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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

January 7

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DAILY EVENTS

January 8: 2nd day of the Nativity, St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Mayfield annual open house will take place at St. John’s Rectory, 706 Hill Street, Mayfield. Following the open house the youth of the parish will visit local nursing homes. Carolers will begin visiting homes of parishioners at 1 p.m. Winter after hours business mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Abington Business & Professionals Association, hosted at Amici restaurant, 1300 Morgan Highway. Info: 587-9045 or LauraABPA@aol.com.

"Helpful Hints for a Better Night’s Sleep for Autoimmune Patients," 6 p.m. Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania and Resource Center for Autoimmune Diseases with AC Patel, M.D., 615 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Cost: Free. Info: 1-888-995-8787 or lupuspa.org. “Re-Entry into Nursing” program, 10 a.m. The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, 222 Mulberry Street, Scranton. Remarks will be given by: Austin J. Burke, President, The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. Info: 342-7711. Tips for internet safety, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Abington Community Library, presented by Sarah Smith and Stacey Bramford. Info: 587-3440.

January 9: Winter in the city, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Trolley Museum in Scranton, as a fundraiser for Scranton Tomorrow, entertainment by 2 for the Road. Feb. 13: entertainment by Paul LaBelle and The Exact Change. Info: 963-7565.

January 10: Chinchilla Junior Firefighters Pancake and Sausage/French Toast Dinner, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Chinchilla Hose Co., Shady Lane Rd., Chinchilla. Serving apple pancakes and french toast. Cost: $5, for adults, $2.50, for children. Info: 840-2583

January 11: Annual Ski for Lupus Day, Elk Mountain in Union Dale. Cost: $25 for a half day of skiing, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. or 4:30 to 10 p.m. Info: Tickets must be purchased by Jan. 9 by calling 1-888-99-LUPUS. Proceeds benefit the Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania.

January 13: Greater Scranton Area Roaring Ramblers Toastmasters meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Allied Services Community Room, Morgan Highway. Also on: Tuesday January 27. Info: 587-0232 or 222-5405.

January 14: MetroAction Business Development Training Programs for NEPA Businesses, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, Scranton Cost: Free. Pre-registration required. Info: 342-7711or metroaction.org.

January 16: Malanka, 5th Annual Ukrainian New Year Dinner Dance, 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., St. Vladimir Parish Center, 428 North Seventh Avenue, Scranton. Sponsored by the combined Ukrainian organizations of Northeastern Pennsylvania, catered by Paul A. Wanas of Accentuate Caterers of Distinctive Events. Cost: $40. Info: for tickets, call Helen Ewasko, Dalton, 563-2275.; Vera Krewsun, Clarks Summit, 961-1795 Sports Challenge, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Presented by the students of Victory Village, at the Riverfront Sports Complex. Cost: donation of non-perishable food items, to be donated to local food pantries. Lunch to be provided. Info: RSVP by Jan. 5 at 383-0610.

January 17: Abington Heights High School Winter Semi-formal dance, at the high school from 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets will be sold from Jan. 7 to Jan. 16 during lunch periods. Cost: $10. Only Abington Heights High School students and their approved high school guest will be admitted to the dance. Out of district high school guest forms may be picked up in the high school main office and must be submitted for approval by January 12. Only pre-approved guests will be admitted. Annual YOLKA (Christmas Presentation,) 5 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral in St. John’s Center, Hill Street , Mayfield. Youth of the parish will participate in this annual event. Family, parishioners and friends are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served following the production. Mid-Winter Steam Excursion to the Annual Ice Harvest Demonstration, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Tobyhanna. Historic steam locomotive will travel to the Tobyhanna station, and excursionists will be transported, courtesy of the Lackawanna Valley Heritage Valley Authority, to Mill Pond number one, where historic tools and equipment will be used to gather blocks of ice from the pond. Cost: $31, ages 17 to 61; $26, ages 62 and older; $20, ages six to 16; no charge for ages five and under. The $6 daily park entrance fee is included in the ticket cost. Info: for reservations, call 340-5204, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily (10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. after Jan. 3, 2009).

Summit Wrestling Club, tournament at the Abington Heights High School, beginning at 9 a.m. Cost: $3 per adult; $1per child. Trophies will be awarded to the top four wrestlers in each bracket starting around 2 p.m. Info: Questions about the tournament can be directed to Kurt Grabfelder, 586-8841, grabfelder2@msn.com. All other questions can be directed to Kathy Genello, 945-3645, KGenello@epix.net. The Summit Youth Wrestling Club is dedicated to providing a wrestling experience for the children of the area. New wrestlers and experienced wrestlers from kindergarten through sixth grade are welcomed to join.

