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“It’s a staggering amount of food, but people eat every last drop of it,” BauThe annual summer picnic at Durman said. “We really ramped things yea’s Nativity of Our Lord Parish reup more than last year, which was the turns next weekend and, according to most successful picnic we’ve had so far. organizers, it’s going to be bigger and Everyone said, ‘Let’s just make more better than ever. stuff.’ So, it was a matter of just having This year’s event, the ninth since a few more volunteers working at the the parish merger, will take place July right time and at the right pace. We al12-14 at the Parish Picnic Grounds at ways try to listen to feedback and make Sacred Heart. As always, the familythings better.” friendly affair will feature its usual Besides the aforementioned Eastern assortment of ethnic foods, live enterEuropean delicacies, the picnic also tainment, games, prizes and fellowship. serves up homemade pizza, porketta, The picnic will take place Friday, sausage and peppers, Buffalo wings, July 12, 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 13, volcano fries, steamed clams, pizza frit5 to 11:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 14, ta and hand-dipped ice cream. There’s 5 to 10 p.m. For those worried about also a beer tent, bake sale, kids’ games, weather, there will be a large tent on cash raffle, bingo, designer purse the picnic grounds. stand, tool stand and baskets galore. Meanwhile, on Thursday, July 11, 5 to As always, a different local band will 8 p.m., the annual flea market will get a take the stage each night of the picnic: jump on the proceedings in the Sacred Flaxy Morgan on Friday at 7 p.m.; The Heart Upper Hall and will continue Sperazza Band Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; each day of the picnic. and, back for the second year in a row Last year, the picnic was such a huge and adding a true old-school touch to success that the food ran out on the the proceedings, John Stevens’ Polka last day. So, this year, more volunteers Band Sunday at 6 p.m. stepped forward to significantly up the “The polka was the highlight of last totals, said organizer Jef Bauman. year’s picnic. It had so many generaSince beginning their work several tions of people out there dancing,” months ago, the food preppers churned Bauman said. “I remember watching out 3,000 halupki (aka pigs in the blan- a girl and her grandfather polkaing ket), 700 dozen pierogies, and 2,300 around the picnic grounds. Without pounds of potatoes and 450 pounds of the picnic, they couldn’t have that moonions for the potato pancake batter. ment.” Indeed, that’s what the picnic is about — bringing the community together, Bauman said. “Last year, we knew we did very well. But the first thing we talked about was TS_CNG/TRIBORO/PAGES [T01] | 07/03/19
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From left, Paula Mesaris, Debbie Orner and Sylvia Orner worked the bake sale during last year’s bazaar at the Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Duryea. how much fun everyone had. That’s why I stick around pinching thousands of pierogies and boiling pounds and pounds of cabbage,” he said. “You’re giving people a memory, a callback to when they were a kid. Our picnic is not about making money; it’s about bringing people together.”
If you go What: nativity of our lord parish annual picnic Where: parish picnic Grounds at Sacred heart, Stephenson Street in Duryea When: friday, July 12, 6-11 p.m.; Saturday, July 13, 5-11:30 p.m.; and Sunday, July 14, 5-10 p.m. Details: for more information on the picnic, visit nativityduryea.org, or the parish’s facebook page.
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Allison Ann Bauman of Taylor graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude) in biochemistry.
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The Old Forge High School class of 1964 will hold a meeting on Thursday, July 11, at 6 p.m. at Arcaro and Genell’s in Old Forge, to continue planning its 55th anniversary reunion. All classmates who are able to attend this meeting are encouraged to do so. Help is needed to send out the invitations.
