Community Calendar Email your organization’s events to triborobanner@timesshamrock.com. Please have them in by noon on Friday to have them included in the following Thursday’s edition. Visit the thetriborobanner.com for the complete calendar listing. Farmers market: The Old Forge Borough farmers market will be open every Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. at 620 S. Main St. (the former Saint Lawrence rectory). For more information, call 570-457-8852. Flag retirement: The Duryea Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1227 and Duryea Boy Scout Troop No. 375 will host a flag retirement ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. at the post home, 492 Stephenson St. If you have any flags to retire you may bring them in. The post also has a container to collect them at any time. Vist the post’s Facebook page or call 570-4573983 for more information. Library bingo: The Taylor Community Library will hold American Girl and Lego bingo on Sunday, Aug. 18, 1- 4 p.m. Doors open at noon at Greenwood Hose Co. No. 1, 3727 Birney Ave. in Moosic. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. There will be 15 games, five specials, raffles and a 50/50. Portions of the proceeds benefit the Taylor Community Library. ‘How to Write a Book’: The Taylor Community Library will host three local authors on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 3 p.m. for a question-and-answer session on “How to Write a Book.” Susan Campbell Bartoletti is the author of more than 25 young adult and children’s books and the winner of several awards. Victoria Eremo, a recent college graduate living in Old Forge, released her first book on photography and poetry in 2018. Greylan Heffernan Mlodziensky, a local English teacher, wrote her first romance e-book, “Out of the Darkness Comes Love,” at age 17. They will discuss the ins and outs of publishing books with would-be authors age 12 and older. Registration is required. Call the library at 570-562-1234. Reunion scheduled: The Riverside class of 1974 will hold its 45th anniversary reunion on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 5 p.m. at Arcaro and Genell on Main Street in Old Forge. Anyone who did not get an invite is asked to call 570335-5266. Hunterdon Hills bus trips: There will be a bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse
on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to see Neil Simon’s hit play “Barefoot in the Park.” This is a fundraiser for the First United Methodist Church of Old Forge. Price of the trip is $100 (includes, bus, entree, coffee, hot tea, show, tax, gratuity and driver tip). Bus leaves the Pittston Plaza at 9 a.m. To make a reservation or for additional information, call 570603-1915 or email cathyg7@msn.com. • Taylor Community Library will run a bus trip to “Frozen: The Broadway Musical,” on Saturday, Sept. 14. Bus will leave the library, 710 S. Main St., at 7:30 a.m. and depart New York City at 7 p.m. (Showtime is 2 p.m.) Cost is a non-refundable $135 per ticket (includes bus transportation and the show). Reservations will be taken on a firstcome-first-served basis. (Reservations are confirmed when payment is received.) Call the library at 570-562-1234 for information. Seeking artifacts: Riverside School District is seeking artifacts depicting the history of the district, including the former Taylor and Moosic School Districts, for display purposes at Riverside JuniorSenior High School. Email smurphy2@riversidesd.com or call 570-239-5720 with information. Food bank donations: Non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the Commission on Economic Opportunity Weinberg’s food bank will be collected during the month of April at the Taylor Branch of Citizens Savings Bank, 137 S. Main Ave. in Taylor. Recycling containers: Taylor Borough is distributing new recycling containers to borough residents at the Taylor Community Center, 700 S. Main St. and will continue weekdays, 1-8:30 p.m. Residents will be required to show proof of residency via tax bill, utility bill or photo ID. Seeking Legion members: The Taylor American Legion is searching for new members. Without a regular infusion of young veterans, many Legions and VFWs have had to close, as there weren’t enough regular members to support and manage their facilities. The Legion is at 210 S. Main St. in Taylor. Call 570-562-9920 or email taylor_legion@yahoo.com. The Commander is Jacqueline Colburn, and the regular Legion meetings are on the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Please see Calendar, Page 10
LittleBiggar Pre-School & Day Care
122-24 North Main Street, Taylor
Now Accepting Registrations for September Classes Ages 3,4,5 years old
To register, please call
570-562-2793 Pennsylvania State Licensed
Celebrating our 35th Year at
Dianne Haduck Studio of
Dance
Classes include: Ballet • Jazz • Modern Tap • Hip Hop • Zumba Director: Dianne Haduck To Register Call: 570-562-2060 or 570-575-1775 Classes Resume: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
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