January 18: Saint Vincent College admission, get acquainted day, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe. Info: 1-800-782-5549 or admission@stvincent.edu.

January 19: “Marketing and Public Relations in an Uncertain Economy,” 5:30 p.m., Gricos Restaurant, Exeter. Cost: $20 per member, $30 per non-member. Guest Speaker: Catherine Bolton owner of River Rock Communications. Info: to register, chefpatti@echoes.net.

January 20: University of Scranton Financial Aid Workshop, 5 p.m. for prospective students and their parents, which will include a line-by-line review of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Moskovitz Theater DeNaples Center. Cost: Free. Info: 941-7700.

January 22: University of Scranton Internet Symposium for representatives, 9 a.m. Brennan Hall. From universities, primary and secondary schools, government, heath care and economic development agencies interested in learning about the capabilities and applications for the high-speed network. Reservations required. Info: 941-4123.

REMINDERS

Abington Heights Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD,) collecting cell phones, for recycling. Cell phones may be dropped off in the main office of the High School. American Red Cross, to find a blood drive location and date near you, go to www.NEPAGIVELIFE.ORG. Click on the NEPA map under Donations or call 1-800-GiveLife and make a local appointment.

Anime/Manga Club, 4 to 6 p.m., Fridays, Jan. 9, 16, 23, and 30, at the Abington Community Library. ANIMated fun and Manga book discussions. Bring along a friend, grades 7 to 12 Info: 587-3440.

Donations request for used school uniforms, Our Lady of the Snows, donating to Limulungo Community School, Mongu District in Western Zambia, Africa. Any size white shirt, navy and plaid skirts, pants, shorts, sweaters and sweat shirts welcome. Info: 587-3268 to arrange drop-off and pick-up.

Families Helping Families, 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 7, 14, 21, and 28, at the Abington Community Library. Professional facilitators provide an educational series and support group for teens affected by substance abuse and their families. Co-sponsored by the Clear Brook Foundation, Ages 18 and under and their families. Info: 587-3440.

Glenburn 4-H Sewing Club, registration for 4-H textile science projects. Boys and girls, age 8 to 19 are invited. Info: Register at Penn State Cooperative Extension office, 963-6842.

Hatha yoga, with Nora Fox, RYT, Everything Natural, 426 S. State St., Clarks Summit, Mondays, 9:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 9 a.m. Cost: $12 per class, $80 for eight weeks. Info: 586-9684.

Johnson College Adjunct Training Program classes, held twice a week for six weeks, every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8:15 p.m. in the Woolworth Building Carpentry classroom. It is open to anyone with a minimum of an associate’s degree in a technical area and four years of on-the-job experience in the same technical area. Cost: $250, includes training materials. Info: Marie Allison at 702-8924 or mallison@johnson.edu or www.johnson.edu.

“Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness,” Abington Community Library reading and discussion series. The series explores love and forgiveness in everyday life through classic and contemporary literature by specifically exploring the theme of wisdom. The grant to host the series was developed by the American Library Association and the Fetzer Institute’s Campaign for Love and Forgiveness.. Local support for the series is provided by Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit and Covenant Presbyterian Church in Scranton. Books, which should be read prior to each discussion, are now available at the library. All programs will be held at Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove Street, Clarks Summit. The first program will explore Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and will be held on February 17, at 7 p.m. Info: visit lclshome.org/Abington (click on Library Events), or call 587-3440. Registration is required and refreshments will be served.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Bridge Building Committee invites public and private schools in the northeast quadrant of Pennsylvania to select three students to represent their school in the 17th Annual Regional Bridge Building Competition. The competition is held February 21, in the Viewmont Mall in Dickson City. Info: Organizations interested in becoming a sponsor of the regional competition, engineering firms/engineers are encouraged to serve as judges to check the competitors’ bridges for adherence to specified criteria. dhkieffer@alum.lhup.edu, call 586-0197 or fax 587-1154

Overeaters Anonymous meetings, First Presbyterian Church, 201 Stone Ave., Clarks Summit, weekly, Mon. and Wed., 7 p.m.; Tue. and Thu., 9:30 a.m. and Sun., 4 p.m. Info: 587-4313.

Pilates Classes, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 9 to 10:15 a.m., Waverly Comm CRB Room. Info: 587-1403

Tots and Toddlers Informal Play Group, meets Wednesdays and Friday mornings in the Waverly Community House gym from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cost: Free.

Volunteers needed for Ombudsman (Resident Rights’ Advocate) Program, Community neighbors who are trained to help clarify responsibilities and the rights of those in long-term living facilities. Must be over 18. Info: Sylvia Kolosinsky, Director of volunteer services, 344-3931.

Weight Training Classes, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., Waverly Comm gym. Bring your weights and a mat or ball. Info: 575-7853.