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A few weeks ago, I suggested a “green” vacation reading list. Today, let’s look in a different direction and read like a municipal arborist. “Mama had picked the spot for our log house. It nestled at the edge of the foothills in the mouth of a small canyon, and was surrounded by a grove of huge red oaks. Behind our house one could see miles and miles of the mighty Ozarks. In the spring the aromatic scent of wild flowers, redbuds, papaws and dogwoods, drifting on the wind currents, spread over the valley and around our home. “Below our fields, twisting and winding, ran the clear blue waters of the Illinois River. The banks were cool and shady. The rich bottom land near the river was studded with tall sycamores, birches and box elders. “To a 10-year old country boy it was the most beautiful place in the whole world, and I took advantage of it.” My wife assigned “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls to our 10-year old suburban boy for his summer reading, and then she wondered about my middle school education since I had never read it. Following my son, I read the book, but with an arborist’s eye. “I heard the ‘Bam, bam, bam’ of a woodpecker high in the top of a box elder snag. The cry of a kingfisher and the scream of a bluejay blended perfectly with the drumlike beat. A barking red squirrel,
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glued to the side of a hackberry tree, kept time to the music with the beat of his tail. “Each noise I heard and each sight I saw was very familiar to me but I never grew tired of listening and watching. They were a God-sent gift and I enjoyed them all.” Since I am unaware of a literary discipline called arboricriticism, I’ll have to settle for ecocriticism. Rawls, who published Red Fern just before Rachel Carson unsettled the status quo of the American environmental setting, nevertheless makes an environmental statement. Before I mention two ironies, let me take the arborist bully pulpit: do your eyes see all these trees and birds, not only as you read the quotations but do you hear, see and smell them in your world? Or, does it take a novel to reveal the potential treasure around you? So clearly Rawls portrayed nature as treasure. But I was confounded by at least two antiquated plot features. First, in his raccoon-hunting, he thinks next-tonothing of felling an ancient tree to catch a raccoon. Second, the successful climax of the story is reached when his family is able to leave its pastoral life in exchange for an urban one. However, similar to the literary artist, it is the job of a municipal arborist to bring that pastoral beauty over to the urban life. Joshua arp is an iSa-certified municipal specialist, Clarks Summit’s municipal arborist and an operator of an organic lawn and landscape maintenance business. reach him at josarhuap@aol.com.
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The fourth-grade Pennsylvania History classes from Riverside Elementary East School set out on a Saturday field trip throughout Lackawanna County to discover PA historical markers. At each site, the students presented to their families what they had learned back in the classroom. In all, the students presented at eight markers in Moosic, Taylor and Scranton. Their day ended with a pavilion picnic at Nay Aug Park. History teacher Shawn
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Murphy organized the event. There are more than 2,000 markers throughout Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. The program began in 1913 and is operated under the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. One stop was the John Mitchell memorial at Lackawanna County’s Courthouse Square and it is tied in with the nearby marker: “1902 Anthracite Strike Commission.”
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Old Forge School District announces fourth-quarter honor roll for the 2018-’19 school year. Grade 12 Hannah Acevedo, Ashleigh Avvisato, Emily Budzak, Courtney Connors, Michael Cordaro, Catrina Enderline, Denise Evans, Stephen Evans, Nicholas Gallagher, Julian Giglio, Shawna Heckman, Corianne Holzman, Jenna Hutchinson, Maximillian Iacavazzi, Hayden Jones, Kacie Kosek, Anna Kuckla, Emilee Marianelli, Nevaeh Martin, Ian Mascioli, Patrick McCool, Macie McHale Michael Mucciolo, Abigail Nee, Carmen Perry, Andria Pilger, Michael Renna, Anthony Rios, Lisabeth Rosa-Rutz, Emalee Shepherd, Jacob Skrip, Alazia Smith, Tommy Souriyavong, Elizabeth Stone, Nicholas Tagiaterra, Emily Tomasovitch, Joshua Tucker, Javier Velez, Kayleigh WachtelThorpe, Alyssa Wilcox, Colby