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Members of the Gate of Heaven bazaar planning committee, from left, first row are: Pat Conlin, Tom Finarelli, co-chairman; the Rev. Kevin Mulhern, pastor; Bill Martin, co-chairman; Maureen Leahigh and Joe Canfield. Second row: Betti Gillespie, Lucille Luksic, Peg Canfield, Renee Benedetti, Linda Scholl and Drew Regan.

Tonight is the opening of the 14th Annual Gate of Heaven Church Bazaar. The bazaar will be held rain or shine and runs from 5 to 10 p.m. tonight and Friday, and 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday on the church grounds at 40 Machell Avenue in Dallas.

Games for all ages, prizes, a cash bingo, theme baskets, Aunt Sally’s Boutique, The Book Nook, refreshments, homemade foods, baked goods and gourmet coffee with a sweets corner are planned. There will be entertainment and a cash raffle to be drawn at 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Be sure to get there and say hi to Reverend Kevin Mulhern, pastor of Gate of Heaven, and all your Back Mountain friends.

In my opinion, the bazaar is the unofficial kickoff to the festival season in the Back Mountain.

We can look forward to the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction in July. Don’t forget the Harveys Lake Homecoming in August. And in September, we are treated to both the Luzerne County Fair and the Dallas Harvest Festival.

What’s your favorite Back Mountain summer event? The fair is my favorite because I love to look at the biggest pumpkins and squash, paintings and baked good entries. There are also rides, games and plenty of food. Last year one vendor was even selling corn on the cob dipped in butter. Mmmm. The Lake-Lehman Marching Band Parents also hold a food stand every year where you can get a variety of food for a decent price. You can’t go wrong.

As an update to my blog entry yesterday, I am happy to report I did see the moon last night. It seemed slightly larger than normal to me, but what I really noticed was how luminous it was. At 1 a.m. (yes, I was still up!) I couldn’t even look at it for long before my eyes hurt. When I finally went to bed, the moon was shining brightly in my side bedroom window. *Grumble* *Roll over*

One more day until the weekend!

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