’t reject the new liver. There have also been some complications with managing his diabetes.

Mike hasn’t been able to work since last June, and he still hasn’t yet received any disability benefits. Needless to say, it has been a very stressful time for Mike and his wife, Lori.

Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club is having a breakfast tomorrow morning, March 21, from 7-11 a.m. The all you can eat, hardy breakfast is just $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12 years. Younger kiddos get to eat free. The SVBTMC offers a breakfast each month so the club can help people in the community who are going through some critical hardships.

The SWBTMC gave Mike a gas card earlier this year to help with his travel expenses to Maryland. Mike has to go every 10 days to see his doctors at John Hopkins Hospital to monitor the liver function and to make sure that his body isn’t rejecting the life-saving organ.

During the breakfast hours, Mike’s family and friends will have a basket raffle and 50/50 raffle to raise money to help with Mike’s living expenses.

Baskets are needed to bring in more funds to help Mike and Lori as they presently do not have any income at all. You can make up a nice basket, provide gift cards or gift certificates (gift cards to local stores, gas stations or restaurants are always nice) or donate a larger valued item for the special raffle that is also being planned.

Donations can be made by calling Lori at 570-502-1827 or Josie at 570-660-0988 for local pick-up, or you can drop them off at the SVBTM Clubhouse before the event. Family and friends will be at the club from 5-9 p.m. tonight to accept donations and basket prizes and to set up for the event.

We hope you will tell your family and friends to come to the breakfast and to participate in the raffles to help Mike out!

SVBTMC is located at 854 Harley Drive, (Woolrich), Lock Haven.

TRIANGLE PARK EVENT

The Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club members will be at Triangle Park tomorrow afternoon, March 21, from noon to 5 p.m., for you to drop by and donate Easter-themed stuffed animals for the club members to donate to children who are in our area hospitals over the Easter holiday.

Come meet Andy the Armadillo, the mascot for Williamsport’s Texas Roadhouse, who will be at Triangle Park to hand out free appetizer vouchers and kid’s meal vouchers. The Easter Bunny will be there and DJ Red Dog will be bringing the music all afternoon.

Guests can look forward to hot chocolate and coffee as well as children’s activities. Bring your camera for photos, too!

The SVBTMC needs your donations of stuffed animals (or money) to help to bring joy to children this Easter season!

This event at Triangle Park is made possible by Backyard Broadcasting, the Texas Roadhouse in Williamsport and the SVBTMC in Woolrich.

For more info on this event, call Brad Darby at 570-295-6577 or visit the club’s Facebook page.

UPCOMING EVENTS

— The Sneaker Bank at the Milesburg United Methodist Church will be open on March 21 from 9-11 a.m. Sneakers are provided for children who live in the BEA and Bellefonte School District areas.

— Logan Grange # 109 will have a Drive-thru Soup Sale on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. until noon (or until all sold out), at the Grange Hall at 122 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap.

The soup will be $9 per quart and comes in the flavors of chicken corn noodle and cheddar and broccoli along with ham pot pie.

Preorders are suggested to guarantee that you get, and can be done by calling 814-360-5756, by sending a private message on their Facebook page or by sending an email to logangrange109@gmail.com. Walk-in sales will be accommodated until sold out!

Mark your calendar that the Logan Grange’s soup sale next month will be on April 18.

— The Back Porch String Band will have their Country Jam on Sunday, March 22, from 2-6 p.m., at the Yearick Center/Howard fire hall. Country Jam is held the fourth Sunday afternoon of each month except in December.

The afternoon of music is free, and those attending should bring a snack to share with others there. A hat is passed for you to contribute a few dollars to thank the Howard Fire Company for allowing the folks to gather there for Country Jam each month.

If you play an instrument bring it along and join in the fun! For more info call Connie at 814-625-2724.

— On Friday, March 27, you’re invited to a Brinner at Wingate Faith Church. From 4-6:30 p.m. you can enjoy a “Breakfast for Dinner” meal featuring pancakes, sausage, eggs, hashbrowns, fruit salad and drinks. Adult meals will be $12 and $6 for student’s meals. Those under age six get to eat free! If you are celebrating a March birthday, then your meal is Free! (with ID confirmation!)