Yaros and Nina Zimmerman. Grade 11 Edwin Ortiz Acosta, Gianna Adomiak, Aaliyah Aldubayan, Abygale Bergamino, Jacob Burkhart, Tyler Carey, Andrew Cummings, Carissa Delucca, Camryn Domiano, Bailey Febbo, Alexis Fumanti, Abigail Garcia, Maria Garcia, David Gearhart, Craig Grochowski, Aiden Hannon, Megan Hopkins, Makenzie Horn, Marissa Horn, Kalvin Jeffers, Gwendolyn Kuckla, Hannah Lisowski, Anthony Marsico, James Matias, Molly McCabe, Tyler Mulrooney, Nicholas Nalaschi, Jonathan Nicholoff, Cassandra Nocera, Rianna Novack, Kevin Pepsin, Corey Riviello, Abigail Robson, Qua-Asia T. Rose, Christopher Sickle, Matthew Smith, Sofia Sosa De Los Santos, Ryan Termini, Thomas Wasley, Lindsey Welsh, Katelyn Yurkavage and Jeremy Zaykowski. Grade 10 Carolyn Aversa, Keegan Barbetti, Santino Brigido, Arianna Brown, Thomas Bulford, Alexa Carey, Olivia Ciullo, Caitlyn Cole, Emilio Colondres, Daniele Cragle , Michael DiGregorio, Julien DiMattia, Nicholas Dodge, Demetrius Dolinish, Sean Donovan, Francesca Fassett, Corshella Fisher, Caleb Gething, John Giglio, Hannah Grasso, Rachel Hallock, Colin Holzman, George Jurnak, Ashley Katchmar, Evan Kerrigan, Casey Krushnowski, Gina Kuckla, Henry Lin, Dante Lucarelli, Elizabeth Majewski, Alyssa Miller, Hau T. Nguyen, Madelyn O’Hearn,
Olivia Osborne, Binnie Patel, Skyy Peperno, Natalia Rhue, Angelina Rios, Dominick Scales, Olivia Shimonis, Sabrina Souriyavong, Luke Tomasovitch, Jackson Uhrin, Madison Wagner, Jenna Ziemba and Elizabeth Zuchinski. Grade nine Kaiya Andrukitis, Ava Aulisio, Ava Aversa, Emily Bergamino, Joel Cali, Jason Catalano, Chloe Colozza, Macrina Dolinish, Elizabeth Gething, Brooke Granko, Madeline Hopkins, Julia Iacavazzi, Jaden Karwaski, Jack McCabe, Cierra Mulkerin, Mia Nardone, Natalie Nareski, Olivia Peet, Everett Perry, Cassidy Pfeiffer, Nicholas Rasmus, Robert Resio, Mario Samony, Nicholas Zame row s k i , A b i g a i l Z ay kow s k i a n d YuHuang Zheng. Grade eight Emily Acevedo, Elias Adame, Emma Aversa, Andrew Bartnikowski, Kylie Bledsoe, Claire Breig, Mario Colarusso, Anthony Cole, Lauren Cole, Kayla DiMattia, Eliza DiStasi, Madison Evans, Cole Hannon, Casey Holzman, Sabrina Kelley, Nico Killino, Ryan Kissolovege, Katelyn Kowalczyk, William Kucharski, Matthew Kuckla, Matthew Lenceski, Dominick
Lia, Catherine Liskosky, Celia Magnotta, Avery McGurgan, Charles Miller, Angelina Mucciolo, Alexa Mulroney, Isabella Nee, Lauryn Olivieri, Tyler Pepsin, Mila Racibor, Cyllel Rose, Michael Samony, Joseph Sokolowski, Joshua Spindler, Cassandra Suchecki, Colin Vrabel and Kristen Yurkavage. Grade seven Ashley Beilman, Ian Bialkowski, Aidan Brace, Angelina Castaldi,Abigail Charnetski, Ian Charnetski, Gianna Conforti, Stone Cordiano, Elizabeth Cummings, Anthony DeNero, Leah Domiano, Gabriella Eremo, Joseph Granko, Ava Hastings, Thomas Hedglin, Davin Hine, Caelan Kerrigan, Emma Krenitsky, Anthony Lin, Lauren Maguire, Meghan Marianelli, Joseph Mariotti, Anthony Mucciolo, Nicholas Novak, Ivan O’Hara, Connor Oshinski, Dominick Palma, Michael Peregrim, Sahara Perez, Roman Piragas, Talia Piragas, Emma Price, Jordan Rafalko, Alyssa Resio, Karen Sickle, Mackenzie Snyder, Joseph Solfanelli, Destiny Sowde, Ciera Stefanowicz, Emily Thornton, Hunter Tisdel, Abagayle Toraldo, Aiden VanLuvender and Tyler Zamerowski.
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Corrine Enderline of Old Forge was among 23 Marywood University students who were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in psychology. Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in psychology, was founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. From left, first row: Clarissa Fischer, Jenna Santarsiero and Carmella Condon. Second row: Michael O’Malley, Arianna Sexton and Corrine Enderline of Old Forge. Third row: Lauren Gemma, Samantha Rose Dunn, Rochelle Rodriguez, Mariah Rose Cory, Brianna Rivera, Simona Zambrano and Noah Sirianni. Fourth row: Emily Loftus, Shelby Ohotnicky and Dr. Amanda Luchansky. Also inducted were Cristina DiPalma, Alexandra Ditchkus, Rachel Fadden, Michael Gallagher, Victoria Hunsinger, Finn Malakin, Alexis Pelchar, Ryan Samsell, Lacey Santarelli and Olivia Sirotnak.
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Students of the Old Forge High School French Club donated books and stuffed animals to the children of the Ronald McDonald House of Scranton. In the photo are: Jonathan Nicholoff, Hannah Lisowski, Abby Robson, Cassandra Nocera, Liz Zuchinski, Jenna Ziemba, Cassandra Suchecki, Kristen Yurkavage, George Jurnack, Andrew Cummings, Julia Iacavazzi, Evan Kerrigan, Natalie Nareski, Madison Wagner, Francesca Fassett and Binnie Patel.
