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Thursday, Oct. 1:
-- Senior Cheer Club meets at noon at Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek. Anyone 55+ is invited to attend. Bring a covered dish to share. Local historians, Joe Bechdel and Lynn Bitner, will be speaking during the meeting. Bring an unwrapped item for the Chinese auction game. Call Larry for more info on Cheer Club at 570-726-6635.
-- Friendship Community Library in Beech Creek is open from 3-7 p.m. Call 570-962-2048 for info.
-- Food Distribution will be at 5 p.m. at Howard United Methodist Church. Food is given out to anyone in need and there is no income requirement. Call 814-625-2182 for info.
-- Milesburg Lions Club Bingo, every Thursday evening, 6:45 p.m., at Milesburg Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2:
-- Milesburg's Fall Community Yard Sale Day!
-- Old School Market is open every Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the former Rote Elementary, East End Mountain Road, Mill Hall.
-- Howard Area Lions will be collecting donations for White Cane Days at local businesses.
-- The early birder sees the birds! Experience an unpredictable morning of bird watching at Bald Eagle State Park at 8 a.m. to become acquainted with birds that migrate through or inhabit central PA. Binoculars will be available to loan on a first-come, first-serve basis. All levels of birding experience are welcome. Meet at the Winter Launch parking lot.
-- Titan Market is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2042 Axemann Road, Bellefonte. Many craft and produce vendors are set up in the old Cerro Building. Call 814-404-7422 for info or to become a vendor.
-- Friendship Community Center's Fall Bazaar, 5-9 p.m., Main St., Beech Creek.
-- Centre Hall Fire Company's First Friday Bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., early bird games start at 6:30 and regular Bingo at 7 p.m. The fire company's "bonus organization" to help during this Bingo is Relay for Life in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Wear your pink to the Bingo. In addition to Bingo there will be lots of good food and also rip ticket sales.
Saturday, Oct. 3:
-- Milesburg's Fall Community Yard Sale Day!
-- Friendship Community Center's Fall Bazaar, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Main St., Beech Creek.
-- Howard Area Lions will be collecting donations for White Cane Days at local businesses.
-- St. Mark Lutheran Church in Snydertown is holding a Free Book Fair and Costless Closet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event offers free books and media, puzzles, games, cd's, and also gently used clothing. Donations of books and cd's will be accepted, but no encyclopedias. Please bring unexpired food items or monetary donations for the local food banks. Various foods and baked goods will also be available for purchase at the church. Doors open at 9 a.m. Sorry, no early sales! Call 814-383-4882 for info.
-- Annual Knit N' Run and Brunch at Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church in Mill Hall. Come at 10 a.m. for brunch and meet the bikers of Susquehanna Valley Big Twins Motorcycle Club as they brunch with the Prayer Shawl Ministry needleworkers before heading out to deliver many lap robes, afghans and more creative gifts to area hospitals and nursing homes. Call Pastor Susan at 570-726-4112 for more details. Everyone is welcome!
-- A hearty Farmer's Breakfast will be served from 7-10 a.m. at the Porter Township Community Building in Lamar. The meal of pancakes, bacon and eggs, scrapple, sausage, hash browns, biscuits, toast, coffee, tea and hot cocoa will cost $13 for adults and $6 for children ages 12 and younger.
-- The Clinton County SPCA will be having their Fall Pet Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riverview Park in Lock Haven. This promises to be a day filled with fun for pets, people and the community! In addition to vendors, there will be family and pet photos, a basket raffle, a mini petting zoo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a caricature artist from noon to 2 p.m., and more exciting things! A $15 microchip clinic will be held from noon to 2 p.m., with cash or checks only being accepted. For more info or to become a vendor, call 570-748-4756 or send an email to ccspca@comcast.net.
-- Titan Market is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2042 Axemann Road, Bellefonte. Many craft and produce vendors are set up in the old Cerro Building. Call 814-404-7422 for info or to become a vendor.
-- State Rep. Paul Takac is partnering with the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority for a free document shredding event and pet supply drive supporting Centre County PAWS.
From 9 a.m. to noon, the public is invited to join Takac and members of his staff at CCRRA's campus, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte, to safely and securely shred their personal documents. During the event, community members can drop off animal supplies for PAWS, Centre County's largest animal shelter.
Acceptable donations include unopened dog and cat food (both dry and wet foods), unopened pet treats, clean blankets, new dog and cat toys, trash bags, paper towels, xylitol-free peanut butter, medium/large Easy Walk or Freedom harnesses and dog waste bag rolls.
Interested participants can RSVP through Takac's website, though walk-ins are welcome. Only paper products will be accepted for shredding and should be placed in disposable containers, which will not be returned.
People with questions about the shredding event or donation drive should contact Takac's district office at 814-308-0569. Those with questions for the CCRRA should call 814-238-7005 or visit them at 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte.