EGG HUNTS

There’s many egg hunts planned for tomorrow, April 4, just ahead of the Easter holiday.

The weather looks to be cloudy but warm, with the chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm by the afternoon. I’m sure the kiddos will love the egg hunting experience. Be sure to bring your own bag, basket or bucket to fill with Easter eggs.

Tomorrow is also the opening day of fishing season, so if the fish aren’t biting you can take the kids to hunt eggs instead.

— Wingate Faith Church is having an Easter Egg Hunt at the church at 11 a.m. The egg hunt is for children ages toddler through fifth grade. Great prizes will be given away! 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.

— New Hope Fellowship Church, 6436 Nittany Valley Dr., Mill Hall, will be having their Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. There will be over 5,000 eggs for children of all ages to collect. There will also be food, games, face painting, Golden Egg prizes and a $50 grocery gift card giveaway. All are invited to attend!

— Howard’s Community Easter Egg Hunt will be 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.

— 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, starting 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.

— Millheim Fire Company’s Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Millheim Pool. This egg hunt is for children ages 0-12. Peanut butter eggs will be donated by the Lingle family. The Easter Bunny will be there at 12:30 p.m.

— The Bellefonte Community Easter Egg Hunt is on Saturday 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!

Contact Mary McMurtrie by email at marym9109@yahoo.com or call her at 814-574-3240 for more info.

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!

YARD SALES

If your town, community or housing development is having yard sales please let me know. Individual yard sales will not be listed, only specific towns or communities.

– April 24-25 will be the Rote Community Yard Sales.

– Howard Community Yard Sale dates are May 1-2.

– Howard Fire Company’s Annual Indoor Yard Sale will be on May 7-9. Donations can be dropped off at the fire hall beginning on Monday morning, May 4.

– Milesburg Community Yard Sales will be on May 15-16.

– Centre Hall Community Yard Sale dates are June 26-27.

BREAKFAST & BASKET BENEFIT

Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club is having a breakfast on Saturday, April 18, 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 or organizations who need a little help with raising funds to continue their causes.

During the breakfasts there are basket benefits held to help others. This month the basket raffle proceeds will go to help Heidi’s Furry Friends Rescue, Inc. .

Baskets are needed to raise funds to help the animals this month. Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle, the basket raffle and the special door prizes will help to cover veterinary bills, emergency medical care, food, litter and other animal rescue expenses.

Call Heidi’s Furry Friends at 570-971-6994 to say you’ll donate a basket and then get it to them soon. Baskets can also be dropped off at the SVBTM Clubhouse before the event. Usually club members are there at different times throughout the week, as well as the evening before the breakfast/basket event to accept basket donations. It might be best to call Brad at 570-295-6577 or Bev at 570-220-1919 to make sure folks are at SVBTM club to put your donation inside on the tables.

SVBTMC is located at 84 Harley Drive, (Woolrich), Lock Haven. For more info on the club, call Brad Darby at 570-295-6577 or visit the club’s Facebook page.

SPRING BAZAAR

Friendship Community Center will have a Spring/Easter Bazaar this evening from 6-9 p.m. and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to various craft vendors, the kitchen will be open serving ham and bean soup, Texas style hot dogs, meatball sandwiches, sodas and bottled water.

CEMETERY CLEAN-UP

Fairview Cemetery will be holding clean-up activities starting on May 1, so please visit the cemetery and take off the grave decorations of your loved ones that you want to keep. If you care to remove all the old and faded items that would be much appreciated by the clean-up volunteers.

Please do not remove the American flags that are placed on the graves of the veterans buried at the cemetery. Allowing the flags to stand will make it easier for the volunteers to put the new flags on for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday.

Fairview Cemetery is located in Boggs Township at the intersection of Bullit Run Road and Fairview Road and just up the hill from Curtin Hollow Road. If you have any questions about cemetery clean-up at Fairview Cemetery, please call Pastor Dave Etters at 814-355-2815.

SYLVAN HILLS 5K RACE

Sylvan Hills Christian Service Camp is planning their first and what is hoped to be an annual 5K Race. The Sylvan Hills 5K Race will take place on Saturday, April 18, at Bald Eagle State Park near Howard. The race will begin at 9 a.m. with check-in starting at 8 a.m.

This event is a fun way for individuals and families to get involved while supporting the camp. All proceeds go directly toward camp operations and ministry as we prepare for the 2026 summer season.

Sylvan Hills Camp is located at 175 Sylvan Hills Road, about seven miles West of Howard, in the Little Marsh Creek area. More information about the camp, their mission and upcoming events is available online at their website, www.sylvanhills.org, or on their Facebook page.

Sylvan Hills Christian Service Camp is currently welcoming both runners and sponsors for the 5K Race, and it’s a great opportunity for local businesses and individuals to support the camp while gaining visibility in the community.

To register for the 5K Race, or for information about becoming a sponsor, please visit www.sylvanhills.org/5k-sponsor/ or contact Camp Administrator Liz Dechow by email at Liz@sylvanhills.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

— 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.

— Curtin Township Supervisors meeting is Monday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the township building. Township residents are encouraged to attend to learn about the Howard Fire Company’s proposal of a substation at the township building.

— 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.

— Wingate Faith Church will have their last take-out pot pie sale of the season on Monday, April 13, beginning at 4 p.m. Preorders of ham or chicken pot pie can be called in to Janette at 814-883-0893 to ensure you get some. The pot pie is $9 a quart and comes with samples of bread. Walk-in sales are also held at 4 p.m. at the church which is located at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte, directly behind the Sheetz store and next to Wingate Elementary. Stock up on pot pie that comes in freezable containers since this will be the last sale until September.

— Logan Grange # 109 will have a Drive-thru Soup Sale on Saturday, April 18, 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 stuffed pepper along with ham pot pie.

Preorders are suggested to guarantee that you get, and can be done by calling Kris at 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!

— 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

Howard Area Lions Food Bank dates will be on April 6 and April 20. Distribution is handled from the former Beech Creek Elementary and runs from noon until 3 p.m. Bring a sturdy box with you for food distributions. Food is given to those who reside in the Lions servicing area which includes Blanchard, Howard and the townships of Boggs, Curtin, Liberty, Marion and Walker in Centre County and Beech Creek Borough and Beech Creek Township in Clinton County.

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.

Members of the Howard Area Lions Club will meet on April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Emmanuel Church of Christ in Jacksonville for their monthly dinner meeting.

Howard Area Lions Bingo will be held on April 9 at the Beech Creek Fire Company social hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

FIRE NEWS

— Citizen’s Hook and Ladder Company in Milesburg will have Wing Night tomorrow evening, 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, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Food is available starting at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 each or 3/$20. There are 25 prizes to be won including guns, cash, a Yeti cooler, binoculars and range finders. Additional raffles are held throughout the day including a raffle for a new gun safe with three mystery guns locked inside.

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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.