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Stanley Joseph Kania III Ph.D. of Old Forge was awarded the William G. McGowan Medal for Excellence in Doctoral Studies at Marywood University’s recent commencement ceremony. The McGowan Medal was founded by the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund. The son of Stanley and Janet Kania, he graduated from Riverside Junior-Senior High School, received both his master’s in business management, and bachelor’s in political science and law from Marywood. Also at this year’s commencement, he received his Ph.D. in Administration and Leadership from Marywood.
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Two local residents were among the graduate students recognized for academic achievement by The University of Scranton. Louis J. Finnerty of Old Forge received the university’s outstanding academic award for health administration. Lauren M. Jurbala of Avoca received the university’s outstanding academic award for family nurse practitioner. Above, from left: Finnerty, Dean Debra Pellegrino and student Jacqueline R. Bailey. Below, from left: Jurbala, Pellegrino and student Amanda C. Lara.
area chu rch se rv ice s Church of God, 101 Center St. in Taylor. Worship Sundays 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m. Doug Hoeffner is pastor. 570-457-3114. Facebook.com/ chogtaylor. Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St. in Scranton. Daily Mass 12:10 p.m.; Saturdays at 5 p.m.; Sundays at 8 and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Rev. Francis L. Pauselli is pastor. 570-344-1724. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 130 Union St. in Taylor. Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion served the first Sunday of the month. Pastor is Rev. Ginger L. Daubenhauser. 570909-5434. First United Methodist of Taylor, 402 S. Main St. in Taylor. Sunday service: 9:30 a.m. Christian education adult Bible study: Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Sundays. Pastor is Rev. Donald A. Roberts Sr. 570562-3335. First United Methodist of Old Forge, 143 Harrison St. in Old Forge. Sunday service: 11:15 a.m. Pastor is Rev. Susan Hardman-Zimmerman. Hope Church Presbytrian, 4951 Birney Ave. in Moosic. Sunday School classes at 9:25 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. Rev. Stephen Wilson is pastor. Langcliffe Presbyterian Church, 1001 Main St. in Avoca. Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. Pastor: Alex Becker. lpcavoca.church or facebook.com/langcliffeavoca. 570-457-4477. Moosic Alliance Community, 608 Rocky Glen Road in Moosic. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. (nursery available upon request). Sunday service, children’s church and nursery: 10:45 a.m. 570-457-6020. Email: moosicalliance1@verizon.net. Pastor is Erik J. Ferguson. Moosic Assembly of God, 477 Third St. in Moosic. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service at 6:30 p.m. Pastor is David O’Brien. Moosic Presbyterian, 625 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. The Rev. Roger E. Griffith is pastor. 570-457-7750. moosicpresby@ verizon.net. Moosic United Methodist Church, 609 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m. followed by fellowship time. D’s Pantry, serving the four borough area, is open Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-2499. Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 127 Stephenson St. in Duryea. Mass schedule: Daily, 7 a.m.; Saturday Vigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 and 11 a.m.; and 7 p.m. Rev. John V. Polednak, VE, is pastor. 570-457-3502; rectory@ nativityduryea.org. Prince of Peace Parish, Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Lawrence and Grace streets in Old Forge. Sunday Mass is celebrated at 8 and 10 a.m. at St. Mary and 11:15 a.m. at St. Lawrence, 620 Main St. in Old Forge. Parish office: 123 Grace Street in Old Forge. Pastor: Rev. August A. Ricciardi. 570457-5900. Queen of the Apostles Parish, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca. Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 a.m, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Confession: Saturday 3:15-3:45 p.m.; anytime upon request. Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. miraculous medal novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m. Mass. First Friday healing Mass: First Friday of the month at 7 p.m. 570-457-3412. staff@ queenoftheapostles.com. queenoftheapostles. weconnect.com. facebook.com/qapavocapa. St. George’s Orthodox, 745 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor.