— Nittany Valley Amish Benefit Dinner will be held on March 28 in Hublersburg at the Walker Township Fire Company station, 125 Firehouse Lane, Howard. This is an Amish Wedding Meal that is served from 12-7 p.m. Menu details and pricing are available on the Nittany-Valley-Benefit-Dinner Facebook page. Reservations can be made by calling Sylvia at (814) 810-7959 or Dorothy at (814) 810-8664.

— The Light of the World Clothing Bank will not be open in April since it would fall on Good Friday. The Clothing Bank dates for May are being adjusted to coincide with the Bellefonte Community-wide Yard Sale dates.

For questions or additional information, call the church office at 814-355-9072 or check the church website at www.bellefonteucc.com.

— Milesburg Food Bank is open on Tuesday, April 7, from 1-3 p.m. This food distribution is held the first Tuesday of each month at the Milesburg Presbyterian Church.

— Food distribution will be on April 9, from 4-6 p.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 216 McAllister St., Bellefonte. There aren’t any income guidelines but a few questions are asked for those attending for the first time. Normally the distribution is held on the first Thursday of each month, but since April 2 falls within Holy Week this year, the distribution is being moved. For more info on these food distributions, call Leilani “Loni” at 814-548-7835.

— Howard Grange is having a Cash Bingo on Sunday, April 12, at the Howard fire hall. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors and the kitchen open at noon and Bingo starts at 2 p.m. Rip tickets and raffle prizes will also be available! Call Anita at 814-571-4160 for tickets or info.

— Centre Ballroom will be sponsoring a dance on Sunday, April 12, from 2-5 p.m., at Lambert Hall in Bellefonte. The cost is $10/person. Zupe will tinkle the ivories during this dance. Those attending should bring a snack to share. For more info, text Rod at 717-543-8348.

— Beech Creek Wesleyan Church will have the free Mobile Food Pantry at the church on Thursday, April 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone may come and receive food. This distribution is being administered by the New Love Center in Jersey Shore.

The food distribution will be held on the third Thursday of the month at the church, 217 Main St., Beech Creek.

— The Penns Valley FFA and the Penns Valley Young Farmers will be hosting a Donkey Basketball game on Friday, April 24. The PV Rams will take on the Little Lions from State College. Doors at the Penns Valley High School New Gym will open at 6 p.m. and the game starts at 7 p.m. I’ll get ticket information for you once it’s provided to me.

LIONS NEWS

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 Bingo will be held on March 26 at the Beech Creek Fire Company social hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

Howard Area Lions Food Bank dates next month will be on April 6 and April 20.

FIRE NEWS

— The rip ticket event at Logan Fire Company in Bellefonte on March 21 has been CANCELLED. (Not enough folks bought tickets for it.) Call Connie at 814-625-2724 or Bobbi at 814-777-5775 for refunds.

— Centre Hall Fire Company will have a Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 28, from 8-11 a.m. Come enjoy breakfast with your family and the Easter Bunny. Meals are $8 for those 13 and older; $5 for ages 7-12 and free for the little ones.

Bring your camera for photos with the Easter Bunny.

Potter Township Parks and Recreation will also be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt during the breakfast, too! Thousands of eggs will be filled for the hunt. Bring a basket or bucket with you to gather eggs in.

— Sugar Valley Vol. Fire Company’s All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet will be on March 28, from 6:30-10 a.m., at the fire station. The meal includes pancakes, sausage, bacon and eggs, scrapple, hash browns, donuts, coffee and juice. Meals will be $14 for those 13 and older; $7 for kids 6-12 and free for those age five and under.

— Citizen’s Hook and Ladder Company in Milesburg will have Wing Night on Saturday, April 4, from 5-7 p.m. This is the last scheduled Wing Night for 2026, so you won’t want to miss it! Wings are $12 a dozen with side orders of fries at $4. Bone-in or boneless wings are offered in seven different flavors. Come early because they sell out fast! Proceeds benefit the fire company.

— Millheim Fire Company has their gun raffle chances for sale. The raffle will be held on April 11. Tickets are $10 each or 3/$20. There are 25 prizes to be won including guns, cash, a Yeti cooler, binoculars and range finders.

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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.