Weekday Divine Liturgy at 7:30 a.m. Moleben to the Mother of God Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. with Sunday school following liturgy. 570-562-2090 (church); 570-563-1170 (rectory). Fr.mal@comcast.net. StGeorgesTaylor.com. Very Rev. Protopresbyter Mark Leasure. St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic, 700 Oak St. in Taylor. Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Feast days 6:30 p.m. on the evening before the feast day. Rev. Eduard Shestak is pastor. 570-457-3042. St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic, 200 Stephenson St. in Duryea. Holy Mass Sunday 9 a.m.; daily Mass 8 a.m. Holy days 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock is pastor. padre@ saintmaryspncc.org; saintmaryspncc.org. 570457-2291. St. Michael’s Orthodox, Church and Winter streets in Old Forge. Saturday: Vespers 5 p.m. Sunday: Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. (The Hours 9:10 a.m.) 570437-3703. peterehenry@yahoo.com; stmichaelof.org. Rev. Peter Henry is rector. St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic, 140 Church St. in Old Forge. Services: Saturday at 5 p.m.; Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (feast days at 9 a.m.). Rev. Eduard Shestak is pastor. 570-457-3042. St. Paul’s Independent Bible, 401 W. Grove St. in Taylor. Sunday service at 11 a.m.. Children’s Sunday school during the service. Pastor is Norm Demming. 570-562-2200. St. Stephen’s Russian Orthodox, St. Stephen’s Lane and Hickory Street in Old Forge. Divine Liturgy Sundays and Feast Days: 9:30 a.m. Vigil service: 5:30 p.m. on the night before Liturgies. 570-4573384. Email: StStephensROChurch@gmail.com. Pastor is Rev. German Ciuba. Stewart Memorial United Methodist, 174 N. Main St. in Old Forge. Sunday Service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday school at 11:15 a.m. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-1109. ALP007@aol.com. Taylor Primitive Methodist, 153 S. Keyser Ave. in Taylor. Sunday service: 11 a.m. Pastor is James P. Whitman. United Baptist of Taylor, 125 Church St. in Taylor. Sunday worship service: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 11:15 a.m. Bible study: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 570562-1331. Rev. Dr. David Barrett is pastor. Unity in Christ Parish, at Moosic United Methodist Church, 609 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m., followed by a fellowship time. D’s Food Pantry, serving the four–borough area, is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-2499.
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. Vacation Bible school: The Taylor Ministerium invites children ages 1-13 for a space adventure at “To Mars & Beyond” vacation Bible school, which will be held Monday through Thursday. July 8-12, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at United Baptist Church of Taylor, 125 Church St., featuring music, crafts, recreation, space snacks and Bible stories. For more information, call 570-689-5052. Admission is free. Farmers market vouchers: Lackawanna County senior citizens will once again be able to participate in the local farmers market voucher program. Under the program, eligible seniors can receive up to four $5 vouchers that can be redeemed at participating farmers markets and farm stands for fresh fruit and produce. The county has more than 22,000 vouchers available for distribution. Those who qualify are Lackawanna County residents who will be 60 or older by Dec. 31 and whose annual income does not exceed $23,107 for a single person, $31,284 for a couple or $39,461 for a threeperson household. Proof of age in the form of a driver’s license or birth certificate must be provided along with proof of Lackawanna County residency in the form of a utility bill or a driver’s license. Vouchers will be distributed on a firstcome-first-served basis generally from 9
ESTATE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of JAMES V. NOCERA, JR., deceased, late of the Borough of Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, who died on April 28, 2019, Letters to Ann Marie Szostck, Executrix. All claims against the estate or indebted to the Estate should make a presentment or payment to Donald J. Frederickson, Jr., Esquire, attorney for the Estate, at Kobal & Frederickson, 435 Main Street, Moosic, PA 18507-1017.
a.m. to noon at the centers, unless otherwise indicated. Seniors who are unable to visit a site may appoint a proxy to pick-up a voucher for them. Proxy forms can be obtained at the Area Agency on Aging, local senior centers or online at lackawannacounty.org. Distribution dates and sites include Friday, July 19, at the Taylor Community Center, 700 S. Main St. For more information, call 570-963-6740. Charity golf tournament: Glenmaura National Golf Club will host a charity golf tournament on Monday, Aug. 5. The charity recipient for this year’s tournament is The Foundation for Cancer Care. The tournament is a captain-and-crew format and has a 1 p.m. shotgun start with contests for longest drive, hole-in-one and closest to the pin along the course. A cocktail hour will follow the tournament at 5 p.m. with dinner and contest winners/raffles being announced at 6 p.m. Cost to play is $125 per person for non-members and $100 per person for Glenmaura National Golf Club members. Sponsorship opportunities are available for cocktail hour, dinner, refreshments and holes. Donations of gift certificates and/or baskets are also being accepted for tournament prizes/raffles. Cheer camp: The Riverside Cheerleaders will host a mini camp Tuesday to Thursday, Aug. 13-15, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School, 310 Davis St. in Taylor. Camp fee is $30 and campers will learn the fundamentals, cheers and a spirit dance. For more information on how to register, call 570-313-8111.
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